How to pack for a river cruise
River Cruise Essentials: What NOT to Forget to Pack
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hey there I'm going to help you not
forget to pack any of these travel
Essentials for a river cruise if you are
going on a river cruise in Africa or a
European river cruise these tips will
help you not forget to pack the
essentials for an actual ship one of the
newest Essentials to pack for a river
cruise from 2023 is a double-sided
sunglasses case I have my travel
sunglasses in one side and then my
reading glasses in the other side the
sunglasses need to be like this like
flat sunglasses not the big really cute
trendy ones another essential to pack
for a river cruise is antibacterial
wipes and like soap sheets because I was
thinking maybe some public toilets do
not have soap or they don't have the
staff to refill the soap which is often
the case here but these have like 30
little sheets and you just add water and
it's soap let's think of before you even
take off for your River trip one
important travel tip for the airport is
to know that flights that are departing
to an international City Board that
means you get on the airplane 45 minutes
at least before the departure time so
before it takes off you need to be in
the gate area so I wouldn't therefore
get to the airport two hours and 45
minutes before your departure when you
are flying for a long time you need to
replenish the fluids in your body be it
eye drops or drinking water and one
important way to beat jet lag besides
getting sleep on the airplane which I
never can is to pack some packets of
electrolytes I will link some below you
find your own or or in addition to that
also Perrier mineral water has magnesium
and vitamin some vitamin in it I can't
believe it oh at calcium it has calcium
in it anyway that's a great way to boost
I don't almost feel like I've had an
apple I have found that water bottles
that you buy in the store and the
airport are Getting Thinner and thinner
like they slip out of my hand they're so
paper thin now but the Perrier plastic
bottles that I get at Walmart are really
stiff and they would last me a few days
one of the most important travel
Essentials to pack is a pouch to keep
your passport with you so wear the ugly
but practical money belt under your
clothes it's very soft against your skin
and you will not even know it's there
many of you probably still have it in
your closet from years ago when you got
to travel internationally this necklace
passport Holder will also be able to fit
under your clothes if you want it to
lots of organization too another
important thing is to take pictures of
important documents or your medicine
list especially if it's prescription
medicines another thing you want to do
is take a picture maybe of the back of
your passport there's a barcode so it if
you do lose it it will expedite
replacing that passport another travel
tip is I do not find it necessary to
pack the little passport booklet on most
international flights but I will say
they're not super bulky but I would just
take it out of there and put it in your
money belt while you're on your river
cruise and remember to have one that has
a pin if you're on the airplane or at
least pack a pin in your personal item
bag for the airplane for the Customs
form before you land I will list a video
Below in the description Box about ways
to avoid being pickpocketed some
anti-theft travel tips that may help you
one tip for a river cruise is to search
the ship's website for their frequently
asked questions about currency our
travel tip based on our years of travel
internationally is to not exchange your
money in the airport the exchange rate
is too high and then also another tip is
doing not wait until Sunday evening to
get cash out of an ATM because they're
mostly like here in the United States
going to be empty like it happened to us
during a food tour we feel very safe
getting our money out of ATMs over there
a lot of the international cities are
now just accepting cards but do your
research on that for packing jewelry
this case is great because nothing gets
Tangled but here's a travel hack pack
your necklaces in the bottom of a gallon
bag tightly roll it up and secure it on
the ends with strong hair ties I use
this small one because I pack a minimum
amount of jewelry with maybe one
necklace I am a pilot wife and I have
traveled in only a carry-on suitcase for
over 20 years so hopefully these tips
will help you pack only the essentials
for a river cruise one other tip is to
know that most airplanes if not all of
them I'm waiting on my husband to answer
this question they will lose Wi-Fi or
the onboard entertainment at capability
well when you're over the ocean so one
tip is to download Netflix shows or
movies or YouTube movies to your phone
so that you can watch them in the air
without having to have Wi-Fi and the way
you do that is when you're on Netflix
you find whatever season or episode that
you want and to the right is a little
arrow for download and you need to know
that they will expire after a certain
amount of hours so just do that the day
before your flight maybe or before
you're coming home do it somewhere where
you have Wi-Fi click the download Arrow
beside every show you want to download
and then when you're on the airplane you
will open up the Netflix app and then in
the bottom right corner is downloads and
you just tap there and it will show you
everything you've downloaded okay my
husband says if the airline uses
ground-based Wi-Fi then it should work
but that they use satellite light Wi-Fi
which will work as long as the signal is
clear so that's why it may drop off for
a little bit a couple of hours overseas
or to Hawaii
and I've got a video for what not to
forget to pack to Hawaii
another thing that I packed for the
airplane I packed this and it stays in
place it does not slip either and it was
designed by flight attendants but even
an iPad will fit on there it's that
strong and then it also packs flat I
know they now have the little hanging
thing that adjusts or fits into the tray
table and then some airplanes have a
little hook for your cell phone two
other Essentials are a journal to keep
track of where all you've been and what
you've done some memories that you've
made and addresses of new friends that
you've met and then binoculars I thought
that would be a great one especially if
you're looking at castles or
the Christmas markets they're both on my
my bucket list I cannot wait to do that
hopefully this fall one other tip is to
wear your heaviest shoes inside the
airplane so that you're taking out space
in your carry-on suitcase one thing I
like to do on a long haul flight or a
flight that's over five hours is where
compression socks and I only recommend
the Dr Scholl's brand here's a quick and
easy outfit list for when you were
actually on your River Cruise step
number one is to check the weather
before you even choose the clothes for
your travel outfits and step number two
is this is what my mother-in-law
suggests she packs three bottom pieces
and that is a pair of khakis navy blue
and black pants
you choose the color and the fit or the
style that you prefer for your comfort
and your less stressness
and then you're going to pack four solid
t-shirts this is not the time that we're
trying to impress people we are done
with that hello over 50.
