21 BEST Disney Cruise Packing List Items
If you are preparing for a Disney Cruise, you are likely making a list of the things you will need to bring. While there are certain things you will be able to buy on board, there are certain items you are better off packing in your luggage. We have a Disney Cruise packing list that includes 21 items we consider essentials.
Of course, you will need clothes, but much of that will depend on your destination.
Our Disney Cruise Packing list contains all the things you might not be thinking of, but will certainly use while on your cruise, regardless of your destination.
Disney Cruise Line is known for stocking staterooms with a great number of items (like shampoo, bodywash, and hairdryers), but there are a few things we think you should make sure you have packed in your suitcase:
Disney Cruise Packing List
Packing for a Disney Cruise can be overwhelming, so we hope that our list helps you remember to bring things you might not have thought about.
Need luggage for your next Disney Cruise?
Here are some of our favorite Disney Cruise luggage options that can take your trip to the next level:
- Travel to paradise with this American Tourister Stitch Disney hardside carry on. This bag will show off your personality while giving you all the bells and whistles you need while traveling.
- Spinner Wheels roll with smooth single spinner wheels
- Scratch Resistant with ABS rugged hardside shell and updated Stitch artwork
- Telescopic steel tube trolley handle adjusts to the user’s height
- Airline Approved – the carry on is perfect to bring aboard most major airlines
- 28″ SPINNER LUGGAGE maximizes your packing power and is the ideal checked bag for longer trips
- PACKING Dimensions: 21.0″ x 13.25 ” x 9.0″. OVERALL Dimensions: 23.0″ x 16.0″ x 11.0″, Weight: 6.1 lbs
- 10 YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY: American Tourister products are rigorously tested to ensure our products meet stringent standards. This set comes with a 10-year warranty against defects in materials and workmanship
- BOOK OPENING CASE with mesh divider made of flexible fabric designed to help create a separate compartment inside your suitcase for added organization and security
- CROSS STRAPS Secure the contents of your luggage to help prevent shifting that can cause damage, also help keep the contents of your luggage organized
- FOUR MULTI-DIRECTIONAL SPINNER WHEELS for easy mobility, rolls upright so there is no weight on your arm or shoulder
- BEVELED PUSH BUTTON locking retractable pull handle
- LARGE PACKING Compartment with mesh pocket on interior panel
- FUN DISNEY branded inside lining
- Custom Design: Features iconic Mickey Mouse ears on a vibrant green exterior for a fun and unique look. Dimensions: 22″h x 13.5″w x 8.5″d.
- Retractable Handle: Designed with a retractable trolley handle for easy maneuvering
- Smooth Rolling Wheels: Equipped with four wheels for effortless, stable mobility in any direction
- Durable Exterior: Constructed with ABS and PC film materials for a strong and resilient finish
- Expansion: Includes an expansion zipper for extra storage space when needed
Am I missing anything? If you have something to add to our Disney Cruise packing list, please comment below!
Decorations for your cabin door.
Thanks! Disney is pretty strict about what you can put on your door. We were going to get one of the hanging attachments, but totally slipped our minds. Thanks for adding this to the list!
Almost everyone on our cruise had their doors and walls covered in magnets. We didn’t have any issues. This year we are doing battery Christmas lights too.
there is a formal night… so bring a prom dress or cocktail dress
There is a formal night, but it isn’t as fancy as you might think. But yes, you will want to make sure that you pack a dress.
If you plan on getting drinks from the pool deck (sodas, coffee, tea…) it is nice to bring your own cup or travel mug since the cups are so small. I do think you still need to use the little cups to fill your own cup though, I can’t remember.
Also, even though you put sunscreen if you are someone who forgets to reapply and burn (like me) it is nice to also have Aloe Vera or another type of sunburn relief. My husband and I got burnt in the middle of the cruise and all the sunburn relief on the ship was already sold out!
Great tips!
Water bottle or tervis cup to refill. Dish soap to wash :)
Yes. I even bring a pump bottle of hand soap. I’m not a big fan on bar soap.
