RudyBC

Enjoy your cruise, relax, go to dinner. I think this thread has scared off enough newer cruisers that they will not touch a cruise anytime soon. I tell people all the time how much fun a cruise is and then read this. No wonder cruises have such a stigma attached to them. No one wants to battle the fashion police. So on the next cruise you will see me in the Lido (probably in jeans and flip flops):cool: along with everyone else who wants to enjoy their vacation.

Okay, so I have to add my thoughts to this thread with me being a "newbie" and all. :p

The appropriate dress attire almost did turn us away from HAL. We are going on our first cruise this June to Alaska and after reading so many threads about what to wear--we got really nervous!

We did go out and buy DH a nice black suit, a couple of ties, dress shirts, dress pants, and new shoes. We bought me 2 cocktail dresses and some fancy tops.

We are looking forward to dressing up, don't get us wrong. But at some point it seemed that all the focus was on what to wear for only a couple of hours each night. It no longer was about the fact that we are celebrating our anniversary, his sobriety, our first vacation, and seeing Alaska. It was only about what to wear! :eek: