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One souvenir a lot of you might not have thought of: Our room cleaner would leave a towel animal almost every day. One day she made a bird out of a wash rag. I ask her how much to take it home, and she gave it to me. Best Souvenir of the Trip! Even had it cost just a bit I still would have bought it.
😮Bought a Citizen eco drive watch on Celebrity about 8 years ago. It runs from light/sun and does not need a battery. Still looks great and works great - low maintenance.
Most often, cruises will have sales of certain popular items, especially towards the end of the cruise. Double check your daily planner for announcements.
I'm a bourbon drinker, recently on Harmony they had plenty of Blanton's. I bought a case. To put it in perspective. My local liquor store might get 1 or two bottles every other month. The staff on the ship said they received 600 bottles. It was funny to watch all the Bourbon drinkers walk by and then stop and turn around to take a picture of all the Bourbon. A cruise ship is a great place for liquor and other things too.
All this sounds like fun but I am the passenger the cruise line does not earn any on board spend from. In our life, no need for any more stuff for our kids to deal with. In port I will buy a nice linen tea towel because I use them every day in the kitchen.
I buy playing cards and a Christmas ornament every time I go on vacation - whether it’s a cruise or not. Love having the memories associated with those things.
I am a bit of a minimalist. Nada, zilch, zero, squat are the items I typically buy on a cruise. I broke down on my last cruise to Alaska and bought the 2 for $25 t-shirts because I had a non-refundable on board credit left.
I have purchased cruise tshirts in the past. I also bought a jacket that folded into a neck pillow. By far, my best thing to purchase on a cruise is a future cruise credit.
Hay Ileana , FYI Don from Dons family vacations and Toni from la Linda loca are meeting up in Canada and going on a cruise, maybe you and your hubby could join them and do a huge group video ! 🤗😬🇨🇦
My husband always buys the ship models. We even have 2 of the same ship with different paint schemes. He has been a hobby modeler his entire life, so he loves the models.
What I have been doing have been collecting post cards. Not for me to keep, I usually send post cards from each port when I visit them to my best friends and some family members. Since I hate spending money on souvenirs my friends and family had said the post card has been the most sentimental gift. I write a message on them and you can send them off right away.
You mentioned taking a glass blowing class on Celebrity. Could you do a segment on what classes or presentations of things to learn that are available on the different cruise lines. I would love to hear about RCL.
It to be a downer but having cleaned out my parents houses after they passed please have a plan for your collectibles. My dads shot glass and ashtray collections were important to him but they ended up getting thrown away as there was no value to them and none of the kids wanted them. We felt bad but really had no desire to have them. Every time I think of buying a souvenir like a ship model, thimble, magnet, etc I think about what will happen to them. I guess it just sucks to get old, do what makes you happy.
We got a cruise ship ornament to add to our other one. My 4 year old daughter bought a Royal Caribbean plushie cruise ship and named it after the ship we were on. She also got a cruise ship play set that had a toy cruise ship, shuttle bus and some accessories. She was excited that now she could play cruise at home since she has a matchbox airport already.
We go to estate sales for a hobby and decided long ago that we will not collect anything! We don't want our kids to have to deal with all that. We collect photographs and memories
I used to purchase the wraps, evening bags , but my weakness was watches !! I would always have between 7 to 12 watches whenever I traveled to match my outfits. At $10. each ( with a spare battery) I would totally stock up. My fragrance,Bulgari was my go to purchase, it's amazing and I immediately remember when I got it and it's always a great story when someone compliments my fragrance. The weekend fold up flat bag is a game changer! Takes up absolutely no room while you pack, and can hold a lot of T shirts, souvenirs, shot grasses and other must haves for the trip home.
I love collecting the ship models. I have one from every ship we have sailed on. As soon as the shops open on day one I’m in there getting mine. Great memories looking at my collection
Ilana, I painted by pantry door with magnetic paint so I could put all my magnets I have collected on adventures over the years. My grandchildren love to look at them and so do we!
Our neighbor cabin uses their travel magnets as their goor decorations. They use a make up bag to store and take from ship to ship. I do support breast cancer on princess and st Jude on carnival
My husband loves to collect smashed pennies wherever we go. We went on an Alaskan cruise this spring and he go a couple at the ports. An inexpensive memento!!
we have been buying the christmas ornaments from every port that we have been to since 2011............now our entire christmas tree brings us memories of our past trips............in december we will be going to puerto rico and turkes & cacious where we will get an ornament from each port...........we have also bought jackets from our princess cruise to alaska.........though we live in florida we don't use them much but when we travel up north in the winter to visit family they are great...........love your videos.............david & pat
I always buy a small Swarovski piece on every cruise, either on the ship or at a port shop. I try to get a sea themed piece (so far I have a clam shell and pearl, a seahorse, a fish and some sea turtles, all very small). We’ve also bought $10 dollar watches, swimsuit cover-ups, jeweled lanyards, and T-shirts on the ships. Not crazy about the quality of the ship T-shirts in the past though. I do love shopping the sales on board the ship.
