By Jemima Skelley|
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A mum who recently took her two kids on a cruise ship has shared a genius hack from their trip.
Anyone who's been on a cruise knows that cabins can be quite small, especially if you're travelling with little ones.
But this tip uses magnetic hooks and blackout curtains to make the room a lot more comfy for everyone.
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Jess Darrington, who posts on social media as @whereisbriggs, shares videos and photos from her life travelling with two young kids.
"This genius cruise hack saved our cruise with my little kids," she captioned the video from a recent trip.
The clip shows her attaching magnetic hooks to the cabin ceiling and hanging large curtains from them, which she placed around the kids' bed.
Jess wrote that she made her kids "their own little 'room' in our cruise cabin", which helped them calm down and sleep at night.
Watch the video above.
Followers praised Jess' "genius" idea in the comment section, wondering why they'd never thought about this.
The cabin walls on many cruise ships are magnetic, as they're made of metal. Bringing magnetic hooks for organisational purposes is a common hack, but not many think to hang them from the ceiling.
Some commenters pointed out that on Disney cruises, cabins already have partition curtains like this installed.
"When they do your turndown service while you're at dinner, they prepare everyone's beds for the evening and pull the curtain," one person wrote.
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However, some commenters pointed out that particularly rambunctious kids might not respect the curtains as a "wall".
"Those hooks and curtains are coming down so fast with my toddler," one person laughed, while another said that her kids wouldn't be able to resist using them to play hide and seek or peek-a-boo.
It is also dependant on what cruise line you travel with.
Some commenters pointed out that some cruise lines have banned this practice, so be sure to check in with regulations before you pack your blackout curtains.
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