Kathy & Wendy, you both always have so many good tips! The separate packing is a good idea. But I'm really hoping to wear some of my PG clothes on my pre-cruise, if possible. That will cut down on the number of clothes to bring. I have several tops that are easy to wash and quick to dry without wrinkling.

I was wondering about Pareos night. I read a review that mentioned it. Does everyone wear them that night or just a few?

The hardest time I ever had packing light was for our 5 night sail on a 37' sailboat. We could each only bring one small bag. Of course, on the sailboat we didn't wear many clothes, but we did have several nights stay on St. Croix at a hotel before the sailboat. So I had to really plan hard on that one. It worked out fine. I'll try to remember what I did. It's been so many years.