How many pieces of luggage you you bring for couple?

[snorkelman]

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[BillOh]

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On our first cruise we brought 5 for the two of us. Since the airline baggages fees and no more packing formal wear we bring 2 suitcases and 2 carry ones. No polls.

[snorkelman]

I suspect those who fly generate fewer bags.

[nelblu]

We bring 2 large suitcases and 2 carry on which averages to another suitcase.

[orville99]

Depends on the length of the cruise. On a weekender, we usually only have a rollaboard each. On 4-5 night cruises there's usually one added medium sized checked suitcase, and on 7-nighters, probably a second larger suitcase. Have never travelled anywhere with more than that for the two of us (flying or driving).

[JessyCruises]

It depends what airline we use. If we fly Air Canada, or any other airline that charges baggage, we general bring one big suitcase and two carry ons total. If we are flying Southwest, we bring one large suitcase and one carry on per person.

Edited October 22, 2014 by Canadian Disney Mom

[Desert Cruizers]

It depends on the length of the cruise, I am really down sizing now so a Carry On and 1 larger Suitcase 25" husband brings his Garment Suitcase and a Carry On.

[Viv0828]

We never check luggage so 2 carry ons plus a smaller bag for stuff we use on the flight. Doesn't matter if the trip is for a couple of weeks or a couple of months.

Now if we were going somewhere that was really cold we might need to check a bag for bulky warmer things - don't really know.

 

 

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Edited October 22, 2014 by Viv0828

[cruisenfever]

Is there a specific reason for this poll??

 

The reason I ask is because there is no cruise length mentioned in the choices and the amount of luggage you bring normally depends on the number of nights you are cruising.

Edited October 22, 2014 by cruisenfever

[alfaeric]

We never check luggage so 2 carry ons plus a smaller bag for stuff we use on the flight. Doesn't matter if the trip is for a couple of weeks or a couple of months.

Now if we were going somewhere that was really cold we might need to check a bag for bulky warmer things - don't really know.

 

 

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+1.

 

but for the poll, is that 4 bags, or two pieces of luggage (carry on sized), plus 2 bags?

 

Not sure how to answer the poll...

 

2 bags per person on a plane varies a lot if that's the allowed 2 carry ons (one small luggage + nominal bag) or 2 checked bags per person.

[14Terry]

We bring 2 large suitcases and 2 carry on which averages to another suitcase.

 

 

Same. [emoji1]

 

 

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[reallyitsmema]

Amount of luggage depends on length of cruise, itinerary, departure port and airline we are flying. It also is not clear if you are talking checked bags or carry ons too.

 

Most cruises we fly to, we fly United and most years my DH is 1K so we get two free bags each. We fly on mileage and usually first class so that gives us free bags and also allows for 70lb bags, not just 50 lbs. We will usually only check two heavy bags, instead of a third bag but have done 3 bags if we don't bring a roll aboard. For carry ons, we have a camera bag backpack, a large "purse" which qualifies as a personal item and a roll aboard.

 

So, that might be 6 depending on how you count.

 

This last cruise, we drove to the port and had two large checked bags, a roll aboard, camera backpack and large "purse" that is really a small bag, so we will call that 5 bags.

 

Having said all that, I guess I would choose, it depends.

[ahecht]

Between us we typically have one large suitcase, one smaller suitcase, a garment bag, a carry-on sized rolling suitcase for fragile items, and a couple of backpacks for port days.

[MichaelCMTX]

I'm Mr. "We drive the port and we take 7+ pieces total." DW is big on "This day I'm wearing this outfit, then the next day..." but my logic is if the only limitation on luggage is how much we get into the car-- NOT my Miata-- I will never put myself in a position of not having a choice, or having to wear the "good" shirt to get sweaty in the fitness center, or trying to make one pair of shoes work for every occasion.

 

The flip side of this is she's already begun packing NOW for the January trip. Of course, we're flying to that one so checked bags start mattering.

[Wilda]

1 suitcase for the two of us. We fly SWA to FLL so baggage fees have never been an issue....we are just really light packers.

[paul929207]

We go on longer cruises (30 to 45 days), so we take 4 big suitcases, plus our smaller carryon.

[OCruisers]

No matter driving/flying or where ... we take 6 total (4 regular suitcases and 2 carry-ons).

[LHT28]

1 bag each & 1 carry on

[Shmoo here]

I put that we take 2 for both of us. But I'm a little unclear as to whether you're just asking about checked bags (I'm thinking, yes). We also each bring a carry on bag (backpack).

 

And, length of cruise makes a difference.

 

For a 4 night cruise, we only took one checked bag and one carryon bag for both of us.

[lakelorain]

If we fly or drive we take one 24" suitcase each and a small carry on for valuables. Length of cruise doesn't matter. Have done up to 30 days with these two suitcases. Weight when full about 35 lbs each.

[Kamloops50]

We fly or drive and we do carry ons only for the flight type cruises. Slightly bigger cases but not by much for the drive to the port cruises. Again, 1 each.

[Nebr.cruiser]

I have a hard time answering this because I don't know if you mean all luggage, checked, carry on, totes, etc. or just checked or what.

 

We fly; we usually take a 24" case each to check since we get free baggage on our usual airline and, if over one week, we check another 21". We also usually have a small wheeled bag for valuables that we carry on and I have a large purse/tote that fits under the seat.

 

Sometimes we leave out the third checked bag, depending on what we need; snorkel equipment, for example, more shoes or clothes if we have climate changes, like hot to cool, or need specialized equipment, like hiking shoes.

 

Once in a while we travel with one carry on and one small tote each, but not often, since we usually cruise for at least two weeks.

[Ehpride]

We bring 2 checked bags, 2 carry ons and 2 personal items.

 

 

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[NMLady]

I put that we take 2 for both of us. But I'm a little unclear as to whether you're just asking about checked bags (I'm thinking, yes). We also each bring a carry on bag (backpack).

 

And, length of cruise makes a difference.

 

For a 4 night cruise, we only took one checked bag and one carryon bag for both of us.

 

I agree. For a 4-night cruise we took no checked bags, just two backpacks.

 

For our longer cruises we had one 26" checked bag each and one carryon backpack but I couldn't figure out if our carryon backpack counted.

[crystalspin]

I voted 2 people 2 bags -- but these are carryon (20") bags. Some people are only voting their checked bags? We have one hard-side carryon and one daypack or tote, apiece, wherever we go whether cruising or land-touring.

Edited October 23, 2014 by crystalspin