Someone asked me if they could pack their laptop in their checked luggage. I responded, NO!!!! Well, yes you can but really NO!! Listen to why I am so adamant.
1. Your bags are handled by both port workers and Disney crew. The bags are out of your site for hours. Anything can happen!
2. Your bags are tossed into luggage trollies and taken onto the ship. There is not gentle handling.
3. Your bags are tossed into a large room on the ship to be sorted and taken to your cabin.
Anytime during steps 1-3 your bag can be damaged and maybe pop open, spilling the contents.
4. Unexpected things can happen to your bag! Listen to the next story.
As we were leaving the hotel to board the Wonder last month we ran into a family that had just gotten off the ship. A dock worker accidently DROPPED one of their bags into the ocean! Divers were sent in to get the bag. I still don't know if they got their suitcase, and their child's blankie and much loved Mickey Mouse back along with all the other contents of that bag. I do not know if they have gotten their items back yet.
We boarded the ship and enjoyed brunch, settled into our cabin, walked around the ship and then went to dinner. While at dinner an announcement was made that departure was delayed due to an "unforeseen" incident. Departure was delayed for over 3 hours! The next day we found out a lift, being used to load luggage onto the ship broke and dropped an entire trolly of luggage into the ocean! Again divers were sent down to get the luggage. 1 family had all of there luggage take a swim!! It took the crew 2 days to launder the clothes and return them. All their FE/Pixie Dust items and gifts for their kids were destroyed!!
To be clear twice in one day luggage went into the ocean! They were dropped by Port Workers NOT Disney Crew.
So be smart when packing. If it is fragile or something you do not want to take the risk of being lost, broken or you just can't do without put it in your carryon!
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