I like to take along my own facial cleanser, shampoo, and soap. I've read about one cruiser who brought along an inexpensive over-the-door shoe bag to hold all the toiletries, but what about something to use IN the shower to avoid leaving containers on the shower floor? I generally travel with those wonderful gadgets with suction cups but am not sure of the surface of the shower walls from ship to ship. I have read that someone simply used a plastic bag from the grocery store and put holes in it in order for the water to drain out, which sounds like the easiest way out; but, I'd like to bump it up a notch or two if at all possible.

A grocery bag seems a little icky to me. I'd use the suction-cup thing. I've never encountered a shower stall in a cruise ship that wasn't smooth enough to hold one of the suction cups. (There may be exceptions, though.)

It's not a very busy forum, but I'd also post this on the Cruise forum. Frequent cruisers may be able to help, and there are some there.

I think the cruise shower caddy by Favors By Serendipity is perfect. I also like the soap pocket on a rope and their luggage tag holders.

I agree, post on the Cruise forum, hardly anyone reads this "Travel Tips" branch.

I have a number of small plastic mesh bags with a drawstring similar to this: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AmlzVCxXDK...s1600/mesh.jpg

Instead of a plastic grocery bag, you could hang one (or more) of those on a suction cup hook.

A fabric mesh bag, like you use for lingerie in a washing machine.

How long are you travelling for that you cannot live without a shower caddy?

Until this thread came up, I wouldn't have thought of bringing something to keep my shower items off the floor. However, I'm glad it did because I've always found it a pain being in a shower that didn't have shelving. You have to worry about your soap dish filling with water and bending down to pick up stuff (which is sometimes awkward depending on the size of shower).

A mesh bag and suction cup take up so little room that I've added them to my toiletries kit. So, even if I was going only overnight, it's worth it to me. It's not a matter of the length of the trip IMO.

I have experimented with various travel things that had a suction cup attached, but found, for whatever reasons, I kept leaving them in the hotel room. My all time favorite item, an unbreakable 10X mirror, 4 inches in diameter which sticks right onto the big mirror (for putting on mascara or contact lenses) I have replaced no less than thrice. For some reason my eyes don't see things on vertical surfaces when I scan the room to see if I've forgotten anything. So a shower caddy would only be good for one trip for me!

I have a hanging, multipocket mesh organizer which has a hook to hang it from the shower head arm. I think I bought it at a dollar store. It works very well.