What I did with the small mesh laundry bags was use them as small packing cubes sswparates our socks , bras and underwear with those . They don’t last too long but it worked great my dollar tree had different sizes of those .
Fort Lauderdale has a great Dollar Tree within walking distance of the port hotels. I stop there the night before departure as we always come a day early. Then I don’t have to take up space and weight in my checked bag. I get the larger of the storage cubes which works great on floor of the closet to keep all my shoes together. I get full size laundry items. I leave whatever is left in the cube for the room steward when our cruise is over.
She must have a Super Dollar Tree in her area. The ones around me are not this well stocked and clean for that matter. Thanks for tips and your videos are really great.
I liked the idea of giving the room steward a goody bag to start off the cruise. I have never been on a cruise but am going to Alaska in June (yeaaa) are the room stewards generally men? Want to get a bag gender appropriate if possible. Love ur channel…so many tips for those of us who are total novices.
Dollar tree is a great place to grab some things you need for cruising or any type of travel. I really like your videos, they are so informative,you do a great job. Best of luck to you.
DO NOT buy these items at home! Buy them at a DT near the departure port. For example, Port Canaveral is near a wonderful DT right next to an excellent buffet restaurant. Since we fly in at least a day before sailing, we stock up at DT and then go to dinner. Do your homework and find a local DT.
I go grab those glow wands around the 4th of July, the red white and blue ones for my kids. It works to keep the kids happy while we wait for fireworks
We are heading out in April on our 1st cruise to celebrate our 25th anniversary. This video has been most helpful. we have 6 kids and my wife homeschooled them all. 3 have graduated and our last 3 are in the middle of their Senior year, they are triplets. We are looking forward to getting away!
Thank you!! The shower cap for your shoes and pill boxes for all the medicines are such great ideas!!! I always go to dollar tree and bring a million tiny boxes of medicines. Never again!
My first video of yours, popped up during my travel-tips TH-cam binge. 😂 I love your voice! I instantly subbed just because I love hearing you talk. The fact that your video had so many great tips was just a bonus 😀
I purchased the little magnetic dry erase board from our dollar tree for use on our last cruise and found that it neither sticks to the door or the walls of our interior cabin on Carnival Ecstasy. Had to use post it notes to leave messages on the door. Sticks just fine to my filing cabinet at home. Not much use on the cruise tho.
Great video!! ❤️ Just added glow sticks to my list. Also check out the CruisePak, it’s a great little First Aid bag with all kinds of stuff that you may need. 😎🛳
I always stock my first aid kit at Dollar Tree before a cruise. My biggest thing is their version of childrens benadryl. I have an allergy to Lobster so I always take it along. I also always bring cough drops.
Only thing about the sunscreen is that everyone should use reef safe sunscreen. In fact some excursions will not allow you to use sunscreen that isn’t reef safe.
O my look at the twins. I haven't seen them and Ethan in the while they're really growing into awesome young man. Thanks for always sharing wonderful and helpful information. Blessings Always 🙏
My wife and I shop there for our cruises. We love the pods for laundry. We also get the travel toothbrush packs. Anyways we will see you all in the vista Saturday here we come. We leave tomorrow night for our very long drive.
I have one of the bigger pill boxes, but that is such a good idea buying the smaller one. I am going to do that for our next cruise. I love these videos, reminds me of things I never would have thought of lol!
I feel your pain on the cough drops my wife got the 2 pack nyquil wal mart brand for $8 ran off without it sure enough guess what she needed yep$22 on the ship ouch
Depending on the airline as long as your liquids fit into a gallon size ziplock bag, it doesn’t matter on the size, I’ve done this on my trips to universal, through west jet and delta airlines
Jenny Bee ...I was worried about that myself, Jenny. I found a great door hang at Big Lots ($10) but opted not to get it for fear some might abscond with it. 🙁
I'd rather use zip lock bags for my shoes as any dirt on shoes will be contained better, and they work great for wet stuff or dirty clothes you have to pack back up to come home. Like all the travel ideas for cheap and disposables to make room in bags for trip back home.
Hahahahahaha No sniffling!!! I was watching that video The other day and I kept getting that distracted by the sniffling hahahaha It was still a great video, great content And this video was also good!!! Thank you Very helpful
I always love dollar tree videos? Are you making door decorations again? I’ll look forward to that video as well. I enjoyed your last door decor video.
