Thanks for the good information. Just started my cruise prep and need all the advice I can get!

Your editing is awful. I couldn't watch all the way through with your head jumping around all the time.

If you don't like the wording of the Cruise Contract, can you negotiate changes? Have you ever negotiated a change? Successfully?

You are good, Madam. I just subscribed.

So true with older vs. newer ships; I find if the itinerary is similar go with the older ship and save a good amount of money!

Thank you for sharing this great information!

I’m a fellow Aussie, now living in Canada. Here’ a tip for you…. Minimize Solid Deodorant by putting it into a Lip Balm Stick: I like solid deodorant but for travel it’s too big (and the travel size ones are a waste of money because they really don’t have much deodorant in them and they’re still bulky). So I cut off a chunk of deodorant from my large deo stick (or better yet, when your deodorant stick is nearly finished there is always some stuck in the bottom - scrape that out and use it). Put the deodorant chunk into a glass jug or container and microwave it 10 seconds at a time until it’s melted. Then get an old lip balm stick or Kids glue stick (that has been *thoroughly cleaned out*) and pour the melted deodorant into it (work quickly as it will start to solidify fast!). Then place it in the freezer to hasten/finalize the solidification. After a few minutes, the deodorant will become completely solid & ready to use as you normally would use your larger deodorant. So I have a lip balm container that is *Thumb sized (4.8g)* full of deodorant that I always keep in my travel toiletries kit (which lasts me a long time!) But I also carry a tiny lip balm container the size of *1/2 of my pinky finger length (2g)* for my purse that I use at home/work (which I also use in my airplane toiletries kit if I go on a long haul flight). You’ll be surprised how much a small lip balm sized deodorant lasts….its all you need for a few week trip. Enjoy your trip!

Nice one M&M. I like the use of time lapse, changing what would normally be a boring video to something more exciting especially with unusual patterns like seen the prop wash. Do the tub boats remain connected until the boat is outside (or near) the heads, just in case something goes wrong? Or were they in for a bit of a ride!

Great advice for one and all!

Thanks I have a trip coming up four cruises, not sure how many hotels and flights, 56 nights. Looking forward to more content thanks , fellow Aussie

Fabulous information, nice to know you can do some simple arithmetic to save you hundreds of dollars!

me, again. I've heard you mention that you're cruelty free and I so love to find others who think like I do. From the animals, thank you! But I'm wondering if you can help me with brands...ie: what brand of makeup remover oil wipes, cleansing wipes, etc do you find that are cruelty free? I noticed in the graphics you used neutrogena, but are they cruelty free? I'm not challenging. I'm genuinely looking for advise. PS. I'm IN LOVE with your jewelry! I'm such a fool for pearls!

Cruelty-free, yaaaaaaaaaayy!!!!!

Just found your channel - have watched 3 of your videos and I'm hooked! I'm in Atlanta, USA and don't travel nearly as much as I'd like, or used to. I generally take about 2-3 trips a year. Right now we're planning a January trip to Amsterdam/Sweden and I'm loving your packing tips. Thanks for the time and effort you've put into this. I pray it's successful and lucrative for you. Peace-

Love details ❤

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Hey lovely!! Fellow Australian here 😇 I agree 100% about going solids for environmental reasons. Almost everything I use now comes in solid form! Which is easy both at home and also when travelling. 🤗 I have a locally made shampoo bar and conditioner bar for fine, blonde hair. I also have a locally made solid moisturising bar which can be used as body lotion, hand cream and even face moisturiser and lip balm! The key is choosing a bar that doesn’t have any artificial fragrance, or very high concentrations of aromatherapy oils, if you want to use it on your face. I do, and it works perfectly! If you’re unsure, choose fragrance-free… 💖 I also have a solid sunscreen bar made by the same lady who makes my solid moisturising bar. It’s DIVINE. It’s enriched with nourishing butters like shea, cocoa, jojoba oil, avocado oil, and then red raspberry oil and coconut oil for sun protection, as well as non-nano zinc oxide. I use this for my face in the morning (doubles as both moisturiser and sunscreen), as well as on my hands and any skin exposed to the sun during the day. Then I use my non-sunscreen bar as my night cream, hand cream and foot cream before bed. I have a solid cleansing bar which doubles as a mild exfoliant. Very gentle on sensitive skin. I have used a solid serum bar as both serum and eye “cream” (serum!) but the price for it is outside my budget for now so I’m on a liquid serum temporarily. I will return to the solid serum when finances permit! The solid conditioner can double as shaving cream… it gives just the right amount of slip on the legs. I do take a separate lip balm when travelling despite both my sunscreen bar and moisturising bar being up to the task, just because having a tiny one in my handbag is smaller, easier and less messy than handling a bar on the go! And that’s my entire skincare regime! Cleanser (with gentle exfoliant), serum, moisturiser/sunscreen [/hand cream], lip balm. The solid conditioner is also great as a leave-in conditioner when my hair is a little dry. My favourite makeup brand (Senegence) isn’t solid sadly, but it seriously stays put for over 12hrs and is waterproof (all of it, foundation to eyeshadow to mascara and eyeliner to lip colours), so there’s no need to touch up during the day. Meaning I hardly use any of it even on a three month trip wearing makeup daily! So I sacrifice some liquids bag space for those small vials. Every colour can be worn everywhere on the face so a lip colour can also be blush, a neutral brown eyeshadow can do brows and contouring, and a light eyeshadow can be highlighter. This way, I take three lip colours that can double as cheek colours (could also be worn on the eyes if one likes coloured shadows), all of which can be mixed or layered for custom colours… and a “highlighter” and “brow shade”, which can do eyes in various ways by layering and mixing too. A lip gloss is needed as the top coat for the lip colours so altogether that makes 6 small tubes of colour, plus a mascara and eyeliner, and foundation. As a super pale gal, I haven’t found a good solid foundation, and powder is too dry for my dry skin. The Senegence CCTM is glorious, and has sunscreen in it, but the price for how much I use adds up. So right now I’m LOVING the Rituelle De Fille serum foundation drops (1 drop for tinted moisturiser coverage, 2 drops for medium coverage and 3 drops is literally FULL coverage! It’s insane!!!). For travel, I usually take a tiny tube of Dermacol, which is almost solid and doesn’t count as a liquid. FULL coverage, it can mix with a moisturiser to thin the consistency to one’s desired coverage. Anyway, that’s me! Thanks for encouraging people to think differently with their skin and haircare! I have used shampoo and conditioner bars for YEARS and I actually prefer them to liquids. It’s of course a matter of finding the right formulation for your hair. There are as many variations of shampoo bars as there are shampoos! The same thing goes for solid moisturisers/sunscreens… finding something your skin loves. I find with very fine skin, anything with a lot of wax in it sits too heavily on my skin (mostly hands, which ends up annoying me when my hands are greasy and I want to use them for something!), and very rich butters take a while to absorb. So I find the body butter bars that have almost no wax, and more oils than butters, are a lighter formula and absorb better into the skin. That’s just my preference! 🥰 I hope everyone finds something they’re happy with. As mentioned in the video, the bars last a LONG time. I wash my hair twice a week too, and my shampoo bars last about 3 years. When I travel, I tend to cut it into quarters! Any smaller than that they tend to crumble… Love to all!! 💝🌷😘 Lilaeia.

