Alaska Cruise Packing - Survey Results

We surveyed folks who had recently cruised to Alaska for what they wished they packed. Here are the results!

• Illness related items - many said that these items are expensive and/or hard to find on board or in the small towns

  • Motion sickness

    • bonine

    • scopolamine patches

    • ginger lozenges

    • sea bands

  • Respiratory illness (this isn’t political, folks. There are a lot of bugs going around this year. Best to be prepared.)

    • covid tests

    • paxlovid

    • cold medicine

    • cough drops

    • allergy medicine

    • saline nasal spray

  • Digestive illness

    • anti-diarrheal medicine

    • antacid

  • bleach wipes

  • hand sanitizer

  • masks

  • general pain/fever relief like tylenol or advil

• Clothing items

  • waterproof, warm shoes/boots that are already broken in

  • waterproof pants

  • rain poncho with hood

  • waterproof hat of some kind

  • gloves (waterproof is best)

  • short sleeve shirts and/or shorts as a base layer (with all the walking you can get pretty warm)

  • raincoat that covers your butt, for sitting on wet surfaces.

  • slippers for hanging out in your room

• Miscellaneous

  • bar soap (most cruise lines only provide liquid soap)

  • your favorite snacks

  • an analog wristwatch - the lack of cell towers means your phone/smart watch may not change time automatically. Seattle and Alaska are not on the same time zone.

• Sight seeing items

  • good quality binoculars

  • a good camera

    • waterproof camera case

    • zoom lens

  • walking stick