Alisa how could i find out if the medical center on a norwegian ship has certain meds i could need if i have an attack for my Trigeminal Neuralgia to get it under control til we can get back. Its an iv medication.
I would call. Every medical center will carry the same meds. If it is an usually medication or something they are not 100% sure they will have on hand ask your doctor if he can arrange for you to bring it with you, if possible.
Your Dollar store has much more than ours! Great tips/suggestions!
It all depends on when you go there too.
Great ideas, love the candles one. Thanks. I am going with my husband and few couples in a cruise next year for our aniversary. 💕
EECC family is so fun to watch and Alisa is so informative on things. You guys are #goals as we grow our channel.
If your checking your bags you can take any size liquids you want👍 Just a FYI...
I am glad he doesn't have the sniffles this time lol. I loved the last video and showed my family at at our group cruise meeting.
Renee2383 I’m glad he’s better as well! It’s great seeing boys interaction with their mom. TFS
Your boys are adorable!!! 😍😍😍😍 Have a great time on your cruise. Can't wait to see the videos!!!
going on our cruise in 3 days! watching this made me run to my dollar tree and get these things! thanks!
Great vid! Dollar Tree is THE place to purchase cruise items. 😊
That is the BEST Dollar Tree that I've ever seen! WOW!! I'm kinda jealous...
Love me some Dollar Tree, especially before a cruise!! ❤️ Ours is coming up Sept 30, but I’m wanting to pack already!! 😂
Melissa Mac Im there with you lols
mine is Sept 22, and I've started packing. I'm so excited. I need to cut it by at least half, lol
Mine isn't untill like June 18 2020😭
@L Pat lol I am too😂
June 21 carnival freedom 2020
Your dollar tree store has much better things than mine does. All that travel size stuff i have never seen. So fun
Having a nurse for a mom is the best because she always buy enough medicine for our cruise trip.
Thank you so informative. I love cruising and and these are great tips. I have to say your Dollar Tree is way better then mine. 🚢🚢🚢
If you are on a balcony and need to dry something, use the towel clips and clip what you need to dry on the chair.
Hannah Eyer Great suggestion 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Ty! I really enjoyed that. Even though we've been 10x it's great to get another persons tips & secrets! Hugs from Alisa!
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE your dollar tree suggestion buys!!
We'll be going to our FIRST family cruise in June 2019! Can't wait! Thank you for sharing this!!
What I did with the small mesh laundry bags was use them as small packing cubes sswparates our socks , bras and underwear with those . They don’t last too long but it worked great my dollar tree had different sizes of those .
You can put the larger bottles of liquids/gels/lotions in your checked baggage if you’re flying. The ounce limits only matter in carryon bags.
Thanks !
I always put full size in my checked bag.
Fort Lauderdale has a great Dollar Tree within walking distance of the port hotels. I stop there the night before departure as we always come a day early. Then I don’t have to take up space and weight in my checked bag. I get the larger of the storage cubes which works great on floor of the closet to keep all my shoes together. I get full size laundry items. I leave whatever is left in the cube for the room steward when our cruise is over.
Awesome helpers!! Love it
It must be nice to have such a nice Dollar Tree. So jealous!
loved this video and what great sports the boys are to be in the video!
She must have a Super Dollar Tree in her area. The ones around me are not this well stocked and clean for that matter. Thanks for tips and your videos are really great.
I liked the idea of giving the room steward a goody bag to start off the cruise. I have never been on a cruise but am going to Alaska in June (yeaaa) are the room stewards generally men? Want to get a bag gender appropriate if possible. Love ur channel…so many tips for those of us who are total novices.
Dollar tree is a great place to grab some things you need for cruising or any type of travel. I really like your videos, they are so informative,you do a great job. Best of luck to you.
I absolutely love those anchor earrings!!!
Ill be going on a cruise from May 2 - May 9 2020, so we wll be having a Cinco de Mayo deck party! Will definitely be decorating my door with stuff.
DO NOT buy these items at home! Buy them at a DT near the departure port. For example, Port Canaveral is near a wonderful DT right next to an excellent buffet restaurant. Since we fly in at least a day before sailing, we stock up at DT and then go to dinner. Do your homework and find a local DT.
