River Cruise Essentials: What NOT to Forget to Pack

hey there I'm going to help you not forget to pack any of these travel Essentials for a river cruise one of the newest Essentials to pack for a river cruise from 2023 is a double-sided sunglasses case I have my travel sunglasses in one side and then my reading glasses in the other side and the sunglasses need to be like this like flat sunglasses not the big really cute trendy ones another essential to pack for a river cruise is antibacterial wipes and like soap sheets because I was thinking maybe some public toilets do not have soap or they don't have the staff to refill the soap which is often the case here but these have like 30 little sheets and you just add water and it's soap let's think of before you even take off for your river trip one important travel tip for the airport is to know that flights that are departing to an international City Board that means you get on the airplane 40 35 minutes at least before the departure time so before it takes off you need to be in the gate area so I wouldn't therefore get to the airport two hours and 45 minutes before your departure when you are flying for a long time you need to replenish the fluids in your body be it eye drops or drinking water and one important way to beat jet lag besides getting sleep on the airplane which I never can is to pack some packets of electrolytes I will link some below you find your own or or in addition to that also Perrier mineral water has magnesium and vitamin some vitamin in it I can't believe it oh at calcium it has calcium in it anyway that's a great way to boost I almost feel like I've had an apple I have found that water bottles that you buy in the store and the airport are Getting Thinner and thinner like they slip out of my hand they're so paper thin now now but the Perrier plastic bottles that I get at Walmart are really stiff and they would last me a few days one of the most important travel Essentials to pack is a pouch to keep your passport with you so wear the ugly but practical money belt under your clothes it's very soft against your skin and you will not even know it's there many of you probably still have it in your closet from years ago when you got to travel internationally this necklace passport Holder will also be able to fit under your clothes if you want it to lots of organization too another important thing is to take pictures of important documents or your medicine list especially if it's prescription medicines another thing you want to do is take a picture maybe of the back of your passport there's a barcode so if you do lose it it will expedite replacing that passport another travel tip is I do not find it necessary to pack the little passport Court booklet on most international flights but I will say they're not super bulky but I would just take it out of there and put it in your money belt while you're on your river cruise and remember to have one that has a pin if you're on the airplane or at least pack a pin in your personal item bag for the airplane for the Customs form before you land I will list a video Below in the description Box about ways to avoid being pickpocketed some anti-theft travel tips that may help you one tip for a river cruise is to search the ship's website for their frequently asked questions about currency our travel tip based on our years of travel internationally is to not exchange your money in the airport the exchange rate is too high and then also another tip is do not wait until Sunday evening to get cash out of an ATM because they're mostly like here in the United States going to be empty like it has happened to us during a food tour we feel very safe getting our money out of ATMs over there a lot of the international cities are now just accepting cards but do your research on that for packing jewelry this case is great because nothing gets Tangled but here's a travel hack pack your necklaces in the bottom of a gallon bag tightly roll it up and secure it on the ends with strong hair ties I use this small one because I pack a minimum amount of jewelry with maybe one necklace I am a pilot wife and I have traveled in only a carry-on suitcase for over 20 years so hopefully these tips will help you pack only the essentials for a river cruise one other tip is to know that most airplanes if not all of them I'm waiting on my husband to answer this question they will lose Wi-Fi or the onboard entertainment capability well when you're over the ocean so one tip is to download Netflix shows or movies or YouTube movies to your phone so that you can watch them in the air without having to have Wi-Fi and the way you do that is when you're on Netflix you find whatever season or episode that you want and to the right is a little arrow for download and you need to know that they will expire after a certain amount of hours so just do that the day before your flight maybe or before you're coming home do it somewhere where you have Wi-Fi click the download Arrow beside every show you want to download and then when you're on the airplane you will open up the Netflix app and then in the bottom right corner is downloads and you just tap there and it will show you everything you've downloaded okay my husband says if the airline uses ground-based Wi-Fi then it should work but that they use satellite Wi-Fi which will work as long as the signal is clear so that's why it may drop off for a little bit a couple of hours overseas or to Hawaii and I've got a video for what not to forget to pack to Hawaii another thing that I packed for the airplane I packed this and it stays in place it does not slip either and