Grendelsmother Posted April 2, 2016 #1 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Having only boarded overseas, we're not sure whether there are any restrictions about carry on luggage at Southampton. Will a garment carrier (Antler type, to hold 3 suits/jackets) be OK ? Many thanks to all those of you who know so much ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray66 Posted April 2, 2016 #2 Share Posted April 2, 2016 If you've got a strong garment carrier, which it sounds like you have, you can put a label on it and put it with your suitcases for the porters to put on the ship. If you've only got the type that you get free from M&S when you buy a suit from there, you'll need to carry it on yourself. We've done both with both types of suit carrier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanky Lad Posted April 2, 2016 #3 Share Posted April 2, 2016 As I understand it you can take as much carry on bags as you can handle. I would expect there might be an issue with anything that is too big for the x ray scanner though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grendelsmother Posted April 2, 2016 Author #4 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Ah,we'd overlooked the scanners ! Are they the same size / type of machine as at airport security ? (You see how naive we are ?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmybean Posted April 2, 2016 #5 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Anything that will fit through the scanner (which a suitbag certainly would), can be hand-carried onto the ship. We originally thought in this direction, when first cruising, but found it was burdensome and cumbersome to carry a heavy garment bag through the boarding process. I learned that suits, trousers, shirts packed very nicely in the suitcase with tissue paper and/or large plastic dry-cleaner bags---just be sure the suitcase is fully-packed, so clothing doesn't slide and wrinkles can be avoided. On the whole, so much easier than trying to hand-carry a garment bag). Jimmybean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grendelsmother Posted April 2, 2016 Author #6 Share Posted April 2, 2016 As always, such sound advice. Thank you all for your thoughtfulness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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