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Interesting to read these posts over the past months as we get ready to go on our 14 night Baltic Cruise with three other families. As I've posted before we embrace the dress code and look forward to the formal evenings. Our group of teens are all excited to 'dress up' and have had fun choosing outfits for the cruise. It is amazing what you can find these days in Dept Stores at reasonable prices for formal evenings. Bow ties included!

It's not just the older generation who wish to hold on to formal dress traditions. Many young ones look forward to it too.

It's really not that hard. Go formal or not, Celebrity has a place for everyone onboard to dine regardless of dress preferences. :)

However, As Billy Gibbons says "every girl's crazy about a sharp dressed man"

I know it is sometimes hard for those who feel comfortable in formal-wear to understand the stress that dress codes can cause but believe me it is real.

I hear you GEK!

Good thing that you have a few months before we sail to get your packing done to your liking. I drive my husband crazy packing and repacking and still complain once we arrive onboard that I've brought along the wrong clothes! Ha Ha. I wish I could be one of those people who throws everything in the suitcase the night before and gets it right!:)

We have lots of conversations in our group of 21, 4 families, about what to wear on our cruises. It's actually a lot of fun before the cruise to plan and think through our choices. As many of you have said, celebrity provides options for all. We all look forward to catching up at the end of the day after our various day trips. We change from our day clothes into dinner attire and more formal outfits for the formal evenings. This can be anything from cocktail dresses to long gowns. None of the men will be wearing tuxedos, primarily because with only a 23kg baggage allowance from OZ and NZ, space in the suitcase is at a premium and the men prefer suits or jackets and ties which can be mixed and matched. We all enjoy the shift from day clothes to evenings and feel that this is a part of our voyage on celebrity. The seven teen boys in our group will all be wearing tuxedos or shirts and waistcoats. It is a sight to see our normally rugged sportswear wearing teens all scrubbed up in their evening ties. On our last med cruise the boys bought fun bow ties in the Florence markets. The boys LOVE getting dressed up and they really enjoyed the comments from many seniors and couples on how great they looked. You can buy very nice suits/tuxedo style at Dept stores for a minimal outlay these days. We travel a long way for our holiday and we feel that these traditions and dressing for an occasion are many of the values we would like to hold on to. It should never be stressful or difficult, nor a fashion parade, it's just part of life to be respectful to others and their dress codes, in my opinion.