20 Gift Ideas Cruisers ACTUALLY Want this Year!

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  • Опубликовано: 12 дек 2024

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  • @LifeWellCruised
    @LifeWellCruised  2 года назад +1

    Planning a cruise? Get The Ultimate Cruise Planner. It's a 47 page printable cruise travel planner with packing checklists, shore excursion planning forms and much more! ($10 off for a limited time). Here are the details: lifewellcruised.com/ultimate-cruise-planner

    • @robertaviles8451
      @robertaviles8451 Год назад

      Ultimate gift - peace on Earth 🕊️
      (sigh) one can always dream right?

  • @Ellieb2520
    @Ellieb2520 Год назад +2

    I recently discovered Laundry Sheets from Earth Breeze which eliminate the need for pods or small bottles of laundry detergent. saves so much space.

  • @seriousmike100
    @seriousmike100 2 года назад +13

    The hanging toiletry bag is a good idea and we use one as well. However, we only unpack the things we know we are going to use for the week. Everything else like cold meds, thermometers, band aids, and all the extra nonsense that we may use if something happens, stays in the bag with the empty luggage under the bed until it's needed. With such limited space in most bathrooms, it helps keep it less cluttered and lessens the chances of something fallling in the tiolet.

  • @kathleenabell5933
    @kathleenabell5933 2 года назад +3

    For Caribbean specific type cruisers, I love the waterproof iPhone holder!

    • @LifeWellCruised
      @LifeWellCruised  2 года назад

      Definitely a good one for these itineraries 👏

  • @maries7058
    @maries7058 2 года назад +1

    I have given a little gift bag of sanitizing wipes, towel clips, door decoration, and journal.

  • @lorenadugan6355
    @lorenadugan6355 2 года назад

    We chose to invest in Away Luggage. It is made in Am and life time warranty. Their compression suitcases and compression cubes work together.
    We love towel bands on both ends of the towels and they take up No space.
    EBags makes a divided toiletry bag fitting most of my sizes.
    I love your cruise planner (put in a binder) and added a detailed electronics list.

  • @marybaure8440
    @marybaure8440 2 года назад +5

    I have almost all the items that you mentioned. I used air tags this summer on the way to Europe. They worked great!

    • @LifeWellCruised
      @LifeWellCruised  2 года назад +1

      Glad to hear they worked so well for you! They are the best 👏👏

  • @BanditNLouiesMom
    @BanditNLouiesMom 2 года назад +5

    We are taking our niece on her first cruise in April for her 21st birthday, so for Christmas and her actual birthday (March), we are giving her cruise themed gifts. I made her a binder using your cruise planner. I also got her a beach tote bag that we are filing with many of your cruise essentials. She is getting decorations for her cabin door and some things directly from the cruise line. We let her pick out some special birthday ducks to share onboard with special tags we are making just for her. Thank you for all your great videos that have helped me, help our niece prepare for this trip. Happy Holidays to you and your family.🎄🎅🏻🛳

    • @LifeWellCruised
      @LifeWellCruised  2 года назад +1

      Awe!! Love it! She’s getting spoiled (in a good way 😂)

  • @marydunganchaparralhs748
    @marydunganchaparralhs748 2 года назад +2

    I started using packing cubes after I first saw a video of you talking about them. They are fantastic; and when I'm not cruising, I use them for storage. I really wish someone would come up with an Android air tag too.

  • @suewolf3279
    @suewolf3279 2 года назад +1

    I did purchase your ultimate Cruise planner. I too did print every page out and I placed all of them in plastic protective sleeves, then I placed them into a binder.

    • @LifeWellCruised
      @LifeWellCruised  2 года назад

      That’s a great idea! Thanks for sharing Sue 👏

  • @irenelightsey5108
    @irenelightsey5108 2 года назад

    We bought the suite duffle bag. Will use it on the January 2023 cruise. I turn around and bought two more for our married sons. Oldest son comes home every 6 months and Youngest will be going on a cruise October 2023 . Duffle bags are Christmas Gifts. We love ours and I am sure they will too. What we need for the steak house the first night. Will be in the bag.