I’ve never heard you or others mention this, but my mother-in-law goes wild over the art for sale on a ship. She has purchased many Peter Maxx & other artists from the art auctions on board. I feel they are quite pricey and I don’t, but she buys for us.
I buy magnets for every location, land, or ocean that I go to. I also buy playing cards, keychains, pencils, pens, and bottle openers. I have certain themes for everyone that I stick with when I go on vacation. Like one person gets playing cards. Another family gets bottle openers, etc. This is one way I found I can keep somewhat organized while shopping for souvenirs and then remember who I got what for.😅
My husband has bought me a few pieces of jewelry on our last two cruises. They are beautiful and we got good deals. I always remember our time on the cruises when I wear them.
We loved buying t-shirts, my husband likes to collect them. I have bought shawls and hats for $10 also cologne for my husband that we tend to forget. We one thing we did on a Disney Wish cruise took was buy coffee on the Disney mug that actually was at a reasonable price.
On my recent cruise to Alaska, I bought a magnet (I collect these), the HAL travel mug that they served hot cocoa in on Glacier Bay day (but strangely didn't charge me for it?), and a very pretty HAL apron (I'd been looking to buy a new apron, and this pattern caught my eye).
I bought a bag (purse) onboard Celebrity Reflection in November 2021, it is a Michael Kors, I haven’t stopped using it, and it is still in great shape. I paid half of what I would have paid at home! Buy Tee-shirts, cover ups, shawls, liquor, the list can go on, LOL
The charm bracelets are cool! I like to collect post cards. Write the date on them and who I was traveling with! Also if friends are vacationing- just bring me a post card! I'll write who and when they went on it and put in my postcard rack. And I do the smashed penny machines because my late husband started collecting them and I still do them!
Before buying alcohol onboard (or in a port), have an idea of prices in your local area BEFORE you go. In the past, we never really knew if prices were competitive or not, so this time I had checked on prices of some items we might be willing to buy onboard. I found that most prices weren't as good as I could get at home, but a couple of items WERE much cheaper, so we took advantage of that.
T shirts. I love t-shirt souvenirs. Don't take much space and a great memory. I'm still wearing the watch I bought on Princess after I lost my watch. Only $60 and I love it.
I totally forgot until I saw the cruise ship ornament in your video - we have only been on one cruise so far and it was for our honeymoon 15 years ago. We bought an ornament and two cheap rings & put the rings on the string of the ship ornament. I completely forgot because we haven't had a Christmas tree for about 5 or 6 years. Thanks for reminding me!! :D We're going on our 2nd cruise next April/May for our anniversary and I will probably get a magnet or something like that.
In the US, Clinique products are cheaper on their website, especially during the frequent sales. L'Occitane (Hand Cream for sure, unclear about their other products) is a deal however.
I'm a shot glass person. I buy glasses of places I've been to or cruise ships I've been on or sports stadiums I've watched games in, but I try to avoid the really generic ones we see everywhere. If I can get something with landmarks or local imagery (i.e. the slightly less generic shot glasses) then I'm pretty happy. To be honest, I don't think you can go wrong with tiny souvenirs as a memento of trips.
Hi llana 😊 I love the spa , my last cruise I bought skincare, got my hair n nails done and a shirt for my husband !! It’s always nice to see what they have !!
I like the "gold by the inch" sale on princess cruises and the crystal ring's. I also buy the duty free Clinique moisture surge,oh and also the Pandora style charms. Also craft kits that they sell at the craft classes .
Hi Ilana. On our May Celebrity cruise from Hawaii my wife made a beautiful "Hot Glass" turtle. We have it displayed in our dining room and is a great memory of our trip.
I am sad that I did not start collecting the ship models for the first 2 cruises I went on. I think it is a really cool idea to collect them and now I will just have to rebook the Norwegian Joy and the Celebrity Millennium! Although I like the idea of the Christmas ornaments also, as they take up way less space and would only been seen a month a year.
I love the $10 sales, but I haven’t seen them as often on recent cruises. Our last Princess cruise they only had a small table and not much of interest on it.
@Shelia …. You are right, I was so disappointed because I couldn’t locate the $10 Store, then inside of two other stores that’s joined together, a very small corner as a few things or $10! #CARNIVALCRUISE can you please bring back the $10 Dollar Store; so many of us really look forward to purchasing something from the store on our cruises 🛳🛳
I wish I could find more ship ornaments, I do get magnets from ports for myself and one of my best friends. I do donate to St. Jude, I use the shirts to sleep in.
I don't buy mugs on the ship, but I do buy a coffee cup at every port. It reminds me of good times with every morning cup of coffee. My son is a mixologist and speakeasy manager, so I get him a shotglass in each port.
I collect magnets from the ports as well as one of the ship. Very inexpensive and easy to transport home. I have bought jewelry on a cruise ship. At the glass blowing exhibition, I made a Christmas ornament. It is displayed on a beautiful ornament stand all year long. Great memory of that cruise. I also collect dolls. I am very particular in what I want. If I see one that is NOT mass produced, usually handmade on an island, I will buy it. My husband helps me choose them. We want one that represents the culture of the island. My favorite is one from Martinique. The doll's dress and headdress are made from banana leaves! I have some hand embroidered ones. I have a Precious Moment Eskimo doll that I bought in Alaska. I was lucky enough to meet the designer.She signed it on the bottom of one of the shoes. Very special. Ships used to sell a drink of the day when you first board the ship. It was in a logo glass. We have several of those as well. Don't know if they do that anymore.
