30 Cruise Ship Cabin Hacks To Try!

My best tip… if you book an inside cabin you can leave your tv on the channel that has a bridge camera. It will be totally dark at night and provide some light in the morning just like having a window.

When we get on the ship I always get 2 beach towels to take back to our room to cover the couch. My next suggestion is to bring a small rechargeable fan, especially if you get an inside room. Sanitize all touchable surfaces before unpacking and wash your hands as soon as you get back to your cabin after being out and about the ship. Lastly, I always like to meet the cabin attendant as soon as possible to make any special request like an ice bucket and I will give them $10 per day tip at the beginning of our cruise. This will go a long ways to show how much you appreciate their hard work.

One of my tips, if you do not buy a drink package, is to pack a variety of flavored drink mix envelopes/tubes that you can add to your re-useable water bottle/s because only water, iced and hot tea, lemonade and hot coffee are complimentary on most cruise lines.

Obviously this guy has never awakened every morning to the steward knocking on the door, delivering danish & coffee to eat on the balcony to wake up, then dress, go downstairs to eat the “real” breakfast ha. Pure heaven..

Hint: Magnetic hooks hold heavier weight when hanging from the ceiling than when stuck on the wall.

I like to bring small collapsible cubes from the dollar tree. I put two on the desk and throw all the small stuff in them. Sunglasses, sun block, playing cards... .

I'm not OCD by a longshot... but bringing Lysol wipes and doing a thorough clean of all the high-touch things is a very good idea. Yes, the rooms are cleaned before you arrive - but the do not have time to disinfect everything. So it's a good habit to do it right away. Not fun, but it might save you from getting sick. You never know who was in your room and if they had a bug. Five minutes could save you a LOT of grief.

You & Illana from Life Well Cruised have so much awesome information. Thank you. I just went on a cruise, first time in almost 10 years. I didn’t use the internet or YouTube for all these tips and tricks back then (not sure if they were around then?). Anyways, the best tips and tricks I used- the packing cubes (I put laundry dryer sheets in them to keep clothes smelling fresh), put them in closet shelves, put suit case under bed, got magnetic hooks (50-80+ lbs), with the hooks, hung some outside balcony to hang bathing suits, hung them inside (and the magnetic chip clips) for papers, excursions tickets, baseball caps, lanyard/key card, and the mesh shoe holder (I just hung on wall)-it was great for sun tan lotion, sun glasses, medications, hair ties, etc. I think the hooks were a life saver! Also, got the magnetic motion detector night light. That was a life saver too. I hung that on the wall (it slid down but we put some of the magnetic hooks under it and it was good to go). I’d have to say definitely get the magnetic hooks and night light! Oh we also had both European and American plugs. Either way, we had enough outlets for our phones and iPads. I also got some tiki signs from dollar tree and used magnetic hooks to hang on our cabin door. I got some magnets online Amazon and a personalized sign for our cruise to hang on our door. It definitely helped find our room-easier to find it! I’d have to say a lot of the video has a lot of good hacks. I need to remember not to over pack. That’s what I did and barely wore half the clothes I had. 😂thanks again Matt for all your info on cruising!

Wrinkle Release Spray, Small water bottle sprayer and the hair dryer is the easiest way to get rid of wrinkle. Also if you’re traveling with a woman… a hair flat iron does the trick for wrinkled collars etc.

If you are in an interior cabin, have the ship bridge cam on your tv. Gives you an idea of weather, time, etc.

I don’t think I would ever be able to give up my balcony. We spent a lot of time on ours, especially on the very back of the boat!

I take a empty set of packing cubes like the ones I have packed. I just pack the dirty clothes as I use them into the spare packing cubes. I use two colors so I can remember which are clean and dirty. I just toss them in a drawer I’m not using or I leave my hard side suitcase folded open and slid under the bed. I just reach under and grab a dirty cube toss my stuff in it and toss it in opened suitcase under bed. The great thing about this is last day most all is packed and in suitcase or easy to toss in suitcase. Makes that packing last day super easy. When I get home take them to laundry room and dump them in the washer.

One note. The power adapters may convert the outlet from European to US or whatever other type of outlet that you use, but it DOES NOT, convert the voltage of the outlet. It still transmits 220 volts so make sure the device you’re using is multi volt capable.

Bring a highlighter. Every morning at breakfast look at the activities calendar and highlight anything you might want to do. That way, during the day, you just have to look for the highlighted activities

I've been on dozens of cruises. Best advice - get a cabin near your preferred amentities and away from places like kitchens. Best to have cabins both above and below you to insulate from noise. If you like being near the pool, get a cabin a bit higher up, that way you are not running through the whole ship with wet clothes on. If you like being near the promenade, get one mid-ship. Get close to where you will be spending most of your time.

Best cabin hack - stay out of it as much as you can. Anybody can sit in a room and watch TV but that is NOT why anyone would go on a cruise. The ship IS the reason you cruise. All the best fun for everyone. Enjoy the people, the smells and the excitement. My favorite things I love to do on a cruise is to meet new people and see new things. 🥰

@7:00 I used to travel all the time for work and I had a flat rubber disc that I could use as a drain stopper so I could to my sock & under garment wash in my room. I also had a 15 foot long fishing line so I could tie it to things in the bathroom and use it as a clothes line. I can't tell you how useful this stuff can be because it not only saves $$$ but also allows you to cut down on the amount luggage you need.

Ladies: a pair of black non wrinkle slacks and 7 blouses for evening wear using same slacks. No one remembers what you wore the night before. I wear a nice blouse during the day with shorts or jeans and change the pants at night to my black slacks.

I never realized I could of put my luggage under the bed until I saw you mentioning that in an earlier video. BOY! did that say a ton of space

My best tip is: When you have a celebration, birthday anniversary etc, use the magnet hooks and bring your own decorations. I find party City is a great place too pick up cheap and lightweight decorations that pack easy.