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DS no longer has "in between pants" (he's growing inches every month!). Now he only has jeans and one pair of dress slacks. When we cruised when he was little he wore shorts and nice shirts, when he was a younger teen he wore cargo pants and polo t-shirts.
At 16 now, would plaid shorts and a polo shirt be okay or should I get some dockers for him? DH will be wearing dockers and polo shirts and I'll wear casual disney sundresses or nicer capris. I worry DS will feel under dresses compared to DH and me and that would make him feel uncomfortable. Or would he be over dressed for his age which would also make him feel uncomfortable. What do you think other 16 year old males will be wearing?
Also, for semi formal night is a shirt, tie and dress slacks okay even if DH will wear a suit? (He's not going to formal night with us - he doesn't have a suit or suit coat.)
When we've done 7 night itineraries with formal and semi-formal nights, we've rented tuxedos for the guys from cruiselineformal.com. It's really easy--all they need are measurements. The tuxes are delivered to your stateroom and then picked up the last night of your cruise. Another thing that makes it easy is that the tux comes with two shirts. So, for formal night, it's the whole tux--even shoes and socks can be added. On semi-formal night, it can be the shirt and jacket--no tie. I packed a nice sweater vest for our son, and he wore that over the shirt with the pants for semi-formal night. I liked that it meant less packing! And, since the pants aren't worn for very long each evening, they could be worn for several nights.
My 16 year old DS wore dockers and polo shirts (including on semi-formal night). For formal night he wore a dress shirt and tie (but still with dockers). I am sure your DS would be fine in shorts, but I know that mine actually enjoyed "dressing up" for dinner, and he doesn't say that very often!
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Dockers are a good idea. And if you want to find some cheap, you might try your local Goodwill or Salvation Army store. It's a great place to find clothes when your kids are going through those growing stages.
My boys (now 12, 15 and almost 17) wore tan pants (khakis) and polo shirts every night to dinner on our last 2 cruises - 2010 and 2011. For the longer cruise (the adults) scheduled Palo during the semi formal night, so the kids chose to eat on their own (not in the dining room). I think nice shorts and a polo would be fine. I would think on semi formal night a dress shirt and khakis would be fine. Not sure my kids would want to wear a tie, but I'd ask. I know they would not wear tuxedos!
Dockers and polo shirts will fit in well with the other teen boys attire on board. I wouldn't insist on the tie unless he want to wear one on semi formal night. I don't recall seeing any of the older boys in ties on any of our cruises unless they were doing a formal photo session with the family.
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I agree with the other posts. I have sailed several times with 2 DS that ranged in age from 12 - 18. They always wear docker style pants and a polo. On formal night they wore black docker style pants, shirt and tie. Semi-formal night was the black pants and a button down shirt, no tie. They looked fine both nights.
We leave on our Alaskan cruise in less than 2 weeks and for the first time they will actually have suits. However, I just picked up a pair of tan docker style pants for my DS13 at Wallymart for $11. He gets his pants in the men's dept. I'd check good old Wallymart if I were looking for cheap pants.
So, here's an idea...we were recently at the Kentucky Derby. Lots of the young men there "sported" the printed/seer sucker shorts with the navy jacket attire along with flip flops and it was very much accepted and seemed to be "the thing". Now, how well that would be accepted on DCL is unknown but it was certainly accepted and festive among a crowd of very fashionable dressers. Good luck, I have DDs so I'm always shopping for these things /
That jacket-and-shorts "look" is also seen in the Caribbean - it would be quite acceptable on board. And truth be told, I wear sandals to dinner most nights. They just don't go with a tux, though.
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That jacket-and-shorts "look" is also seen in the Caribbean - it would be quite acceptable on board. And truth be told, I wear sandals to dinner most nights. They just don't go with a tux, though.
So, here's an idea...we were recently at the Kentucky Derby. Lots of the young men there "sported" the printed/seer sucker shorts with the navy jacket attire along with flip flops and it was very much accepted and seemed to be "the thing". Now, how well that would be accepted on DCL is unknown but it was certainly accepted and festive among a crowd of very fashionable dressers. Good luck, I have DDs so I'm always shopping for these things /
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Old Navy tends to have sales on their 'dress' pants/khakis periodically. I had a part time job that I couldn't wear shorts or jeans to, but had to have something that could also stand up to activity. I think I was buying these for $10-15. Should work for someone growing and at a good price.
Last year when I was 17, I wore dark jeans and a polo on Cruise Casual nights. I was growing very fast at the time and had no reason to buy pants. And we neglected to get some before the cruise. It worked out just fin and remember that your legs are under a table (dinner) or in the dark (theatre) all night. For someone his age, a darker color jean will be fine, but dockers may be better.
On our 5 day in March, my DS14 and DS18 wore jeans with collared shirts on the cruise casual nights (always with shirts tucked in). On semi-formal and formal nights, they wore khakis with collared shirts. On our last 7 day, they wore ties on formal night and alternated khakis and jeans on other nights. Some people may not find this acceptable, but I think as long as they look neat, it is fine. They have been known to wear jeans with a tie to church! Hey, as long as they are going, I'm not complaining.
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and for the first time they will actually have suits. However, I just picked up a pair of tan docker style pants for my DS13 at Wallymart for $11.
He gets his pants in the men's dept. I'd check good old Wallymart if I were looking for cheap pants.
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