RC'S JEWEL OF THE SEAS FOR MY TRANSATLANTIC CRUISE CHALLENGE

I will be taking Royal Caribbean's Jewel of the Seas on my transatlantic Cruise Challenge. After speaking with the cruise lines's customer service department, I learned that my sailing will only be hosting two formal evenings and not three as I thought. The ship will also have two "smart casual" evenings and eight regular (or informal) nights. I plan on taking my full-length black skirt to wear for at least one of the formal evenings. Later, I will wear the same skirt as a sleeveless dress with a bright colored scarf as a belt at the waist. If I had had three formal nights on the crossing, I would have worn the long skirt twice on formal evenings with two very different tops. The tops one wears are critical as most people spend more time on a cruise looking at you from the waist up. Keeping this in mind, I will intersperse my black-base clothing with bright colored and light-weight patterned blouses and sweaters. In addition, I will use long-sleeve tops over certain dresses to make attractive skirt sets, thus making my wardrobe appear much larger then it is.