it was designed by flight attendants but even an iPad will fit on there it's that strong and then it also packs flat I know they now have the little hanging thing that adjusts or fits into the tray table and then some airplanes have a little hook for your cell phone two other Essentials are a journal to keep track of where all you've been and what you've done some memories that you've made and addresses of new friends that you've met and then binoculars I thought that would be a great one especially if you're looking at castles or the Christmas markets they're both on my my bucket list I cannot wait to do that hopefully this fall one other tip is to wear your heaviest shoes inside the airplane so that you're taking out space in your carry-on suitcase one thing I like to do on a long haul flight or a flight that's over five hours is where compression sucks and I only recommend the Dr Scholl's brand here's a quick and easy outfit list for when you were actually on your River Cruise step number one is to check the weather before you even choose the clothes for your travel outfits and step number two is this is what my mother-in-law suggests she packs three bottom pieces and that is a pair of khakis navy blue and black pants you choose the color and the fit or the style that you prefer for your comfort and your less stressness and then you're going to pack four solid t-shirts this is not the time that we're trying to impress people we are done with that hello over 50. you are going to pack four solid shirts be it gray like light gray solid red blue and black maybe a white if you're feeling brave or if you've packed a little bleach pen one important tip is to invest in the laundry just pay the fee add that to your budget it's so much less expensive than your River Cruise so chump change that and treat yourself but if you only need to wash a few clothes pack some tied sink packets in your liquids bag for shoes you could pack a pair of black shoes or a mix of black and white like a grayish tone that will go with more of those bottom pieces and therefore you won't have to pack both of those pairs of shoes you can also based on the weather that you've checked pack one pair of water resistant shoes just in case it's raining and then you can throw those on to go Touring that day on one of your excursions my favorite brands are Echo I love the echo sneakers I will wear those when it's not even raining and I usually wear those for my airport outfit I've found and then also Blondo is another great waterproof but some of theirs fit differently so be sure to try those on in plenty of time so you can return them if they don't fit right but they are comfortable one of my favorite teas to wear is the Talbots brand I have three sleeveless this short sleeve shirt and then also a long sleeve shirt a cashmere sweater like t-shirt style like this is another great way to go from daytime looks to nighttime dressier outfits notice that I just paired this simple T-shirt with some pearls and it looks that much dressier my favorite way to go from daytime to nighttime looks from a casual look to a more put together look is to dress in a monochromatic way so I would wear that Navy T-shirt with with navy blue blue jeans or khaki there are two other quick ways to change up an outfit while still wearing the same shirt again you can pack a simple silk scarf research on YouTube how to tie a scarf so that it's tight around your neck not long and drapey and then another way is to research how to drape it over just one shoulder for example and then my mother-in-law likes to bring a sheer jacket not like full-on Poncho that swallows you but it hits at your waist or right below your waist depending on your height you'll notice that with this scarf I would wear this with a solid black tee and these colors are going to pop but I've I love the color navy blue sometimes but I think that choosing a dark scarf against a dark shirt does not utilize that accessory as well or efficiently as it could so I suggest having solid shirt and then bright pops of color with your scarf one very important tip for a river cruise is to remember that you will be walking on Cobblestone roads and a lot of cement so have solid footing shoes and then also check to see whether your ship is going to really be formal if that's the case I can't help you you may want to pack a paper-thin raincoat or a weighted regular type raincoat but I like to pack with two other pilot wives we like to pack a super thin raincoat so that we can have layers that we can take off in the stagnant air in the Subway or in the ship on some parts but then if it's raining I have that paper thin raincoat with a hood that cinches for heavy rain or for wind if it's not necessarily cold or vice versa and then a paper thin raincoat will easily pack up and be stored in your crossbody bag which brings me to another tip and that is to pack a crossbody bag if you're going to be wearing a jacket that will easily be accessible through the jacket right underneath or right inside I highly recommend travel on brand because they have slash resistance straps not just the body of the purse but the straps are also slash resistant which just means it's going to slow someone down if they're trying to steal your purse I do like small crossbody bags but I know a lot of you want to pack like a raincoat in there or your Kindle or something like that so there are several larger ones that I've had but I did return them because I didn't want that size but you can see right here how valuable they would be in an Excursion back to medicines remember that a lot of airlines are running out of