How do 9 & 10 year old boys dress for dinner?

[scschnur]

I am actively packing for our upcoming cruise, and am trying to avoid overpacking the kid's clothes. I am finding it EASY to pack for our DD, but the boys have me stumped. What did you witness 9 & 10 year old boys wearing to the dinners?I am not planning on leaving them behind at Oceaneer's unless it is their choice - so I need to pack dinner wear for them. Please help! What do you suggest?? Thanks!

 

[AnnMorin]

For our nine year old he brought a pair of kaki's and several button down hawaiin type shirts and a few polos. He brought one suit with a tie and white shirt. On formal night he wore the entire suit and on semiformal just the shirt/tie and pants (no jacket)

 

[reneesam]

I did the same...khakis (re-worn several times), patterned short sleeve buttondowns, and knit polos. I did exactly the same thing with the suit, but he wore a cool character tie on semi formal night to dress it down a bit.

BTW, a lot of little (and medium sized) boys didn't wear suits on formal night. I'm so glad mine did, especially now that we have the only decent family portrait ever!!!

 

[GeneralMax]

We did the same with our eight year last time and I am planning the same for our upcoming cruise. Khakis and knit polos most nights. Suit with shirt and tie on the formal night. This time I bought him a silk tee shirt to wear under his suit jacket for the semi-formal night...very Don Johnson.

Like Reneesam I am looking across my desk at the best family portrait I have ...formal night on our Disney cruise.

Good luck packing.

 

[imgoingtodisney]

Well DS (11 when we cruise) has 4 Hawaiian tropical collar button-down shirts from last Nov. I refuse to buy new. If these dont fit this year he will be wearing his school polo shirts.

I bought everything new for our cancelled cruise so Im not buying anything else this time.

 

[scschnur]

Do you think I can get away with packing NO suits for the guys? They are just not the suit kinda guys! I am getting that impression from what I read - but am wondering if they will be in the majority without suits, or in the minority??

Thanks!!

 

[cathie]

We just returned from the 3 Day Wonder & I don't remember seeing any guys in suits, just nice shirts, a lot of the colorful tropical type. Our boys wore khakis & button shirts just like most of the kids. Have fun!!

 

[AnnMorin]

On our first cruise which was a three day sea and four day land we did not worry about formal wear. But on the seven days in my opinion a suit is in order.. however you will not be shunned or anything if your boys are just in buttondown and kakis...
It was so nice to get dressed up as a family.. even DS got into it after the intial resisitance.