I don't usually read this board so humor me if this is common knowledge. I was thinking about how often suitcases seem to not keep up with passengers and thought this might be a bright idea.
If you pack a his and hers suitcase, do you packing then take half your stuff out of your bag and put it in your partners. That way if one bag gets lost you haven't lost all your stuff. Ladies, this in not permission to invade your husband's packing space - but you've probably done that already
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A Bad Day At Sea Always Beats A Good Day At Work
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We used to do that for every trip. But, it was not me invading his packing space, but the other way around. And, always at the last minute. Used to make me nuts when he would decide he had to take his boom box (now archaic), PC, a hand drum, etc ., etc., etc. the night before we were leaving. To minimize pre-cruise tension, we finally agreed to pack separately. I like to plan in advance, he likes last minute. This way we both are happy. I would rather lose my suitcase. I mean, what's the worst that could happen? I have to go shopping?!?
Marty
I would rather lose my suitcase. I mean, what's the worst that could happen? I have to go shopping?!?
Marty
Depends when you hit your first port and what you have in your carry on, I guess.
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Bob
A Bad Day At Sea Always Beats A Good Day At Work
Carnival: Glory 2004, Destiny 2008, Splendor 2009, Freedom 2011
Celebrity: Summit 2011
Princess: Ruby 2010
We have been doing the "split" for probably 20 years now. I always figured I'd rather show up with half my stuff than none of it if my suitcase was lost or delayed.
Just make sure you pack the "colors" together. Don't put the blue outfit and the red accessories in one bag and the red outfit in the other bag!!
One bathing suit in each bag - one formal night, and so-on.
So far, it has worked great for us.
I've done this for years. It's called cross packing. All my stuff get split into 3 parts. One third goes in my checked bag, one third in my husbands bag, and one third goes into my carry on. You just have to be careful to include complete outfits and shoes in the same bag. Even if all checked bags "miss the boat", I can survive. My husband does the same.
I don't usually read this board so humor me if this is common knowledge. I was thinking about how often suitcases seem to not keep up with passengers and thought this might be a bright idea.
If you pack a his and hers suitcase, do you packing then take half your stuff out of your bag and put it in your partners. That way if one bag gets lost you haven't lost all your stuff. Ladies, this in not permission to invade your husband's packing space - but you've probably done that already
Don't bother.
Practically speaking, circumstances that separate you from your luggage usually separate you and your travelling companions from all of your luggage. It's very rare to have a situation in which one suitcase gets lost and another doesn't.
I don't usually read this board so humor me if this is common knowledge. I was thinking about how often suitcases seem to not keep up with passengers and thought this might be a bright idea.
If you pack a his and hers suitcase, do you packing then take half your stuff out of your bag and put it in your partners. That way if one bag gets lost you haven't lost all your stuff. Ladies, this in not permission to invade your husband's packing space - but you've probably done that already
WE ALWAYS pack some of our clothes in each suit case then I keep all my stuff
in my suitcase after we get on board. And on the way home. I had a friend flew to
Fla. for her cruise. Never got her luggage from the airlines the whole trip! They went
on board with the clothes on thier back and whatever they had on the carry on.
They had to buy clothes at the first port the ship stopped at.
Split suitcases
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