Pacific Aria & Sea Princess

We are flying to Australia next month and joining the Pacific Aria for an 18 day cruise. After that we get on the sea princess for a 16 day cruise. My question is how 'formal' are formal nights on both ships? Should my husband pack his dinner suit? Thanks in advance.

I wouldn't bother with formal nights on the Aria as P&O have moved away from a traditional style of cruising to a more laid back style with more emphasis on theme nights whilst Princess is more traditional.

With the formal nights on the Sea Princess and we will be boarding the ship in September I am just packing a pair of business shoes business trousers and shirt as well as a tie with M wearing a dress nice dress for these nights. I honestly don't bother with packing a suit although I have seen some passengers dressed to the nines on formal nights.

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Thanks for the info it was very helpful. Are we going to be on the same cruise in September? We're going from Brisbane to Fremantle.

I wouldn't bother with formal nights on the Aria as P&O have moved away from a traditional style of cruising to a more laid back style with more emphasis on theme nights whilst Princess is more traditional.

 

With the formal nights on the Sea Princess and we will be boarding the ship in September I am just packing a pair of business shoes business trousers and shirt as well as a tie with M wearing a dress nice dress for these nights. I honestly don't bother with packing a suit although I have seen some passengers dressed to the nines on formal nights.

 

 

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It looks like it we are joining the Sea Princess in Sydney on the 2nd sept. Haven't done a cruise on her yet but we have done quite a few on it's sister the Dawn (now the Pacific Explorer). With the ports on that itinerary we have been to Brisbane, Alotau and Fremantle previously - the other ports we haven't visited before.

We're very much looking forward to this trip

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What happened to the beginning of this thread with photos of Pacific Aria and Sea Princess in Cairns?

What happened to the beginning of this thread with photos of Pacific Aria and Sea Princess in Cairns?

Perhaps that was the post of the Aria bridge cam by Kiwi Kruzer

Perhaps that was the post of the Aria bridge cam by Kiwi Kruzer

Yes it was. It was the context for this thread.

Yes it was. It was the context for this thread.

It is on a different thread not this one

It is on a different thread not this one

Thanks. So it was. I have been following Sun Princess.

Maybe we'll see you on board. If we don't have a fantastic cruise

It looks like it we are joining the Sea Princess in Sydney on the 2nd sept. Haven't done a cruise on her yet but we have done quite a few on it's sister the Dawn (now the Pacific Explorer). With the ports on that itinerary we have been to Brisbane, Alotau and Fremantle previously - the other ports we haven't visited before.

 

We're very much looking forward to this trip

 

 

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Mamgu the only ship ex we are doing on the cruise is the bus to the cultural festival at Alotau and will probably get the shuttle into the town centre and walk back to the ship Alotau is an interesting port. For the rest of the ports we are just going to play it by ear and see what develops.

I've got no doubt we will enjoy this trip as each cruise for us is a new adventure.

Like wise have a great trip.

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What happened to the beginning of this thread with photos of Pacific Aria and Sea Princess in Cairns?

http://boards.cruisecritic.com.au/showthread.php?t=2525232

BTW, it was the Aria and the Sun Princess.