shipgeeks Posted September 15 #1 Share Posted September 15 It seems that many passengers are putting faith in Amazon's (and others) claims of "cruise line approved" products, many of which are not. Many reports in recent months of multiple items being confiscated. Cruise line websites do give guidelines; perhaps it is wise to believe them rather than Amazon. The ironic thing, to me, is that some cruisers apparently not only believe that the items are "approved", but they are also "essential" for surviving a cruise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldubs Posted September 15 #2 Share Posted September 15 I assume you are referring to things like power strips. Just for fun I put "cruise approved" in that large online retailer's search box without any other qualifiers. All kinds of stuff comes up. Lots of power strips, sea sickness stuff, magnets, etc, etc. There are many threads about absolutely essential things that are anything but essential. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacMadame Posted September 15 #3 Share Posted September 15 Cruise lines don't approve products just like the TSA and the airlines don't approve luggage. It's a marketing phrase that is meaningless. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldubs Posted September 17 #4 Share Posted September 17 On 9/15/2024 at 12:57 PM, MacMadame said: Cruise lines don't approve products just like the TSA and the airlines don't approve luggage. It's a marketing phrase that is meaningless. Good point. Maybe "compliant" would be a better term. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leaveitallbehind Posted September 19 #5 Share Posted September 19 (edited) That wouldn't likely be an issue for us as there is rarely anything on any list of what would be thought to be typically "necessary items" that to us would be essential to take. The less we pack outside of essential clothing the better. I often get a kick out of published long lists of things some cruisers think are necessary items to take to enhance their cruise. After 32 years of cruising, less clothes and more cash typically addresses that for us. JMO. Edited September 19 by leaveitallbehind 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldubs Posted September 20 #6 Share Posted September 20 13 hours ago, leaveitallbehind said: That wouldn't likely be an issue for us as there is rarely anything on any list of what would be thought to be typically "necessary items" that to us would be essential to take. The less we pack outside of essential clothing the better. I often get a kick out of published long lists of things some cruisers think are necessary items to take to enhance their cruise. After 32 years of cruising, less clothes and more cash typically addresses that for us. JMO. A potential problem is new folk might not understand this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leaveitallbehind Posted September 20 #7 Share Posted September 20 9 hours ago, ldubs said: A potential problem is new folk might not understand this. Took us a few cruises then we understood. The airline suitcase weight limits assisted in the effort also...LOL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mum2Mercury Posted September 20 #8 Share Posted September 20 10 hours ago, leaveitallbehind said: Took us a few cruises then we understood. The airline suitcase weight limits assisted in the effort also...LOL Yeah, on our first cruise we brought one GIANT suitcase for the four of us ... and we didn't wear much of what we brought. On our second cruise we brought less ... but still didn't use all the clothes we brought. On the way home from our second cruise I wrote out a list of what we actually used, and it evolved into a template we still use today. I'm very happy with what we bring now! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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