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coolmom

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Or maybe we/they just don't like wearing them!

 

Whenever my DH and I watch 'futuristic' entertainment such as the old Star Trek series, he will often lament that he wished he lived in the future because men no longer wore ties!

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oneputt18

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Now you've done it...you've broached the perfume subject. I am convinced that some of the showers on the ship use perfume instead of water. I am allergic to most perfumes and when I get in an elevator on formal night, it's terrifying at times.

 

I realize that in earlier times, women used perfume to mask the odor of not bathing for many days....but we are more modern now...and you don't have to wash in perfume.

 

The only reason I picked up on this is that the perfume seems to flow much more freely on formal nights so it's at least tangentially related to the topic.

I was taught the scent should not be detectable at more than a arms length away.

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We are currently in Eastern Turkey touring for three weeks. We are within Turkish Airlines weight limit of 42 pounds. We have hiking clothes, casual wear, trekking poles, gym clothes, beach wear plus plenty smart casual wear and formal clothes to include DH's tux!

We are sailing on Reflection from Rome after this trip. It can be done! Many people just do not know how or perhaps they do not own the right kind of clothes ..... Travel friendly, lightweight.

 

Sheila.

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MR_T

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We are currently in Eastern Turkey touring for three weeks. We are within Turkish Airlines weight limit of 42 pounds. We have hiking clothes, casual wear, trekking poles, gym clothes, beach wear plus plenty smart casual wear and formal clothes to include DH's tux!

 

We are sailing on Reflection from Rome after this trip. It can be done! Many people just do not know how or perhaps they do not own the right kind of clothes ..... Travel friendly, lightweight.

 

 

 

Sheila.

 

 

Or perhaps that just don't want too!! 😏

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CapeCodCruiser

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We are currently in Eastern Turkey touring for three weeks. We are within Turkish Airlines weight limit of 42 pounds. We have hiking clothes, casual wear, trekking poles, gym clothes, beach wear plus plenty smart casual wear and formal clothes to include DH's tux!

We are sailing on Reflection from Rome after this trip. It can be done! Many people just do not know how or perhaps they do not own the right kind of clothes ..... Travel friendly, lightweight.

 

Sheila.

 

Try doing it for two months....with 20" carryons.

 

You might find that even with the 'right' clothes you may not want to biting along any clothing that gets worn for such a short time.

 

I totally agree ian...I can't even imagine hauling around 40 lbs of stuff (unless there is wine involved...)! We did 42 days in carry-ons - no tux but DH did have a sport coat.

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Try doing it for two months....with 20" carryons.

 

You might find that even with the 'right' clothes you may not want to biting along any clothing that gets worn for such a short time.

 

We've enjoyed that combo of land travel + cruises many times. We usually bring a "cruise bag", like a rolling garment bag and leave it at our arrival hotel (they will store it for you if you offer money), and double back and pick it up before the cruise. Or in the case of cruising first, leave it at our post-cruise hotel.

Our other two bags are backpack like luggage. One of those can be checked and the other stored in the overhead bins of the TA flight.

 

It's all in the planning!:)

 

Several years ago, we did this one summer (only works once or twice): Our cruise bag was older, and we considered it disposable. We brought all older, second tier formal stuff, like an older suit + aging formal dresses…., At the end of the cruise, we gave away or trashed all of our formal, cruise only stuff. The bag went too. All we had left was our two backpacks and off we go with our RailPass and three weeks of land travel. Actually a good feeling getting rid of all that stuff!:rolleyes::)

 

Enjoy!

Kel

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iancal

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It is just fine if Youare going from your car to the ship, or hotel to port with porterage etc or if you happen to be on an organized tour.

 

Not so good when you are doing small rentals, trains, ferries, buses,etc. We pack for a max of about 12-13 kilos each in order to pass most of the European airline restrictions. And we only carry what each of us can comfortably lift up to the overhead bin of a plane or a train. Everything else stays home.

 

We primarily do open jaw and seldom depart from the same airport/city that we arrived at. On our current trip we flew into Vienna. Flying home from Barcelona on a one way choice air flight. No option to store things in hotels though we do sometimes do this and go down to one bag if we are doing a short loop. This works well for us.

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It is just fine if Youare going from your car to the ship, or hotel to port with porterage etc or if you happen to be on an organized tour.

 

Not so good when you are doing small rentals, trains, ferries, buses,etc. We pack for a max of about 12-13 kilos each in order to pass most of the European airline restrictions. And we only carry what each of us can comfortably lift up to the overhead bin of a plane or a train. Everything else stays home.

 

We primarily do open jaw and seldom depart from the same airport/city that we arrived at. On our current trip we flew into Vienna. Flying home from Barcelona on a one way choice air flight. No option to store things in hotels though we do sometimes do this and go down to one bag if we are doing a short loop. This works well for us.

 

I guess I always plan around the luggage issue? What ever works for you.:)

 

PS -- we only do independent, usually rail travel in Europe. (think, Rick Steve's style)

 

 

Enjoy!

Kel

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MR_T

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....what they are wearing doesn't define the person.

 

I disagree, I think it says a lot about a person.

 

 

As the saying goes... Never judge a book by its cover...

 

If I had the same outlook as you I'd have missed out on meeting some of the most interesting & wonderful people I know today!

 

It's surely whats on the inside that counts not the outside!

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It's surely whats on the inside that counts not the outside! [/C

 

 

 

Well, sometimes it's what's on the outside is a result of what's on the inside.

 

 

And some times what's on the outside is a cover up for what's on the inside!! So I wouldn't be so quick to judge someone!!

 

I'm more then sure if you see me during the day wearing my football shirts (by football I mean the sport you use your feet for the ball not your hands!) you would have me down as a bit of a sports yob that has an IQ of a snail... But you can rest assured I'm one of the nicest people you're ever likely to meet... Or not as the case might be!! 😂

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NO NO-- its how they smell!!! Anyone can spend $ and buy expensive clothes but real people-- The good ones anyway-- smell nice

 

 

 

I will agree with you there .

 

Maybe you can't afford the most stylish or fancy clothes , but there is no reason to be dirty and stinking.

 

I have been an EMT and 9-1-1 dispatcher for many many years . I have seen and heard things that would turn most normal people white with fright, and can still go straight to the diner for a big breakfast :)

 

But if something or someone smells really bad, that just does me in.

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NLH Arizona

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And some times what's on the outside is a cover up for what's on the inside!! So I wouldn't be so quick to judge someone!!

 

I'm more then sure if you see me during the day wearing my football shirts (by football I mean the sport you use your feet for the ball not your hands!) you would have me down as a bit of a sports yob that has an IQ of a snail... But you can rest assured I'm one of the nicest people you're ever likely to meet... Or not as the case might be!!

Have to agree.

 

I remember a Crystal cruise and I would always see a lady in the casino before dinner, but never going to the dining room. I finally asked one of the casino hosts and he told me that her tablemates treated her like dirt, because she didn't dress to their standards (she was quite eccentric), and she was very uncomfortable going to dinner. The funny thing is, she was an acclaimed professor at the UC Berkeley. I would guess her IQ was more than the others combined at the table and they probably missed a lot of great stories, not to mention meeting a really, really nice person.

 

I was always taught not to judge a book by it's cover and because of that, I've met and have friends that will be in my life forever.

 

Wear what you are comfortable in and if you are admitted to the MDR, then Celebrity feels you are properly attired, so relax and have a great dinner. Others should respect that the "host" Celebrity feels you are dressed appropriately, since they let you in.

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