Little Black Dress?

[lilly707]

We getting ready to leave on a seven night cruise to Alaska on Princess next month. I've purchase a little black cocktail dress with a wrap and dressy shoes and jewelery for one formal night. I still have to purchase something for the second night. I've never been on a cruise before. I like dressing up, but I am not a gown person. Are these type of cocktail dresses appropriate for formal nights on Princess? Help, I still need to shop for my second night. Thanks.

[momofmeg]

We getting ready to leave on a seven night cruise to Alaska on Princess next month. I've purchase a little black cocktail dress with a wrap and dressy shoes and jewelery for one formal night. I still have to purchase something for the second night. I've never been on a cruise before. I like dressing up, but I am not a gown person. Are these type of cocktail dresses appropriate for formal nights on Princess? Help, I still need to shop for my second night. Thanks.

 

Back in 2001 I took a cruise on HAL Statendam to Alaska. One of my tablemates was a very nice woman from Washington state who loved cruising Alaska and HAL. She had taken like 5 HAL Alaska cruises.

 

She wore a black cocktail dress both formal nights - which was actually the same dress-but she changed up her jewelry wraps, etc. I am sure I am the ONLY one who noticed as I was sitting next to her and I thought she was a smart gal! she looked beautiful!

 

After that cruise I bought a long black formal skirt-and two separate formal satin tops for my next cruise! It sure was simplier to pack-not packing those bulky evening gowns and with the flight/weight restrictions that is a good thing now!

 

I still sometimes take formal evening gowns with me-but they are always when I am driving to port!

[Host Star]

We getting ready to leave on a seven night cruise to Alaska on Princess next month. I've purchase a little black cocktail dress with a wrap and dressy shoes and jewelery for one formal night. I still have to purchase something for the second night. I've never been on a cruise before. I like dressing up, but I am not a gown person. Are these type of cocktail dresses appropriate for formal nights on Princess? Help, I still need to shop for my second night. Thanks.

absolutely.. the little black dress can go anywhere anytime.. accessories can dress it up or down.. my little black dress always goes with me on a cruise and is worn on one of the formal nites.. I'm not a gown person either.. I've also done a long slinky slit up to there black skirt with a dressy top and dressy shoes, or a dressy material shorter skirt and top.. one of my hubby's favorites was a black suit I had.. the skirt had a high slit and under the jacket I wore a dressy shell..