you are going to pack four solid shirts
be it gray like light gray solid red
blue and black maybe a white if you're
feeling brave or if you've packed a
little bleach pen one important tip is
to invest in the laundry just pay the
fee add that to your budget it's so much
less expensive than your River Cruise so
chump change that and treat yourself but
if you only need to wash a few clothes
pack some tied sink packets in your
liquids bag for shoes you could pack a
pair of black shoes or a mix of black
and white like a grayish tone that will
go with more of those bottom pieces and
therefore you won't have to pack both of
those pairs of shoes you can also based
on the weather that you've checked pack
one pair of water resistant shoes just
in case it's raining and then you can
throw those on to go Touring that day on
one of your excursions my favorite
brands are Echo I love the echo sneakers
I will wear those when it's not even
raining and I usually wear those for my
airport outfit I've found and then also
Blondo is another great waterproof but
some of theirs fit differently so be
sure to try those on in plenty of time
so you can return them if they don't fit
right but they are comfortable one of my
favorite teas to wear is the Talbots
brand I have three sleeveless this short
sleeve shirt and then also a long sleeve
shirt a cashmere sweater like t-shirt
style like this is another great way to
go from daytime looks to nighttime
dressier outfits notice that I just
paired this simple T-shirt with some
pearls and it looks that much dressier
my favorite way to go from daytime to
nighttime looks from a casual look to a
more put together look is to dress in a
monochromatic way so I would wear that
Navy T-shirt with with navy blue blue
jeans or khaki there are two other quick
ways to change up an outfit while still
wearing the same shirt again you can
pack a simple silk scarf research on
YouTube how to tie a scarf so that it's
tight around your neck not long and
drapey and then another way is to
research how to drape it over just one
shoulder for example and then my
mother-in-law likes to bring a sheer
jacket not like full-on Poncho that
swallows you but it hits at your waist
or right below your waist depending on
your height you'll notice that with this
scarf I would wear this with a solid
black tee and these colors are going to
pop but I've I love the color navy blue
sometimes but I think that choosing a
dark scarf against a dark shirt does not
utilize that accessory as well or
efficiently as it could so I suggest
having solid shirt and then bright pops
of color with your scarf one very
important tip for a river cruise is to
remember that you will be walking on
Cobblestone roads and a lot of cement so
have solid footing shoes and then also
check to see whether your ship is going
to really be formal if that's the case I
can't help you
you may want to pack a paper-thin
raincoat or a weighted regular type
raincoat but I like to pack with two
other pilot wives we like to pack a
super thin raincoat so that we can have
layers that we can take off in the
stagnant air in the Subway or in the
ship on some parts but then if it's
raining I have that paper thin raincoat
with a hood that cinches for heavy rain
or for wind if it's not necessarily cold
or vice versa and then a paper thin
raincoat will easily pack up and be
stored in your crossbody bag which
brings me to another tip and that is to
pack a crossbody bag if you're going to
be wearing a jacket that will easily be
accessible through the jacket right
underneath or right inside I highly
recommend travel on brand because they
have slash resistance straps not just
the body of the purse but the straps are
also slash resistant which just means
it's going to slow someone down if
they're trying to steal your purse I do
like small crossbody bags but I know a
lot of you want to pack like a raincoat
in there or your Kindle or something
like that so there are several larger
ones that I've had but I did return them
because I didn't want that size but you
can see right here how valuable they
would be in an Excursion back to
medicines remember that a lot of
airlines are running out of overhead bin
space now I have a whole video about
ways that you can help yourself have
overhead bin space but last minute they
may say I'm sorry we don't have any
overhead bin space we've got to check
your bag for free but then you can pick
it up in baggage claim at your final
destination the important tip is that
bag could get lost so have all medicine
especially your passport and important
documents in your personal item bag be
it a tote bag or backpack
do not separate from that one travel tip
that our viewer said is she has her
important medicine in a little baggie at
the top
of her carry-on suitcase and if that
happens she just unzips it a little bit
