14 year old boy at formal dinner

Will Carnival let him in the formal dinner in dress pants/shirt without a jacket? I hate to buy him a suit for one night.

Yes, no problems at all.

Will Carnival let him in the formal dinner in dress pants/shirt without a jacket? I hate to buy him a suit for one night.

 

Yes they have. My boys wore a tie one night and another night a dress shirt and dress pants.

or just rent a tux he will look wonderful. and very grown up, daper a ans dashing

 

JMHO of course...

formal dinner

No worries, as "Formal Night" as we once knew and loved it no longer exists. It's now an abomination called "Cruise Elegant" and results in a much more relaxed wardrobe. Don't sweat it.

That would be fine.

absolutely fine.

He would be fine in anything from a polo & khakis to a tux....

Dont stress it and certainly dont buy a suit just for the cruise...

No problem. They'll probably be some of the best dressed. I got off of Carnival Liberty last week and it was probably the most "relaxed" dress code I've see in my thirtysomething cruises. I did not see anyone in tank tops and shorts but there were VERY FEW tuxedos and very few suits. Shirts and long pants were the most common.

 

Take care,

Mike

Yeah, i was 13 and i just wore a shirt & tie & slacks.

 

I always liked dressing up for formal night, but wont bring suits until i will need to actually have them for work.

My husband is planning to show up in a button down shirt and khakis (no tie). My sister and I are wearing knee length dresses. Never sailed Carnival before, but we are not expecting any issues.

Will Carnival let him in the formal dinner in dress pants/shirt without a jacket? I hate to buy him a suit for one night.

 

that's all that is required for "elegant night" so you are adhering to the dress code. No problems, you are good to go.

 

Bill

Yes, Carnival will let him and and he will probably be among the most dressed-up of the teens. :) Enjoy!

jackets are only suggested, but at 14, he may want to wear something that gets him noticed.

My husband is planning to show up in a button down shirt and khakis (no tie). My sister and I are wearing knee length dresses. Never sailed Carnival before, but we are not expecting any issues.

You guys will be fine.

Thanks for the replies! Do they serve anything special this night? Lobster or steak? Free wine?

Lobster and prime rib... Alas, no free wine ;)

Thanks for the replies! Do they serve anything special this night? Lobster or steak? Free wine?

 

You can bring your own!:)

jackets are only suggested, but at 14, he may want to wear something that gets him noticed.

Gets him noticed??? For what?:confused:

The minimum requirements for men on Elegant Night seems to be long pants and a shirt with a collar, meaning even a polo/golf type shirt would be allowed.

 

There are diverse opinions on CC about whether this is dressy enough, but that's what Carnival requires as a minimum.

Gets him noticed??? For what?:confused:

 

 

the ladies.

DH wears a guayabera and dockers.

the ladies.

as long as he is clean and smells good :p

as long as he is clean and smells good :p

 

that would only happen in phase 2, once phase 1 is complete.

Traveling last May the first elegant night dh and ds wore dress slacks with a white shirt and tie. Second one they wore dress pants and a polo shirt and they were NOT the most casually dressed people there.