Ponytail holders……to pull your hair up/back, just in case
No doubt! Hair ties are essential for the pool and castaway cay!
Bring at least one night light. It’s pitch black in the rooms at night. My kids wanted them and it made it easier for DH and I to navigate the unfamiliar cabin at night.
Bring a watch. There are few clocks on the ship and you’ll want to know when to get ready for dinner. We used an inexpensive athletic watch on the strap of our beach bag.
Yes! That is a great tip! It is so hard to find the bathroom in the middle of the night.
When we sailed on the Disney Fantasy, they now have a night light switch for the overhead light. Flip it one way and the light is on full power. Flip it the other direction and it creates a very soft glow in the area with the bunk beds. Once we closed the curtain, it was dark on our side but had just enough light in the kid’s area to keep our kiddo comfortable.
That is a wonderful feature. The room gets so dark (especially interior rooms) that it’s nice to have a some light for little ones.
There never seems to be enough counter space in the bathroom for my toiletries, so I started cruising with a small hanging toiletry bag. It hangs on the towel bar and has enough compartments for me to store everything I need for our voyage. No more wet makeup brushes!
We like having a small magnetic dry erase board for messages to others in our party during the day. My kids love to draw and also enjoy decorating it based on events going on around the ship.
We bring a over door shoe holder that works great for holding all sorts of things. You can get them at Dollar Store. Love the Dry Erase board idea!
Disney no longer allows over the door shoe holders. They damage the doors.
We didn’t have any problem in December 2015, but it may depend on your room steward & if they enforce it.
We still use the over the door shoe holder but instead of hanging it over the door we use those Magnetic Hooks and hook it to that, then stick it to the wall. We also use the magnetic hooks for hanging up bath suits in the bathrooms. They don’t damage the walls and we’ve never had a problem with them.
What a great idea! I need to get some of those before our next cruise!
I just read that on their Not Allowed list. They also don’t allow pool toys or floats. The other items are normal.
This is true. The pool is way too small for floats! You can bring your own pool & beach toys to Castaway Cay though.
Get for the kids and even the adults the bracelets that help with nauseousness and dizziness Fromm the movement rather than the medication you can get them from a dive shop or order online. They work great and they are soft material and can get wet. We also took our own snorkeling for cay for the kids.
Yes, we’ve been lucky and haven’t noticed any movement on our cruises, but if you are prone to seasickness those bracelets will be valuable to have.
How do you get bottled water onto the ship if you are flying? It was you can take that and alcoholic beverages (only a certain amount) in your carry on, but you can’t carry that onto a plane! We are flying non-stop to Orlando and taking the Disney shuttle bus to the port. Any suggestions?
If you are flying in the day/eve before, take a rideshare service from MCO to the nearby Walgreens (Semoran Rd.) and back. There’s a Starbucks and several restaurants in the same area as the Walgreens, too.
Does that particular Walgreens sell wine?
You would need to pack it in luggage that would be checked in, not carry on.
Please do not pack drinks in carry on luggage at the port. They should be carried on. The porters are not very gentle with the luggage and if your bottles of water break, they can make a mess of your things and other people’s things, too.
There is no pirate night for Alaska cruises. Keep the pirate costumes home and bring rain gear. Don’t over pack; you may have tea with a princess but you won’t have dinner with the queen of England . We, my husband and I, did the two week cruise on the Wonder through the Panama canal with only a roll on each. Yes, the Mouse is very strict on over the door anything. Use magnetic hooks and clips.
Why birth certificates? Also, do they definitely have puddle jumpers to use or buy? I don’t want to fly with those. Thanks!
If you have a passport, you won’t need your birth certificate. Complimentary flotation vests are available on the pool decks aboard all Disney ships. You can’t take them off the ship, but they are available at Castaway Cay and on most Disney Excursions involving water/ beach activities.
We understand that we can carryon 2 bottles of wine or 6 beers. Will I be able to take a corkscrew in carryon or checked luggage?
The power strips aren’t allowed. You can bring a multiple usb strip but not with plug ins.