Embarkation Outfit....

[maddox_mama]

What do you usually wear on the first day? We are traveling in and staying at a hotel the night before. I know there are plenty of photo ops as you get on, but you are also (without FTTF) walking around for hours until your room is ready.

 

Capris and a top? Pants? Skirt?

 

What do you typically wear?

 

Paula

[Happy ks]

It depends on the weather. If the weather is cool, longer pants, a top and a sweater. Warm weather usually cropped, lightweight pants and a lighter top. I tend to not wear shorts since I don't like having shorts on when travelling on public transportation (taxi/shuttle/plane) or public benches.

 

Come to think of it, I now only wear longer shorts except at home. I just get grossed out easier now with the thought of sitting bare skinned on any surface where someone else's sweaty backside has been sitting. I know, TMI.

 

Ill also wear a sundress, again not too short. I keep in mind that I may not have the opportunity to change prior to dinner.

Edited November 25, 2013 by Happy ks

[royalcruz]

I wear a sundress if the weather is nice. If it's really nice, I wear a bathing suit under it.:)

[Scrapnana]

I have very few dresses because I feel more comfortable in pants. If it is warm enough on embarkation day I wear capris with a comfy top, cooler days regular slacks. Most important for me is comfortable shoes. There may be a great deal of standing and definitely some walking to do, so I pick my most comfortable shoes to wear.

[geocruiser]

We mostly cruise in warm weather climates, therefore I wear a long skirt with a top. I love long skirts for the daytime.

Edited November 25, 2013 by geocruiser

[Laurie S.]

Jeans and a t-shirt, unless it's Florida in the summer. In that case, it's shorts and a t-shirt.

[tmee]

Hmmm it depends on where I am embarking... and the weather... if like you i am staying in town prior to the cruise (I don't have to wear my airplane clothes) ...if it is Florida or on the Gulf Coast assuming that the weather is sunny... I wear a sundress (with a jacket in my onboard bag) if the weather is cool I wear a casual dress with sleeves and tights with my jacket on top :)

 

If I am on the west coast or in NE USA. I will wear a skirt and top (with or without tights depending on weather)

 

In Europe I will wear the same. However everytime I have left from there (the particular time of year) it has been cold and rainy. So on top I had scarf, gloves, hat, and coat. ;)

 

But the one thing I always make sure I am wearing is my smile :D It has fit every climate!

 

tmee

[Alliezona09]

Depends on the weather~ I usually cruise in October so it was gray cargo pants and my Carnival Bon Voyage shirt~ but now that I no longer cruise Carnival I can't wear my cute tshirt!!! So last cruise I wore shorts and a cute tshirt since it was July in Miami~ we never buy the photos so its not that big a deal to me~ just what ever is comforatable!

[Ehpride]

I fly in the night before and cruise from a warm weather location. I love dresses and pretty much live in sundresses during the summer so I typically wear a skirt/tank top or sundress for embarkation. Last cruise, I wore a romper (looks like shorts and a top) with wedge espadrilles, my straw fedora and sunglasses but I had flip flops in my carry on just in case. I always make it an outfit though. I always buy the embarkation picture so I like looking casual but put together.

 

The only pants I ever possibly bring is a pair of jeans for on the plane. I only wear dresses for dinner and almost always dresses or skirts during the day. I typically bring one pair of shorts and a couple of tops in case I do something more active where a dress won't really work.

[Keith1010]

My wife normally wears dress pants and a dressy blazer.

 

I wear a blazer and khaki pants and a shirt to match my wife's outfit.

 

After all these cruises, we still enjoy getting dressed nicely to board the ship and also to have an embarkation photo taken.

 

Keith

[cb at sea]

If it's hot, I wear shorts/top, with my bathing suit under it, so I don't have to find a place to change if the cabins aren't ready.

 

We dress for the weather....

[kakalina]

We always drive to our port no matter which coast we are leaving from. We drive in the night before.

The time of year determines what I wear. Next week I will be wearing black slacks, white tennies, and a deep pink boat necked long sleeved shirt. I will most likely be also wearing a jacket. Our Arizona blood finds San Diego nights quite chilly.

 

If it is warmer I will wear a nice sundress or capri's and a tee shirt. DH almost always wears jeans and tee shirt to board. We don't do the boarding pictures. We only pay for pics when we are in a new to us port.