  • @suewolf3279
    @suewolf3279 2 года назад

    I found my first cruise duck on Carnival this past October high up in the elevator. I was so happy and I kept it.

  • @jimhollingsworth9789
    @jimhollingsworth9789 2 года назад

    Multi-port charging stations or cubes (with cord). Maximize limited cabin plug access with a variety of 3 prong plugs & USB Ports.

  • @sallycollura
    @sallycollura 10 месяцев назад

    Just my opinion on the door decorations, NCL has banned door decorations. I believe because many have become gaudy and off color/offense and passengers leave them on the state room doors when they leave at the end of their cruise for the cabin staff to clean up

  • @KaraokeSilver
    @KaraokeSilver 2 года назад +2

    Just a s a note: Air Tags are Apple products and thusly only work with other Apple products. Android users do however have options and those would be Tile squares or Samsung Galaxy squares. I bought my husband and myself a four pack of Tile squares for our upcoming cruise.
    We also plan on tagging our strollers when we go to Disney later in 2023.

    • @LifeWellCruised
      @LifeWellCruised  2 года назад

      Thanks for sharing. It’s true there are alternatives

  • @seriousmike100
    @seriousmike100 2 года назад +2

    We used Starbucks gift cards on the NCL Joy this past August. No issues. My wife had the app on her phone and loaded her gift cards into the app and used it every time. Since my wife and son like Starbucks, I took my jar of coins to a Coinstar machine in the supermarket and instead of taking the cash value of the coins and paying a 12% fee, I got a Starbucks E-Gift card right at the machine. (There's no fee when you redeem your coins for an E-Gift card). She loaded it into the app and thats what she used all week for their drinks.

    • @teresawilliams8401
      @teresawilliams8401 2 года назад +1

      I think if the ship has an official Starbucks you can use them.

    • @LifeWellCruised
      @LifeWellCruised  2 года назад +2

      This is a great idea!! I’ll definitely do this before my next NCL cruise

  • @DebbieWagschal
    @DebbieWagschal 2 года назад +1

    I bought the luggage tags (mentioned in video) for two different cruise lines and most of our metal fasteners were tightly fastened but still came undone. I would recommend adding a plastic fastener to reinforce them.

    • @LifeWellCruised
      @LifeWellCruised  2 года назад +1

      Oh no! I haven’t had this issue, but I only put them on my luggage the morning of my cruise (not flight). Thanks for sharing your tip

  • @peggywoods4327
    @peggywoods4327 2 года назад

    That toiletries bag is almost the size of my carry-on, but then I am minimalist packer/traveler. I love the journal idea! I bought one from the NCL ship gift shop and used it as an autograph book. (I was on a music cruise) Some of the artists really had fun adding to it. Plus memories quickly get fuzzy, so it's great to have a place to jot them down

  • @laurad.2154
    @laurad.2154 2 года назад +1

    We have never done the door decorations thing...but we have bought a few for our upcoming cruise in a few months. Looking forward to trying them. I always like new books or music to bring with me on trips.

    • @LifeWellCruised
      @LifeWellCruised  2 года назад

      Fun!! Thanks for sharing!

    • @karenvonbargen4472
      @karenvonbargen4472 2 года назад

      Door decor is not a universal thing on all cruise ships. I can’t speak to MSC or Royal but we’ve done 20 cruises and only seen door decor on Carnival. Our last Princess had zero door decor, we had seen a very few cabins on Princess with door decor in the past but not any more, and I’ve never, ever seen door decor on Holland. I’d find out in advance if door decor is welcome on your cruise to save disappointment.

  • @kadeedoyle
    @kadeedoyle 2 года назад

    We are taking our first cruise in April for our Honeymoon and are so excited. I watch and rewatch your videos daily and am learning so much. We will be cruising on Disney and cannot wait. Thank you for these GREAT videos.

