How cold will the nights on the ship get?

[TiaxMarie]

We are cruising for the first time in mid-April to Grand Turk and Bahamas from Baltimore.

 

I've started collecting items and packing them since we don't need any summer stuff here in Maine yet.

 

How cold will it get at night? Will a light cardigan be warm enough or should I pack a fleece jacket for all of us?

 

My kids are 4 and 7 and don't seem to get cold easily. I had planned on buying sweatshirts as souvenirs, will that be warm enough?

[griffy116]

Sweatshirts will be plenty. The Bahamas and Grand Turks will be warm. You'll need the sweatshirts for leaving Baltimore and returning. It's windy and I get chilly on the deck at night. The rest of my crowd doesn't. I carry a light sweater or jacket because of that and because sometimes the a/c on the ship at night in the theaters and dining rooms is sometimes chilly to me, but again, not for the rest of them.

[Lerin]

The sweatshirts for the kids are fine as long as they have them the first day you sail.

You may want a light cardigan if you are planning to dress nice for a dinner. ;)

[spookwife]

indoors are often quite cool and air conditioned. i always have a sweater or light cover up at dinner. and on deck can be WINDY.

[Shmoo here]

While it will be breezy on deck at night, it may or may not be chilly.

 

That said, I've always found the interior spaces onboard colder than being on deck. Especially the dining rooms and theatres.

[jamessemaj]

I agree with others that the interior is as likely to need a light cover as on deck and a sweatshirt or light cardigan is all that is needed.

[GUT2407]

Take clothes you can layer.

 

Wife always takes T-shirt she can wear on it's own or under a blouse, Long Sleeve shirt she can wear on it's own or as an overshirt, light cardigan, shawl.

 

I do similar even on a warm cruise I take a long sleeve shirt that easily doubles as a light jacket, I've got two I bought for just this use, plus a T or two that can be worn by itself or as an undershirt, if it gets real cold all three go on.

[cb at sea]

Mid-April? HOT....bring summer clothes! You will not need a sweatshirt, unless you want to sweat.