Some people love to pack, and some people hate it. Personally, I fall into the former category. I love the idea of preparing for an adventure away from the everyday mundane routine. However, I’ve gone through situations where I’ve underpacked and overpacked. How do you avoid either? Well, you read a list like this!

If you want to learn what NOT to take, take these packing tips.

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Must-Haves:

Plane tickets, or e-tickets

Cruise tickets and documents

Passport (visa if necessary)

Driver’s license

Auto insurance slip or card

Medical insurance card or Health card if you’re Canadian

Copies of your prescriptions

List of medicines you might be bringing

Credit cards

Debit and/or ATM cards

Prepaid phone cards

Unlocked SIM cell phone and charger with adapter if necessary

Local SIM card

Cash

Traveler’s checks

List of emergency contacts

Optional, But Fun or Useful:

Sunglasses

Guidebooks such as Lonely Planet or Frommer’s

Netbook (these are really cheap and small)

Digital camera (preferably an SLR with close- and long-range lenses)

Batteries or charger for digital camera

Extra memory cards for your digital camera

Sony PSP or Nintendo DS and respective charger(s)

iPhone (the GPS, compass, alarm clock, contact list, internet browsing, email etc. come in handy) or other capable smartphone

For the Obssessive-Compulsive, or Those With Macgyver Complexes:

Duct tape (only you, imagining yourself as Macgyver can think of uses for this)

corkscrew (because why would a fully-equipped cruise ship have this on board?)

umbrella (because it rains indoors on a cruise ship)

Swiss Army Knife (this is survival gear,baby)

Crazy glue (you never know when you’ll have to seal someone’s lips)

A deck of cards (if the TV, internet, all the fun activities and people all die, you could play cards)

Clothes pins (because you want to do you laundry yourself, AND like its 1885 baby!)