140toesandfingers Posted January 17, 2011 #1 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Ok this is one of those most heated debates I have seen on this board. Most of the time I read how travelers might be dressing down (no tuxedo) I am curious....how many out there will be wearing a tuxedo with tails? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippyy Posted January 17, 2011 #2 Share Posted January 17, 2011 I am considering purchasing tails.Great look and splendid for "ballroom" and other dance.Might be some folks who wouldn't appreciate "high fashion",whose opinion I would care nothing about:eek:Could be quite dashing...top hat :confused: I say go for it !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner14 Posted January 17, 2011 #3 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Well, firstly I think if you're comfortable in a suit/dinner jacket (what we call a Tux) or even a tailcoat, you should wear it. However, I do think if you're going to wear a tailcoat, and if you have a female partner, she would have to wear a correspondingly-glamorous ballgown, otherwise you may be mistaken for a maitre-d'. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
140toesandfingers Posted January 17, 2011 Author #4 Share Posted January 17, 2011 I am considering purchasing tails.Great look and splendid for "ballroom" and other dance.Might be some folks who wouldn't appreciate "high fashion",whose opinion I would care nothing about:eek:Could be quite dashing...top hat :confused: I say go for it !! I have purchased the tails but now you have me thinking about the top hat! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner14 Posted January 17, 2011 #5 Share Posted January 17, 2011 I have purchased the tails but now you have me thinking about the top hat! :D Not unless you're attending a formal wedding on board, and even then you carry it under your arm! :eek: :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar*Magnolia Posted January 17, 2011 #6 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Wow! Now here is one formal topic I would have never thought of! We support the tuxedo-on-formal-nights, but I have never seen anyone wear a tuxedo with tails on board.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippyy Posted January 17, 2011 #7 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Always looked good on Fred Astaire and Clark Gable:)Course I look a bit more like Wallace Beery if you can remember him.Guess we could "dress down" to ascotts and blue blazers:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAWS Posted January 17, 2011 #8 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Perhaps one of the more upscale cruise lines like Silver Seas or something like that, but I've never seen tails on Royal or Princess before. Be bold -- start a trend!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerif Posted January 17, 2011 #9 Share Posted January 17, 2011 I have purchased the tails but now you have me thinking about the top hat! :D I'll never forget when I was a child (a very, very long time ago), a cousin of my mom's got married in NYC. We were his only family in the U.S. and my grandfather was decked out in tails and a tophat. The reception was held on a cruiseship as they were sailing to Italy for their honeymoon. No way could I remember the ship or cruiseline, but I do remember how gorgeous it was and how fancy the food was (think grand buffet). We were given a ship tour - this was back when there were classes - and we got souvenier menus for each different class. It would be another thirty years before I actually got to sail on a cruiseship (Carnival to the Caribbean) - boy, what a letdown, but I kept at it:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar*Magnolia Posted January 17, 2011 #10 Share Posted January 17, 2011 I'll never forget when I was a child (a very, very long time ago), a cousin of my mom's got married in NYC. We were his only family in the U.S. and my grandfather was decked out in tails and a tophat. The reception was held on a cruiseship as they were sailing to Italy for their honeymoon. No way could I remember the ship or cruiseline, but I do remember how gorgeous it was and how fancy the food was (think grand buffet). We were given a ship tour - this was back when there were classes - and we got souvenier menus for each different class. It would be another thirty years before I actually got to sail on a cruiseship (Carnival to the Caribbean) - boy, what a letdown, but I kept at it:-) Very interesting story, thanks for sharing. If you read my signature, its similar in that I also remember seeing my grandparents off when they crusied from NYC. The Bon Voyage parties and classic glamour were evident by everyone you saw boarding. Even in the 70s- no one was boarding in jeans and everyone looked amazing. Sorry, off topic.:o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minn0315 Posted January 17, 2011 #11 Share Posted January 17, 2011 The Captain wore tails at last night's formal night on the Oasis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner14 Posted January 17, 2011 #12 Share Posted January 17, 2011 The Captain wore tails at last night's formal night on the Oasis. Bet he didn't wear a Top Hat though! ;) There is only one place where Top Hats must be worn, and that is inside the Royal Enclosure at Ascot. You may wear your Top Hat outside if en route to a Wedding or similar function, but once indoors (or in formal photographs) it should be held under one's arm.