I go grab those glow wands around the 4th of July, the red white and blue ones for my kids. It works to keep the kids happy while we wait for fireworks
We are heading out in April on our 1st cruise to celebrate our 25th anniversary. This video has been most helpful. we have 6 kids and my wife homeschooled them all. 3 have graduated and our last 3 are in the middle of their Senior year, they are triplets. We are looking forward to getting away!
Love y’all! I watch most of your videos now
Very helpful !!! Thanks for making the video 😊
your dollar tree has all of the goodies, i need one of these super stacked stores around me! Love these videos! Thanks Alisa!
What nice boys you're raising! :)
Thank you so much for your wonderful suggestions, I will definitely get these items for my upcoming cruise in a short few weeks. :)
Tony looks so proud of himself, lol!
Thank you!! The shower cap for your shoes and pill boxes for all the medicines are such great ideas!!! I always go to dollar tree and bring a million tiny boxes of medicines. Never again!
My first video of yours, popped up during my travel-tips TH-cam binge. 😂 I love your voice! I instantly subbed just because I love hearing you talk. The fact that your video had so many great tips was just a bonus 😀
Never too much cruise shopping😄
Great tips!!! We leave the 28th of this month for our very first cruise!!!! Can’t wait!!!!
Very detailed! I love the idea of the mesh bags for collecting shells!
They really work great so you can leave the sand at the beach :)
Sometimes they have magnet hooks for your cabin too!!! Love your videos! 😍
Great tips! Your boys are adorable!
Love picking up things at DT! FYI, on Carnival Glow Sticks are no longer provided as they are reducing single-use plastics.
EVERY video I watch of yours, I learn a new trick! Gotta steal that pill box idea!
No cold this year , lol 😂 people are so rude ... kids sniffle . My daughter is 16 and she makes me nuts when she has a cold !
We leave Saturday,I'm so excited..Great video
Enjoy your cruise!
If you are flying and have large bottles of stuff you can put them in your check in luggage.
Aly, I tried the wish site for the ancor earrins and did not have success! Do you have any other suggestions? Thanks
Great video! Thank you for posting.😇😇😇
I found your channel through last year's DT cruise video a few weeks ago, so the sniffle joke cracked me up! 😂 You all are very entertaining!
I had to! There were so many mean comments on that video, it really shocked me!
EECC Travels people are so bold behind their screens. Etiquette goes out the window here. Decency as well. You have a lovely family!
I purchased the little magnetic dry erase board from our dollar tree for use on our last cruise and found that it neither sticks to the door or the walls of our interior cabin on Carnival Ecstasy. Had to use post it notes to leave messages on the door. Sticks just fine to my filing cabinet at home. Not much use on the cruise tho.
That mesh bag for seashells is a great idea!! Your boys are so cute not many teens want to be video taped
GREAT TIPS. TFS.
Blank Thank You cards to customize for crewmembers...
I love your handsome boys!!!! They’re cool to make this video w/you!!
Also can use the pill organizer as jewelry organizer!
That's a great tip!
Great video, fun and great advice. Thanks for sharing. Love PegEgg
Great video!! ❤️ Just added glow sticks to my list. Also check out the CruisePak, it’s a great little First Aid bag with all kinds of stuff that you may need. 😎🛳
Thank you Alicia: great video not just for cruising but any travel :)
I always stock my first aid kit at Dollar Tree before a cruise. My biggest thing is their version of childrens benadryl. I have an allergy to Lobster so I always take it along. I also always bring cough drops.
I love the new things they have now at dollar tree.
Nice dollar tree, I wish our will be like that
I had braces in middle school back around like 1998-2001 sometime between those years. I just don’t remember what years those.
Only thing about the sunscreen is that everyone should use reef safe sunscreen. In fact some excursions will not allow you to use sunscreen that isn’t reef safe.
O my look at the twins. I haven't seen them and Ethan in the while they're really growing into awesome young man. Thanks for always sharing wonderful and helpful information. Blessings Always 🙏
They are growing so fast!! I told them to slow down but it’s not working.
Do you put all this stuff in it’s own suitcase?
Great video! 😊you are the Queen of prep and packing and have helped me so much! 💕
My wife and I shop there for our cruises. We love the pods for laundry. We also get the travel toothbrush packs. Anyways we will see you all in the vista Saturday here we come. We leave tomorrow night for our very long drive.
Are you as excited as we are??? On our way now!!
