Maximize Your Cruise Wardrobe With These Packing Tips

C ruises are a fun                 slacks paired with shirt 1 and     opportunity to dress up and     jacket 1 could be one outfit,      look your best but how do       substitute shirt 2 with the same   you look fresh every day without      slacks and jacket for a whole new  bringing your whole closet?           look! Now substitute the skirt in  The first thing you need to think     and you get another whole new      about is what type of clothing        look! In addition, you can use     you will need. Will you be            scarves and accessories to give    attending fancy dinners or            each outfit a whole new look.      dressing casual the whole time?       The same method can be applied     Is there a theme party you would      for your casual wear. If you       like to attend? Will you be           stick to a coordinating color      dancing until dawn in your best       scheme, you can get more mileage   dance dress? Some of these may        out of each piece since it will    necessitate bringing special          tend to look different when it is  attire and you want to make sure      paired with a different top or     you have room set aside in your       bottom.                            luggage for this.                     Deciding which shoes to take is    If you will be dressing for           perhaps the hardest of all! If     dinner, one way to stretch your       you are anything like me, you      cruise wardrobe is to coordinate      have a perfect pair for each       separates. Stick to no more than      outfit and you'll want to take     3 coordinating colors such as         them all! Of course, you may not   black, white and tan. This way        have room in those suitcases so    you can bring 1 pair of slacks, 1     you must be selective in what you  skirt, 2 nice shirts and 2            bring. I suggest you wear your     jackets and make them look like 8     bulkiest shoes, like sneakers,     brand new and fresh outfits by        onto the ship - this way the will  mixing up what piece you wear         not be taking up space in your     with what. For example, the           luggage. Bring a dressy shoe and   a more casual shoe as well. Make      your suitcase for clothes, find    sure you think about color when       out if the ship will be supplying  you pack the shoes, if you are        beach towels and hair dryers. If   bringing only black dressy slacks     they are then you can leave yours  then white sandals might not look     at home and free up some suitcase  so good!                              space for more clothes!            Finally, to get more space in          About the Author: Lee Dobbins is contributing writer at http://www.choose-your-cruise.com where you can find out everything you wanted to know about cruises. Source: www.isnare.com