I highly recommend cruise luggage tag holders. These are sturdier and more secure than tape or staples. Having these also means you don’t need to carry along… tape or staples. These also keep your tags dry (and readable) in the event of rain. Because your tags are more likely to stay on, you’re less likely to have delayed luggage on the ship. Size of these varies based on cruise line. Look for one that’s compatible with your cruise line.
If you’re flying to your embarkation port I don’t recommend putting cruise tags on your luggage until after your flight. That’s especially true if you’re taping and stapling vs using luggage tags. Luggage tag holders would probably make the flight okay, but, to me, there’s no sense subjecting these to the wear and tear of airline luggage handling.
Print and fold (or cut) your printable luggage tags at home, put them in holders and pack. Put on the night before you cruise and you’ll all set.
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In the packaging
Close up of the tag. The tag reads Material:100% Polyester+Nylon. Washing Instructions: Wash by hand. Do not bleach. Do not tumble dry. Do not iron.
Out of the packaging
For size reference next to a bottle of
A look inside the bag
Close up of the mesh
A closer look at the carrying strap
Packed with some stuff in our cabin on Royal Caribbean’s Odyssey of the Seas
The bag in action at Cas Abao Beach in Curaçao. Related (more beach pictures):
Beautiful day at the beach
Spotted: This beach tote kept showing up towards the top of search results when I was shopping around. It’s a popular bag. Here’s someone else’s bag sitting in the Solarium on Royal Caribbean’s Odyssey of the Seas.
On Eagle Beach in Aruba!
I really like the fact that the carrying straps on this tote are flexible enough to tie together to secure the bag.
Here we are just off the ship, walking to the beach on Cococay
Holding three beach towels with room to spare!









My iPhone with Royal Caribbean Adventure of the Seas Royal Promenade int eh Background. See “VZW Wi-Fi”






