18 days until we set sail on Ruby Princess. 15 Day Hawaiian cruise, round trip Los Angeles, This means Suzi has begun the packing process. Yes folks. It’ll take 18 days to pack.
So far, we have one 32″ spinner and one full-sized garment bag poised to be stuffed to the breaking point. This will take care of clothes but then there are all the shoes, phone charges, shoes, jewelry, shoes… You get the drill. I’m sure we’ll end up with 4 pieces of large luggage, plus carry on, plus my camera.
There is no airplane flight necessary, so no restrictions for weight or number of bags (my back might argue with that). As long as there is storage in the cabin, we’re good, right?
I’ve been told that each ship has an FPO (Fashion Police Officer), so wearing the same thing more than once could land us in the brig. I have also learned, in the past 26 years of marriage, there is a clear difference between “day” wear and “evening” wear and the two cannot be intermixed. So for a 15 day cruise, that’s 30 outfits… Each!
OK, so I exaggerate a bit but we will pack more than we need but as the saying goes, “Happy Wife. Happy Life.”
We never put all of Suzi’s things in one bag and mine in another. Even when there are no plane flights, tags can come off and we might be separated from a bag for a bit. Always good to have outfits for both of us in each checked bag. Medications, jewelry and the like are always carried on with us.
The garment bag slides perfectly under the bed. All others fit nicely in the closet. We keep one of the carry on’s open in the closet to store the 50 to 60 pairs of shoes necessary for the cruise…
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