I'm planning to bring two dresses to AK, one I would consider 'dressier' because it's sparkly, lol. They are both cocktail dresses. I wanted to bring a more formal look but didn't want to take up space for it. These two dresses are taking up very little room in my suitcase and, more importantly, won't require much ironing! For dinner other nights I plan to bring maybe a couple sweaters/tops that will look nicer than our day look, which will mostly be thermal layers/hiking gear.
I like to dress for dinner as well and will have fun with it, with zero judgement for what anybody else is wearing!