How often do you change clothes?

Everyone says NOT to overpack. I don't really think I did. I had many different blouse combos with one pair of jeans (which I didn't wear), two pairs of jean capris, and 5 pairs of shorts (one of which I didn't wear).

I usually put on what I plan to wear the whole day when I woke up and then got breakfast. But depending on what we did I changed clothes. If we swam, afterwards I put on a different outfit. Or if the weather was hotter than I expected I changed into something cooler and with thinner material.

And after dinner I changed into something else. Mostly a sleeve blouse and jean capris since it's cool on deck and cold in the casino, club, etc.

I may throw on something to go up on deck for mimosas... then go shower, and it's a bathing suit for the rest of the day (I just throw a coverup of some sort on), and then I change for dinner, and depending on what I am wearing, I MAY OR MAY NOT change after dinner for the disco...

Everyone says NOT to overpack. I don't really think I did. I had many different blouse combos with one pair of jeans (which I didn't wear), two pairs of jean capris, and 5 pairs of shorts (one of which I didn't wear).

 

I usually put on what I plan to wear the whole day when I woke up and then got breakfast. But depending on what we did I changed clothes. If we swam, afterwards I put on a different outfit. Or if the weather was hotter than I expected I changed into something cooler and with thinner material.

 

And after dinner I changed into something else. Mostly a sleeve blouse and jean capris since it's cool on deck and cold in the casino, club, etc.

Sorry, but the title of your thread made me laugh! (I change clothes once a week when I have to do the laundry in the creek!) :D

Now, to answer you honestly, I probably change twice to three times a day. Depends on if it's a sea day or port day. I don't use the pools on the ship so I have day wear and evening wear. On port days I have morning, port, evening and after formal wear. It even confuses me! ;)

I try not to overpack but you never know what you will be in the mood to wear!! :D

I figure there are 5 basic wardrobe changes a day:

1. Casual day wear (shorts, T-shirts, capris, skorts...)

2. Beach wear/lounging by the pool-wear (with cover ups)

3. Evening wear for dinner (formal or not I always wear a dress)

4. After dinner-wear (I usually change into a terry/velour hoodie set or something comfortable.)

5. Sleepwear

Yep! I overpack! :D

Like many others, I try not to overpack too but that doesn't necessarily happen.

Like another poster stated, I usually have day wear, swim wear and evening wear for each cruise day. Depending on what I might decide to do after dinner on formal nights, I usually have 2-3 changes of clothes (just in case).

I try not to overpack but you never know what you will be in the mood to wear!! :D

 

I figure there are 5 basic wardrobe changes a day:

1. Casual day wear (shorts, T-shirts, capris, skorts...)

2. Beach wear/lounging by the pool-wear (with cover ups)

3. Evening wear for dinner (formal or not I always wear a dress)

4. After dinner-wear (I usually change into a terry/velour hoodie set or something comfortable.)

5. Sleepwear

 

Yep! I overpack! :D

Me too, DH is just about as bad. So too huge cases for us to bring home the goodies as well. Our first cruise we had to buy a carnival bag on wheels. Don't do the water things (don't know what is in it) so don't have that to pack.

Well, let me just state what no one else apparently will:D -- I wear some items more than once between washings. (I usually spend part of one morning per trip doing a load of wash in the communal laundry room.) Thus, I don't have to overpack in order to have a couple of changes per day.

Also, the sea days will see fewer changes than port days, because I generally don't swim on the ship, while I almost invariably plan a beach stop while in port.

The last cruise I went on, I tried the pack-and-then-remove-half-of-what-you-packed concept. Ummmm, it didn't work. I found myself running out of clothes on day 3 of a 4-night cruise. From now on I will stick to overpacking and coming home with clean clothes!

I had about 3 wardrobe changes per day (not including sleepwear):

Get up, shower and put on laid-back, lounging clothes....shorts, tank tops, etc.

Change into swimsuit and lay out.

Back to the room, shower, put on the lounging clothes again as they're not really "dirty" when you've only worn them for 2 hours.

Change into evening attire at the appropriate time.

Then back into sleepwear at bedtime, which again, I didn't count with my wardrobe changes.

I change clothes once a week when I have to do the laundry in the creek!) :D

Including PJs, 4 or 5 times. Port Days, usually just 3 MAYBE 4. I generally shower twice a day. I have to shower before dinner and I usually shower once in the morning or once at the end of the night.

Including PJs, 4 or 5 times. Port Days, usually just 3 MAYBE 4. I generally shower twice a day. I have to shower before dinner and I usually shower once in the morning or once at the end of the night.

We always over pack. What do you think that room under the bed is for if not for empty suitcases? lol.

I pack shorts and t-shirts for day wear, and swim wear and coverups. Evenings I wear dresses, he wears slacks and shirts, formal night requires a suit for him and a formal for me. Then there's jammies, snorkle gear, bottles of wine, wine glasses, board games, more wine, binoculars and cameras, all the bathroom stuff (and a 12 pouch over the door shoe organizer to hang on the bathroom door and hold all the bathroom stuff).

Walkie talkies so we can stay in touch w/ whoever we're cruising with. A couple bottles of wine to share. His backpack and camelback, my tote bag, an empty dufflebag and an empty collapsable suitcase for souvinirs. (Last time we went to Ensenada we bought an enamelware bathroom sink, so you never know...) I have 4 lists on the computer, divided by category, of stuff we take. We usually have 5-6 suitcases for a week long cruise. Don't forget the shoes: flipflops for pooling, sandals for day wear, tennis shoes for hiking excursions, dress boots for evening for him, at LEAST 3 pairs of heels for me, and slippers. Shoes take half a bag by themselves. We may have more than we need (usually not) but we usually have whatever friends or family needs to borrow, and I'd rather have everything than run short. I do it just the opposite of pack everything and leave 1/2 home. I pack everything and add 1 more day outfit and 1 more evening outfit for each of us.

Happy Cruising.

I think I brought too much clothes for my sailing but I did end up wearing most of it. I had the right about of pants but brought way too many tops and sweaters. After dinner I would change into a different outfit. One of my friends kept calling me the "sweater girl". :p Since I had bought all new clothes for this trip, I wanted to wear it all. :D

I tend to overpack, but I have simplified it a bit when it comes to cruising. If its a sea day, I usually will have one outfit for the whole day because I am usually taking it easy on sea days..but if I plan to swim then I would have 2 outfits that day. Now on port days, 2 outfits is a must because by the time you are done shopping/beach/sightseeing I think a shower and change of clothes is in order. But usually sea days I would say 1 outfit and port days 2 outfits. I tried the 2 outfits per day but that was too much...but of course you would rather have too much than not enough.:D

My husband has told me for years that I pack like a man. I can not stand to take a large amount of clothes. I will pick a few day shirts that I can re-wear and a couple pair of shorts and again, I re-wear. I have specific outfits for dinner and they go back up for re-wearing. I usually do laundry one day in the middle of the cruise. I also do laundry on the last sea day on the way home, so the laundry is almost done when we get home.

Many think it is crazy to do laundry on the ship, but it keeps from taking sooooooo many clothes and I don't mind. I will put the clothes in the wash and then enjoy a stoll. Then I come back and repeat for the drying. It goes pretty quick.

If I have to take more than 1 suit case for a week long cruise, I think I have to much and start over.

Well, let me just state what no one else apparently will:D -- I wear some items more than once between washings. (I usually spend part of one morning per trip doing a load of wash in the communal laundry room.) Thus, I don't have to overpack in order to have a couple of changes per day.

Also, the sea days will see fewer changes than port days, because I generally don't swim on the ship, while I almost invariably plan a beach stop while in port.

I also wear things more than once, especially if they are raggy shorts for over my bathing suit that I might have on for a total of 1/2 an hour a day. My friends usually do their laundry as well and I plan on doing laundry during my next cruise. I am going to try to pack a little lighter this time. Even when I bring home clean clothes, they need to be washed after being crumpled up in a suitcase. Last time I went away my suitcase was 49.2 pounds, .8 pounds under the limit of having to pay extra on my flight :eek:.

My husband has told me for years that I pack like a man. I can not stand to take a large amount of clothes. I will pick a few day shirts that I can re-wear and a couple pair of shorts and again, I re-wear. I have specific outfits for dinner and they go back up for re-wearing. I usually do laundry one day in the middle of the cruise. I also do laundry on the last sea day on the way home, so the laundry is almost done when we get home.

 

Many think it is crazy to do laundry on the ship, but it keeps from taking sooooooo many clothes and I don't mind. I will put the clothes in the wash and then enjoy a stoll. Then I come back and repeat for the drying. It goes pretty quick.

 

If I have to take more than 1 suit case for a week long cruise, I think I have to much and start over.

Smart packing! Great thinking!

Although, I think differently about the washing clothes on a cruise. It's just your preference; but mine is to not do ANY "chores" while vacationing.....sooooo, I might pack a couple more items than you.....but not much more. My preference is washing clothes at home where I am at my own pace and leisure.

Men and women pack differently. I pack shorts/knit shirts for each day plus one set, 3 sets of slacks/shirts for dinner (wear more than once), underwear for each day plus one set, and if going to formal night suit, shirt, and tie, sneakers/dress shoes, and socks for each day plus one set. I do not use the pool so have no need for swim suit etc. Once I am dress, I am dress until dinner.

I also wear things more than once, especially if they are raggy shorts for over my bathing suit that I might have on for a total of 1/2 an hour a day. My friends usually do their laundry as well and I plan on doing laundry during my next cruise. I am going to try to pack a little lighter this time. Even when I bring home clean clothes, they need to be washed after being crumpled up in a suitcase. Last time I went away my suitcase was 49.2 pounds, .8 pounds under the limit of having to pay extra on my flight :eek:.

