Ahoy there cruises.
Hey, cruise cabins a much smaller than the average hotel.
And we've stayed in so many now, over 20, that our experience
and our nine top tips about how to improve your cruise cabin
will change the way that you cruise.
Forever.
So, tip number 1 is to create more hanging space.
Did you know that most cruise cabins are actually a big metal box?
Wow.
You can use magnets to hang things up.
On Amazon you can you can get magnets that even hold up to 9lb per magnet.
So you can put up shoes, clothes and anything you want on the walls.
Smaller magnets are really good for holding up things like documentation and the cruise planner.
- Yeah - And it just keep it
all from not being messy on the desk doesn't it.
Yeah it's nice to have a little place to hold certain things so that you know where they are.
For example your Cruise lanyard or the cruise daily newsletter.
If it's hung up on the wall you can just grab it on the way out.
We see the hanging bags which you can put over the back of doors.
Especially for the bathroom for your toiletries, because bathrooms on cruise ships are so small.
You can also get ones for wardrobes as well.
Where you can hang them on the inside of wardrobes to keep extra things like socks and little bits and bobs.
If you need even more storage space you can get the hanging bags that are actually for shoes.
But there's so much storage in them they're great for anything really.
So number 2 we're going to talk about what's under the bed.
There is so much space under your bed and it's always used for your storage.
So if you lift up the little piece of curtain, or the flap, whatever it's called.
- The flap. - The flap?
- The flap. - You can shove anything under there.
You can get all your suitcases and everything in there.
It's more than enough room to put three or four suitcases under.
Or anything you don't want on display in your room.
Make sure you use that vital bit of storage.
And there's monsters under there.
So tip number three is to look out for the hidden storage in your cabin.
You can find storage in all sorts of nooks and crannies on these cruises.
You can sometimes find storage behind mirrors,
there's hidden panels on the wall where you touch it and it'll pop open
and particularly if there's a footstool
you might be able to lift that off and there'll be storage underneath there.
That's on Disney.
On "Norwegian Cruise Lines" we found hidden storage in the couch area.
So at the side of the couch.
But guys we've been on cruises for two weeks before
where we have only found storage at the end of the cruise.
- We are like "Oh my gosh" - Oh!
It's so annoying.
What you've got to do is when you first get into your cabin
- imagine you're in an escape room. - Yes.
- You've got a run around and touch everything. - Find all of the holes.
Just got to touch everything and make sure.
A little cupboard might
- pop out or something. - Exactly
Make sure that you have a good look around to see if there's any way you can
shove anymore your junk.
Just don't bring the junk in the first place.
Tip number 4 is to bring a laundry bag.
Yeah guys this is a real must because on a cruise you're going to be changing so much.
You'll be changing to go to the pool, then to port and for dinner on the night.
So that laundry really-
- Builds up? - Builds up
So if you bring a bag, we've even brought an "Ikea" bag before.
Just at the bottom of your wardrobe or under your bed
and just pop all your laundry in there.
Then as soon as it's full-
That it.
You can put it back any case or if you want to use one of the launderettes on board.
If you're lucky enough to be on a ship with a launderette.
You can just do your laundry really quickly.
We particularly, like you say,
like a bag
because he means you can carry it from your room
to the launderette.
But quite a few people also take pop-up laundry baskets
because they take very little space in your suitcase
and it's nice to keep the cabin nice and organized.
If you're not going to need to use those clothes again,
so you're not going to have to send them to the laundry,
we just usually pop them in to our suitcase.
Under the bed.
So it's all away
and there's plenty of room in the wardrobe.
It's nice and tidy.
- You're not swimming in sweaty shirt. - Calmer.
No we wouldn't want that.
So tip number 5 is for packing cubes.
I love packing cubes.
- I know you do. - So, so much.
He has got a unhealthy obsession
- with packing cubes. - I do have about 6 sets.
I like them because they help you
keep everything nice and organized in your suitcase.
If you have to unpack
it's easier to just take a few cubes out,
find what you're looking for,
rather than unpacking your entire suitcase.
It's really handy
especially if you've got a hotel
the night before a cruise.
You can put all of your clothes for that day
in a separate cube
so all you've got to do is take that out
and pop it back in with the with the other clothes.
It separates everything really easily.
So you can unpack quicker.
And they come in all different shapes and sizes.
So for shirts, for trousers, for socks, for underwear.
Whatever.
