mikedge Posted September 10, 2010 #1 Share Posted September 10, 2010 We are shortly doing the Canada and New England cruise on Crown Princess and would like to know from anyone who has recently done this cruise as to how formal are the formal evenings. Although I am prepared to dress in tux etc.if this is the done thing, I would rather dress a bit less formally if I can (lounge suit), without looking underdressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 HappyCruiser Posted September 10, 2010 #2 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Most guys will dress in a suit jacket & dress shirt but you can get away with a little as a long sleeve dress shirt & pants without the jacket if you really wanted to. The wearing of tuxes is becoming a thing of the past although there are still a few guys who will wear one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pia1913 Posted September 10, 2010 #3 Share Posted September 10, 2010 We are shortly doing the Canada and New England cruise on Crown Princess and would like to know from anyone who has recently done this cruise as to how formal are the formal evenings. Although I am prepared to dress in tux etc.if this is the done thing, I would rather dress a bit less formally if I can (lounge suit), without looking underdressed. What is a lounge suit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host CJSKIDS Posted September 10, 2010 #4 Share Posted September 10, 2010 What is a lounge suit? I was thinking the same thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 HappyCruiser Posted September 10, 2010 #5 Share Posted September 10, 2010 I was thinking the same thing! What is a lounge suit? Try Google. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host CJSKIDS Posted September 10, 2010 #6 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Try Google. :D I'll be darned, I guess my husband wears a lounge suit every day to work! He was an assistant buyer for Saks Fifth Avenue in Manhattan when I met him prior to getting into the Financial field and he hasn't heard of this term! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megsdad Posted September 10, 2010 #7 Share Posted September 10, 2010 What is a lounge suit? What is a suit:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseron36 Posted September 10, 2010 #8 Share Posted September 10, 2010 We are shortly doing the Canada and New England cruise on Crown Princess and would like to know from anyone who has recently done this cruise as to how formal are the formal evenings. Although I am prepared to dress in tux etc.if this is the done thing, I would rather dress a bit less formally if I can (lounge suit), without looking underdressed. The Princess website has a download for their "Answer Book" which spells out in some detail what constitutes the formal wear for men and women. A dark suit with tie for men is well accepted, although tuxes have been prevalent on some of our recent cruises. I have not seen anythhing less than a jacket, tie and pants for men on any of our 28 Princess cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pia1913 Posted September 10, 2010 #9 Share Posted September 10, 2010 What is a suit:rolleyes: Never heard "lounge suit" terminology. Here's a link for those "in the dark." sorry. Tried to do a link but the definition won't come up. OK. Now I know. Lounge suit is synonymous with a business suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubfan63 Posted September 11, 2010 #10 Share Posted September 11, 2010 When I saw OP use the term "lounge suit", my thoughts were of track suits and of leisure suits. Fortunately, it is not either of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikedge Posted September 12, 2010 Author #11 Share Posted September 12, 2010 When I saw OP use the term "lounge suit", my thoughts were of track suits and of leisure suits. Fortunately, it is not either of those. Thanks everyone for your replies. The problem is a difference between English English and American English. Didn't realise there was a problem till now!! A lounge suit in the UK is simply a 2 piece suit. Hope this solves the mystery for you all and if you can now give me further advice, it would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shogun Posted September 12, 2010 #12 Share Posted September 12, 2010 Hi There When we did this cruise last year it was a slightly older crowd, than some cruises, as such almost all were dressed for formal nights in a tux. yours Shogun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pia1913 Posted September 12, 2010 #13 Share Posted September 12, 2010 Thanks everyone for your replies. The problem is a difference between English English and American English. Didn't realise there was a problem till now!! A lounge suit in the UK is simply a 2 piece suit. Hope this solves the mystery for you all and if you can now give me further advice, it would be appreciated. Your lounge suit will be fine. The majority will not be wearing tuxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginbuck Posted September 12, 2010 #14 Share Posted September 12, 2010 We were on a back to back on the Crown this summer. On the first cruise the majority of the passengers were European or from the UK. The second cruise was largely Americans. The difference in the dress was very noticeable. The first cruise had much more formal wear than the second. Since this cruise will probably be largely US passengers, a business (lounge) suit will be fine. That is what my husband wore on both cruises and it was no problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertDaisy Posted September 13, 2010 #15 Share Posted September 13, 2010 I do believe a long sleeve shirt, tie and dress pants, oh, and dress shoes is accecptable. We are seeing it more and more. My DH has started wearing a sports coat after years of renting tuxes. He sure does look good in a tux! I do think luggage restrictions by the airlines is causing this relaxation in dress code. We were standing in line for anytime in Mexico, an older gentleman was wearing bib overalls, I said no way he's going to get in, but he did! By the way his wife was dressed to the nines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 HappyCruiser Posted September 13, 2010 #16 Share Posted September 13, 2010 I do believe a long sleeve shirt, tie and dress pants, oh, and dress shoes is accecptable. We are seeing it more and more. My DH has started wearing a sports coat after years of renting tuxes. He sure does look good in a tux! I do think luggage restrictions by the airlines is causing this relaxation in dress code. We were standing in line for anytime in Mexico, an older gentleman was wearing bib overalls, I said no way he's going to get in, but he did! By the way his wife was dressed to the nines. I guessing it was not a formal night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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