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I'm starting to have some concerns about formal night. I know you can skip it and eat somewhere else, but the dining was a huge factor in our enjoyment of our short cruise. DDs LOVED getting to eat "grown up" food in "grown up" restaurants (we don't eat out at home). We have no need for dresses, much less formals, so we own very few. I do have a dress that could pass for a formal, but the only other thing I have is a black knit dress (long sleeve, for holiday events). Younger DDs have exactly nothing. 8yo is easy enough, but 11yo HATES dresses (she is a tie-dye t-shirt kinda girl) and is very hard to fit in clothes as it is. What, exactly can kids get away with wearing on a formal/semi-formal night and will it matter if it's the same thing both nights?
It will not matter at all if someone wears the same outfit more than one night. It's possible that your servers would notice, but they should be polite enough not to comment.
I also doubt that a child (or even an adult) would be turned away for wearing clothing that's not dressy enough. Nice pants (not jeans) should be just fine. Mostly it's a matter of what you're comfortable with -- if it won't bother you or your daughter that other people are very dressed up and she's not, then don't worry about it.
What about making a tie die dress for her have her help you make it so that way she feels part of it and makes it special just for her. I don't think anyone will say anything if you double up on outfits (i did for my cruise) so if you need to wear the same thing 2 times then go for it.
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We were on the 4-night and my DD wore a skort with a cute top. I wore capris, tank & blouse and my DH wore khakis and a dress shirt. Very few people were dressed up. There were some wearing suits and dresses but most wore something close to what we did and we did not feel out of place at all. In fact, a man even came in wearing a bathing suit and t-shirt.....yes.....on formal night!
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Remember, too, that if they have any princess costumes, those are a big hit among kids on formal night!
You can wear your black dress with different accessories/shoes, even, if you wanted to change the look a bit. Can't go wrong with a timeless black dress!
Dresses aren't my thing either. I certainly didn't wear formal wear and never felt out of place. For our seven nighter, I only had three dinner outfits and rotated/wore a different blouse. I don't think anyone cares, and I'm all about packing light!
I double up on my slacks, as I only wear them for a few hours at night for dinner. Carol wore some nice slacks and a jacket on our first cruise. She's got a spangly skirt that she wears with a couple of different blouses, I wear the same suit with a different shirt and tie.
As long as you try, things won't be bad. Disney tends to be a little more relaxed. I'd be telling you something completely different if you were sailing on Celebrity.
I had dresses for two nights and a nice pants outfit one night-- but felt that I totaly could've gotten away with capris and a blouse. The black dress is good - like someone else said just jazz it up with a fun necklace. DD could do that too-- tell her if she doesn't want to wear a dress that is fine- she can wear pants and then give her a choice of (pre-selected-by-you) shirts/tanks that are "nice" to go with it. A little bling always jazzes something up-- even if you get some plain vneck shirts for her and have her do some "bedazzling" on them- that'll make the appearance more dressy. But like everyone said-- "Formal" on Disney is a whole different ball game than "formal" in general
Also,formal nights on the the Wonder are quite a bit different than on the Magic! On the Magic,people tend to "dress up" more (tuxes/suit and tie,formal gowns,cocktail dresses) whereas you'll see more "church-type" clothes on the Wonder. Does that help any?
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There really isn't even a formal night on the Wonder. Gentlemen are "encouraged" to wear a jacket or a tie to Lumerie's/Triton's, but that's as far as it goes for the Wonder. On the Magic you do have a "real" formal night. But not as "formal" as they used to be, or as they are on higher cruiselines (Celebrity, Princess, Holland America). A suit works for men and a nice dress for women. But you can really dress up and not really stand out. And get some nice formal pictures taken.
Oh, I see. I didn't realize the Wonder didn't have a formal night!
I'm glad a suit/nice dress works well. As much as I love to shop, I don't have a lifestyle that calls for formalwear, and I'd much rather buy a dress that I can get some use out of another time.
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I'm glad a suit/nice dress works well. As much as I love to shop, I don't have a lifestyle that calls for formalwear, and I'd much rather buy a dress that I can get some use out of another time.
Ah, But if you bought one, then there is the excuse for another cruise! I found a lovely little black dress at Nordsrom's Rack (outlet) for $35....it's been on one cruise and will go on the other two we have booked. I think I'm getting my money's worth! I wore it to formal night and Palos. So, if you figure I do the same on the other cruises, that's 6 times!
Susan, do you mean you can't wear that sleek little black strapless number to work?
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I don't think people would know what to do if I did! I work out in the middle of nowhere, in an explosives area (I'd tell you more, but then I'd have to kill you ), and my normal work attire is jeans and a casual shirt!
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