Should I bring a carry-on bag on my cruise?
Yes, bring a carry-on bag so you can keep essential documents, medications, valuables, and other important items with you and easy to access.
What to keep in your carry-on
Use your carry-on bag (or keep items with you) for:
Personal identification
Airline tickets
Customs forms
Medications
Jewelry
Money
Credit cards and debit cards
Other high value or important items
Clothes and shoes you plan to wear the next day
What not to pack in checked or tagged luggage
Do not pack these items in your checked luggage:
Passport
Medications
Cruise documents
Airline tickets
Checked luggage might not be accessible at all times, so keep these items close at hand in a purse or jacket pocket.
Other items to keep with you
Holland America Line also strongly suggests you carry, or otherwise keep with you, important items such as:
Perishables
Cash
Credit cards or debit cards
Jewelry, gold, silver, or similar valuables
Securities, financial instruments, records, or other valuable or business documents
Laptop computers
Cellular telephones
Cameras, or other video or electronic equipment
Hearing aids
Electric wheelchairs and scooters
Binoculars
Film, videotape, computer disks, audio disks, tapes, or CDs
Responsibility notice:
Holland America Line assumes no responsibility for the items listed above.