Safe to leave towels and clothes unattended at beach

I have cruised a couple times before but never just did a beach day. Is it safe to leave your towels and clothes (shorts, tshirt, shoes) on the beach or lounge chair while in the water. Please note - I am not talking about valuables, that's obvious, just talking about your basic non-important items.

We are taking our kids on our next cruise and they want to do beach days and I want to be sure all of us can enjoy the water together, not play games with one person always having to stay with our towels, etc...

Thanks!

Armani, no.

K-Mart, yes.

Yes clothes and towels should be fine.

As you noted keep your valuables with you.

Keith

Armani, no.

K-Mart, yes.

Our local K-Mart just closed, so it would be Kohls instead :D

Thrift shop is fine too.

Cruisers take ship's towels for the beach - that's allowed by (all?) cruise lines.

Someone on the beach near you with the same towels?

Then they're your ship-mates.

Ask them to keep an eye on your stuff while you're in the water.

Of course you may be asked to reciprocate.

JB :)

I treat it like a beach at home, and I’ve never had anything taken.

Rose's Department store $3.33 beach towel!

Don't take anything you wouldn't mind losing.

Its actually a great question with which we have wrestled for over 50 years of very active beach going. Do you want a guarantee that everything will be fine? The truth is that there is always a risk when you leave anything unattended on a beach (or anywhere else). But our own experience is that leaving towels, cover-ups, etc. on a beach is relatively safe. We do not leave anything valuable and have a waterproof waist pack (fanny pack, bum pack, etc) where I carry our cash and credit cards. Other valuables (such as cameras, jewelry, Passports, etc) stay locked up in our cabin (or hotel) safe.

Just a note about Passports. We are aware that some folks prefer to always carry their Passports (we generally leave ours locked up in a cabin or hotel safe). If taking a Passport into the pool or sea you had best be very sure that there will never be a failure of your waterproof carrier. If your Passports are damaged (by water or otherwise) you will have to replace them...at your own expense. A replacement Passport (for USA) now costs $110 per person.

Hank

Usually, but it certainly isn't guaranteed. Depends mostly on the location of the beach. I've never had a problem, but there is always a 1st time.