How Do You Go On A Cruise Economically With Kids Under 12?
• Take along lanyards for security. The purser can punch a hole in your sail and sign card, much easier than trying to carry the card around in a wallet/purse/pocket. This is especially great for kids (5+), because they are less likely lose their card. • Note: go to the purser and request that your younger kids do not have any signing privileges just in case the card gets lost and someone tries to use it. Also if you can find those small flat watertight containers, that helps for shore excursions so you don’t have to bring a purse/wallet. • Use plastic compression bags (the ones you squeeze or vacuum the air out of) for packing. You can pack everyone’s clothes separately (tops, bottoms, underwear, swimsuits, dressy items). This way when you get those weird, awkward, small shelves (like on Norwegian), you can shove 2 or 3 bags in each (the lowest ones can go to the youngest kids) and you can save your drawer space for other junk items like hairbrushes, itineraries/those daily sheets, su
