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11 hours ago, wowzz said:

I've only been posting here for seven years or so, but the feeling about formal nights does seem to be changing. Fortunately, the discussions are not as vitriolic as on some of the US forums !

For what it's worth, I like the fact that P&O try  and keep a smart casual ambience on non formal nights. No shorts, wife beater vests, baseball caps etc.

However, I do think a move away from formal nights to a 'dress to impress' format is overdue. Black tie for those who wish to do so, or just something a bit more blingy for the rest. And once a week is enough.

What on earth is a wife beater vest????

33 minutes ago, dgs1956 said:

That's why I made the point about selecting a cruise line that suits you. There are plenty of people who think its not old fashioned as you put it. I absolutely understand why people don't want to dress up so why book on P&O? 

The same reason most people select one holiday over another these days, the availability fits in with my annual leave, the price was right, the destination was right and the flight was from my local airport so didn’t have to travel for hours to get to Southampton, for us cruising is about being able to experience multiple destinations and see places, the ship is just  a means to get there

Thanks all, some good insights here, my husband isn’t one for dressing up on holiday, he wants to relax and be comfortable so will probably pack a tie for the “special” night and polo shirt / casual shirt for the rest of it, I don’t much like spending hours getting ready myself on holiday so we can be the ship scruffs together ! Personally I think the idea of black tie and long glittery dresses for a cruise is a bit old fashioned 

Hi, sailing for first time on P&O in Jan.  Need some dress code advice please, booking info says black tie for a celebration night, is this really necessary? Other ships Iv been on are more relaxed about this and shirt and jacket suffice.  Also, other nights, is it very formal or can you get away with general holiday wear? Will my husband be ok wearing tee shirts for dinner etc

Hi, have just booked the canaries cruise for January and now alarmed by some of these comments!! What’s going on?? Is the ship about to be scrapped or are p&o going bust???? Needing reassurance 😱

Thanks for the insight.

Done that, thanks

Hi,it’s cruise and maritime 

Hi thanks, I did check the faq but it seemed to be quite general to all destinations, i can understand dressing up for Europe or Caribbean but for Northern Europe outdoorsy destinations it seems a bit daft and unnecessary to me but then again we don’t want to turn up in jeans and everyone else is dressed like the dogs dinner!

Hi everyone, we are going on a cruise to Iceland and the Faroe Islands in July, weather is estimated to be around 14 degrees in the daytime and daytime activities likely to be a lot of hiking, exploring etc, requiring practical outdoor clothes, but what about the evenings?? Will the dress code be more casual (our preference) or dressed up? Advice most appreciated!