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When packing for a Disney Cruise, it’s imperative to include all travel essentials while following the luggage guidelines. Violating these restrictions can lead to confiscation of items or even denial of boarding. If you’re traveling with several family members you may want to put a few everyone’s items in each suitcase, rather than putting all of one person’s items in a single case. In the unlikely event that one suitcase gets lost, no one would be fully without belongings. Next I printed out our name, address and phone numbers on my computer (using the Walt font) and used my scrapbooking tools to cut & glue all of the tags together like you see in the pictures.
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You can, however, bring alcohol on board in your carry-on — up to ml bottles of wine or sparkling wine or 6 12-oz. If you take a bottle of wine, you brought with you into a dining room, that’s fine, too — just note that you will be charged a $26 corkage fee. If you’re on a short 3 or 4 night sailing, you may not be bringing much on board with you. If you only have a small amount of luggage and it all fits in the port scanner, then you’re not required to check anything.
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The onboard gift shops typically carry one or two styles of suitcase in both carry-on and checked baggage sizes, as well as a few sizes and styles of tote bags. Prices change, but you can expect to pay somewhere in the ballpark of $150 to $200 for a wheeled suitcase. First, you should NEVER have several key items out of your possession when you travel. Alison Meacham is the founder of EverythingMouse Disney Blog. For over 15 years she has shared her love of Disney Parks, Disney Cruises and Universal Orlando.
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If you’re staying in the same stateroom, you can leave your belonging on the ship, unpacked, exactly where you want them to be for your second sailing. If you’re moving staterooms, you’ll have to pack your belonging into your suitcases. Your stateroom host can then arrange for them to be moved to your new cabin. In either case, be sure to communicate with your stateroom host so he or she understands your situation. Smaller bags that you bring on board yourself go through a small scanner similar to what you’d see at a TSA checkpoint at the airport. Larger bags are scanned in larger machines behind the scenes.
These tags should be affixed to the handle of your luggage on the morning of your sailing. If you’re flying to your embarkation port, you should avoid putting the DCL tags on your bags prior to your flight. If you’re headed out on a Disney Cruise Line sailing, you’re going to bring some personal belongings with you. Those belongings will have to be packed in some sort of bag, backpack, suitcase, duffle, or other container – in other words, luggage.
You will receive luggage tags for the two pieces of checked luggage prior to your cruise. Your real issue with bringing that much stuff would be storing everything in your stateroom, rather than being denied boarding. Many people sailing on a Disney cruise are arriving at the port by airplane.
If you’re on a short cruise and only have, say, a small backpack or purse and a carry-on size roller bag, you’re allowed to keep these with you and bring them aboard the ship yourself. Since the bags will never be out of your possession, you’re not required to tag them. Let’s say you and your roller bag stop to eat lunch at Cabana’s before your stateroom is ready. You finish your food and head off to explore more of the ship and, oops, you forgot to bring your suitcase with you. (This happens more than you think.) If your bag is tagged with your name and stateroom number, you’ll be able to recover it more quickly than if it is unlabeled. Packing for a cruise is a lot like packing for a flight — you are allowed a personal item (like a purse, fanny pack or backpack), a carry-on, and two pieces of checked luggage per person.
Are guests provided with Disney Cruise luggage tags for their bags?
I think it was before our second cruise that I decided I wanted to use real luggage tags on our luggage instead of the paper ones you grab at the airport while checking in. One day while I was at Target I looked at their luggage tags and was shocked at how expensive they were. This is not a big deal if you only need a couple, but I needed 10 (you will never see a blog post from me about packing light!) which was WAY more than I wanted to spend on luggage tags. I started thinking about cheaper options and I remembered seeing something on Facebook about a making your own luggage tags with a laminating machine. I already had this laminating machine and had used it a few times for other projects and knew it worked really well, so I just bought this luggage tag set and went to work.
Carry-On Bags and Personal Items
DCL doesn’t, unlike some cruise lines, say what the size or weight of the luggage should be. Princess Cruise Line has no restrictions at all, but for Norwegian Cruise Line, guests are limited to two pieces of checked luggage weighing up to 48 pounds each. Guests who booked their sailing late, who have moved just prior to sailing, or who are traveling in the weeks prior to their cruise may not receive their luggage tags.
If you have one or two bags, a standard tip is about $5.00.
Disney Cruise Line has strict safety regulations, which include a list of prohibited items that you must not pack in your carry-on or checked luggage. Always remember to keep essential items with you and do not pack them in checked luggage. Here is a basic list of what you should have in your carry-on bag. The tags are used to identify you bags as they make their way from the porters, onto the ship, and as they’re sorted and delivered to your stateroom.
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It’s important to bring a sufficient supply of any prescription medications for the duration of the cruise, and I keep them in their original labeled containers to avoid any issues during security checks. I know if you look this up online there are lots of sites saying that you are restricted to size and weight. But there is nothing I could find on the Disney website itself other than the limit to the 2 bags I show above. These are not DCL specific, but any time you travel you should take a photo of the exterior (and possibly the interior) of your suitcase. I’m also a big fan of placing an Apple AirTag or other similar tracking devices in my suitcase when I travel. Be aware that the ships have limited quantities of all merchandise.
The distance from the stateroom floor to the underside of the bed is approximately 14 inches. Meaning the most suitcases will be able to lie flat under the bed. The primary beds in most staterooms are queen-sized and can usually accommodate four suitcases underneath. Not all day, but depending on what time you board the ship, you might have to tote it around with you for a few hours. Hello, I'm Alison a Disney Cruise and Travel Blogger with over 40 cruises and more than 30 years of Disney travel experience. I share tips, reviews and videos so that you can have the best Disney travel experience.
Remember to tip them at least $1 per bag that you are checking in. For those of you new to AirTags it is Apple’s Bluetooth tracking device. You simply attach it to things you don’t want to lose, for example, keys, wallet, or luggage. However, if this isn’t a consideration for you as you are driving to the port, you should still use common sense to decide the amount of luggage that you need. Just because you can bring a suitcase weighing 80 pounds, doesn’t mean that you ought to.
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