Packing needs vary depending on your destination, cruise line, and planned activities.

SHORT LIST: 

In general, we recommend bringing:

• Passport or required travel documents
• Prescription medications
• Comfortable walking shoes
• Casual daytime clothing
• Evening attire (if desired)
• Swimwear
• Sun protection
• Chargers and electronics
• Cruise boarding documents

We'll often provide additional packing suggestions before your sailing, especially if your cruise includes themed events or hosted group activities.

DETAILED TO-DO AND PACKING LIST:

Trip To-Do & Sample Packing Checklist

We did our best to think of everything you could possibly need, but….we are not YOU. 

So this list may not be exhaustive of everything you need to do or pack. 

Suggested To-Do List:

• Passport:  Double-check your passport expiration date; consider expediting renewal if expiration is within 6 months after your travel dates.

  • Visa requirements? If you are traveling from overseas, confirm any visa requirements for traveling to the United States. While you do not need a passport 

  • Passports are highly recommended but not necessarily required (US and Canadian citizens may board with other documentation, such as a birth certificate. See full information here.

  • See more here.

• Get the Apps:  Download and log into both the Bliss Cruise App and the Celebrity Cruise app. Use your Bliss Confirmation number and Celebrity booking numbers to sign in!! Once in, you’ll want to: 1)     Complete the check in process on the Celebrity app (passport or ID required);  Create your profile on the Bliss app; 3) Browse workshops and events in the Bliss app and flag your favorites or register for paid events before they sell out; 4) Explore pre-cruise discounted offerings in the Celebrity app (Wi-Fi, drink packages, excursions, and more). These are offered at lower prices before the cruise, so don’t wait until you board to purchase.

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• Schedule & Book:  Plan your trip! Review the schedule and scroll through the offerings on the apps and and flag your favs.

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• Theme Nights:  Plan for the Nightly Themes!!

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  Join the Attendee Info Session:  most of our events will have a pre-cruise info session or online meet up. 

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• Travel Insurance:  (health and trip cancellation): We recommend both third-party travel health and trip cancellation insurance. Note the difference between travel insurance and travel medical. Some plans have both. At the very least you want to have travel medical. Travel insurance also usually includes trip cancellation, lost luggage, trip delays, etc .but is more expensive. GeoBlue  and Travel Safe are examples of options. See more info here.

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• Mobile Phone/Text/Data Plans:  Check your mobile phone/data plan for international or cruise ship  plans or data rates (there is wi-fi on the ship but at a cost. but if you need to text or make calls or use your phone outside of the resort, you may need to buy an international or roaming plan. Hint, we suggest using airplane mode when you board or turning off roaming unless you know you have a plan that will not charge if you connect to other networks at sea.

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• Fill out a hold mail request with the USPS to hold your mail.

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• Email Autoresponder:  Set your email (especially work email) to auto respond so nobody bothers you! Then throw your phone in the sea and forget it while on vacation… 

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• Schedule Babysitters/pet sitters/boarding/plant waterers/house sitters etc. 
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• Pack! A handy sample checklist is below. 

  • Cruise Policy:  What You Can (and Can’t) You Bring Onboard  

  • Consider US customs if you are traveling from another country. Here is some customs information. 

 Pro-Tip: Print your Celebrity or Royal Caribbean Porter Luggage Tags before you leave home: Go to https://www.celebritycruises.com/ or royalcaribben.comand sign in and look for the “Luggage tag” link. You can then tape them to your bag or use these handy cruise ship luggage tag holders. 

• But why do this? For cruise newbies, when you arrive at the port, you leave most of your luggage with a porter who will deliver it to your room later (But keep what you need for the day, e.g. bathing suit, change of clothes, sunscreen, and valuables, medications, etc.). When you get there, they will “make” a tag for you. Printing it now saves a lot of time and hassle, and gets you where you want to be faster (aka sitting by the pool drinking something colorful with an umbrella in it…Or something. 

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Sample Packing List 

General items:

Passport, Visas, Birth Certification, Driver’s license/ID/other documentation. Pro tip: photograph/scan your passport with your phone and store it in the cloud where you can get it on the web from any device.

Travel insurance documents if you bought insurance (keep in cloud as well)
 Medications, prescriptions, painkillers, etc. As a general rule for overseas travel, we recommend that you bring these in the original prescription bottles and that you have a letter from your doctor. Do not bring more than you will need for personal use for the length of your stay.*  Note we have never heard of anyone having an issue with this, but there is always a first. We normally recommend not bringing more than you need for your stay since they could be deemed for resale, but in this case, consider the possibility that your stay is extended due to travel delays, illness, etc.