I try to collect a ship miniature ornament. I then put the date of that cruise on the bottom. Our family Christmas Tree has become a memory of our travels and ornaments from special people in our lives. My last cruise they were out of the ornaments so I got the larger miniature and may start a collection.
I like magnets, lots on our fridge keeping our grandchildren's artwork up. And definitely mugs. I bet our preteen grandsons would be interested in beach towels. Toddler granddaughter loves stuffie toys. Whatever we decide on, it will be fun getting it home. One grandson loves his playing cards after his great-grandmother taught him solitaire, and last summer's cruise on the Canadian Empress, we brought him a deck from there, and his older brother a pair of gloves with port and starboard embroidered on the appropriate glove. Their dad is a shotglass fan.
for the transitioning cruise we did that was 22 days, I actually got from either Personalization mall or miles kimball a cruise ship with the year put on for both us and my parents who joined us on the cruise. We also get shot glasses on vacation and try to get them in ports when on a cruise. We also have one of those cases but no glass. I like that case better! We have tumblers from Carnival during our Caribbean trips. We haven't cruised since 2017 when we did a christmas eve to new years even out of Nawlins. It was paid for us by a relative to get ~15 of the relatives together. He had stock in I think it was Carnival so he got a great deal. We just had to pay for a balcony upgrade )we ended up doing obstructed balcony but it was still perfect!) We also drove down in a rental if I remember correctly to save money. One thing I love to get is a scooter delivered to our cabin because due to bursitis in my hips and low back discs out of place it's nice! we got to take it off the cruise ship to our hotel for the few extra days we stayed and they came to the hotel and picked it up. In our early cruises in the beginning of the 2000's we did buy a necklace for me. In our transition cruise, we bought some beautiful rings to go with others I had. They had rainbow sapphires I think it was in them. I know it was rainbow but I have HORRID memory. We also have done the booze on the cruise thing. Shame you have to wait but worth it! On the transition cruise we went from Alaska to Beijing. We booked a couple of days at the Hilton in the middle of downtown. We recommend a private tour guide than a group one. We were able to go to the Forbidden City, several cool shops on the way to the Great Wall, and great food! We got the guide suggestion from the hotel and had the guy for over 12 hours I think by the time we were done! I don't think we would have gotten the great insight as easily in a group. It did happen to be during an anniversary to the Square and it was more crowded than Times Square on NYE. They were telling locals just to stay home and watch it on TV. I don't do well with crowds so my dad and husband went out and it took them 3 hours to go 1 block! On our way home we stopped for a layover in Japan and got some really good liquor in the airport that my hubby mistakenly brought down on a visit with some friends and they were having a party and well you can figure the rest out. :) My mom had a scooter for that trip and lent it to me to go to a chop stick store my dad and hubby had scoped out. I was able to maneuver around the tiny shop without hurting a thing! Apparently scooters weren't well known there and I had all sorts of people stopping me to ask questions. I did do donuts in it to drive my dad crazy outside. :) I still say the one thing we don't go without on cruises is a hydropak like camelback. You can fill it with ice in warmer places and some bottled water so you also stay hydrated! Keeps your hands free to do other things! #1 thing we tell people all the time. ok I've written a novel....sorry! Jeanne
Don't necessarily collect and have only cruised once, but I am always on the lookout for good insoles for work and exercise (on my feet all day at work), Royal had good feet insoles on our ship which I purchased, best insole purchase ever!
We purchase the ship's T-shirt - well at least we try to limit it to a couple of shirts! Cruising with DCL (Disney) is just like being at WDW with souvenirs EVERYWHERE. It's really hard to say - Ooooh ....No, we have enough.
Something I have collected on all my trips I’ve taken is collector spoons from each state. I’ve only been on one cruise after I graduated high school, and I most definitely still have my collectors spoon from Rhapsody of the Seas!
The things that I love buying on cruises are items from the $10 store. I have bought very nice scarves and night handbags. I also love jewelry and the gold by the inch items. I don’t have more space for mugs or shot glasses LOL, and after realizing that my new fridge is not magnetic, I stopped buying magnets. I loved the idea of hanging the cruise cards on the tree. I will find a place to hang them because that could be a conversation starter.
I was discussing this subject earlier with a friend for our upcoming cruise in 17 days, and she mentioned she purchased some nail files or nail clippers with cruise or locations, I’m going to look for these too! I usually buy refrigerator magnets from the ship and eat port. I also like a few T-shirts. I wish I would see more shirts with cruise name that’s reasonably priced instead of just the cruise line.
I have a mug collection and always get a mug of the ship. I was on the Norwegian Epic in May June and I purchased a Norwegian Epic Starbucks mug as well.
