We had the "relunctant boys" (14 & 11) dress up for formal night. I already knew getting them into a tie or a coat would lead to a chicken strips/french fry in room dining situation for my boys. I'm not going to make them wear anything unconfortable.... but they had to look "their best"!
But I don't care how much complaining they did before the cruise... the time that I pulled their clothes out....collared shirt, Docker pants(SHOCK), NO BASEBALL HATS(BIGGER SHOCK)!
They ended up enjoying the ONE hour I made them dress up.... they enjoyed the beverages served to them while waiting in the HUGE line (listen to all the above posters....the line for formal pictures is huge!).
As soon as the the picture was taken I thought they'd run back to change but they watched and saw how everyone else was dressed up too. They really got into the mood.
We had a wonderful dinner and of course, before the mid course was done, they were off... but I was happy that were "living in the moment" and gave "mom her moment" and it did not bother me one bit when that moment was over in a heart beat---
our formal portrait cracks me up! I'm so proud we HAVE one!
Although some people have like TONS of family portraits taken on the trip... I was very pleased with my lil ONE formal picture of all us together - S M I L I N G - at the same time .... a historic moment for us....obviously...
But there are sooo many more photo opportunites for the family besides "formal night". It just wasn't one of my biggest priorioties.
One time my daughter and I were going to the bathroom during dinner and saw that a "portrait station" was completely empty....BIG SHOCK..... we posed and had the cutest "going to the bathroom alone with mom" picture.
FYI:
The lines get very long....some families can take up to 10 or so pictures --- all different poses ... they put no limit on the amount of poses you can think of... get there early.
(God Bless Amanda & Emma)