How to pack for Theme nights?

[undasea]

I am soon to go on my first cruise, Dec 5th for 7 days, and wondering, how do you know what Theme Nights there are on a given cruise? I've seen mention of a "White Night" on NCL cruises, but are there other Themes nights that people dress up for? I know I don't have to bring Formal wear and dressing up nice is optional but...

 

Thanks for any advice!

[CruiserBruce]

Are you specifically asking about NCL? Come over to the NCL board, here:

 

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/64-norwegian-cruise-line/

 

Haven't dressed for a theme night in 25 years. Did do formal nights up until 2019.

[Essiesmom]

You might also ask on your roll calls what other are doing/have done.  Ask on the Royal Caribean board also.  EM

[navybankerteacher]

If OP is talking NCL, the question of “what should I wear on a theme night” is logically answered : “whatever the hell I want”.   

[mjkacmom]

It’s called the glow party now, just wear something white, I don’t think there is anything else where you’d dress specifically for the event.

[Ashland]

Packing for specifically these possible theme nights is a waste of luggage space.

[undasea]

Thanks everyone for straightening me out (like the correction on White Night vs Glow Party). I won't worry about special nights then, except I WILL be packing my cowboy boots, just sayin", lol. 

[Ashland]

1 hour ago, undasea said:

Thanks everyone for straightening me out (like the correction on White Night vs Glow Party). I won't worry about special nights then, except I WILL be packing my cowboy boots, just sayin", lol. 

If you must take them..wear them don't pack them 

[iancal]

We have not bothered with them for years.....whatever the cruise line chooses to call it.

[navybankerteacher]

4 hours ago, Ashland said:

If you must take them..wear them don't pack them 

The plan to pack one's cowboy boots rather than wearing them tends to confirm certain opinions about people who own cowboy boots.

[donaldsc]

Theme nights are totally silly.  Wear whatever you want.  Better yet, wear the opposite of what the theme is; i.e. if the theme is white night, wear all black.

 

DON

Edited November 28, 2021 by donaldsc

[ldubs]

4 hours ago, navybankerteacher said:

The plan to pack one's cowboy boots rather than wearing them tends to confirm certain opinions about people who own cowboy boots.

 

I'm probably going to regret asking, but OK, what opinion does it confirm? 

[undasea]

7 hours ago, navybankerteacher said:

The plan to pack one's cowboy boots rather than wearing them tends to confirm certain opinions about people who own cowboy boots.

It’s my first cruise but I guarantee no one wants to see my pasty-ass white legs in boots and wearing swim trunks poolside. 

[Roger88]

I never attended such themed nights, I mean I just hate bringing with some extra pieces of clothing just for one night. I would rather have a light bag with me. Its much more comfortable to travel this way

[navybankerteacher]

11 hours ago, ldubs said:

 

I'm probably going to regret asking, but OK, what opinion does it confirm? 

People, other than cowboys, who own cowboy boots are sometimes seen as poseurs.  Anyone going on a cruise who wants to fill their luggage with their bulkiest articles of clothing, rather than wearing them while traveling, need packing advice.People, cowboys or not, who want to wear cowboy boots on a cruise …

Edited November 28, 2021 by navybankerteacher

[iancal]

It has been years since we even bothered with what was then called formal nights.  The chances of us doing it for theme nights is also zero.

[rkacruiser]

I have attended Theme Night parties and have not been dressed for such.  I was not alone.  For those who wish to do so, fine.  (Halloween parties are particularly fun to see some of the costumes before create.)  I can dance to the tune of the "Monster Mash" whether I am in costume or not.  

[undasea]

7 hours ago, navybankerteacher said:

People, other than cowboys, who own cowboy boots are sometimes seen as poseurs.  Anyone going on a cruise who wants to fill their luggage with their bulkiest articles of clothing, rather than wearing them while traveling, need packing advice.People, cowboys or not, who want to wear cowboy boots on a cruise …

Thank you for your insightful advice and making a new cruiser feel welcome to ask perhaps silly questions. 

[navybankerteacher]

7 minutes ago, undasea said:

Thank you for your insightful advice and making a new cruiser feel welcome to ask perhaps silly questions. 

Silly questions sometimes get silly answers.   What is wrong with that?

[c-boy]

you people could suck the air out out the room and fart lightening bolts !  O P , your first cruise is a white night. Think  

 

[ldubs]

10 hours ago, navybankerteacher said:

People, other than cowboys, who own cowboy boots are sometimes seen as poseurs.  Anyone going on a cruise who wants to fill their luggage with their bulkiest articles of clothing, rather than wearing them while traveling, need packing advice.People, cowboys or not, who want to wear cowboy boots on a cruise …

 

I think that 99% of people wearing cowboy boots in the last 90 years were not real cowboys.  A stretch to accuse them of being pretenders or putting on airs.   It is just a style & mostly regional but less so now days.    I think perhaps you correctly categorized it later as a silly answer.   

 

 

  

[ldubs]

6 hours ago, rkacruiser said:

I have attended Theme Night parties and have not been dressed for such.  I was not alone.  For those who wish to do so, fine.  (Halloween parties are particularly fun to see some of the costumes before create.)  I can dance to the tune of the "Monster Mash" whether I am in costume or not.  

 

That is probably the only thing I could dance to very well. Haha. 

 

I think most of the folks in theme costumes are ship's crew or cruise director's staff.  Not that many passengers, I think.   I've enjoyed some of the theme nights, but have never dressed in costume either.  

[K32682]

On 11/27/2021 at 11:42 AM, mjkacmom said:

It’s called the glow party now, just wear something white, I don’t think there is anything else where you’d dress specifically for the event.

 

"White Night" is now "Glow Night?" How wonderfully progressive and accommodating to the sensitivities of our modern era!  Can I meet the requirements of "Glow Night" if I don't wear white but make sure I have a "glow on" at some point during the festivities? 😀

[navybankerteacher]

Back on topic:   OP was talking about an NCL cruise. 

 

Think about it: how much of a damn do you think the average NCL cruiser will give for "suggested attire"?

[iancal]

We stopped following cruise line suggestions about special nights when we realized how ridiculous it was for us  to to take a break from work and winter,  then pack suits and dresses in a suit bag  to wear on a winter Caribbean cruise on two or three nights..  It was more like going on a business trip tor me.   DW put a stop to it mid cruise years ago and that was the end of it for us.

 

Same for a Halloween or some sort of other theme night from our perspective.  Not going to happen.

Edited December 1, 2021 by iancal