Round The World Cruise: Plan Your Packing

2007-03-08 10:33:40

( Travel )



Having already tried cruises or transatlantic crossings, you may now be getting ready for the ultimate cruise experience: a round the world cruise. To help you plan your packing, you should request brochures or a free vacation-planning video from the world cruise line you've chosen.

When you take a round the world cruise, you'll be away for at least ninety days, or maybe as much as 120 days, depending on which line offering world cruises you take. Around the world cruises are not exactly the sort of independent budget travel you had in mind, so you must be ready to spend a tidy sum on this trip.

You'll have to plan your trip carefully, and your packing too. It won't do to bring two huge steamer trunks to the ship; there may not be enough space to cram your belongings into the tiny closets and bureaus. However, if you're taking the QE2 world cruise, you won't have to worry about space, as their upper-scale rooms allow for walk-in closets and many shelves and bureaus.

Contrary to the usual mindset, you don't have to bring very formal wear anymore, as cruising has become more casual, even on the more formal world cruise lines. Still, you should bring a suit and tie for men and suitable cocktail clothes for women.

Your other clothes can be more of the elegantly casual sort. You should expect to pack more resort causal wear for your round the world cruise. Due to the length of the voyage, you'll probably want to do some laundry during the trip. You should check with the world cruise line if you can have laundry machines for free or for a fee, so you can prepare for this in your budget.

Remember to leave enough space in your suitcase for items that you'll be buying during the world cruise.


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