FromSJU

Glad to read this as DH and I were thinking of bringing our French press onboard as well.

Just finished reading the entire thread. Loved all the tips! Haven't cruised in 12 years and this will be the first time with kids so definitely needed to hear advice from the trenches :) thanks to all who have contributed.

Yes, having to replace the wardrobe due to weight loss is a good problem to have :)

Also, I know it's not everybody's cup of tea but I've found great deals at the secondhand store, oftentimes new with tag item extremely cheap which made it easy to buy a size or two down. Also if you buy items with stretch to them you can wear them for a few sizes. Skirts I found I could still wear a couPle of sizes down (would start at the waist a bit snug and I would stop wearing them when they were just reaching the hiPbone. Also stuff that "wraps around" they are easy to adjust as you go down. These are a few of the items I would feel comfortable buying on sale a few sizes down since I knew I could adjust how they fit. My weight loss was pretty steady so I could estimate more or less what size I would hit when but know that your body type could change a bit (in my case from pear to hourglass so items bought in advance may fit differently than you envision them too. Ok I will stop babbling, have fun!

Congrats on the weight loss! I just recently lost 80 myself so I know how hard it is. I really want to maintain during our August cruise, so thinking through what my plan of attack will be :). I had to replace my entire wardrobe as well.