    • @LifeWellCruised
      @LifeWellCruised  2 года назад +1

      That’s awesome! What an amazing first cruise 👏👏👏

  • @juliedufour1971
    @juliedufour1971 2 года назад +1

    you can get a towel that go on a beach chair on amazon and not need towel clip of towel bands

    • @LifeWellCruised
      @LifeWellCruised  2 года назад

      It’s more for the cruise ship, as it tends to be breezy and towels don’t stay down easily. However nothing is a necessity

  • @darcyashley3889
    @darcyashley3889 Год назад

    My book club talked about gifting ebooks- great to have a few books on their device to pick from. Download and open before you go so it's on your device. HAL accesses wifi through their navigator app - which my kindle does not have the capacity to download. So need to do before getting on board.

  • @manonsinclairladyofblairad9675
    @manonsinclairladyofblairad9675 2 года назад +2

    I would love to get a cruise credit! Or cash, that's good too ☺️ Thanks Ilana for another great video.

  • @coast2coastcards
    @coast2coastcards 2 года назад

    Our upcoming cruise (our 1st!) was a present from me to my husband for our 25th wedding anniversary.

  • @anne-marievr5710
    @anne-marievr5710 2 года назад

    This is a very timely and useful video….you did an excellent job and I appreciate the links. Another gift idea is to buy a specialty dining ….I was able to call Celebrity and book a dining reservation and pay for the meal for my daughter and her husband. They loved the surprise. A few other ideas…..a beach bag, Tripped Gear day pack, in Canada buy a Kobo e-reader

    • @LifeWellCruised
      @LifeWellCruised  2 года назад

      Great ideas! Plus I love the idea of surprising the ones you cruise with 👏

  • @HOlsen789
    @HOlsen789 2 года назад

    We love that toiletry bag. That was a good recommend.

  • @marilynrios9826
    @marilynrios9826 2 года назад

    Great info. You gave me ideas to purchase for christmas gifts.

  • @charliev6466
    @charliev6466 2 года назад

    My wife asked what do I want for my birthday and Christmas. I answered for my birthday some OBC (carnival cruise cash) for our next cruise and for Christmas, OBC for our cruise after that. I am easy to buy for. thanks,

  • @lucilazamot6506
    @lucilazamot6506 2 года назад

    Hi! We've used the towel bands with the clip and they work great. We've been using them for about 2 years now...land and sea.

  • @alyssasimon3940
    @alyssasimon3940 2 года назад

    yes I loved the towel bands. My TA gave us to us for our MG New Years cruise. worth it!! (but I also have my towel clips in case. ). the towel band helped with the top and bottom of chair.

  • @laurenschenck5355
    @laurenschenck5355 2 года назад

    SO EXCITED!!! ❤️🦃🤎🦃🍃❤️❤️🦃🤎🧡🍂🧡🤎🦃🍃🍁🍁🍁❤️🍂🧡🧡🍂🍂🤎🦃❤️🍁🍁🍂🍂🧡🧡🤎🤎🍃❤️🍁🍁🍁🍂🍂🧡🧡🤎🤎🍃❤️🍁🍁🦃🍂🍂🍂🧡🤎🦃🍃❤️🍁🍁🍁❤️🤎🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️

  • @livingweirdestherc6644
    @livingweirdestherc6644 2 года назад

    I would love to get a cruise for Christmas

  • @jenniferbroyles6282
    @jenniferbroyles6282 2 года назад

    So good to see you are sooo close to 100K subscribers! Whoo hoo!!

  • @heidialvarez4873
    @heidialvarez4873 2 года назад +4

    Have you considered making your cruise planner into an app? That would be really handy! I try not to print anything, let alone 47 pages.

  • @julietaylor2497
    @julietaylor2497 2 года назад

    I buy and use Starbucks cards for our NCL cruises. Works great. It also came in handy in the airport when their credit card machines went down. I could still order through the app and use my gift card balance, which is linked in the app, to pay for it!

  • @janirak.255
    @janirak.255 2 года назад

    I have the towel bands you mentioned and they are great! Easy to pack and use - highly recommend!

