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This luggage company is all about packing it forward.

ATTENTION OVER-PACKERS (and you know who you are). There is no need to schlepp your luggage from home to airplane to ship.

Luggage Forward, a Boston- based doorto- door luggage company, will pick up your bags at your home or office and deliver them right to your stateroom. The company’s Cruise Luggage Valet service is available for cruises on ocean and river ships in 200 countries and territories around the world.

Using the service, you don’t have to get to the airport early to check- in your bags, deal with airline baggage fees, or nervously wait for your suitcases to appear on the baggage carousel.

While packing light is always recommended, you can ease that anxiety too as you won’t be the one doing the heavy lifting. Go ahead and pack your red cocktail dress and your black one too, with shoes to match. Luggage Forward will also ship your golf clubs, for those planning to play a round or two at ports of call.

The service is easy to book using Luggage Forward’s online, pull- down menu. Pricing options based on weight and destination are clear and easy to understand. There’s a money back plus $500 guarantee that your bags will arrive on time.

No boxes or special packaging are involved, you just pack your bags like you normally would. In transit, your luggage is tracked electronically. The company’s shipping experts prepare any necessary customs forms.

When you disembark, you can send your bags back home the same hassle-free way, souvenirs and all. Luggageforward.com