That's great information for anyone about to cruise. We could have used this when we went away.

Thank you!

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No much to say except I'll drink to that.

Great advice, having a well planned carry-on is everything until your bags gets to your room - a change of clothes that gets you into cruise mode and a small bag of toiletries to freshen up makes all the difference!

Great video ❤

Great tips! And everything is better with good hair ❤

I got sucked into buying a pricey passport wallet, and oh yeah, some "essential" travel items that 1. Did not fit my space, or 2. Never used. Thank you for sensible advice. I have dropped 4 lbs of stuff out of my packing. Donated and relieved all is gone. I changed to a backpacker mindset for my small carryon . Light weight, rssentials only.

Thank you Marni for the information. I am a similar age to you and I get anxious going through security. I thought it was just me, however listening to your advice I now realise that it is a stressful area of the airport. I am going to be better prepared next time with better focus on what I am doing and not feeling flustered. Thank you so much for the tips.

Well done, love your presentation and content, it's very informative and a pleasure to watch!

Hi Mardi! I love all the tips! For my family of 5, I put a post-it flag on the data page of each passport. Each person gets assigned a color. This helps save time at check-in, security and immigration. I store the passports and a pen in one ziplock bag and put the ziplock in a dedicated pocket in my personal item. If we need to travel between Australia and the US we need to bring both passports so I’ll have two ziplock bags.

You are 100% right about too many "essentials," often recommended by influencers, are not essential at all. I spent $100s of dollars on essentials and left many home because they wouldn't fit in my personal item. Many of the ones I took ended up unused, especially on an overnight flight.

Love this!

Thank you. That was very informative. I live in Western Australia and will be flying to New York later this year. The trip is so long I haven't even added the time up. It seems too scary to think about. This video was so helpful. I am going to watch it again slowly and write down all your tips. I recently got the Bose NC head phones from FlyBuys and I haven't heard of Airfly before. I also didn't realise about all the adaptors that are needed. I will have to research this tech area further. I have never taken a computer but I will take my phone and hopefully I can access 4G or 5G reception.That is a good idea about changing clothing during the flight. It will be warm weather on departing and cold on arrival for me also.Thank you for all the tips on how to divide the different items up for the journey. I always seem to need something which happens to be stowed away in the overhead storage area and basically inaccessible. I have subscribed to your channel and will watch further content.

Gosh, this is a great video. Thanks! Going to try every tip.

Number 1 tip is do not go to NYC.

Liked and subscribed! 😊

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Would love to see a packing video that shows the weight of your carry-on bags and how their size goes on the major airlines (Qantas, Singapore Airlines etc). Also, where do you get all those minis and wipes?

Thanks for the details and what you pack together - very helpful. I like to take hot water in an insulated bottle for either my own soup, coffee, or tea - ask a coffee shop in the airport to fill it for you and tip them. I like your layers also - good idea.

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You say you change from leggings to pants and T-shirt and back. How do you change clothes on a plane?

Thank you!

Well done, I enjoyed your video very much, lots of great tips and hacks, thanks!

Great tips! I always pack snacks, too! Neck pillow is a must for me too!

I’m a nurse, and compression stockings are never a “what if” item. The American Heart Association recommends wearing compression stockings on any flight 4 hours or longer. This is to prevent blood clots, and you maybe surprised to know how often blot clots and pulmonary embolism occurs from not wearing them.

Seat Guru is no more. Maybe Flight aware? I did not book the itinerary for a group trip, when I looked, we had insufficient connection time between flights and also window seats where there was no window.! Really helps look ahead thanks for these great tips!

Just found you - another detail person here! I appreciate your offers to increase playback speed. Different style than you but appreciate your advice heaps!

Lay flat business class.

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Another great vid Mardi. Keep them coming. For those new to here, Mardi has been super-organized all her life!

do these rules about loose fitting dress and leggings, apply to blokes? asking for a "friend"