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Packing for a Cruise
Cruises are a fun opportunity to dress up and look your best
but how do you look fresh every day without bringing your whole
closet?
The first thing you need to think about is what type of
clothing you will need. Will you be attending fancy dinners or
dressing casual the whole time? Is there a theme party you
would like to attend? Will you be dancing until dawn in your
best dance dress? Some of these may necessitate bringing
special attire and you want to make sure you have room set
aside in your luggage for this.
If you will be dressing for dinner, one way to stretch your
cruise wardrobe is to coordinate separates. Stick to no more
than 3 coordinating colors such as black, white and tan. This
way you can bring 1 pair of slacks, 1 skirt, 2 nice shirts and
2 jackets and make them look like 8 brand new and fresh outfits
by mixing up what piece you wear with what. For example, the
slacks paired with shirt 1 and jacket 1 could be one outfit,
substitute shirt 2 with the same slacks and jacket for a whole
new look! Now substitute the skirt in and you get another whole
new look! In addition, you can use scarves and accessories to
give each outfit a whole new look.
The same method can be applied for your casual wear. If you
stick to a coordinating color scheme, you can get more mileage
out of each piece since it will tend to look different when it
is paired with a different top or bottom.
Deciding which shoes to take is perhaps the hardest of all! If
you are anything like me, you have a perfect pair for each
outfit and you’ll want to take them all! Of course, you may not
have room in those suitcases so you must be selective in what
you bring. I suggest you wear your bulkiest shoes, like
sneakers, onto the ship - this way the will not be taking up
space in your luggage. Bring a dressy shoe and a more casual
shoe as well. Make sure you think about color when you pack the
shoes, if you are bringing only black dressy slacks then white
sandals might not look so good!
Finally, to get more space in your suitcase for clothes, find
out if the ship will be supplying beach towels and hair dryers.
If they are then you can leave yours at home and free up some
suitcase space for more clothes!
About The Author: Lee Dobbins is contributing writer at
http://www.choose-your-cruise.com where you can find out
everything you wanted to know about cruises.
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