Another interesting list and not really surprised any items. Yes Christmas ornaments are a must for me. I have been a hat guy so I have hats from a few cruise lines. Hadn't done a lot of jewelry shopping till a cruise to Hawaii and ended up buying my wife emerald earrings which were a good deal but more importantly looked amazing on her. Happy cruising Illana.
Haven't been on a cruise yet , but i do collect the snashed pennies. Started as a kid in the early 90s. My 2024 cruise coming up i hope to gather a few more.
I collect Pandora charms so either buy a couple onboard if there is a Pandora shop or if not get them in a Pandora shop in port. I also buy postcards and a magnetic of the ports I visit. I have had to buy a hold-all before now to put all my purchases . I get playing cards that are sold off in the Casino for my son in law. They are like brand new and only cost2$ with the Cunard logo on.
I used to buy collector spoons but I can't find them anymore so I buy small windchimes and hang those up.i usually wait until the end of the cruise when everything is on sale. I was able to buy a pair of water/Beach shoes to replace the ones I was wearing.they are nicer and cheaper than my old ones! I do miss the spoons
We collect ship models. After 20+ cruises, we have a nice collection for our son's nautical- themed room. We also buy Christmas ornaments from the ship and each port for our "vacation" tree. I'm a teacher, so I buy ink pens on board. I'm obsessed with Royal Caribbean's blue ink pens!
On the ship? A cap and a coffee mug (if it has the ship name). I'm still mowing the lawn wearing my Norwegian Dawn hat. Sadly, my Jewel of the Seas coffee mug broke, but the ship specifications had mostly already worn away. (Still have that cap, too.) 😊
Hi Alana ❤ we have a boat shelf live in Australia 4 houses from our beach we have a med size model of the pacific jewel went on that 15 years ago since then we decorated the shelves with nautical things also I have a fridge magnet too that reminds me of the fun I had on a our Neumea trip thank honey 😊❤
Hi Ilana! On our last cruise, from Rotterdam to Fort Lauderdale, we purchased polar fleece hoodies (Baltic brand). These are very good quality and the sales rice was just right. Also, as gifts for family and friends, we got a stack of magnetic picture frames. People love these! Great gifts.
My last 3 cruises on Princess, I got dichroic glass in in the form of palm sized sea shells. Absolutely gorgeous and I have them on the bookshelf at the top of the stairs where I see them every day. I am sure they don't carry those anymore in the gift shop but I guarantee that I will look for them.
I shop the Invicta watches onboard. Important know what you are looking at. Not all Invicta watches are a good deal. That being said… on Royal with knowing what I was looking at, I did know what I was looking at and found a model I had been considering. The price was too high. They got a manager involved and approved a price match for me. This saved quite a bit of $$$ since now I didn’t have to pay shipping and tax. This trick works best in the store vs when they have the watches out on the table in the promenade. It never hurts to ask.
My first cruise I bought a watch . It only worked about a month after I got home and ink pens don’t last. But I love my hoodie! And we loved our travel cups we got when we purchased our drink package. Non alcoholic.
These are all great! I’m a sucker for the tee shirts and we always hit the candy store. We don’t eat a lot of candy at home, so it’s a real treat. We also had success with a beautiful watch that has remained lovely for over 15 years. Some jewelry isn’t great for lasting, but the watch is nice.
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One souvenir a lot of you might not have thought of: Our room cleaner would leave a towel animal almost every day. One day she made a bird out of a wash rag. I ask her how much to take it home, and she gave it to me. Best Souvenir of the Trip! Even had it cost just a bit I still would have bought it.
😮Bought a Citizen eco drive watch on Celebrity about 8 years ago. It runs from light/sun and does not need a battery. Still looks great and works great - low maintenance.
Most often, cruises will have sales of certain popular items, especially towards the end of the cruise. Double check your daily planner for announcements.
My daughter (30 years old) has collected smashed pennies since childhood. They sell binder style holders for them.
Love squished pennies. I've been collecting them for about 25 years. They're the best, and cheapest, souvenirs!
I'm a bourbon drinker, recently on Harmony they had plenty of Blanton's. I bought a case. To put it in perspective. My local liquor store might get 1 or two bottles every other month. The staff on the ship said they received 600 bottles. It was funny to watch all the Bourbon drinkers walk by and then stop and turn around to take a picture of all the Bourbon. A cruise ship is a great place for liquor and other things too.
Did they have Maker's Mark too?
Were you flying home? If so, how did you get it home?
@wendyzappone7442 Probably had it shipped, or checked it
Congratulations on a great purchase. I might have to think about shipping home Blantons if given the same opportunity.
I always buy tee shirts when they go on sale
All this sounds like fun but I am the passenger the cruise line does not earn any on board spend from. In our life, no need for any more stuff for our kids to deal with. In port I will buy a nice linen tea towel because I use them every day in the kitchen.
Go to guest services and ask for a deck of playing cards. FREE!!
I buy playing cards and a Christmas ornament every time I go on vacation - whether it’s a cruise or not. Love having the memories associated with those things.
I get a souvenir ornament on every vacation I take. I have a tree full of great memories.
I have a Christmas ornament from every country we have been too. At 41 countries at the moment.
@@momof1576I do the same!
