Curiosity question - what do you pack/wear for cruises?

[sadiecatie]

This is not the practical question (i.e. what should you have for excursions/different itineraries/etc) - I'm just curious how people approach their cruise wardrobe? (and I'm also staying up until check-in tonight, so humor me!)

For our upcoming cruise, I was planning and thinking about various "fashionable" outfits I should pack, then realized I wouldn't actually wear them Soooo running shorts, athletic skorts, Disney t-shirts and flip-flops it is. On the other side, I see people at dinner looking spiffy and dressed nice nightly. So what kind of cruiser are you? Dress up, dress down, or somewhere in the middle?

 

[sadiecatie]

Also, for my vote I put "somewhere in the middle" - I'll pack a nicer outfit for Palo and some "nice-ish" options if I want to dress up a little for dinner, but mostly I'm going for comfort and practicality.

 

[Lillebelle]

These days a dinner at Palo/Remy/Enchante is pretty much the only time I get fancy on or off a cruise. Outside of that I usually bring some cuter outfits...and then never end up wearing them. So really it ends up being my normal wardrobe but heavier on the Disney t-shirts lol.

 

[NAB]

Used to dress up every dinner including the kids but only do it for Palo and formal night but that isn’t even to dressy. Think sundress. I don’t wear dresses at home at all.

I have nicer tops I wear only on cruises with capris or jean shorts . Usually wear the top for dinner than again the next day because only wear it for a few hours.

Than when the cruise is over and heading home I will be back in my t shirt and jeans, hoodie. This is my normal every day clothes.

 

[auntlynne]

I rarely wear a dress anymore - except on a cruise.

 

[Bad Pink Tink 2.0]

I Disney Bound on the cruises. I match my outfit to the MDR theme, and also have an embarkation theme.

 

[ladyofthetramp]

I love to dress up for dinner! Mostly sundresses etc. No gowns or anything. But it is fun, for me. Daily wear is swimsuits, cover ups. Skorts etc for excursions-which I wear in everyday life anyway.

 

[loril13]

I am such a girly girl DCL is heaven for me. Evening gown and a tiara for formal nights. Hubby matches his tux vest & tie to me. Cocktail dress for Palo. A cute, typically Disney dress for dinner. Hubby will try to match hi Disney button down to my dress theme. A fun, pretty dress for embarkation day.

 

[enzy65]

We don’t dress up in our everyday life, but on a cruise we do. I have a closet in my office that has our cruise clothes in it. It’s only touched when it’s time to start packing. I rarely take anything that I wear at home. Travel days I do wear leggings to be comfy.

 

[sponica]

Well I work from home, so my attire is already on the casual side...I pack a nice dress for Palo and if I can match my attire to the MDR, I do (Frozen shirt in Arrendelle, Marvel shirt in Worlds of Marvel) and a bunch of shorts/capris. Swimsuit and coverup.

I essentially live in my flip flops and only wear my sneakers on embarkation, disembarkation

 

[msmama]

In my house we have inside pants (pajama pants, old comfy sweats) and outside pants (anything else, appropriate for wearing out). So on a cruise we only take outside clothes, lol, which by definition are nicer than what we wear at home.

I also love dressing for dinner when I can (but not stressing myself out). For someone who essentially lives in inside pants, I have a ridiculous obsession with buying cute dresses and often I buy them "to wear on a cruise someday!" Still, my dresses are casual compared to others.

So I chose "dress up" but I may not look dressed up to others!

 

[sponica]

In my house we have inside pants (pajama pants, old comfy sweats) and outside pants (anything else, appropriate for wearing out). So on a cruise we only take outside clothes, lol, which by definition are nicer than what we wear at home.

I also love dressing for dinner when I can (but not stressing myself out). For someone who essentially lives in inside pants, I have a ridiculous obsession with buying cute dresses and often I buy them "to wear on a cruise someday!" Still, my dresses are casual compared to others.

So I chose "dress up" but I may not look dressed up to others!

Yeah if my pants have a non-elastic waist band, that's me being dressed up

 

[BStieers]

Since we like to do the photo packages and make the most of it - we like to dress for dinner each day, and wear our cute Disney gear during the day.

 

[Geomom]

I chose "somewhere in the middle". We dress up for formal and semi formal night. Otherwise we're wearing whatever we had on that day--matching Disney tees, jeans/shorts. We do NOT wear bathing suits anywhere but the pool deck

 

[sadiecatie]

In my house we have inside pants (pajama pants, old comfy sweats) and outside pants (anything else, appropriate for wearing out). So on a cruise we only take outside clothes, lol, which by definition are nicer than what we wear at home.

I also love dressing for dinner when I can (but not stressing myself out). For someone who essentially lives in inside pants, I have a ridiculous obsession with buying cute dresses and often I buy them "to wear on a cruise someday!" Still, my dresses are casual compared to others.

So I chose "dress up" but I may not look dressed up to others!

This sounds familiar my husband and I both work from home most of the time, so actual clothes (not sweats or athletic wear) are “dressed up.”

 

[cvjw]

I wear Lilly Pulitzer swim and dresses. Mixed with athleta active wear and the occasional DCL tshirt. Easy to pack! Same on every cruise.

 

[tvguy]

We enjoy dressing up on cruises. Everyday life is so casual anymore, it seems like the only time we dress up at home is for a funeral. And so much easier to dress up on a cruise as dinner is just a short elevator ride away. No driving, so bad weather to damage your nice clothing.
I don't rent a tux like I did on my first cruise, but that was back formal night was truly formal, before cruising got so casual.

 

[pachy25]

Only time we wear pants and collar shirt is Palo brunch. The rest of the cruise is t-shirts and shorts. no dressing up for formal, semi formal or anything else. we dress to impress ourselves.

 

[loislane]

We are somewhere in the middle. Comfy shorts and tank tops or t-shirts (depending on weather) with sandals and flip flops for most of the cruise. I pack some sundresses for me and polo shirts for my husband for dinner. We have yet to do Palo so haven't had to get more dressed up than that.

 

[RedHead0186]

I'm somewhere in the middle. On sea days I'm usually just wearing my swim suit and cover up, on excursion days probably leggings and a comfy top. I do bring sundresses for dinner and a nicer dress for Palo/Remy (and formal night, if we have one). I don't bring too much fancy but I do like to be able to wear some things I don't normally otherwise have an opportunity to wear.