  • @nancykerstetter1952
    @nancykerstetter1952 2 года назад

    We used Starbucks gift cards on the NCL Breakaway last year. No issues at all

  • @laurenschenck5355
    @laurenschenck5355 2 года назад

    BEST GIFT IDEAS! Thanks so much! 🍃🍂🍂🛳️🦃🦃🛳️🍁🛳️🦃🤎🤎❤️🧡🤎🤎🦃🛳️🍁🍂🍂🍃🍃🍂🍁🛳️🦃🦃🛳️🍂🍃🍃🍃🍂🍁🛳️🦃🦃🦃🛳️🍁🍁🛳️🤎🤎🤎🧡❤️❤️🧡🧡🤎🦃🦃🛳️🍁🍃🍃🍃🛳️🦃🤎🤎🤎❤️❤️🍁🍃🍃🍂🍁🦃

  • @colby5592
    @colby5592 2 года назад

    We have used gift cards to purchase cruises and on board items/ activities. BTW If you are a AAPR Member " not sure on Canada" you can for very little effort purchase Carnival gift cards either $100 or $500 for a 10% discount through AARP. Our Cruises now cost 10% less, plus we purchased 100 shares of Carnival stock and get a dividend OBC every time we cruise.

    • @LifeWellCruised
      @LifeWellCruised  2 года назад

      Thanks for sharing this! No, we don’t have in Canada (to my knowledge), but great for our US community

  • @HOlsen789
    @HOlsen789 2 года назад

    Thank you for reminding me to purchase princess gift cards from AARP to make final payment.

  • @barbb9903
    @barbb9903 2 года назад

    Hope you have a great holiday and New Year.

  • @lorigrimaldi194
    @lorigrimaldi194 2 года назад

    My daughter gave me a NCL gift card last Christmas. I'm asking for another one for Christmas this year.

  • @Philippa-
    @Philippa- 2 года назад

    Great think I will get my daughters the air tags. Nearly at the 100,000 amazing .

    • @LifeWellCruised
      @LifeWellCruised  2 года назад

      Thank you Philippa! Very close - I’m thinking what’s next 🤣

  • @stylewithcathyover50
    @stylewithcathyover50 2 года назад

    Great gift ideas! After watching your previous video I was going to order the Air Tags off of Amazon but sadly when I looked they were sold out. I'll keep checking though, that's a great idea!

  • @pw-sz6ds
    @pw-sz6ds 2 года назад

    What?? You’re wearing a sweater! I’m so used to seeing you in no sleeve tops. You were wearing a no sleeve top in your video 5 days ago. I guess it’s cold now. We still have high 60’s weather here in the south. 😎

    • @LifeWellCruised
      @LifeWellCruised  2 года назад +1

      Lol it was showing a week ago and I was freezing!! Hehe other days in October were unseasonably warm. Lucky you though

  • @HOlsen789
    @HOlsen789 2 года назад

    We purchased carnival gift cards and they work for carnival cruise line, not all carnival brands under the umbrella.

  • @priscillac.2169
    @priscillac.2169 Год назад

    Do the walls on the Nieuw Amsterdam magnetic?

  • @mariaandujar9438
    @mariaandujar9438 2 года назад

    Need to know. Are you going on the NCL breakaway in January . I would love to meet you. And thank you for all the great information you have given to me. Thank you God bless you

    • @LifeWellCruised
      @LifeWellCruised  2 года назад

      That sounds amazing, but unfortunately not. I’ll share my upcoming cruise soon

  • @retiredinnameonly8429
    @retiredinnameonly8429 2 года назад

    I printed out my planner, and laminated key pages, hole punched, and now have a reusable resource for cruise after cruise.

    • @LifeWellCruised
      @LifeWellCruised  2 года назад

      What a great idea!! Thanks for your purchase:)

  • @isitsummeryet4338
    @isitsummeryet4338 2 года назад

    Woo hoo! 700 more to go for your milestone🥳 congratulations

  • @sabrinalavdisarnold825
    @sabrinalavdisarnold825 2 года назад

    Thanks for the gift ideas! Happy Thanksgiving!

