Cruise Attire-Epilogue

The inevitable happened on this cruise, again - I took too many clothes but it was the closest I've come to wearing everything I took. You can probably guess what I didn't wear...the workout clothes! Surprise, surprise. I wore my walking shoes a lot since I walked the deck for my 10,000 steps on sea days. As you can see, exercising wasn't a popular activity on this cruise.

Three times around was a mile and I would walk for 1 hour to get in my 10,000 steps.

Bruce would go to the gym and it also had a lot of extra space...I only gained 2 pounds on this trip so I am happy about that. The walking paid off. But I wore my bermuda shorts when I walked instead of changing into workout clothes. I did change into my sleeveless T-shirt because it was hot and sweaty on this cruise. So, the workout leggings and short sleeve shirt could have stayed home. I also could have left home the capri pants because I wore my shorts most the time. Here is a shot taken in Aruba. I couldn't wait to get back to the ship and get in my swimsuit again.

My favorite stop was in the Bahamas at Half Moon Cay. The water was perfect. I wore my swimsuit under my clothes on this stop.

I wore my swimsuit more than anything else on this cruise because it was so hot. Bruce and I love to hang out at the pool, dip in to cool off and sip on a frothy drink. I also wore my other swimsuit cover up a lot; the knit dress with palm trees on it.

It was comfortable to just hang out in around the ship, too, like watching the sunset from our deck.

I could have wore this dress for a formal night because people don't dress up that much anymore. Just throw on a nice necklace and sandals and it would have been good enough. But I wore my formal outfits since I brought them.

I also wore all my smart casual outfits and did a lot of mixing and matching.

I always loved the folded towels on our bed each day when we returned to the cabin to get ready for dinner. I couldn't resist taking photos.

I bought a new straw hat so I didn't ever wear the one I packed. My new one is a lot better because you can adjust the tightness of it with velcro. I ended up wearing it a lot.

It was only 66 degrees the second day in South Beach so I ended up wearing the sheer, lightweight sweater for one of my formal outfits. It was also perfect for wearing on the ship in the air-conditioning.

I could have left at least 2 pair of shoes home. I ended up wearing the same sandals over and over. You just get comfortable wearing the same shoes so that was a little over-kill in the shoe department. (which is a common problem with me...)

Overall, the cruise attire packing was pretty close. I could have gone without the capri's, two pair of shoes (one pair of tennis shoes and the pair of black dress sandals) and workout clothes. I think it's common to over pack for cruises but no harm is done. Preparing for a trip and organizing your clothes can be half the fun! I think the anticipation of what's ahead can be thrilling when preparing for a trip. We can't wait to go again.

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