Sunscreen SPF 30 or higher.  (Lots. No really, a lot more than that.)

Insect repellent. There are bugs in Jamaica and Mexico. They want you.. 

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  Sunglasses. There is a sun in in the Caribbean. Lots of it. 

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  Water Bottle.  

• Play kit & SexyToys:Toys:  sex toys & play, fetish, & BDSM toys, e.g.  

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    Condoms, lube, etc., 

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    NOTES / Caution

• ***Don’t bring weapons, knives/scissors with 4in+ blades, candles, or extension chords. (See article on what not to bring)
• ***Traveling from overseas? : Worried about taking kink toys through US customs?? We got ya - Here is the info! 

Door Decorations/magnets: It is common (but optional)o for people to decorate their cabin door. Each attendee will be given a special Kinky Crise door magnet! Beyond that, bring whatever you would like! Common items include dry erase boards, candy bins, pictures, and name signs. Your door is metal, so anything with magnets works well. 

PRO TIP: Get some Magnet Hooks for your cabin - seriously, these are game changer. Walls and ceiling are metal. The 50lbs ones work well.  This magnetic wall organizer is also a score. 

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  Backpack or bag to carry items stuff around resort  and for excurions (water and sand proof)

• Personal items/toiletries (there is body wash, shampoo, conditioner, a hair dryer, and body lotion in the rooms)

• Motion sickness medicine (if you ever get motion sick, you'll want this for the flight and to go on boats)

• Phones, Devices, and device chargers. Multi-port USB charger (highly recommended). Bring longer USB charging cables.

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  Waterproof mobile device cases, for example, this for $8.00.  

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  Books

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  Headphones

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  Credit Cards and Cash 

• Electrical adapters / Power converter. Most standard cabins will typically have: 2 U.S.-style outlets (110V) and 1 European-style outlet (220V). But see info on prohibited items like extension chords and power strips.

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Clothing: What do I wear?

Clothing in general:  Only parts of the ship are clothing optional (and at varying times), so nothing is always an option at times, cover-ups are required in many cases. See more info on nudity here. So, while you are encouraged to wear nothing or as little as you like when permitted, like in the dungeon and pool deck while at sea, you will definitely want to bring some sexy but “legal” outfits. That said, the dress culture on the ship ranges from formal to sexy slutty/scandalous, so you can push your limits even in the clothing-required areas (especially at night and for nightly themes). Consider a sarong or beach shirt, sexy swimsuits, lingerie,  lightweight fishnet type things, and easy to slip off shorts or bathing suits. Oh, and we suppose you should pack something appropriate for the flight back home… 

Also, don’t forget to pack for theme nights if you want to participate! There are nightly prizes at dinner.

Footwear: Flip flops and sandals to heals - just keep in mind the ship is large and you may find yourself walking a lot more every day than you expected. Of course, with all the great food on board, it is always good to get those steps in! 

Dining Attire: You cannot be nude in the main dining room or restaurants (with the exception of the restaurants in the clothing optional areas like the pool grill), but you can wear still typically attend wearing as little as you want, as long as your bits are minimally covered. So consider things like, sexy, almost nude lingerie, pasties, sheer clothing, fishnets, fetishwear,, etc.!  Many people dress sexy/kinky for dinner time or dress consistent with the nightly themes, but you just do you!). 

Workshops Attire:  Dress comfortably for workshops - this can range from beach attire, comfortable clothing, or nothing at all if you are in certain types of workshops (like play shops) in the play rooms or the dungeon or another space that is considered clothing optional. It really depends on the workshop, but you are free to dress (or undress) how you want during our workshops and nudity is usually permitted.

Play rooms and Parties: Nude, fetish wear , casual, lingerie, dressy…whatever you want! The dungeon and play rooms are clothing optional and sex positive during scheduled play times. In some play spaces nudity or near nudity is required.

General Suggested Clothing Packing list ideas: 

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  T-shirts/tanks/camisoles etc. 

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  Shorts/pants/yoga pants 

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  Sundresses, nicer clothes for evening meals, sexy outfits, lingerie, etc.

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  Costumes if you want to dress for the nightly themes.. 

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  Beach Cover ups/sarongs

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  Swimsuits.

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  Underwear/lingerie. 

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  Sandals/Flip flops

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  Comfortable shoes + dressier options

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  Light jacket or wrap

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  Hats

• Water shoes, or shoes you can get wet if you plan to go on certain excursions. 

•  Gym attire - there is a fully equipped gym - you must wear appropriate clothing (closed toe gym shoes and some kind of top or sports bra)