Cologal49 Posted October 11, 2009 #1 Share Posted October 11, 2009 This may sound really corny to everybody else - but what kind of casual clothes do we wear? Can we wear the flowery loose shirts that we got in Hawaii - or do they not fit in with the "decor" of the Caribbean? We have several shirts and would like to put them to good use if they will fit in. Any ideas? We have never been to the Caribbean area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambs2 Posted October 11, 2009 #2 Share Posted October 11, 2009 Flowery comfortable loose shirts are just as appropriate in the Caribbean as they are in Hawaii! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cologal49 Posted October 12, 2009 Author #3 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Great - that is just what I needed to know. It will help with our casual - every day packing. I love my colored, flowery shirts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cologal49 Posted October 12, 2009 Author #4 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Flowery comfortable loose shirts are just as appropriate in the Caribbean as they are in Hawaii! I am sometimes really slow - but I just noticed that you are leaving 3 days after we do - that will be awesome for both of us. I also really appreciated your wonderful quote from the Psalms. It is wonderful to know that HE is in charge - of our lives and our cruises... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambs2 Posted October 14, 2009 #5 Share Posted October 14, 2009 I am sometimes really slow - but I just noticed that you are leaving 3 days after we do - that will be awesome for both of us. I also really appreciated your wonderful quote from the Psalms. It is wonderful to know that HE is in charge - of our lives and our cruises... Have a fabulous and blessed cruise! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STARFISH*4 Posted October 16, 2009 #6 Share Posted October 16, 2009 i call them the ISLAND shirts and hubby takes them with him on the cruises cos he doesnt wear them at home...so this is the TIME to wear them. ENJOY YOUR CRUISE:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambs2 Posted October 16, 2009 #7 Share Posted October 16, 2009 i call them the ISLAND shirts and hubby takes them with him on the cruises cos he doesnt wear them at home...so this is the TIME to wear them.ENJOY YOUR CRUISE:) EXACTLY!! My DH does the same thing. Here at home he dresses very conservatively and is not the flowered-shirt type, even though we LIVE in Florida!!!! Vacations to appropriate tropical locations, where no one really knows him, are the EXCEPTION :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STARFISH*4 Posted October 16, 2009 #8 Share Posted October 16, 2009 EXACTLY!! My DH does the same thing. Here at home he dresses very conservatively and is not the flowered-shirt type, even though we LIVE in Florida!!!! Vacations to appropriate tropical locations, where no one really knows him, are the EXCEPTION :D hey MARG as with us...are DH's should get along very well...mine NOT the flowery-shirt type but 'tolerates' when we are on a cruise:p:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisefrk Posted October 18, 2009 #9 Share Posted October 18, 2009 Dont forget the Panama Canal is warm! Alot of people on the ship I just got off expected it to be "cool"... we sailed the first week of October and it was supposed to be almost 100 degrees! Thankfully it was overcast and made for about 92degrees... also, living in the south - White is always in fashion! your on vacation - wear what ever you feel you would like to be comfortable in! I cruise a lot to the Caribbean and this ship did not have as much tropical patterns as you would see on those ships -but there certainly were some! Have a fantastic trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smart 4-2 Posted October 20, 2009 #10 Share Posted October 20, 2009 My DH wore his bright Hawaiian shirt at our thanksgiving dinner (Canadian) earlier this month. He received many compliments, too. We had an early snowfall that weekend and everyone was feeling summer had been too short. We booked a Panama Canal cruise the following week. DH's casual wardrobe (late Nov.) will feature golf shirts and t shirts bought on previous holidays - and Hawaiian shirts might be included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sasysutler Posted October 30, 2009 #11 Share Posted October 30, 2009 dropping in on this thread.. my husband is also the same! We will be leaving for panama in December.. any idea about the weather that time of year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FL1stLady Posted November 5, 2009 #12 Share Posted November 5, 2009 We went through the canal two years ago over Thanksgiving. Not as warm as you might think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STARFISH*4 Posted November 6, 2009 #13 Share Posted November 6, 2009 We went through the canal two years ago over Thanksgiving. Not as warm as you might think. so how WARM is WARM....all i have heard is HOT and HUMID Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nancyquilts Posted November 12, 2009 #14 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Don't forget the hat and sun screen. We often go in January, and I consider it hot - cool, loose clothes are the key. Nancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liv2cruise4ever Posted November 26, 2009 #15 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Don't forget the hat and sun screen. We often go in January, and I consider it hot - cool, loose clothes are the key. Nancy Hi Nancy, I have recognized your name in the past, and since were almost neighbors (Petaluma), I thought I'd ask you a question about the Panama Canal. We are going on the Coral in Mar. How is the weather then? Any recs on shore ex.? This is a first through the canal for us. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska-forget-me-not Posted January 26, 2010 #16 Share Posted January 26, 2010 I went last year at the beginning of April and it was hot, upper 90s and high humidity. I would say that Costa Rica had the highest humidity. It was like a sauna. Of course, anything over 70 is hot to me! I spent ship time in my bathing suit with a sundress over it. Shore time was in sundresses or shorts, depending on if I was doing a tour. My traveling companion told me to pack a light sweater, but I never wore it, even at night. Still, it was the trip of a lifetime and I enjoyed every minute of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kae Law Posted February 1, 2010 #17 Share Posted February 1, 2010 We just returned from a 15 day East-West transit of the Canal. As for clothing, the Aloha shirts are perfect. Saw many Gentlemen with those on! Bring a hat and sunscreen. It was very hot and humid throughout our journey. We departed from Ft. Lauderdale (before the chill of winter hit them :rolleyes:) Aruba was arid, dry heat. Cartegena was sticky and humid. For those who have not yet transited the Canal - you wake quite early to enter the first set of locks and usually is quite chilly without the sun. However, by 730 am it was nice and warm and getting on through the day it was very hot. Its their dry season right now. All the stops in Mexico save Cabo San Lucas was hot. Puntarenas was nice and comfortable as we did a tour through the Mangroves. The food on the Coral was great! Have a terrific time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarCart Posted February 11, 2010 #18 Share Posted February 11, 2010 So how about dining clothing? Dark or light? I have dark (man) used on other cruises. Is dark appropriate? BarCart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted February 13, 2010 #19 Share Posted February 13, 2010 So how about dining clothing? Dark or light? I have dark (man) used on other cruises. Is dark appropriate? BarCart Dark is ALWAYS appropriate.....but not necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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