Don't want to be too hot or too cold :)

[warmwinds]

I have 2 sets of formal wear - winter and summer. Winter is velvet, etc., summer is obviously much lighter.

 

Which would be more appropriate for the British Isles in late April/early May?

[warmwinds]

My related question is: I've mostly cruised the Caribbean - on northern European cruises, do they HEAT the public areas? I'm used to them being a/c'd.

[Deb C.]

Actually, isn't 72 degrees (in a dining room) the same summer or winter? :D

[Druke I]

Britain is still pretty cool in the spring, and they do tend to keep the interiors of the ship on the cool side, particularly in the dining rooms and show lounges.

 

My wife always takes a "wrap", and I usually have a cardigan sweater or two available.

[Ask4Jay]

Before we discovered real cruising, we would rent houseboats on River Thames between London and Oxford. One time, in the cab from Heathrow to the boat yard, the radio weather forecast called for a high temperature of 75 F (in late June), upon which the cabbie responded: “It’s going to be a scorcher!”

In other words, be prepared for cool rather than hot weather.

[warmwinds]

Yes, 72 is 72, but it was an unspoken fashion question as well as a temperature one, April being sort of a transitional month.