BuggasMomma

Thanks all. I’m less concerned about sightseeing attire as I am about her on-board outfits. Our previous cruises were tropical and involved packing the kids khaki shorts/pants/skirts and colorful polos and a handful of cute sundresses and cardigans. It’s much more complicated now that she dresses herself, especially knowing I won’t be there to suggest edits. I don’t want my kiddo to trigger any bouts of pearl-clutching among her travel companions.

Typically she likes to wear sundresses or leggings when she’s not in jeans. Being that’s she’s traveling with her grandmother and a few of her grandmother’s friends, I’m trying to steer her towards the more sedate/less strappy versions. Re: the prom dress Haha! The one she’s packing is a simple solid black wrap dress in a wrinkle-friendly material, but I just about died picturing her trying to pack the glitter-shedding poofy ballgown monstrosity that she wore to her boyfriend’s prom. Planning a trip to the Outlet mall to get her some non-holey jeans and some simple dressier style tops and hopefully a pair of versatile dress pants (she balks at the idea of “slacks”🙄) Teenagers are fun.

@Mum2Mercury that struggle is so true. I have two teens and it’s so difficult to make them understand the *why* of clothing decorum. We just went out briefly to see what we could find and everything I suggested was met with “I’m not dressing like an old person just because I’m going with grandma.” Thank you for your suggestions!

Thank you @LittleMissMagic! She’ll be leaving home in the worst of our summer heat (NY) and from our ‘research’ it looks like temps in the areas she is visiting will top out around 70*F. That’s a bit of a challenge given her lack of year-round staple wardrobe (so much easier as an adult who stopped outgrowing clothes many years ago!) I don’t think she’s planning on shorts at all but I’ll make note of the skirt/shoulders rule and double check their itinerary. She’s planning for light layers for sightseeing. (Insisting on her vast converse collection as walking shoes but I’m trying to talk her into getting a comfortable pair of athletic shoes as backup.) Formal nights are covered by her junior prom dress and another from a banquet. Are dining rooms for regular dinner seatings still smart casual? (We haven’t ever cruised RC.) We just went through her closet and pulled several sundresses and cardigans she could potentially mix&match for dinners if those will work but I’m worried she might be chilly… do they still keep the ships on the cool side?

16y/o DD is sailing with her grandmother in 3 weeks on RC Jewel of the Seas for the 12-night Amsterdam/Ireland/England/Iceland… we haven’t cruised since 2013 and I’m at a loss as to what we should buy/pack. She’s a big. Fan of ripped jeans and I’m pretty sure those are out. Im hoping for suggestions of styles and items that we can put together for a mix and match wardrobe that will give her options and suitable outfits for sightseeing/evenings/dining, etc, Thanks in advance!