How To Dress For Dinner On A Disney Cruise

With only two weeks to go before my Disney cruise, I have started to think about what to wear. Probably should have started thinking about this sooner. Oh well, I'm going on a cruise and I'm going to have a blast!!  To help with the decision making process, I googled "what to wear on my Disney cruise".  

This is from the Official Disney Cruise Line site:

Dining Dress requirements vary by venue or theme night on your cruise. In general, most meals are "Cruise Casual"—no shorts, swimwear or tank tops. Most cruises also have special theme nights with additional attire requirements. Here's a breakdown of these events by cruise itinerary.

On 3-night cruises:

• One cruise casual night—no shorts, swimwear or tank tops
• One pirate or tropical night (deck party)
• One "dress-up night"—jacket for men, dress or pantsuit for women

On 4-night cruises:

• First night: cruise casual—no shorts, swimwear or tank tops
• One pirate or tropical night (deck party)
• One "dress-up night"—jacket for men, dress or pantsuit for women
• Final night: cruise casual—no shorts, swimwear or tank tops

On 7-night cruises:

• First night: cruise casual—no shorts, swimwear or tank tops
• Three additional "cruise casual" nights—no shorts, swimwear or tank tops
• One pirate or tropical night (deck party)
• One formal and one semi-formal night—formal wear for men: tuxedo or suit; for women: gown or dress; semi-formal wear for men: suit/jacket; for women: dress or pantsuit. 

Dress for dinner at Palo on all cruises:

• Men: dress shirt or jacket, no shorts
• Women: dress or pantsuit

 
Thanks Disney, I still have no clue what to wear! What is cruise casual? I know resort casual is a step above very casual clothes. No jeans, flip flops, t-shirts, and short shorts or very short skirts. Back to google.

Okay, the only thing I can find on cruise casual is what Disney has above. You can wear jeans if you want.

Here's what I'm thinking for my three night cruise:

• Cruise Casual Night - capris with a nice shirt
• Pirate Night - capris or jeans, maybe jean capris, not sure yet, with a nice shirt or white blouse - closest thing I could get to pirate attire!
• Dress Up Night - pantsuit or really dressy slacks with a dressy top

Hopefully this will be appropriate and I will not stick out like a sore thumb.  I think my choices will be fine, given the guidelines provided by Disney.

Look for my full report on what people wear on a Disney cruise and my thoughts on cruise casual in a few weeks!