I am a bit of a minimalist. Nada, zilch, zero, squat are the items I typically buy on a cruise. I broke down on my last cruise to Alaska and bought the 2 for $25 t-shirts because I had a non-refundable on board credit left.
I love the little cruise ship magnets and ornaments. Fun, flat, easy to bring home!
I have purchased cruise tshirts in the past. I also bought a jacket that folded into a neck pillow. By far, my best thing to purchase on a cruise is a future cruise credit.
Hay Ileana , FYI Don from Dons family vacations and Toni from la Linda loca are meeting up in Canada and going on a cruise, maybe you and your hubby could join them and do a huge group video ! 🤗😬🇨🇦
My husband always buys the ship models. We even have 2 of the same ship with different paint schemes. He has been a hobby modeler his entire life, so he loves the models.
Good man :) love all ship models.
What I have been doing have been collecting post cards. Not for me to keep, I usually send post cards from each port when I visit them to my best friends and some family members. Since I hate spending money on souvenirs my friends and family had said the post card has been the most sentimental gift. I write a message on them and you can send them off right away.
You mentioned taking a glass blowing class on Celebrity. Could you do a segment on what classes or presentations of things to learn that are available on the different cruise lines. I would love to hear about RCL.
My understanding is that this is on one of the Solstice class ships
It to be a downer but having cleaned out my parents houses after they passed please have a plan for your collectibles. My dads shot glass and ashtray collections were important to him but they ended up getting thrown away as there was no value to them and none of the kids wanted them. We felt bad but really had no desire to have them. Every time I think of buying a souvenir like a ship model, thimble, magnet, etc I think about what will happen to them. I guess it just sucks to get old, do what makes you happy.
We got a cruise ship ornament to add to our other one. My 4 year old daughter bought a Royal Caribbean plushie cruise ship and named it after the ship we were on. She also got a cruise ship play set that had a toy cruise ship, shuttle bus and some accessories. She was excited that now she could play cruise at home since she has a matchbox airport already.
Ships have some if the most interesting things for kids,it's amazing...
I’m not big on buying souvenirs when I’m on vacation but I always make sure to add to my ornament collection
We go to estate sales for a hobby and decided long ago that we will not collect anything! We don't want our kids to have to deal with all that. We collect photographs and memories
We collect the captain teddy bears, and we get the hat signed by the captain of the ship we're on.
I used to purchase the wraps, evening bags , but my weakness was watches !! I would always have between 7 to 12 watches whenever I traveled to match my outfits. At $10. each ( with a spare battery) I would totally stock up. My fragrance,Bulgari was my go to purchase, it's amazing and I immediately remember when I got it and it's always a great story when someone compliments my fragrance.
The weekend fold up flat bag is a game changer! Takes up absolutely no room while you pack, and can hold a lot of T shirts, souvenirs, shot grasses and other must haves for the trip home.
I love collecting the ship models. I have one from every ship we have sailed on. As soon as the shops open on day one I’m in there getting mine. Great memories looking at my collection
Ilana, I painted by pantry door with magnetic paint so I could put all my magnets I have collected on adventures over the years. My grandchildren love to look at them and so do we!
Our neighbor cabin uses their travel magnets as their goor decorations. They use a make up bag to store and take from ship to ship. I do support breast cancer on princess and st Jude on carnival
My husband loves to collect smashed pennies wherever we go. We went on an Alaskan cruise this spring and he go a couple at the ports. An inexpensive memento!!
I let my daughter do one in Alaska and it’s such a great reminder of our fun.
Thanks for mentioning this! Fun
we have been buying the christmas ornaments from every port that we have been to since 2011............now our entire christmas tree brings us memories of our past trips............in december we will be going to puerto rico and turkes & cacious where we will get an ornament from each port...........we have also bought jackets from our princess cruise to alaska.........though we live in florida we don't use them much but when we travel up north in the winter to visit family they are great...........love your videos.............david & pat
I always buy a small Swarovski piece on every cruise, either on the ship or at a port shop. I try to get a sea themed piece (so far I have a clam shell and pearl, a seahorse, a fish and some sea turtles, all very small). We’ve also bought $10 dollar watches, swimsuit cover-ups, jeweled lanyards, and T-shirts on the ships. Not crazy about the quality of the ship T-shirts in the past though. I do love shopping the sales on board the ship.
I’ve never heard you or others mention this, but my mother-in-law goes wild over the art for sale on a ship. She has purchased many Peter Maxx & other artists from the art auctions on board. I feel they are quite pricey and I don’t, but she buys for us.
I buy magnets for every location, land, or ocean that I go to. I also buy playing cards, keychains, pencils, pens, and bottle openers. I have certain themes for everyone that I stick with when I go on vacation. Like one person gets playing cards. Another family gets bottle openers, etc. This is one way I found I can keep somewhat organized while shopping for souvenirs and then remember who I got what for.😅
It's not big or expensive some people may think it's silly but I always buy a refrigerator magnet from the ship
My husband has bought me a few pieces of jewelry on our last two cruises. They are beautiful and we got good deals. I always remember our time on the cruises when I wear them.
