So true about the clothes. I took 3 or 4 bathing suits as that is what I wore everyday, pretty much all day. A couple of bathing suit coverup "dresses", a couple of sarongs. Mostly covered it. Took a couple of pairs of shorts and tops to wear to dinner and one or two flimsy sundresses. (no wrinkle type that rolls up into nothing in your suitcase.) The sarongs and bathing suit goes a looooong way! 2 pairs of comfy flip flops (neutral, wear walking the beach, shopping, to dinner) and one pair of "dressy" flip flops (with little shells on them) for when I wanted to step it up a notch! Lol

I took a large suitcase, carryon & personal item, but most of that wasn't clothes. Thermos mugs, ziplock bags, paper towels, coffee making items, bug spray, citronella candles, sunscreens, aloe Vera, snorkel set, big bag of remedies like Zantac, calamine, hydrogen peroxide, etc., bubble wrap (to pack rum etc for return), and a bit of extra room to bring things back.