So you either have a frequent cruiser friend, or maybe someone in your family is pretty excited for their first cruise. Or you’re just looking for gifts for people going on a cruise.
Now, a gift of a cruise vacation would be pretty amazing, but what if you don’t want to spend that much money?
Now coming up are some ideas for more affordable cruise gifts.
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Cruise Gifts: Ideas for what to give cruisers
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Funny cruise t-shirts
When you go on your cruise, there’s a good chance you’ll see at least one couple or group wearing matching t-shirts. It might be enough to make you jealous, wishing you would have thought of that. 😉
Well, now there’s no need to be jealous because you thought of it before your cruise. 😉
You can buy the same shirt for everyone in your family, wrap them all together, and then write on the tag that the gift is for the whole family!
Here are some cruise t-shirts.
Vitamin sea t-shirts are also always a good choice!
Cruise piggy bank
So you’ve booked your cruise, booked your flight to get to your cruise, booked your hotel near the cruise port… and now all you need to do is book those shore excursions!
But… maybe your cruise partner just can’t be convinced to buy what feels like an expensive shore excursion, so they are holding out. There are so many amazing looking tours though, so what to do?!
Go back to what you did as a child, of course. 😉 Get that piggy bank, a cruise-specific piggy bank like one of these of course, and start filling it up with a few quarters or a dollar a few times a week! Then, by the time you leave for your cruise, you’ve got plenty of extra cash for those shore excursions you’ve been dreaming about… or maybe just an extra cocktail. 😉
Live at sea at home!
If the cruiser you’re shopping for talks too much about cruising, what to do? Make sure they live the cruise life all around them even more at home! 😉
Gift them these things that they can decorate their home. This will give them the theme of being at sea and living the beach life.
more beach decor – more nautical decor
Luggage items to pack light and cruise light
If you’re doing your gift shopping for a cruiser who could use a new piece of luggage, carry-on friendly luggage like these can work perfectly.
If you need a suitcase for more than one person in your family, you may look at a luggage set like one of these.
Full-face snorkeling mask
Is there someone in your cruise party that’s looking forward to going snorkeling for the first time? A tropical cruise is a perfect place to experience that!
Whether it’s snorkeling alongside stingrays in Grand Cayman, or with tropical fish in the clear ocean, a Caribbean cruise or a Hawaii cruise can be one of the best spots to go snorkeling.
For beginners to snorkeling, a full-face snorkeling mask can take the work out of figuring out a standard snorkeling mask. Here’s why full-face snorkeling masks can be the best.
You may think they’ll look like a big dork 😉 but most important is for them to be able to flawlessly get a glimpse of that underwater life!
Here’s a look at full-face snorkeling masks.
Or, if you’d rather your cruise friend go for the normal look, have a look at these regular snorkel masks.
Disney cruise gifts
If you’re headed out on a Disney cruise in the upcoming year, one of the best gifts for the kids might be a Disney-themed one so they can get even more excited for their Disney cruise! Give them the gift of a costume of their favorite Disney character that they can wear on the cruise.
More practical cruise gifts
If you have a cruiser in your life that’s planning for their first cruise, here are some more practical gifts you can get for that cruiser:
- This case so they can take pristine underwater pictures or pool pictures!
- This pouch so they don’t have to worry about leaving valuables on the beach
- These tag holders so they don’t end up with lost luggage on the cruise ship
- These cubes so they can find their stuff once on the cruise
- These types of beach shoes so they don’t have to worry about hidden rocks under the sand at any of the cruise ports
- Seasickness: And here are ideas for snacks and wearables to prevent seasickness for your cruising friend who is prone to motion sickness. Give the gift of a healthy cruise. 😉
And to give the gift of practical cruise items to yourself… 😉
- For your beach outfits, take a look at…
- These swimsuits and cover-ups for women
- This swimwear for plus-size women
- These swimsuits for men!
- Cruise formal: And here are ideas for your cruise outfits for formal night!
Here’s the recap of some gift ideas for the cruisers in your life
– FUNNY CRUISE T-SHIRTS: From quotes like “eat sleep cruise repeat” to “I like big boats and I cannot lie” to “let’s get shipfaced” – you can browse t-shirts here. (If you’ve seen a cruise t-shirt you like, type the quote into search!)
– COFFEE MUG: From “got cruise?” to “I work to fund my cruise addiction” – Have a look here.
– CRUISE PIGGY BANK: To encourage saving up for that shore excursion or just for extra drinks, old school piggy banks work, right? 😉 Have a look here.
– SEA TRAVEL JOURNAL: For the cruiser who loves to write, have a look at these journals.
– BEACH DECOR FOR HOME: For wood signs with beach quotes, have a look here. Perfect for the frequent Caribbean cruiser! (Same thing as cruise t-shirt, if you’ve seen a beach quote you like, type it into search!)
– CRUISE ORNAMENTS: For decorations for your own tree, have a look here.
HAPPY CRUISE GIFTING!
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