[RedHeadTexan]

I usually wear a dress for Caribbean cruises. Last year I wore a maxi wrap dress, and although it looked cute in all the pictures it was a huge mistake. It was a very windy day and I had to continuously hold it together at sail away. :eek:

 

I plan on wearing a maxi for sail away in January, but it will not be a wrap style. :)

 

Lisa

[iCruise717]

This is always a big decision for me! The men in my family don't understand why I care to board the ship, but it really is a big deal!! :D

 

On our last cruise we sailed in June out of FLL (HOT!). I wanted o wear a dress but we were flying in morning-of and I don't like to wear dresses when I fly. Instead, I wore shirts and RL button down with boat shoes/Sperrys. It worked well enough for me and my Sperrys were SO comfortable.

 

For our next cruise I am planning on wearing white denim with a tank top. We are flying in morning of again and I am going to wear a Lilly Pulitzer murfee scarf that I can use a wrap on the plane in case it gets cold and then stash it in my carry-on once in FLL as it will likely be too warm for a scarf.

 

Good luck and have fun!

[sail7seas]

In FLL, we always stay pre-cruise and I leave our hotel wearing capri pants and jersey. We are long done with embarkation photos but I still like to look neat and put together. :)

 

[geocruiser]

I usually wear a dress for Caribbean cruises. Last year I wore a maxi wrap dress, and although it looked cute in all the pictures it was a huge mistake. It was a very windy day and I had to continuously hold it together at sail away. :eek:

 

I plan on wearing a maxi for sail away in January, but it will not be a wrap style. :)

 

Lisa

 

Your dress sounds real nice. Where you able to put a snap or a button on to the dress to keep it closed? The button would be a little more work since it would need a button hole to be made. If your don't want to have to sew anything on to the dress you could use a fancy pin/broach.

[LittleJeanne]

I fly in the night before and cruise from a warm weather location. I love dresses and pretty much live in sundresses during the summer so I typically wear a skirt/tank top or sundress for embarkation. Last cruise, I wore a romper (looks like shorts and a top) with wedge espadrilles, my straw fedora and sunglasses but I had flip flops in my carry on just in case. I always make it an outfit though. I always buy the embarkation picture so I like looking casual but put together.

 

The only pants I ever possibly bring is a pair of jeans for on the plane. I only wear dresses for dinner and almost always dresses or skirts during the day. I typically bring one pair of shorts and a couple of tops in case I do something more active where a dress won't really work.

 

This sounds pretty much like how I pack for a cruise as well. Since we started arriving the day before and spending the night in or near the port city I've almost always worn a sundress either long or knee length, wedges and whatever accessories I felt the dress calls for.

[ducklite]

It depends on when and where the cruise is.

 

This time of year from a Northeast port I'd be in jeans or slacks with a sweater and jacket.

 

On my past cruises I've boarded in slacks and a blouse, shorts and a blouse, a sundress, and in Europe slacks and a blouse and a skirt and blouse.

 

In Tahiti next year I expect to be in either a sundress or shorts and a cute top.

[luvscruising2007]

I will tell you that I don't wear jeans or dresses to board a ship.

 

Other than that it depends on the weather. I love capris and would wear them on most embarkation days. I also wear my most comfortable shoes or sandals. I all about comfort but like to dress nicely. My tops would be something appropriate for my pants and something I can wear to MDR without feeling under dressed.

[Ehpride]

This sounds pretty much like how I pack for a cruise as well. Since we started arriving the day before and spending the night in or near the port city I've almost always worn a sundress either long or knee length, wedges and whatever accessories I felt the dress calls for.

 

Plus, I only bring the jeans if I'm cruising in winter because I want them for outside the airport at home. If I'm cruising in October/November, I just wear shorts for the plane because I can handle fall temps at home for a few minutes.

[maddox_mama]

Thanks so much - I was thinking about either white jeans and a cute top or a maxi dress. I am leaving out of Miami in December for the Eastern Caribbean.

Paula

 

 

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[RedHeadTexan]

Your dress sounds real nice. Where you able to put a snap or a button on to the dress to keep it closed? The button would be a little more work since it would need a button hole to be made. If your don't want to have to sew anything on to the dress you could use a fancy pin/broach.

I have lost 60 pounds in the last year, so I recycled the dress on the recycle thread. I did use a safety pin to secure it for the rest of the cruise and that did the trick.

 

Lisa

[heyitsmejudy]

I like light breezy dresses or flowy tops ... the pink dress was what I left port in for my honeymoon cruise in June. The anchor shirt was my pic for my cruise with another teacher before school started. I want to be dressed nicely but comfortably (clothes and shoes) messing with bags and such.

[geocruiser]

I have lost 60 pounds in the last year, so I recycled the dress on the recycle thread. I did use a safety pin to secure it for the rest of the cruise and that did the trick.

 

Lisa

 

It is wonderful that you lost so much weight. I made some wrap-a-round skirts and had to add a button to keep it from opening.

[kakalina]

RedHeadTexan: Congratulations on your weight loss. I know how hard and long the road is.