I know it is close to cruise time when I pack my backpack and the bag I plan on bringing our wine in. I have done it so many times at this point it is second nature.

In my backpack I have:

fan for stateroom and the cord for it.

my jewelry in the container

travel documents folder

misting fan

metal straws

face masks

small umbrella

rain pancho’s

small notebook but this may end up in my purse. Only time will tell.

fan necklace (yes a battery operated fan you wear as a necklace and it came in hand on embarkation day for the Vista cruise we were on in August).

Uno cards

And this is how it looks packed!!!

Our “wine” bag is actually a weekender bag I purchased on Amazon. It works great as a way to bring our wine on board. On this trip, it will also double as our beach bag! This bag contains:

wine (to be purchased in the next day or two)

2 beach towels (to wrap the wine in and to use on our excursion we have booked in Cozumel).

plastic reusable wine glasses and champagne flutes (both are stemless, LOL).

In a container, I have our corkscrew, napkins, dish soap, and a sponge so I can wash our glasses and our metal straws.

2 Coozies for our canned beverages.

Now I am really ready to go, but there is still some things that need to be completed. For instance, I still need to purchased some wine or champagne.