overhead bin space now I have a whole video about ways that you can help yourself have overhead bin space but last minute they may say I'm sorry we don't have any overhead bin space we've got to check your bag for free but then you can pick it up in baggage claim at your final destination the important tip is that bag could get lost so have all medicine especially your passport and important documents in your personal item bag be it a tote bag or backpack do not separate from that one travel tip that our viewer said is she has her important medicine in a little baggie at the top of her carry-on suitcase and if that happens she just unzips it a little bit and pulls out the bag and packs it into her personal item bag Another River Cruise essential is sunscreen even when it's cloudy you need sunscreen one option for you to save space is to pack a foundation that has sunscreen in it and moisturizer in it and that way you are only packing one tube for three uses which means you have fewer bottles of liquids in that liquid bag have you heard that England might be getting rid of the liquid band it's fonts what it really means is that you may not have to take out your liquids bag any more ever again but they still want the liquid containers in the plastic bag for carry-on luggage only not for checked bags and I have another video where my husband who's a pilot answers weird airplane rules and talks about getting a job as a pilot if you find that stuff interesting I will link it one thing I forgot to say about this crossbody bag is it comes with a little strap to be a wristlet so if you do like to enjoy musical trivia or the cocktail hour and you want to take your pocketbook with you I said pocketbook you can just put the little wristlet on there instead of taking your whole purse strap with you it's already stagnant in here and it's just 79 degrees outside so in a river cruise ship especially if it is not American based they do not need as much air flow so that's something to think about there are travel fans like this one I have in my office they have fans that are for travel this is for a little office desk but they also have these little handheld fans that would fit inside a crossbody bag for the subway okay that's on the low look how much it is blowing by hair and I charged it like months ago and it has still it has still held the charge so that's an option for you when you are packing makeup remember my travel tip is that just pack your neutral colors and just get a cheap little eye shadow from the grocery store palette and have that be your accent color and then one travel hack is to remember you can put your makeup brushes or your liquid containers in the mug that's sometimes in what do they call them State rooms and another travel tip for packing skin care for a river cruise is to remember sunscreen and then also remember you do not want to try any new skin care that you bought do not try away from your doctor that's at home just stick to your normal stuff and then another travel tip is do not feel like you need to pack all of your containers for your entire skincare routine you can do without some of those products for 10 days maybe in England especially maybe there are other European cities that are like this for their airport security they are just giving out their own bags for liquids and making you transfer yours to their size it's like less than our court size and it's not deep it's like super shallow so just be prepared and one way to help yourself is to not pack as many containers of liquid and the way you do that is to swap out the liquids for dry items solid items like a shampoo bar or I just heard from the five kilo traveler she's from New Zealand she found a stick of moisturizer it's encapsulated in cardboard so she can just cut off the part that she's going to need for a trip another item that you can swap out is a toothpaste tablets I don't know if I would do that for 10 days oh but I usually put about three in per time that I brush my teeth that's an option to save space Also in the room I suggest packing a little tray or a scrap of fabric that you have laying around your house to put beside your bedside table I put my hearing aids in here I will put my watch in there sometime especially jewelry and because of the different colors you won't forget it and it folds like it's completely flat for packing a lot of river cruise ships have more outlets in them so I do not think you need to take an extension cord anymore even if you are packing a CPAP machine which does not count as luggage to the airline or TSA by the way however if you are packing a curling iron or a hair dryer which I don't think you really need to pack you will need to pack a converter I have a quick three minute video that will explain if you really need to pack the converter there are a lot more pieces to pack if you need a converter versus just an adapter anyway I'll list that little video for you if you need it if you are still looking for carry-on luggage I have a brand new video with the top best five suitcases and the high quality features they must have that I own and I have two brand new ones that I found that really shocked me so be sure to check out that video it's right above the t-shirts that I designed for our Channel and then I also want to tell you to say hello if you have not even been to this channel before do not miss the comment section because people know a lot more tips than I do thanks for your time and have a great trip

Channel: Travel Tips by Laurie

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Length: 19min 15sec (1155 seconds)

Published: Wed Mar 29 2023