  • @franceswallace2531
    @franceswallace2531 Год назад

    We are going on a cruise to Panama in March on Princess, was wondering if worth purchasing gift cards for the gift shops on broad?

  • @lytaylor1204
    @lytaylor1204 2 года назад

    There's also the Samsung SmartTag for about the same price for those who don't have iPhones

    • @LifeWellCruised
      @LifeWellCruised  2 года назад

      Awesome! A lot of people ask about this so I’m glad you mentioned it 👏

  • @marybright9112
    @marybright9112 2 года назад

    Do the cubes make your luggage heavier?

  • @laurenschenck5355
    @laurenschenck5355 2 года назад

    Happy thanksgiving llana hope you have a great holiday enjoy relax you deserve it xoxo 😚 🍂🍂🍁🍁🛳️🍁🤎🍁🦃🦃🧡🍃🍃🧡🦃🛳️🛳️🍁🤎🍂🍂🍂🍁🛳️🛳️🤎🍂🍂🍁🦃🦃🧡🍃🍃🦃🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🍁🤎🍃🧡🦃🛳️🛳️🍁🤎🍂❤️🍂🍁🍁🛳️🛳️🍁🍂🍂🍂🤎🍁🦃🦃🧡🍃🍃🧡🦃🛳️🍁🤎🍂❤️🍂🤎🍁🦃🦃🧡🍃🍃

  • @liseohplease
    @liseohplease 2 года назад

    Great video, as usual!😊

  • @moniquemarquez1033
    @moniquemarquez1033 2 года назад

    You mentioned having an Amazon store front how can I access it?

  • @ericsoderquist3969
    @ericsoderquist3969 2 года назад

    BIG 👍

  • @melissakurtz2262
    @melissakurtz2262 2 года назад

    I'm going on an NCL cruise in April. This is not my first cruise but I have no idea what cruise ducks are? Can anyone explain?

  • @NJ-SmartDriverProgram
    @NJ-SmartDriverProgram 2 года назад

    I just bought the Airtags because of your recommendation but the link says unavailable, have to buy from Apple Store, the magnetic hooks are also unavailable. I want to thank you for all the valuable information and tips, especially for us is joining the FB group - something simple but I've never thought of it😅 In there I receive more information from veteran cruisers giving insights on the ship that we will be taking soon

    • @LifeWellCruised
      @LifeWellCruised  2 года назад

      Awesome! Yes with the Black Friday sales a lot of items need to be restocked

  • @carlijarvi1198
    @carlijarvi1198 Год назад

    Planner, please 🥺

  • @karend.6147
    @karend.6147 2 года назад

    I'm thinking of purchasing the Cruise Planner. I know it's digital and have to download it. But, will I be able to type on it and print, rather than just print it? I would prefer not to have to handwrite...typing will be neater and saves space.

    • @LifeWellCruised
      @LifeWellCruised  2 года назад

      It’s printable and I’m not aware of how you could type on it :)

  • @mariaandujar9438
    @mariaandujar9438 2 года назад

    Two days of spa

  • @judysmith9552
    @judysmith9552 2 года назад

    how much does an empty hard suitcase weigh? it is included in the 50 lb limit.

    • @ladydi8376
      @ladydi8376 2 года назад

      They are very light. My 29 inch one is 11 poinds, the 21 inch is 7

    • @LifeWellCruised
      @LifeWellCruised  2 года назад

      Lady Di’s comment is right on. This is more or less the weight of most. For reference, my packed 24” with clothes ect was 43 pounds, & my husbands was a bit less

  • @Zepp4evr7785
    @Zepp4evr7785 2 года назад

    Hi Ilana! We've been watching a little over a year now. We are going on a 7-night Mexican Riviera cruise for New Year's and we are thinking of getting new hard sided luggage to replace our old soft side stuff. Will regular hard sided luggage fit under the beds on most ships?

    • @LifeWellCruised
      @LifeWellCruised  2 года назад

      I had a 24” and it did on my HAL cruise. My son has a larger hardside luggage (26) & it fit under the bed on NCL. Sometimes we need to lift the bottom just a little

  • @101CEJ
    @101CEJ 2 года назад

    Are their air tags that work with android?

