We are 15 weeks or 105 days away from our cruise on the Carnival Dream.  And to think is started out as a secret from my husband and told him about on Christmas.  Times is really flying by!!!  This cruise has special meaning to us as we will be celebrating the 17th anniversary of our honeymoon cruise.  The dates are the exact same.  We are leaving from the same port.  The only differences are the ship and one port of call.  But that doesn’t matter to us at all.

So with the cruise quickly approaching, it is time for me to start making my lists.  I will have a checklist for everything.  Our goal is to limit ourselves to carry-on only.  I’m not saying we can do it but I’m not saying we can’t.  But we are definitely going to give it a try.

The important list is the clothes we will need.  I make a list by day and what we would need for that day.  I do this in an attempt to control the number of items I take.  Typically I still end up over-packing.  But it has helped me cut things down tremendously.

Then I have the very important travel first aid kit.  This is important and can come in handy.  But the goal is to not need it if at all possible.  Of course, the antacids will definitely been used because…  well, Warm Chocolate Melting Cake….  HELLO!!!!

And then there is the master list.  Everything I think I will need goes on this list.  Once the list is completed, I will break it down by category and how it will be packed.   By doing this, I will know where everything is.  Hopefully, that is.

I should mention, on our last cruise, we used packing cubes for a big majority of our clothes with minimal in a garment bag.  I’m not sure how things will play out once we starting packing in August.  But I am excited to use the cubes again!

So now we wait.  My plan is to be packed early so the days leading up to our travel day is less stressful.  I know on the drive to Galveston, I will constantly be checking to make sure I have our boarding passes, passports, reservation confirmations, and other necessities because that is just how I am.

My plan with this series is to update weekly on things that we are planning on doing in the ports of call and what I have already put aside to pack… in August!!!!

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