30+ Best Cruise Dresses: Amazon Ladies Resort Wear [Life Well Cruised]

30+ Best Cruise Dresses: Amazon Ladies Resort Wear [Life Well Cruised]

If you’re going on a Caribbean, Bahamas or any warm weather cruise, there’s nothing more stylish and comfortable than a dress. My not so secret “secret”, is that many of my favorite resort style dresses are from Amazon.

There are long dresses, short dresses, sleeveless dresses and those with longer sleeves. I especially appreciate finding affordable dresses that are made with a wrinkle resistant fabric – perfect for cruise vacations.

I’ve included my favorite cruise dresses and swimsuit cover ups from Amazon, and updated this with my latest finds from a recent Amazon fashion haul. Scroll to the bottom for my best purchases of shoes, handbags, carry-ons and travel accessories.

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Cruise Wear and Dresses from Amazon

If you’ve seen some of my other cruise outfit posts you’ll recognize some popular dress favorites. I still love and wear these.

However, I was recently on vacation in Florida for 10 days before my cruise on Celebrity Beyond, and added some new dresses that were also perfect for a tropical beach vacation. After each cruise, I continue to add new outfits too.

For reference, I’m 5’2″ and about 140 pounds (these days) and all dresses shown are size small.

1. Ladies Criss-cross Halter Top Dress with Pockets

dress Ilana — Taken onboard MSC Seascape on embarkation day

I wore this halter style dress on my recent Sun Princess cruise and received so many compliments. The material is very comfortable and it packs very easily.

I often wear a tan low heel sandal with my dresses. This style is versatile and can be worn with a nice shorts or any cruise outfit.

Recommended: Low heel sandal (designer inspired)

2. Bright Floral Halter Dress with Pockets

I loved this dress so much I bought it in this bright floral as well!

Recommended: Bright Floral Halter Dress with Pockets

3. Flutter Sleeve Mid Dress

I just bought this new dress in light khahi (leans more beige than green) and love it! In fact I’m wearing on our Canada/New England The Love Boat theme cruise.

4. Halter Mid-length Paisley Resort Style Dress

I’ve been eyeying this gorgeous blue & white paisley pattern halter dress for a while. I’m so glad I got it. It reminds me of a Mediterranean style beach dress, that’s perfect for cruising.

5. Casual Knit Sundress with Side Slit

This casual midi knit dress is one of my new favorites! In fact, I bought it in white and black stripes, as well as navy and white.

Recommended: Casual Knit Sundress with Side Slit

6. White Swimsuit Cover Up

This white lace style swimsuit cover up looks great on sea days and port days on a cruise.

Recommended: White lace swimsuit cover up

7. Blue & White Off Shoulder Sundress

This blue & white flowing sundress is great to wear both day and evening on a cruise or on a beach vacation.

I wore this dress to a lovely pre-cruise lunch at Gianna’s the Former Versace Mansion in Miami (worth going!).

8. Casual Maxi Dress

I love the blue color of this long maxi dress. However, it’s available in many other vibrant colors as well. My favorite part is how comfortable it is – it even makes a good swimsuit cover up for a beach day.

Recommended: Criss cross style maxi dress

9. Casual Halter Dress

This casual short halter dress is so easy to wear for cruises and beach vacations. The material is very comfortable and packs so well, without wrinkling.

I bought it in blue, however, it’s available in gorgeous green and pink patterns, as well as solid colors.

10. Strapless Beach Dress

This strapless beach dress is one of my all time favorites. I think it’s perfect for days in port, worn over a bathing suit, and cute on a casual day or warm evening.

My husband is wearing a light tropical shirt, which is an easy wrinkle resistant material.

11. Long Summer Dress with Short Sleeves

This light maxi dress is so comfortable! It’s a modest dress, but still works well on a warm weather cruise or land vacation!

12. Floral Short Dress

This short floral dress is so easy and comfortable for both day and evening. As a bonus, it’s made with a light wrinkle free fabric.

My husband & I on a casual night on a cruise

13. White Dress with Cap Sleeves

This summer dress is so comfortable and can even be worn on White Night evenings on a cruise. I wore it on embarkation day on a recent Virgin Voyage sailing.

14. Beach Dress Cover Up

This beach dress cover up is my new favorite! What makes this so flattering is that the mid section isn’t see through, although most of the swimsuit cover up is lace.

I’ve recently purchased this cover up dress in black and love it almost as much as the white version!

15. Sleeveless Jumpsuit Romper

I was so impressed with this comfortable and casual jumpsuit romper that I wore it twice on a recent cruise! Great for dinners at specialty restaurants or the main dining room.

16. Long White Dress (embroidered style)

This summer dress is great for parties at home, lunches out, and of course, on a cruise.

Recommended: Long white embroidered style dress

17. Halter Style Maxi Dress with Side Slit

This halter style floral dres s is a new favorite for me! The neckline is flattering & I love the side slit, that makes it perfect for casual or smart casual evenings on a cruise.

The best part might be that it has pockets and is so comfortable!

18. Boho Spaghetti Strap Long Maxi Dress

This long maxi dress is very flattering and can be worn both during the day and in the evening. It did need some ironing before my cruise, but any cruise packing wrinkles can out easily with a bit of Downy Wrinkle Release and shower steam.

