Clothes for transatlantic cruise - help!

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Hi there - I am going on a transatlantic cruise with my 87 year old mum in early May. I’m really struggling with evening wear - I have work dresses but nothing evening-y. I am bigger than I want to be at the moment, prob size 16 as my tummy seems to have expanded horribly in the last year or two and about 5’10”. I bought a black chiffon pleated skirt so am hoping to find some evening tops to go with it. But also maybe some wise legged trousers? Maxi dress maybe? I saw the other thread with maxi dresses and done great ideas there. Any other suggestions would be gratefully received! Thanks.

i have this dress and it’s so flattering…. The belt is gold so I’ve worn mine with gold sandals. It’s also available in black. There’s a 30% off code too!!

www.yumi.co.uk/mela-london-mela-pleated-midi-green-shirt-dress-p7042/s43798?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=mela-london-mela-pleated-midi-green-shirt-dress-colour-green-size-10-colour-green-size-10-ml6692a009-c&utm_campaign=product%2Blisting%2Bads&cid=GBP&glCurrency=GBP&glCountry=GB&gclid=CjwKCAjwx46TBhBhEiwArA_DjCdrtBNi6ye6T_ykhYfu05czPHV67lxv6k5AY4gpBl4lw5coRP0qjRoCBUEQAvD_BwE

try again with the link: 🤦‍♀️

www.yumi.co.uk/mela-london-mela-pleated-midi-green-shirt-dress-p7042/s43798?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=mela-london-mela-pleated-midi-green-shirt-dress-colour-green-size-10-colour-green-size-10-ml6692a009-c&utm_campaign=product%2Blisting%2Bads&cid=GBP&glCurrency=GBP&glCountry=GB&gclid=CjwKCAjwx46TBhBhEiwArA_DjCdrtBNi6ye6T_ykhYfu05czPHV67lxv6k5AY4gpBl4lw5coRP0qjRoCBUEQAvD_BwE

That link doesn’t seem happy. Type “pleated shirt dress” into the search bar & it will come up with a range of colour options.

try also M&Co. They had a lovely jumpsuit in the other day - it had palazzo style trousers with a pleated effect. I’m a short arse so couldn’t pull it off but at 5” 10 you could.

I’ve been on a few cruises and dressing up can be anything from trousers with a blouse/top to full blown long evening gown. I have a few dresses, they are not formal, just normal, I do put a bit more jewellery on, make up and nice shoes, but some nights I have worn black trousers with a blouse.

Check the dress code for the cruise company first. The code varies so much from. Cunard's posh to NCL more or less wear what you want.