I buy key chains on the cruise and in ports. I use them as cmas ornaments as they are cheaper and serve the same purpose
We loved buying t-shirts, my husband likes to collect them. I have bought shawls and hats for $10 also cologne for my husband that we tend to forget. We one thing we did on a Disney Wish cruise took was buy coffee on the Disney mug that actually was at a reasonable price.
On my recent cruise to Alaska, I bought a magnet (I collect these), the HAL travel mug that they served hot cocoa in on Glacier Bay day (but strangely didn't charge me for it?), and a very pretty HAL apron (I'd been looking to buy a new apron, and this pattern caught my eye).
I bought a bag (purse) onboard Celebrity Reflection in November 2021, it is a Michael Kors, I haven’t stopped using it, and it is still in great shape. I paid half of what I would have paid at home! Buy Tee-shirts, cover ups, shawls, liquor, the list can go on, LOL
The charm bracelets are cool! I like to collect post cards. Write the date on them and who I was traveling with! Also if friends are vacationing- just bring me a post card! I'll write who and when they went on it and put in my postcard rack. And I do the smashed penny machines because my late husband started collecting them and I still do them!
No matter what kind of vacation I’m on, I always search for Christmas ornaments!
Before buying alcohol onboard (or in a port), have an idea of prices in your local area BEFORE you go. In the past, we never really knew if prices were competitive or not, so this time I had checked on prices of some items we might be willing to buy onboard. I found that most prices weren't as good as I could get at home, but a couple of items WERE much cheaper, so we took advantage of that.
T shirts. I love t-shirt souvenirs. Don't take much space and a great memory. I'm still wearing the watch I bought on Princess after I lost my watch. Only $60 and I love it.
I totally forgot until I saw the cruise ship ornament in your video - we have only been on one cruise so far and it was for our honeymoon 15 years ago. We bought an ornament and two cheap rings & put the rings on the string of the ship ornament. I completely forgot because we haven't had a Christmas tree for about 5 or 6 years. Thanks for reminding me!! :D We're going on our 2nd cruise next April/May for our anniversary and I will probably get a magnet or something like that.
I collect magnets from the cruise ports, and I just started collecting the ship replicas. The only one I've missed was the Caribbean Princess.
In the US, Clinique products are cheaper on their website, especially during the frequent sales. L'Occitane (Hand Cream for sure, unclear about their other products) is a deal however.
I'm a shot glass person. I buy glasses of places I've been to or cruise ships I've been on or sports stadiums I've watched games in, but I try to avoid the really generic ones we see everywhere. If I can get something with landmarks or local imagery (i.e. the slightly less generic shot glasses) then I'm pretty happy.
To be honest, I don't think you can go wrong with tiny souvenirs as a memento of trips.
I love the Santa ornaments usually on Carnival.
Hi llana 😊 I love the spa , my last cruise I bought skincare, got my hair n nails done and a shirt for my husband !! It’s always nice to see what they have !!
I like the "gold by the inch" sale on princess cruises and the crystal ring's. I also buy the duty free Clinique moisture surge,oh and also the Pandora style charms. Also craft kits that they sell at the craft classes .
Hi Ilana. On our May Celebrity cruise from Hawaii my wife made a beautiful "Hot Glass" turtle. We have it displayed in our dining room and is a great memory of our trip.
I am sad that I did not start collecting the ship models for the first 2 cruises I went on. I think it is a really cool idea to collect them and now I will just have to rebook the Norwegian Joy and the Celebrity Millennium! Although I like the idea of the Christmas ornaments also, as they take up way less space and would only been seen a month a year.
I’m going on my first cruise in august and I plan to collect a ship replica 🤗
I love the $10 sales, but I haven’t seen them as often on recent cruises. Our last Princess cruise they only had a small table and not much of interest on it.
@Shelia …. You are right, I was so disappointed because I couldn’t locate the $10 Store, then inside of two other stores that’s joined together, a very small corner as a few things or $10! #CARNIVALCRUISE can you please bring back the $10 Dollar Store; so many of us really look forward to purchasing something from the store on our cruises 🛳🛳
I wish I could find more ship ornaments, I do get magnets from ports for myself and one of my best friends. I do donate to St. Jude, I use the shirts to sleep in.
I don't buy mugs on the ship, but I do buy a coffee cup at every port. It reminds me of good times with every morning cup of coffee. My son is a mixologist and speakeasy manager, so I get him a shotglass in each port.
I love the Christmas ornament idea!
We are cruising soon for the first time since our honeymoon 30 years ago❤️
I collect magnets from the ports as well as one of the ship. Very inexpensive and easy to transport home. I have bought jewelry on a cruise ship. At the glass blowing exhibition, I made a Christmas ornament. It is displayed on a beautiful ornament stand all year long. Great memory of that cruise. I also collect dolls. I am very particular in what I want. If I see one that is NOT mass produced, usually handmade on an island, I will buy it. My husband helps me choose them. We want one that represents the culture of the island. My favorite is one from Martinique. The doll's dress and headdress are made from banana leaves! I have some hand embroidered ones. I have a Precious Moment Eskimo doll that I bought in Alaska. I was lucky enough to meet the designer.She signed it on the bottom of one of the shoes. Very special. Ships used to sell a drink of the day when you first board the ship. It was in a logo glass. We have several of those as well. Don't know if they do that anymore.