“Cruise hair, don’t care ;-)” on Celebrity Beyond’s Magic Carpet

19. Long Black Sleeveless Evening Dress

This long sleeveless evening dress is perfect for cruise formal nights, when many people still “dress up”, but don’t necessarily want to pack a formal evening gown.

I wore this long black dress for Celebrity’s evening chic evening, and have also worn it on a Princess cruise last year.

20. NEW Black Cocktail Dress

I just got this black cocktail dress that I plan to wear for formal night on an upcoming cruise. It’s super comfortable and might be my new favorite Little Black Dress.

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Recommended: Cocktail dress one shoulder with slit

21. Sleeveless Halter Top Neckline “Formal” Dress

This halter style top cocktail dress is a classic! I just bought it and plan to wear it on my current cruise for formal night. It’s great because it doesn’t wrinkle.

Recommended: Halter style cocktail dress

22. Sleeveless Cocktail Dress

ilana sleeveless dress on dressy night on cruise with Frank

This knee length cocktail dress isn’t overly formal, but perfect for dressy nights on a cruise. The best pasrt is that it’s comfortable and flattering, with ruching along the waist.

Recommended: Sleeveless cocktail dress

23. Long Sundress (can be worn with wrap)

This long spaghetti strap sundress has a silhouette that is very forgiving, if you know what I mean. I actually purchased it in white as well, and I love it.

I do have to warn you, I bought the orange one after loving it on Amazon. However, it was just a little too bright for my liking and I returned it.

24. One Shoulder Maxi Dress

This one shoulder dress is is so pretty! It comes in several solid colors as well as colorful prints that work well on warm weather cruises.

In fact, I wore this red floral dress for Scarlet Night on my Virgin Voyages cruise. I also have it in a gorgeous coral color.

25. Halter Neck Sleeveless Floral Maxi Dress

This long floral maxi dress is so pretty! I bought it and love it, and plan to wear it on my next Caribbean cruise.

26. Boho Floral Print Dress with Pockets

I’m a fan of a comfortable short dress that can be worn on shore excursions or over a bathing suit on sea days. This boho style dress gets amazing reviews on Amazon and is available in sizes small through XX-large.

I’m sometimes asked how I can wear dresses on a cruise ship due to the ocean breeze. I admit I’ll almost always have a bathing suit under my dress during the day when outdoors. Other cruisers have said they wear short bicycle shorts.

27. Casual Beach Dress

Sleeveless-casual-dress-on-a-cruise-Ilana

This casual short dress is super comfortable for beach vacations and cruises. It can easily be worn on it’s own or over a bathing suit on port days.

28. Boho Sundress with Pockets

This might be my all time favorite casual sundress. It’s comfortable and doesn’t get wrinkled, which makes it perfect cruise wear for daytime on the cruise ship or when walking around in cruise ports.

Personally, I like sleeveless dresses when I’m on hot weather cruises. However, I know not everyone does. There is a short sleeve version of this dress that’s available on Amazon as well.

Recommended: Short sleeve boho sundress with pockets

29. Navy and White Striped Dress

If you love a nautical look, this Nautica Breton stripe sundress is good cruise outfit to have in your wardrobe. Classic navy and white stripes just look good on a cruise!

30. Floral V-Neck Faux Wrap Dress

I love this summer dress so much that I bought it in 2 colors!

31. Long Sleeve Faux Wrap Dress

If you like a longer sleeve dress for cool weather cruises, this faux wrap style dress is flattering and so easy to pack for a cruise.

32. Short Sleeve Faux Wrap Dress

I have a short sleeve version as well, that is a pretty cruise outfit on casual or smart casual evenings.

Recommended: Short sleeve faux wrap dress

Rompers, Swimsuits & Cover Ups

31. Navy and White Shorts Romper

While this shorts romper isn’t a dress, it’s an easy and comfortable one piece cruise outfit that packs easily.

It’s available in stripe patterns as well as solid colors.

32. Crochet Swimsuit Cover Ups

These short sleeve crochet swimsuit cover ups are my current favorites. In fact, I have each bathing suit cover up in black and one in beige.

33. Black One Piece Swimsuit

While the purpose of this post is to share some of my favorite Amazon cruise dresses, I had to share this one piece swimsuit with all the ladies!

Bathing suits are always hard, but needed on a cruise. This one has a good fit and has flattering sheer details.

A similar swimsuit is also available in plus sizes, and gets great reviews!

Cruise Accessories for Ladies

Here are some suggestions for cruise fashion accessories for women, that can go along with the dresses and outfits.

Favorite Cruise Essentials

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Final Thoughts on Amazon Cruise Wear & Dresses

There are a few places I buy my cruise wear and dresses, from department stores to beach side shops on occasion. However, I over the last few years I’ve bought a lot of my favorite pieces on Amazon.

Beyond the fact that they’re usually a good price, I love to be able to read many reviews and see photos of real people wearing the outfits.

The cruise dresses in this post are some of my favorites, and ones that I get asked about on my YouTube videos, social media posts, and occasionally in real life ;-).

No matter what you wear on a cruise, the most important thing is to feel good. My personal belief is that everyone looks good on a cruise!

Happy Cruising!

Ilana

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