Ditch bag

[chillinvillian]

Rubbers?

[pris993]

I always carry a 1 one page summary of all travel info. I have decided to add a small flash light. One page lists all medications, contact phone numbers.

[Tim,n,Sue]

It occurred to me that I think should just put everything I can on an USB flash drive.

[maryann ns]

All information such as passport scan, contact info, phone numbers, credit card info, medical prescriptions, should be accessible to you from a computer.

 

Besides me and mine the only thing I would really want to have is any essential medicine.

[lahlah57]

A snag bag is a good idea. Meds, passport, $, cell phone, documents! Preferably insurance documents. I could ammuse myself by making flying airplanes. :rolleyes:

[pcur]

All information such as passport scan, contact info, phone numbers, credit card info, medical prescriptions, should be accessible to you from a computer.

 

Besides me and mine the only thing I would really want to have is any essential medicine.

 

I have all these documents scanned, saved as pdf files, and on my Nookcolor. The Nook will either be in the safe's bag or in my tote bag. I will also email it all to myself so there's a back-up copy.

[YubaSutter]

Having lived in an Earthquake State, I have taken to carrying a "Ditch Bag" This bag holds vital stuff,suchas medications eyeglasses, and a Copy of your Passport. After the Tradegy on Costa, All cruisers should take the Muster Drill much more serious:). What items would you carry with you in case you had to abandon ship on a minutes notice?

lance 32 Jon P

 

The wife.

[lance32]

People I meant like a fanny p:Dack not steamertrunks

[cj_one2000]

Your rolex watch, really???

 

Of course my hubby at minimum! For our Western Med cruise in June I will probably get a ziploc-type bag (gallon size) to keep stuff dry that can fit in a large fanny-type bag. I'll put important docs in it, with a small flashlight, meds, a small first aid kit, contact phone numbers, small stash of cash/euro, cell phone w/charger, and our IDs (DL, mil ID, and passports). I'll take the advice about scanning everything and emailing it to yourself too -- great way to have a paperless back-up copy!

 

But that said -- that planning you can do ahead may be worthless if your cabin is on the side that lists first, is on fire, etc. You don't have a way back to your cabin and no matter how well you prepared yourself, sometimes disaster can prevent you from even taking action on your best plan of survival.

[beachchick]

My first answer would be nothing, if it´s an emergency evacuation there is not a second to spend on grabbing stuff. In the event of having a minute I might grab my wallet with money and credit cards and the passport. I qould definitel grab nothing that needs a bag to be carried, only stuff that I can wear on the body.

 

I´m surprised by those that would take a copy of their passport , if there´s time to grab something, why grab a copy and not the real thing:confused:

 

That's why we keep a very small emergency bag already loaded with what we consider necessary stuff. Around the ship, we always have our small waterproof cases (or my small evening bag) with ID, a day's worth of meds, and a couple of small things like hand lotion, lip balm, etc. A regular go bag (waistpack size, by the bed, and no harder to grab than a wallet) has ID, cash, spare glasses for me (I'm into the "must wear corrective lenses to drive" category), a small meds case, small waterproof flashlight, USB drive with all our info on it, mini Swiss Army knife, and small personal supplies.

 

I completely agree with you about the passport copy. Why grab a copy? Keep the real thing handy.

 

Good suggestion on the Diamond Pin !!! The Diamond/Diamond Plus Pins will help get you early entry into the lifeboats.

 

Darn! I knew there was a reason we should have been loyal to one cruise line and not keep hopping around. We're lowly first tier members on all the lines we've cruised with. Shoot.

 

I always travel with a flashlight and leave it by my bed side. I have vivid memories of my grandfather always saying make sure to take a flashlight with you to a hotel. He also made us find the emergency stairs whenever we got to the hotel room so we'd know where to go in an emergency. 40 years later and I still do both of these things. Pepa was a very wise man!

 

Smart man indeed. Another good one: Shoes by the bed or, at minimum, slippers with good soles.

 

beachchick