formal night

[schmil]

is it necessary that you wear a suit/sport coat and tie to formal nights especially if more than one a cruise

[jackdiamond]

The suggested guidlines are very simple. For males, it is tux or dark suit, not sport coat etc. If your level is such that you will not comply with the former, then it is just a question as to whether you will be admitted. As far as we are concerned, admission is not the criteria, proper manners are.

[cruisestitch]

Here is the "Dress Code" from the Celebrity website:

 

>>Smart Casual and Above

Ladies: Skirt or pants (no holes, rips or tears) complemented by sweater or blouse.

Gentlemen: Pants (no holes, rips or tears) with sports shirt or sweater. Shirts must have sleeves.

 

Note: T-shirts, swimsuits, robes, bare feet, tank tops, baseball caps and pool wear are not allowed in the main restaurant or specialty restaurant at any time. Shorts and flip flops are not allowed in the evening hours. Additionally, guests are asked to follow the "Smart Casual and Above" dress code in the Celebrity Theater for all evening performances.

 

Formal

Ladies: Cocktail dress, gown or dressy pantsuit

Gentlemen: Tuxedo, suit or dinner jacket with slacks <<

[Trainer]

A dark sport jacket, like a blue blazer with dark slacks is more than sufficient. Fewer and Fewer men are wearing a tux and dark suits are becoming the norm. Dont' fret: you will see people more formally dressed and others less than you. Same goes for ladies, some in fancy dress and others just fancied up a bit.

[woodofpine]

If you wear white tie and tails on the first night, then on the second, you ought to be OK with just a speedo and a straw boater hat (and maybe a thin bamboo cane) then you're fine since 'on average' this is the equivalent of a fairly dark suit both nights... right?:D

 

[being my second and last post on cloths this day, suggested music sound track here is Gene Kelly 'Singing in the Rain']

[eandj]

is it necessary that you wear a suit/sport coat and tie to formal nights especially if more than one a cruise

 

 

What are you asking? What does "necessary " mean to you?

 

X has it's guidelines for formal nights. Dark suits will be the majority look. Tuxes and sportcoats with ties will be in close to equal number.

 

You CAN repeat the same outfit for the formal nights. Two or three formal nights does not mean you need to pack 2 or 3 sportcoats. :rolleyes:

 

There are smart casual spots to eat dinner if you choose that on every X ship.

[greeneg]

Please remember that these forums have a very effective search engine ("search this forum") which would save a lot of space if it were more frequently used. This particular subject has been discussed ad nauseum on a number of threads with the same bottom line: some people do, some people don't, you may get into the dining room, you may not.

 

Enough.

[tampacruiser]

Here we go again!!!!

[PartyAllDaTyme]

Let's be nice. First time poster, probably doesn't know how things work.

 

greeneg's advice is sound, seek and ye shall find. The Great Formal Debate is a classic on any Cruise Critic forum. When it comes up, it often leads to spirited debate regarding those who believe all should strictly abide by the formal night's dress code, those who believe an honest effort is required but that things like sport coats are okay, and those who see no reason to observe the dress code at all.

 

My advice is to abide by the dress code as a courtesy to your fellow passengers who enjoy the, well, formality of formal nights. If you don't want to participate, there are other options for dining, such as getting room service. Formalwear can be worn more than once. I have a suitcoat and pants that I wear to every formal night and will alternate different colored shirts and ties to give a different look for different nights.

[GITC]

Please remember that these forums have a very effective search engine ("search this forum") which would save a lot of space if it were more frequently used. This particular subject has been discussed ad nauseum on a number of threads with the same bottom line: some people do, some people don't, you may get into the dining room, you may not.

 

Enough.

Thank you for this, greeneg.

 

I don't know whether such a thing exists anywhere on this forum but perhaps it should and that is quick instructions about how to use the search function. It's just good 'netiquette' to not start threads on topics that already exist.

 

Maybe these boards would die a quick death, though, if people actually took a look around to get their questions answered given that there are only about four or five topics ever discussed.... :rolleyes:

[tea4ular]

is it necessary that you wear a suit/sport coat and tie to formal nights especially if more than one a cruise

 

Just back from a 12 nighter (Alaska). We had a table for 8. There were 3 men (seasoned cruisers), none wore a tie on formal night, all wore collared shirts (button down), with a sport coat & dark trousers. They were not traveling together.

 

So, no, I don't think "tie" is a required fashion item. Nor is "suit".

[MFJune]

If you wear white tie and tails on the first night, then on the second, you ought to be OK with just a speedo and a straw boater hat (and maybe a thin bamboo cane) then you're fine since 'on average' this is the equivalent of a fairly dark suit both nights... right?:D

 

[being my second and last post on cloths this day, suggested music sound track here is Gene Kelly 'Singing in the Rain']

 

I just stopped laughing long enough to send this:D

[cheryl20772]

The suggested guidlines are very simple. For males, it is tux or dark suit, not sport coat etc. If your level is such that you will not comply with the former, then it is just a question as to whether you will be admitted. As far as we are concerned, admission is not the criteria, proper manners are.

Oh, Jack! It does too say "dinner jacket". Most of the peons probably couldn't define, nor would they own a dinner jacket, but, please do allow them that part of the rules. Whatever did men wear before Henry Poole created a short smoking jacket for the Prince of Wales back in 1860? Evening "lounge" suits, I believe?

 

On another topic, there's a problem with IE here when I try to search the forum. The ad banner just below the link bar that has the search button on it, most often, but not always, overlaps the search entry box when I open it. If this happens to others, it may make using "search" rather difficult. It looks like this:

 

[dkjretired]

The suggested guidlines are very simple. For males, it is tux or dark suit, not sport coat etc. If your level is such that you will not comply with the former, then it is just a question as to whether you will be admitted. As far as we are concerned, admission is not the criteria, proper manners are.

 

 

Just one minor correction, the word "dark" was removed two years ago from Celebrities dress code guidelines....

[jackdiamond]

Cheryl and Don,

Mea culpa, you are both correct. By the way, if folks will read the entire dress code on the Celebrity site, they will discover that the wearing of jeans in the dining room for dinner is proscribed. Also, this is one aspect, inter alia, that we enjoy about Blu, since we have never witnessed a violation of the dress code in that restaurant.

[cheryl20772]

Cheryl and Don,

Mea culpa, you are both correct. By the way, if folks will read the entire dress code on the Celebrity site, they will discover that the wearing of jeans in the dining room for dinner is proscribed. Also, this is one aspect, inter alia, that we enjoy about Blu, since we have never witnessed a violation of the dress code in that restaurant.

 

Jack, dear, you are just sooo vigilant! Won't you loosen your tie a little, relax and enjoy the journey? AQ prices have been going down and the hoi polloi might one day get through. You will be okay.