I try to collect a ship miniature ornament. I then put the date of that cruise on the bottom. Our family Christmas Tree has become a memory of our travels and ornaments from special people in our lives.
My last cruise they were out of the ornaments so I got the larger miniature and may start a collection.
I like magnets, lots on our fridge keeping our grandchildren's artwork up. And definitely mugs. I bet our preteen grandsons would be interested in beach towels. Toddler granddaughter loves stuffie toys. Whatever we decide on, it will be fun getting it home. One grandson loves his playing cards after his great-grandmother taught him solitaire, and last summer's cruise on the Canadian Empress, we brought him a deck from there, and his older brother a pair of gloves with port and starboard embroidered on the appropriate glove. Their dad is a shotglass fan.
It was nice meeting you this weekend on the Carnival Venezia
for the transitioning cruise we did that was 22 days, I actually got from either Personalization mall or miles kimball a cruise ship with the year put on for both us and my parents who joined us on the cruise. We also get shot glasses on vacation and try to get them in ports when on a cruise. We also have one of those cases but no glass. I like that case better! We have tumblers from Carnival during our Caribbean trips. We haven't cruised since 2017 when we did a christmas eve to new years even out of Nawlins. It was paid for us by a relative to get ~15 of the relatives together. He had stock in I think it was Carnival so he got a great deal. We just had to pay for a balcony upgrade )we ended up doing obstructed balcony but it was still perfect!) We also drove down in a rental if I remember correctly to save money. One thing I love to get is a scooter delivered to our cabin because due to bursitis in my hips and low back discs out of place it's nice! we got to take it off the cruise ship to our hotel for the few extra days we stayed and they came to the hotel and picked it up.
In our early cruises in the beginning of the 2000's we did buy a necklace for me. In our transition cruise, we bought some beautiful rings to go with others I had. They had rainbow sapphires I think it was in them. I know it was rainbow but I have HORRID memory. We also have done the booze on the cruise thing. Shame you have to wait but worth it!
On the transition cruise we went from Alaska to Beijing. We booked a couple of days at the Hilton in the middle of downtown. We recommend a private tour guide than a group one. We were able to go to the Forbidden City, several cool shops on the way to the Great Wall, and great food! We got the guide suggestion from the hotel and had the guy for over 12 hours I think by the time we were done! I don't think we would have gotten the great insight as easily in a group. It did happen to be during an anniversary to the Square and it was more crowded than Times Square on NYE. They were telling locals just to stay home and watch it on TV. I don't do well with crowds so my dad and husband went out and it took them 3 hours to go 1 block! On our way home we stopped for a layover in Japan and got some really good liquor in the airport that my hubby mistakenly brought down on a visit with some friends and they were having a party and well you can figure the rest out. :)
My mom had a scooter for that trip and lent it to me to go to a chop stick store my dad and hubby had scoped out. I was able to maneuver around the tiny shop without hurting a thing! Apparently scooters weren't well known there and I had all sorts of people stopping me to ask questions. I did do donuts in it to drive my dad crazy outside. :)
I still say the one thing we don't go without on cruises is a hydropak like camelback. You can fill it with ice in warmer places and some bottled water so you also stay hydrated! Keeps your hands free to do other things! #1 thing we tell people all the time. ok I've written a novel....sorry! Jeanne
Don't necessarily collect and have only cruised once, but I am always on the lookout for good insoles for work and exercise (on my feet all day at work), Royal had good feet insoles on our ship which I purchased, best insole purchase ever!
I bought a pink jacket hoodie with zipper. I love it!! Yes I used it on cruise ship because at night it got chillly.
We purchase the ship's T-shirt - well at least we try to limit it to a couple of shirts! Cruising with DCL (Disney) is just like being at WDW with souvenirs EVERYWHERE. It's really hard to say - Ooooh ....No, we have enough.
It's hard when the t-shirts go on sale
@@Lisa-je5bb Yes. Especially when it is the last cruise of the season (Alaska) and everything's on sale. I got a bunch of clothing.
I collect the cruise ship models. I have them at work on a shelf over my desk. I also buy the cruise logo shirts.
Something I have collected on all my trips I’ve taken is collector spoons from each state. I’ve only been on one cruise after I graduated high school, and I most definitely still have my collectors spoon from Rhapsody of the Seas!
The things that I love buying on cruises are items from the $10 store. I have bought very nice scarves and night handbags. I also love jewelry and the gold by the inch items. I don’t have more space for mugs or shot glasses LOL, and after realizing that my new fridge is not magnetic, I stopped buying magnets. I loved the idea of hanging the cruise cards on the tree. I will find a place to hang them because that could be a conversation starter.
Love these suggestions including the ones about playing cards and sweat shirts in cold destinations. Great ideas!
I was discussing this subject earlier with a friend for our upcoming cruise in 17 days, and she mentioned she purchased some nail files or nail clippers with cruise or locations, I’m going to look for these too! I usually buy refrigerator magnets from the ship and eat port. I also like a few T-shirts. I wish I would see more shirts with cruise name that’s reasonably priced instead of just the cruise line.
