Hi Steve. I usually wear a cute shorts outfit, or jeans/capris with a cute shirt. I prefer to wear flat sandals/shoes, as much as I can because they really keep there floors waxed. At night sometimes, I change from shorts to pants/capris because I feel slightly more dressy. For the formal night I am wearing a chocolate brown dress that goes mid calf, with cute short heels. Women wear everything from long gowns to long pants w/a dressy shirt, to cocktail dresses. My husband is wearing his suit. As far as bathing suits go, they wear everything from thongs to one pieces. I like to wear something with a pocket, because I don't carry a purse. Cruises are a cashless society. EVERYTHING you buy on the ship, you can put on your seapass. Your seapass is you room key, and when you purchase something, either in the spa, the bar, the boutiques, you give them you seapass, and they charge it to the account that has been set up with the room. So, I usually just carry my seapass, and lipstick. Well, I hopes this helps your wife. I had no idea what to expect on our first cruise. This will be our 4th. Maybe you will become cruise addicted like the rest of us. Two more days,

Lil' Lori