  • @laurenschenck5355
    @laurenschenck5355 2 года назад

    Your the greatest llana YOUR THE BEST llana! You are my best friend and family xoxo 😘 🍂🦃🛳️🤎🤎🛳️🦃🍁❤️❤️🧡🧡🧡🤎🛳️🍁🦃🦃🍃🍃❤️🤎🤎🍁🦃🍂🍂🍂🦃🍁🤎🤎❤️❤️🧡🍃🍃🍃🧡🤎🛳️🦃🦃🍂🍂🦃🍁🛳️🤎❤️❤️🍃🍃🧡🧡

  • @HABSFAN2933
    @HABSFAN2933 2 года назад

    This is likely a really stupid question (and yes, there is such a thing), but do air-tags require internet to track? I am not planning on purchasing an internet package on the ship and in fact plan on turning my phone's data off the second we cross in to the USA .

    • @LifeWellCruised
      @LifeWellCruised  2 года назад

      I believe you’d need some wifi. There’s usually free wifi in the airport. If you call your phone provider they may have a reasonable price for a roaming plan or rate that you can use for days on land, if you choose of course :)

  • @jaygorakht5135
    @jaygorakht5135 2 года назад +1

    🙏✌️😍

  • @darleneporter4876
    @darleneporter4876 2 года назад

    the air tags you mention are apple do you know of any that work for android ?

    • @LifeWellCruised
      @LifeWellCruised  2 года назад +1

      I believe that “tile” works, but I’m not exactly sure how well. Perhaps someone else may be able to chime in :)

    • @darleneporter4876
      @darleneporter4876 2 года назад

      @@LifeWellCruised TY

  • @tammy_oh_nevermind
    @tammy_oh_nevermind 2 года назад

    Your Level 8 luggage link says page not found. 😕

  • @joedesando4440
    @joedesando4440 2 года назад

    Sweet and SMART ! BIG Thumbs UP ! Like and Subscribe ! Merry Christmas and Happy Thanksgiving !

    • @LifeWellCruised
      @LifeWellCruised  2 года назад +1

      You’re too kind! Happy thanksgiving & meet Christmas!

  • @a.corsiglia
    @a.corsiglia 2 года назад

    Cruise credits lol

  • @DaveM-FFB
    @DaveM-FFB 2 года назад

    We had a Princess Cruises gift card that we tried to put on our ship account on our last cruise. It was a huge problem. I don't think the staff was trained on how to do it. They ultimately had to get the manager. Never again.

    • @LifeWellCruised
      @LifeWellCruised  2 года назад

      Ugghh, yes I think you need to use it as a deposit perhaps or have it converted pre cruise

    • @DaveM-FFB
      @DaveM-FFB 2 года назад

      @@LifeWellCruised Hmm. We booked a future cruise on the ship and found we couldn't use the gift card for the deposit. It seemed they really didn't want to deal with their own gift card Maybe it was an isolated incident?

  • @laurenschenck5355
    @laurenschenck5355 2 года назад

    How is your family doing llana and Husband? You have most beautiful family xoxo 😚 🤎🤎🍁🍃🦃🍃🧡❤️❤️🧡🧡🤎🍁🦃🦃🦃🍁🤎🛳️🛳️🛳️🤎🍃🦃🍃🛳️🍁🦃🍂❤️🧡❤️🦃🦃🍃🤎🛳️🛳️🛳️🤎🍁🍁🍁🦃🦃🍃🤎🛳️🧡❤️🍂🍂❤️🧡🧡🧡🦃🍃🍃🍁🤎🤎🤎🛳️🤎🍁🍂🍂❤️🧡❤️

  • @dawnherrmann2734
    @dawnherrmann2734 2 года назад

    The pocket on the phone-it looks like the contents will slip out.

  • @mitchellbelinda50
    @mitchellbelinda50 2 года назад

    Only other thing I can think of to give to people that like to cruise is a T-shirt with a catchy saying to wear on their cruise!