Cruise Packing List & Checklist

Check in online and save your boarding passes offline

Buy travel insurance and save the policy offline

Keep a backup card and emergency cash apart from your wallet

Check your cruise line's document rules: a passport is safest, even on a round-trip US cruise

Get BSD cash / a no-forex-fee card

Check visa requirements for Bahamas

Get MXN cash / a no-forex-fee card

Check visa requirements for Mexico

Copies of passport and bookings (paper + phone)

Tell your bank your travel dates and check foreign transaction fees

Leave your itinerary, emergency contacts and a passport copy with someone at home

Passport (valid 6+ months past your return)

Wallet with ID, driver's licence, health insurance card and payment cards

House and car keys, in your carry-on

Small bills for tips and porters

Money belt or hidden pouch for passport and spare cash

Underwear ×8

Per person

Socks ×6

Per person

Tops ×6

Per person

Trousers, skirts or shorts ×3

Per person

Comfortable walking shoes

Light layer (sweater or hoodie)

Sleepwear

Change of clothes in your carry-on

Flip-flops or shower sandals

Swimsuit

Sunglasses

Formal-night outfit

Belt

Light scarf, shawl or travel blanket for cold planes and buses

Compression socks

Outfit for the ship's theme night (a pirate night, a white party)

Set up an eSIM or roaming plan for data

Check in online and download your cruise line's app

Install local apps: Uber, DiDi

Check your line's power-strip rules: surge protectors are banned on most ships

Download an offline map & language pack for Bahamas

Download an offline map & language pack for Mexico

Phone charger, with USB-C and USB-A cables

Power bank, in your carry-on (never in a checked bag)

Headphones or earbuds (noise-canceling for flights)

Laptop or tablet and charger (if you bring one)

Travel adapter

Bahamas uses Type A/B sockets.

Multi-port USB charger or short extension cord

Camera with a spare battery and memory card

Luggage tracker (AirTag or similar) in checked bags

List your medications by generic name, with a doctor's note

Ask a travel clinic whether you need malaria pills

CDC lists malaria in Mexico: Campeche, Chiapas, and the southern part of Chihuahua state Rare in the states of Oaxaca, Sinaloa, Sonora, and Tabasco No malaria transmission along the U.S.–Mexico border

Drink bottled or filtered water

Tap water isn't safe to drink in Bahamas and Mexico; skip ice and brush with bottled.

Toothbrush, toothpaste and floss

Toiletry bag: deodorant, shampoo and conditioner, body wash, razor

Clear quart bag for carry-on liquids (100 ml / 3.4 oz each)

Prescription medication and daily vitamins (with a copy of the prescription)

Glasses or contacts, solution, eye drops and a spare pair (if you wear them)

Hairbrush or comb, and hair products

Face wash and moisturizer

Makeup and makeup remover (if you wear it)

Basic meds: pain relief, antidiarrheal, antacid, antihistamine, cold medicine

Small first-aid kit

Hand sanitizer

Travel wet wipes

Earplugs

Sleep eye mask

Lip balm with SPF

Nail clippers, nail file and tweezers

Period products (if you need them)

Contraception (if you use it)

Blister plasters and anti-chafe balm

Pocket tissues or a small roll of toilet paper

Seasickness patches or tablets (ask a pharmacist which suits you)

Perfume or cologne (if you wear it)

Boarding-day bag with swimsuit, medication and documents (checked bags reach your cabin hours later)

Reusable water bottle

Daypack

Zip bags in a few sizes

Packable tote or shopping bag

Laundry bag for dirty clothes

Luggage tags and a lock

Anti-theft crossbody bag

Lanyard for your cabin key card

Packing cubes

Small flashlight or headlamp

Travel neck pillow

Snacks and gum for the journey

Book or e-reader

Magnetic hooks for the cabin walls

Over-the-door organizer for the cabin