Cutting it close on weight!! How close does the airlines check weight?

Men and women pack differently. I pack shorts/knit shirts for each day plus one set, 3 sets of slacks/shirts for dinner (wear more than once), underwear for each day plus one set, and if going to formal night suit, shirt, and tie, sneakers/dress shoes, and socks for each day plus one set. I do not use the pool so have no need for swim suit etc. Once I am dress, I am dress until dinner.

Ah, to be a man :p.

After 8 cruises, I think I'm finally learning how to keep it simple, LOL!

Sea days - I usually have just a couple outfits. My bathing suit with a pair of shorts and a t-shirt to wear over it, and dinner clothes. If I'm going outside, I'll just wear the shorts as a cover up - why pack additional clothes? If I go inside, I throw the t-shirt on over my bathing suit.

Come to think of it, port days are pretty much the same. I wear my bathing suit under port clothes, which may be a little nicer than a t-shirt - a cute tank top, for instance. Then there's dinner clothes.

I bring 2 or 3 after-dinner outfits in case I feel like changing after dinner, but my dinner clothes are pretty comfortable, so I don't change too much.

Maybe a skirt, pair of jeans, and a few tops make up my after-dinner wardrobe.

For a 7-day cruise, I'll only pack maybe 3 sets of PJs. I'm only sleeping in them, they're not getting THAT dirty!

I also take advantage of the mid-week laundry specials to cut down on the packing, so I can re-wear shorts by the end of the week.

Workout clothes, I'll take enough to get me a little over halfway through the cruise, so I can wash them at the laundry special.

Shoes, I have down to a science - flip flops, tennis shoes, black sandals, white sandals, brown sandals. Black and white are for dinner, flip flops for the pool, tennis shoes for working out, and brown sandals for port.

So for a 7-day cruise, I'm looking at:

3 pair of shorts

1-2 skirts

1 pair jeans

2 after-dinner tops (can reuse "port" tops after they're washed!)

3 t-shirts

3 cute "port" tops

3 PJs

5 pair shoes

3 sets workout clothes

5 pair socks

2 formal outfits

5 dinner outfits

Now I have to figure out how to pack for the 8-day in October!

Well, let me just state what no one else apparently will:D -- I wear some items more than once between washings. (I usually spend part of one morning per trip doing a load of wash in the communal laundry room.) Thus, I don't have to overpack in order to have a couple of changes per day.

Also, the sea days will see fewer changes than port days, because I generally don't swim on the ship, while I almost invariably plan a beach stop while in port.

I'll say it also. Why not wear something more than once, when you've only had it on for 1 -2 hours? I usually wear my pants, shorts, capris at least twice with different shirts.

My husband has told me for years that I pack like a man. I can not stand to take a large amount of clothes. I will pick a few day shirts that I can re-wear and a couple pair of shorts and again, I re-wear. I have specific outfits for dinner and they go back up for re-wearing. I usually do laundry one day in the middle of the cruise. I also do laundry on the last sea day on the way home, so the laundry is almost done when we get home.

I for one do not like doing laundry on a ship. Two reasons: it is time taken from my vacation and two I really dislike those laundry rooms, particularly when crowded and hot. (I've started get sea sick in them more than once.) However I always pack with the thought that I can do laundry if necessary in mind. It cuts down on adding too many "just in case I run out" clothes.

Many think it is crazy to do laundry on the ship, but it keeps from taking sooooooo many clothes and I don't mind. I will put the clothes in the wash and then enjoy a stoll. Then I come back and repeat for the drying. It goes pretty quick.

 

If I have to take more than 1 suit case for a week long cruise, I think I have to much and start over.

I usually take more and do laundry on long cruises. It's pretty hard to pack for a 14 day cruise and still be within the airlines regulations. Plus not many people have 14 pairs of underwear. :p

I also wear things more than once, especially if they are raggy shorts for over my bathing suit that I might have on for a total of 1/2 an hour a day. My friends usually do their laundry as well and I plan on doing laundry during my next cruise. I am going to try to pack a little lighter this time. Even when I bring home clean clothes, they need to be washed after being crumpled up in a suitcase. Last time I went away my suitcase was 49.2 pounds, .8 pounds under the limit of having to pay extra on my flight :eek:.

I usually take a lot less when we fly, but it is much easier to give into the overpack syndrome when driving to port. I also always worry about weight on the return trip, since there are no scales in the stateroom. They ought to put a set of scales somewhere on the ship, so you can weigh your suitcases before going to the airport.

Somehow I got my reply in the middle of the first quote. Sorry guys, I'm not the best at the technical stuff.

They ought to put a set of scales somewhere on the ship, so you can weigh your suitcases before going to the airport.

There's a scale in the gym. You might look a little weird hauling your luggage through the spa, but if you get desperate, it's there!

Talking about scales, you might need some extra clothes in a bigger size for the second half of the cruise :eek:.