Also the toothpaste sizes that are bigger than travel size are perfect to take on an airplane
Great ideas. I wouldn't be as upset if I lost or broke those sunglasses as I would if it were my Oakleys
Very helpful as always, thank you.
I have one of the bigger pill boxes, but that is such a good idea buying the smaller one. I am going to do that for our next cruise. I love these videos, reminds me of things I never would have thought of lol!
I am definitely going to the dollar store to get our cruise items this time...Thanks for the good tips...when is your next cruise?
We leave in 4 days on the Carnival Vista :)
I love all your video’s very helpful. Safe travels on your upcoming cruise🛳
Thank you!
Man everyone on YT has a better Dollar Tree than we do!!!😬
Your boys r adorable
100th thumbs up!! I love your videos! They're amazingly informative!
Your family is so much fun. Safe travels. We don't cruise again til April 2020 and I'm already ready already, lol
Love 💕 dollar tree 🌲! We are going on the carnival Dream May 13 so I will definitely be making some dollar tree runs!!
Dream is a nice ship I'm going on her sister ship magic the week before you ..happy sailing
Have fun!!! Be sure to watch tomorrow's Wonder vlog :)
Can’t wait!! I’ve been watching them all!
Question about decorating doors. Are the doors magnetic as well? What do you use to attach the decoration to the door?
Some doors are metal and some not. I always use Command hooks.
awesome, my question answered. I just needed to keep reading.
I in Ontario Canada we also have Dollar Tree but it's $1.25 but you have a lot more like medication
The travel size stuff at dollar tree isn't a good deal, it's cheaper at target and Walmart
Thanks for this vid
I’m going on a cruise in 39 days! I’ve been on around 7 cruises! They are so much fun! My neighbor has never been on it.. she’s scared. 🙄💗
I feel your pain on the cough drops my wife got the 2 pack nyquil wal mart brand for $8 ran off without it sure enough guess what she needed yep$22 on the ship ouch
Yup, you get sick on the cruise and then it costs a fortune :(
Depending on the airline as long as your liquids fit into a gallon size ziplock bag, it doesn’t matter on the size, I’ve done this on my trips to universal, through west jet and delta airlines
Our airport is very strict on TSA guidelines. They have to be the right size and in a quart bag. .
Now that im about 100 days out im studying up on these dollar tree shopping lists
For door decorations are you mounting via tape or a bunch of magnets? do people steal the magnets?
I use Command hooks on the door, these are cruise line approved.
We’ve used tape with no problem but people have stolen our decor here and there :/
Jenny Bee ...I was worried about that myself, Jenny. I found a great door hang at Big Lots ($10) but opted not to get it for fear some might abscond with it. 🙁
Looking forward to the Vista videos yay!!!
We are so excited!!! 4 more days!!!
Great ship!!
We leave in on Easter week. Do we all need to have Lanyards, 3 adults and 2 children. thanks
It is best for everyone to have their own lanyard
I'd rather use zip lock bags for my shoes as any dirt on shoes will be contained better, and they work great for wet stuff or dirty clothes you have to pack back up to come home. Like all the travel ideas for cheap and disposables to make room in bags for trip back home.
Hahahahahaha
No sniffling!!! I was watching that video The other day and I kept getting that distracted by the sniffling hahahaha
It was still a great video, great content
And this video was also good!!!
Thank you
Very helpful
Thank you so much. Going to dollar store this weekend....
I always love dollar tree videos? Are you making door decorations again? I’ll look forward to that video as well. I enjoyed your last door decor video.
I am but they are super simple so no special video. But I will show them in the Vista vlogs.
good I want to decorate my door for our Anniversary and could use the advice. what do you use to hand the stuff? command hooks?
Hey. Have you all tried RC Liberty of the Seas? Awesome both
Awesome tips!!! Thanks so much!
Alisa how could i find out if the medical center on a norwegian ship has certain meds i could need if i have an attack for my Trigeminal Neuralgia to get it under control til we can get back. Its an iv medication.
I would call. Every medical center will carry the same meds. If it is an usually medication or something they are not 100% sure they will have on hand ask your doctor if he can arrange for you to bring it with you, if possible.
@@EECCTravels its a bag of super duper IV meds so idk if a dr would let me carry that on but i could check.
What do you use To attach your decorations to your door?
I use Command hooks. These are approved by the cruise lines since they will not damage the doors.
Thank you
Over the door shoe holders!