And if you want to be super, super lazy or super smart.
If you have all your t-shirts in one packing cube
or all your socks in a packing cube
- and all your underwear in one packing cube. - You don't even need to unpack.
- Yeah - You just put the cube in the wardrobe.
Zip the top off and then slide the cube in the wardrobe.
- Your done. - Perfect.
Number six is to make sure that you've got the right plug socket for electricity baby.
This is a really important guys so do a little bit of research before you go away
to make sure you've got the right sockets.
On most cruise ships,
especially on the newer types,
you've usually got European outlets and US outlets.
There really isn't many of them.
So we recommend the little USB outlets with the plug
and then you've got different-
two or three two or three outlets because
usually extenders are not really allowed anymore.
On the newer ships however
you'll usually find USB outlets on the actual ship.
So you can plug your things in to charge your phones, your cameras and everything really quickly.
But even on the newer ships you still might not have enough outlets
because, if you think, you've got maybe four phones if you're traveling with your family
and then there might be a Kindle, a tablet and iPad.
All these things, your camera, it does build up
and you end up searching for plug sockets.
Unplugging the lights.
We've done that before.
Yeah we've done that a few times.
So you can just pack one of these in your suitcase.
They're really small.
They don't take up much space and you can get them relatively cheaply on Amazon.
Super cheap on Amazon we bought a few
we'll put the links down below
where they're actually fast charges as well.
So the charge your things super quickly.
So tip number seven is a night light.
Yeah we love to take a night light on our cruise.
Sometimes we we've seen people take actual battery night lights.
We've used glowing a cube before.
You know the ones you get in free drinks.
We've literally just put one of the glowing ice cubes in the bathroom.
I've taken a little touch with me before.
Just to put next to the bed on an evening.
Because when you are getting up for the night and you need to use the loo
it's pitch-black.
Especially an inside inside cabin.
It is literally pitch black.
Even on ocean view and balcony cabins.
They usually have blackout blinds.
So it really is dark in there
and you do end up tripping over people or pressing the wrong light switch.
Sh my gosh!
So cruise cabin designers seem to have this running joke where they put the switches
the other way around to what you think they should be.
The switch closest to the bathroom is usually the switch to turn on every single light in the cabin.
- I recon they are just having a good laugh - How many times have we done that
then it just goes ping and every single light turns on.
But even finding that switch anyway when you're unfamiliar with the place that you're staying in
could be an absolute nightmare.
So trust us, take a little night light and you'll be grand.
Tip number 8 is to bring a portable speaker.
Yeah so we take our little Bluetooth Bose speaker.
It didn't cost us very much money.
Because we love to listen to music whilst we get ready in the cabin.
It just makes it a little bit nicer doesn't it.
You're having a gin and tonic, you're getting ready,
you're doing your hair, putting your face on
Watching the sea go by.
How can you watch the sun go by.
You would be out there an awful long time.
The point of this is is that we love listening to music.
And it's nice to have a bit of music in the shower.
Have a bit of a sing-along.
Exactly But make sure you keep it nice-
not too loud.
Don't disturb you neighbours.
Otherwise they will all be knocking on your door and come join the party.
So our final tip is to remember the most important toiletries.
We like to bring a room spray.
Because it helps us remind us of our vacation
and well...
you know...
things happen.
Bathrooms do not have ventilation on cruise ships.
You get the idea.
If you're an inside cabin.
You may want it to smell like roses rather than something else.
- So bring a room spray. - It is really nice though.
It genuinely does reminder us of our holidays.
Every time we go to America we always visit "Bath and Bodyworks" and make sure we get a few room sprays.
Because then years later, when we smell that smell, were like;
'Oh that was this holiday'
Sea island cotton still reminds us of our first ever cruise.
Other things you might want to consider bringing is some hand soap.
We like to take antibacterial liquid hand soap.
Gosh that's a mouthful
Because we just we like to have one that we know that we like.
It works with my skin.
Make sure you get the germs away.
- I hate the bars as well. - Oh me too.
It's nice just having a little pump one next to the sink.
We also bring some antibacterial wipes.
Just to get the cabin a quick wipe down.
I know it sounds a little fussy.
But still, we don't want to get ill on holiday do we.
Just wipe down the knobs and things,
Give the knobs a good wipe.
So while I'm feeling up the room looking for every hole and Ben's polishing the knobs.
That's the first-
That's our first day in a cabin.
Oh my gosh.
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