My wife and I prefer traveling light. In 2021 we spent 6 weeks happily traveling throughout Italy with a carryon each and it was perfect. However, next spring we will be traveling in Spain for 12ish weeks and we’re not sure if a carryon will be enough room. We start our trip with a 2 week repositioning cruise - Ft Lauderdale to Barcelona. Then we will be spending a week in Bilbao, one week in St Sebastian and one a week in Barcelona. After that we will board another cruise ship leaving Barcelona for a 10 days Mediterranean cruise and ending up in Barcelona again. From there we will be spending a month or so traveling in southern Spain, ending in Madrid and flying home. While we feel that a carry-on will be preferable, the added burden of the cruise ship clothing would be too much for the carry-on. Has anyone dealt with or has any good suggestions for this issue?
Posted by
Minnesota
628 posts
Just take a slightly bigger bag and check it. I hate dragging a suitcase around airports, so even though I use a carry-on size, I check my bag anyway. I haven’t had a bag delayed or lost since I was about 23 years old - 50 years go!
Posted by
Bellingham, WA
968 posts
You could opt out of the formal dinners on the cruise and just pack "normal" clothes. Or you could store your cruise stuff in Barcelona between cruises and after the second cruise. This would only really work if you can fly home from Barcelona instead of Madrid. I haven't been on a cruise in a few years, but they used to rent formal wear, which could be another option.