Alaska Cruise Packing List! What I Used Every Day Cruising Holland America Line (Eurodam) May 2022 

Are you doing Norwegian Encore? I’ll be on that ship in September with my hubby and in-laws….

My husband and I went in September previously. On deck was misty and cool, but majority of time inside the ship is comfortable. Two ports were very warm 70-80° days. Ketchikan is a natural rain forest and you will be lucky if you get a dry day. A lined rain jacket/coat, jeans, short sleeve and long sleeve shirts are more than enough. An umbrella in Ketchikan is necessary. You will see so much wildlife that binoculars are great. Also, the shops in Port will have a ton of clearances in September and you can buy some great stuff cheap so pack less so you can bring more home.

@@UNswtTreats sorry, just now seeing your question. No, I’ll be on a Carnival cruise but I have a work colleague who’s also cruising in September and I do believe she’s going Norwegian. It would be funny if you two are on the same cruise!

@@camilero7510 thank you so much for the information!

How was your cruise?

I should have a food video coming out within the next few days. That's really cool that your grandparents went! I would def say go with your mom and enjoy it :)

I wore leggings, jeans, and sweatpants. There are usually 2 dressy nights. You can wear a nice dress and be good to go. I personally didn’t do the formal dinners because I was traveling with my grandma and neither of us wanted to dress up, but it can be fun to look nice and take pictures. I’d pack mostly for comfort and maybe 2-3 dressy options if you think you might want to do formal night. It’s your cruise ultimately so wear what you want!

That’s good information to know! They are awful here in Alabama, so wouldn’t want them biting me my whole vacation. Bug spray necessary ✅

Have a wonderful time! 👍🏻

Yikes I would be very disappointed to learn that. I personally found sea days to be pretty boring after too many of them in a row.

@@HellaBella I love sea days. A few years ago, I took a cruise from San Diego to Hawaii, and back. I loved just sitting around and not being rushed to do something.

They’ll help you with traction at least! I just wore my tennis shoes. I brought boots too, but never ended up wearing them. We did stop off by a glacier on one of our bus tours but most of the route was gravel rocks, easy to walk on. I’d say they’re nice to have.

I brought way too much. I would recommend bringing just 1 of certain things like 1 pair of jeans, 1 coat, 1 light jacket, 1 pair of walking shoes. On the ship I dressed very casual in leggings and a long sleeve shirt and tennis shoes. I didn’t wear half of what I brought.

@@HellaBella 🙏 thx … I was beginning to think I was gonna have to bring three suitcases. Lol

Yes they do. I didn’t dress up for it though. Just went casual and ate in the Lido deck.