How to Pack Smart for Your Alaska Cruise

Your Alaska cruise tour will owe much of its success or otherwise to what you pack. This is because the Alaska weather is unpredictable, and can catch you unprepared.

What you pack on your Alaska tour holiday also depends on which part of the continent you will be visiting.

But follow these tips, and you will have some of the best times of your life on the Alaska luxury cruise.

1. During your Alaska cruise vacation, temperatures could swing from single digits to 20 degrees Celsius. Hence, dress in layers, so you can take off or as add as required.

2. It might rain, so do pack stuff like a raincoat, an umbrella, a pair of walking shoes which you can afford to get wet or dirty. Also, get a waterproof jacket, preferably the thin types, so that they do not take too much space in your suitcase and at the same time prevent you from having a wet, miserable day outdoors.

3. Pack a pair of gloves. Even on sunny days, it might be chilly if you are next to a glacier.

4. Most Alaska cruise ships do have one or two formal wear dining days. For such occasions, tuxedos are fine for men. If you don’t want to or have forgotten to pack one, don’t fret. You can usually rent a tuxedo on board. Women can wear a long or short evening dress as they choose. Again, though some Alaska cruise lines like Cunard are particular about the formal dressing, others have loosened up.

5. Alaska offers many a memorable long walk. But do not bring new shoes as they may cause blisters from the walks; get old ones instead. Also, get some rugged clothing for outdoor activities.

6. Though it may seem fancy to wear one dress only once on the cruise, you will end up with a bulky suitcase. Cheap Alaska cruises do offer you laundry services for a fee or have coin-operated laundry facilities. Recycling clothes on your cruise trip is okay.

Whatever you do, do not over pack. Because, your cruise cabin will be small, so pack light and pack smart for an unforgettable Alaska cruise.