and pulls out the bag and packs it into
her personal item bag Another River
Cruise essential is sunscreen even when
it's cloudy you need sunscreen one
option for you to save space is to pack
a foundation that has sunscreen in it
and moisturizer in it and that way you
are only packing one tube for three uses
which means you have fewer bottles of
liquids in that liquid bag have you
heard that England might be getting rid
of the liquid band
it's fonts what it really means is that
you may not have to take out your
liquids bag any more ever again but they
still want the liquid containers in the
plastic bag for carry-on luggage only
not for checked bags and I have another
video where my husband who's a pilot
answers weird airplane rules and talks
about getting a job as a pilot if you
find that stuff interesting I will link
it one thing I forgot to say about this
crossbody bag is it comes with a little
strap to be a wristlet so if you do like
to enjoy musical trivia or the cocktail
hour and you want to take your
pocketbook with you I said pocketbook
you can just put the little wristlet on
there instead of taking your whole purse
strap with you it's already stagnant in
here and it's just 79 degrees outside so
in a river cruise ship especially if it
is not American based they do not need
as much air flow so that's something to
think about there are travel fans like
this one I have in my office they have
fans that are for travel this is for a
little office desk but they also have
these little handheld fans that would
fit inside a crossbody bag for the
subway okay that's on the low look how
much it is blowing by hair
and I charged it like months ago and it
has still
it has still held the charge so that's
an option for you when you are packing
makeup remember my travel tip is that
just pack your neutral colors and just
get a cheap little eye shadow from the
grocery store palette and have that be
your accent color and then one travel
hack is to remember you can put your
makeup brushes or your liquid containers
in the mug that's sometimes in what do
they call them staterooms and another
travel tip for packing skin care for a
river cruise is to remember sunscreen
and then also remember you do not want
to try any new skin care that you bought
do not try it away from your doctor
that's at home just stick to your normal
stuff and then another travel tip is do
not feel like you need to pack all of
your containers for your entire skincare
routine you can do without some of those
products for 10 days maybe in England
especially maybe there are other
European cities that are like this for
their airport security they are just
giving out their own bags for liquids
and making you transfer yours to their
size it's like less than our quart size
and it's not deep it's like super
shallow so just be prepared and one way
to help yourself is to not pack as many
containers of liquid and the way you do
that is to swap out the liquids for dry
items solid items like a shampoo bar or
I just heard from the five kilo traveler
she's from New Zealand she found a stick
of moisturizer it's encapsulated in
cardboard so she can just cut off the
part that she's going to need for a trip
another item that you can swap out is a
toothpaste tablet I don't know if I
would do that for 10 days
but I usually put about three in per
time that I brush my teeth that's an
option to save space Also in the room I
suggest packing a little tray or a scrap
of fabric that you have laying around
your house to put beside your bedside
table I put my hearing aids in here I
will put my watch in there sometime
especially jewelry and because of the
different colors you won't forget it and
it folds like it's completely flat for
packing a lot of river cruise ships have
more outlets in them so I do not think
you need to take an extension cord
anymore even if you are packing a CPAP
machine which does not count as luggage
to the airline or TSA by the way however
if you are packing a curling iron or a
hair dryer which I don't think you
really need to pack you will need to
pack a converter I have a quick three
minute video that will explain if you
really need to pack the converter there
are a lot more pieces to pack if you
need a converter versus just an adapter
anyway I'll list that little video for
you if you need it if you are still
looking for carry-on luggage I have a
brand new video with the top best five
suitcases and the high quality features
they must have that I own and I have two
brand new ones that I found that really
shocked me so be sure to check out that
video it's right above the t-shirts that
I designed for our Channel and then I
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because people know a lot more tips than
I do thanks for your time and have a
great trip
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