midnightferret

I feel like if people are worried about what I'm wearing (as long as I'm decent and presentable and not too far outside of any communicated dress code) they are probably not having a very good vacation? I have a capsule wardrobe and most of my beach and trail/travel wear is quick dry. I am not trying to win any prizes hahaha

Thanks so much for all the advice! This is incredibly helpful! LOL I don't think anyone loves it really but I'm travelling light and I have zero reason to try and impress anyone. Growing up I was taught it's a staple wardrobe piece but in fairness the women who taught me were older then than I am now. However, it's a testament to how uninterested I am in fashion that I'm operating on decades old advice! Ideally I would wear pants, as I don't prefer dresses these days, but I think it would be simpler for packing.

Oh, oops! No offense to anyone or inaccuracy intended, mods! I was literally told by my friend who has loads of Carnival cruises under her belt that for the "Elegant Nights" on Carnival I could get away with dressing up a little black dress or wearing a blouse with sparkles and some nice-looking pants or something like that and a jacket and tie is recommended but optional for men. We have a standard "travel dressy" thing we do that I figured would work fine from what I gathered.

Thanks, y'all for the replies - we're going on Carnival (my friend who invited us is a super shiny rewards member with that line) so I'm not anticipating the formal nights as being super dressy; I'd have to re-read the dress code rundown thing, but I don't remember being super alarmed by anything I read there lol

I put a deposit down recently and I'm so stoked for my first cruise that I can't stop daydreaming and planning, even though it's a ways away and I have plenty of time to figure this stuff out. Husband and I are "carry-on or die" travelers. We travel pretty light and have done up to 10 days with just carry-on luggage. I don't think I'd have much of an issue increasing that to 14 days, but since cruising seems to come with its own set of rules, I'm wondering if I'm just being too optimistic? I noticed there are laundry facilities and/or services on ships, and I'm not above bringing primarily quick-dry underwear and other clothing to wash in the sink and dry in the shower if necessary, but I just wanted to see if anyone had done anything like this. We plan to fly in the day before and either stay near the airport to get the cruise transfer/shuttle thing from there or stay near the cruise terminal and find our own way, if that matters. TIA for any tips or advice!