LeeAnne, I was also a "mother of the groom",like Maggie and brought that full length dress on MINT, and I would say yes, there are a lot of long dresses (I will not call them gowns, as for people my age, that conjures up thoughts of pouffy dresses, as in "ball gowns") But there were a lot of long, lightweight dresses that looked wonderful, and weighed very little for luggage purposes. Like Maggie, I don't remember what anyone wears either. I just don't think women should have angst over this dress thing on cruises. I have often said that the passengers who choose Radisson already know how to dress. If you do it on the "lower side" of fancy, you are going to be right in line with the rest of your cruisemates.