Dressing up your husband for Pirate Night?

[IrishDancer512]

Hello, friends! We are planning our very first Disney cruise on the Wonder this December, and I'm wondering what to get my hubby for Pirate Night. I have a pirate costume, my 5-year-old daughter will have one, but Daddy is not the kind of guy to dress up in a costume. Should I just get him a pirate t-shirt and call it good? He's not likely to swashbuckle himself up in a flowy white shirt or scarf on the head. He is very good natured about this stuff, so he'd probably humor us a little bit. What do the Dads/grown up guys usually wear to Pirate Night? Thoughts? Thanks!

 

[Sir William]

You might consider an inexpensive Halloween costume. DW wears one.

Usually I wear a pirate themed aloha shirt with some "matching" beads that I found. I've seen quite a few pirate themed t-shirts as well. That and a pirate themed bandana from your local dollar or fabric store may suit him better.

I've only dressed up once. It was fun, but I actually prefer my pirate themed shirt. Though one day I may do Captain Barbossa!

 

[FindMeAFishingSpot]

DH prefers a pirate t-shirt. Works for us.

 

[grantasl]

My husband wore black cargo shorts, a white t-shirt, red woven belt, and the bandana that you get for pirate night. He liked it because he was still dressing up without feeling uncomfortable.

 

[mom4fun]

My dh wore a pirate costume along with the majority of other men. One year we had pirate t-shirts made.

 

[lizabu]

My DH likes to wear a pirate costume but my Dad doesn't like dressing up so I bought him a pirates of the Caribbean TShirt to wear.

 

[RebelHawk]

Talk him into going all in. We bought our outfits specifically to wear on DCL cruises. We have so much fun interacting with other guests and the characters.

 

[JasonShannon76]

At Target in the Dollar Section they sell a "pirate pack" that came with eye patch, gold hoop earring, and fake mustache. My hand just used that along with the bandana that DCL provides in the room.

 

[Kenny1113]

DH wears a striped shirt and the bandana they give us on ship...

 

[ludari]

For your husband I would have to say a pirate themed tshirt might be best.

 

[party-of-five]

DH wore a t-shirt that said "instant pirate - just add rum". He also wore a Jack Sparrow hat. It worked. Lots of fun!

 

[Seamama]

My DH sounds exactly like yours! He wore a white t-shirt and jeans w/ the bandanna they give you on the cruise PLUS a (cheap) striped vest that I found at the thrift store onto which I'd added a skull&crossbones iron-on decal.

 

[daneenm]

My DH wore a pirate tshirt, the bandana Disney gave us and at the last moment asked me to put black eyeliner on him! This is a guy who does not dress up, so we were thrilled! He looked great and gave Captain Jack a run for his money.

 

[IrishDancer512]

Talk him into going all in. We bought our outfits specifically to wear on DCL cruises. We have so much fun interacting with other guests and the characters.

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WOW!! You both look amazing!

 

[kiapepito]

My husband is an Oakland Raiders fan and he wore his raiders shirt with the logo along side with an eye patch and a scarf on his head. He received so many compliments regarding his shirt that it was a perfect pick!

 

[PryncessLace]

My husband loved his pirate night costume my mother made for him. He was blackbeard and I was Angelica.

 

[emilyann415]

My dh wore a pirate costume along with the majority of other men. One year we had pirate t-shirts made.

I will just say I don't ever notice the majority of other men in costume. MAYBE a pirate tshirt but in my 7 DCL cruises this hasn't been our experience. If I packed my DH a costume he would not wear it most likely. If he did and saw that most men aren't (again just our experience) I would never get him to even wear the tshirt. Dressing up like that is just outside some people's comfort zone. If that is the case, my DH doesn't mind wearing a pirate tshirt and will even wear the pirate scarf they provide to dinner....but that is all he is comfortable with. Just my two cents.

 

[Maddysdaddy]

If your cruise is after Halloween, and you have one (or many) of the pop-up Halloween stores in your city or town, November 1 is a great day to stock up on 1/2 price pirate costumes. I wasn't a big fan of the 'pantaloons' so wore khaki cargo shorts, but I wore my Jack Sparrow shirt, vest, hat, dreadlocks, etc. that came in the package.

 

[jdb in AZ]

DH often dresses up for Halloween - he's a very scary Dracula, and I wear my Maleficent Costume, but for Pirate Night we wear Mickey Pirate shirts purchased onboard the ship. The bandanas we get on the ship are kid-sized; I don't know how an adult can get them around their head.

 

[tltay2005]

My husband does the same as grantasl's; black shorts, white tshirt and I bought cheap red/white striped scarve that he tied around his waist. Wore the bandana they gave him. Simple and comfortable, but still a little bit pirate.