Unofficial cruise line guide
Princess Cruises Dress Code, Prohibited Items & Luggage Policy (2026)
Before you sail: Princess prohibits weapons, illegal drugs, explosives, heating appliances, irons, kettles, surge-protected cords and other dangerous items. Princess permits a reasonable amount of personal luggage and publishes no ship-wide piece, dimension or weight maximum. The official source list and review date are collected at the bottom of the page.
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Which nights are formal, what the stateroom already supplies, what security takes off you at the pier, and the forecast for every port on your dates.
Princess Cruises prohibited items
Princess prohibits weapons, illegal drugs, explosives, heating appliances, irons, kettles, surge-protected cords and other dangerous items.
- Coolers larger than about 12 x 12 x 12 inches are prohibited unless they carry medication, baby food, formula, kosher food or special-diet food, and every cooler must be hand-carried.
- Prohibited items are not stored onboard, and oversized coolers that cannot be returned to a vehicle may be destroyed.
Princess Cruises luggage policy
Princess permits a reasonable amount of personal luggage and publishes no ship-wide piece, dimension or weight maximum.
- Carry medication, travel documents, valuables and breakables instead of handing them to luggage services.
- Checked luggage is usually delivered to the cabin within a few hours of boarding, often by early evening.
- Airline, transfer and port-service limits apply separately from the ship guidance.
Princess Cruises dress code by night
Princess schedules 0 formal nights on 1-4 day cruises, 1 on 5-6 days, 2 on 7-13 days, 3 on 14-20 days, 4 on 21-28 days and at least 5 on longer sailings.
- Smart Casual is the standard for other dining nights.
- Formal dining attire is an evening gown, cocktail dress or pantsuit, or a tuxedo, dark suit or dinner jacket with slacks.
Princess Cruises what the stateroom supplies
Every stateroom provides an electric hair dryer, safe, refrigerator and a 110V US-style outlet.
- Royal Princess and Majestic Princess also provide one 220V Australian socket.
- Princess stateroom pages list shampoo, conditioner and body lotion, but configurations and amenities can vary by ship and category.
The bags and gear that fit those rules
A compact embarkation bag keeps documents, medication, valuables and first-day clothes with you while the tagged cases are screened and delivered to the stateroom.
Narwey
Foldable Travel Duffel (Thick Series)
18 x 13 x 6 in · compact embarkation bag
HOMIEE
Ryanair Personal Item Travel Bag (20L)
16 x 8 x 10 in · compact embarkation bag
MATEIN
Travel Laptop Backpack (15.6 in)
18 x 12 x 8 in · compact embarkation bag
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Official sources
These operator pages support the rules summarized above. Last checked Aug 31, 2026.
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