I love my ship models ...... And christmas 🎄 Ornaments, also key chains
I have a mug collection and always get a mug of the ship. I was on the Norwegian Epic in May June and I purchased a Norwegian Epic Starbucks mug as well.
Another interesting list and not really surprised any items. Yes Christmas ornaments are a must for me. I have been a hat guy so I have hats from a few cruise lines. Hadn't done a lot of jewelry shopping till a cruise to Hawaii and ended up buying my wife emerald earrings which were a good deal but more importantly looked amazing on her.
Happy cruising Illana.
What a fun vlog! My husband collects magnets and hats but mostly buys in port. I collect the HAL ceramic tiles that they give us. Also buy ornaments.
I buy an ornament from each cruise and each port. I buy them from every place I travel to
I made a kakui nut lei by hand on my hawaiin cruise.i have it hanging on my travel wall.its a great reminder
Haven't been on a cruise yet , but i do collect the snashed pennies. Started as a kid in the early 90s. My 2024 cruise coming up i hope to gather a few more.
I loved shopping onboard
Dorney Park magnet!! I live across the street from it!!
I'm thinking about the digital photo package, where you get all your pictures included. Then make a photo book when I get home
Great one!!
I collect Pandora charms so either buy a couple onboard if there is a Pandora shop or if not get them in a Pandora shop in port. I also buy postcards and a magnetic of the ports I visit. I have had to buy a hold-all before now to put all my purchases . I get playing cards that are sold off in the Casino for my son in law. They are like brand new and only cost2$ with the Cunard logo on.
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I used to buy collector spoons but I can't find them anymore so I buy small windchimes and hang those up.i usually wait until the end of the cruise when everything is on sale. I was able to buy a pair of water/Beach shoes to replace the ones I was wearing.they are nicer and cheaper than my old ones! I do miss the spoons
I pick up t shirts on sale, post cards and great shaving products from the spa.
I collect salt and pepper shakers. I have a collection of disney salt and pepper collection that fill 3 curios.
We collect ship models. After 20+ cruises, we have a nice collection for our son's nautical- themed room. We also buy Christmas ornaments from the ship and each port for our "vacation" tree. I'm a teacher, so I buy ink pens on board. I'm obsessed with Royal Caribbean's blue ink pens!
On the ship? A cap and a coffee mug (if it has the ship name). I'm still mowing the lawn wearing my Norwegian Dawn hat. Sadly, my Jewel of the Seas coffee mug broke, but the ship specifications had mostly already worn away. (Still have that cap, too.) 😊
Yes I collect cruise models.😊
Hi Alana ❤ we have a boat shelf live in Australia 4 houses from our beach we have a med size model of the pacific jewel went on that 15 years ago since then we decorated the shelves with nautical things also I have a fridge magnet too that reminds me of the fun I had on a our Neumea trip thank honey 😊❤
Hi Ilana! On our last cruise, from Rotterdam to Fort Lauderdale, we purchased polar fleece hoodies (Baltic brand). These are very good quality and the sales rice was just right. Also, as gifts for family and friends, we got a stack of magnetic picture frames. People love these! Great gifts.
When I travel i usually get everybody a t-shirt & me a magnet. I'm not opposed to a coffee mug, but things can break when you fly.
I'm a scent bird. I double checked cologne prices vs Amazon while cruising. The on board prices were DEFINITELY higher.
My last 3 cruises on Princess, I got dichroic glass in in the form of palm sized sea shells. Absolutely gorgeous and I have them on the bookshelf at the top of the stairs where I see them every day. I am sure they don't carry those anymore in the gift shop but I guarantee that I will look for them.
Good ideas. I collect the cups😊
We too collect Christmas ornaments. However we must have Beach towels.
I’m going on my first cruise next month and I’ve been wanting to start collecting the cruise ship
Models :)
I shop the Invicta watches onboard.
Important know what you are looking at. Not all Invicta watches are a good deal. That being said… on Royal with knowing what I was looking at, I did know what I was looking at and found a model I had been considering. The price was too high. They got a manager involved and approved a price match for me. This saved quite a bit of $$$ since now I didn’t have to pay shipping and tax. This trick works best in the store vs when they have the watches out on the table in the promenade. It never hurts to ask.
I collect pins so looking to add to my collection.
Our next cruise may be the opportunity to get the Omega or Tudor watch I can't find locally. And Bourbon
St Jude's Build-A-Bear on carnival...
I love magnets, shot glasses and tees.
My first cruise I bought a watch . It only worked about a month after I got home and ink pens don’t last. But I love my hoodie! And we loved our travel cups we got when we purchased our drink package. Non alcoholic.
These are all great! I’m a sucker for the tee shirts and we always hit the candy store. We don’t eat a lot of candy at home, so it’s a real treat. We also had success with a beautiful watch that has remained lovely for over 15 years. Some jewelry isn’t great for lasting, but the watch is nice.
On our last cruise on Carnival's Celebration, we bought our 4 grandchildren 1 of every gummy they had in the candy store! They absolutely loved it!