Monthly Archives: February 2023

Cruise, Travel

Cruise Packing List

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Planning to go on a cruise in the next few months? Here’s a packing list to help ensure that you’ll be ready to go.

  1. Clothing
  2. Gear and Electronics
  3. Other Necessities
  4. Ship and Cabin Accessories
  5. Hotel Accessories
  6. Flight Travel Accessories

Clothing

  • Swimsuits
  • Shorts/Pants
  • T-Shirts/Casual Dress Shirts
  • Water shirt
  • Sunglasses
  • Sandals
  • Water Shoes
  • Walking Shoes
  • Hats
  • Belt

Gear and Electronics

  • Camera and chargers
  • Underwater camera
  • Backpacks
  • Phone and charging cords
  • Snorkel Gear
  • USB charging hub
  • Extra charging cords
  • Money Belts
  • Tablets
  • Cell Phone Chain/Lanyard
  • GoPro
  • Tripod/Selfie Stick

Other Necessities

  • Passports
  • Printed Flight, Hotel, Car Rental, Tour Reservations/Cruise Documents (might not be accessible from ship or even on land)
  • Cosmetics
  • Sunscreen / Aloe Lotion
  • Eye Glasses/Contact Lenses (including spares)
  • Prescription Medication
  • Books/Kindles
  • Bug spray
  • Prepaid visa/mastercard
  • Cash
  • Dramamine / Motion sickness pills
  • Acetaminophen / Ibuprofen
  • Water Bottles

Ship and Cabin Accessories

  • Magnetic Hooks
  • Travel Detergent
  • Luggage Tags
  • Lanyards

Hotel Accessories

  • Outlet Adapter (for foreign hotel rooms)
  • Travel CO monitor (for foreign hotel rooms)

Flight Travel Accessories

  • Luggage Scale
  • Head Pillow
  • Luggage Straps
Colorado, Outdoors, Skiing

Loveland Ski Area

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Tango Road at Loveland Ski Area

Our ski and snowboard journey took us to Loveland Ski Area which sits right off the I-70 at the entrance to the Eisenhower/Johnson tunnel at the continental divide. This ski area is more basic with lifts in two areas (Loveland Valley and Loveland Basin), a few eateries, a rental shop and no on-site lodging.

We actually found that the Basin area is much more enjoyable than the Valley area. The Valley area has only a couple lifts and is meant for beginner skiers and snowboarders. Since my kids have progressed tremendously in one season we had no reason to spend much time in this area which was also quite crowded.

After returning by shuttle bus to the Basin area we had more fun on more interesting terrain and it was also less crowded (and the people actually less rude and willing to wait in line to get onto the lifts).

While we enjoyed the nearby Arapahoe Basin area which is just over Loveland Pass when we went to it a few years ago, Loveland was somewhat disappointing overall. We’ll head further on to a larger resort next time we go skiing.