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonbgd Posted January 17, 2011 #13 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Ok this is one of those most heated debates I have seen on this board. Most of the time I read how travelers might be dressing down (no tuxedo) I am curious....how many out there will be wearing a tuxedo with tails? Definatly would wear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bothofus Posted January 17, 2011 #14 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Always looked good on Fred Astaire and Clark Gable:)Course I look a bit more like Wallace Beery if you can remember him.Guess we could "dress down" to ascotts and blue blazers:D My favorite is the ascot. DH and I aren't that into dressing to the nines (where'd that expression come from, I wonder), but if you are....then go for it :) Rachel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BND Posted January 17, 2011 #15 Share Posted January 17, 2011 I have never seen tails or an ascot on any of our 8 cruises. We did however have a couple on our last cruise who dressed up everynight. They were older and not only did they dress up they wore the same colors. She always had a formal or semi-formal on and he wore a tux -brocade, velvet were included. They went beyond what anyone would expect and I have ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikn4fn Posted January 17, 2011 #16 Share Posted January 17, 2011 We like getting "dressed up". The DW has quite a few evening dresses to choose from. I have my black tux and a white dinner jacket (my James Bond collection). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bothofus Posted January 17, 2011 #17 Share Posted January 17, 2011 We like getting "dressed up". The DW has quite a few evening dresses to choose from. I have my black tux and a white dinner jacket (my James Bond collection). That's awesome. I love seeing the couples that do go all out. I just don't have the energy (or wardrobe) to do it myself. (which Bond???? my vote is for Sean Connery.) Rachel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterbug123 Posted January 18, 2011 #18 Share Posted January 18, 2011 if you're going to wear a tailcoat, and if you have a female partner, she would have to wear a correspondingly-glamorous ballgown, otherwise you may be mistaken for a maitre-d'. :) I agree. For the most part I really don't care what others choose to wear on a cruise. But it's a bit of a pet peeve of mine to see couples on formal night whose attire is grossly mismatched. I can't tell you how many times I have seen a guy wearing khakis and a shirt (no jacket, no tie) and his female partner is all dolled up in a sequined cocktail dress. It just looks odd. Or the reverse of that, where the guy is in a tux, and the lady is wearing black pants and a sweater that maybe has some metallic thread running through it. I mean, it's a nice outfit, but it's not formal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicpersona Posted January 18, 2011 #19 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Formal night on a cruise is sort of the opposite of a skinny dip, but with similar attitude. If you want to dress in tails, by all means do it! And don't give a rat's ass what anybody else thinks about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alicam Posted January 18, 2011 #20 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Wow! Now here is one formal topic I would have never thought of! We support the tuxedo-on-formal-nights, but I have never seen anyone wear a tuxedo with tails on board.... When we had our first cruise (on Princess), there were a couple of gentlemen on board who wore tails...but have never seen them worn on Royal or Celebrity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar*Magnolia Posted January 18, 2011 #21 Share Posted January 18, 2011 When we had our first cruise (on Princess), there were a couple of gentlemen on board who wore tails...but have never seen them worn on Royal or Celebrity I would have enjoyed seeing that! Im sure there are some folks out there that would (still) enjoy wearing tails if they have them! Even when we went on our first cruise in 1987 as kids (20/24) DH wore a dark suit (didnt own a tuxedo at the time), men all wore dark suits or tuxedos. Too bad I never saw tails! Kilts, every cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
land lover Posted January 18, 2011 #22 Share Posted January 18, 2011 I have seen tails, a top hat even a walking stick and white gloves...so enjoy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_BJ Posted January 18, 2011 #23 Share Posted January 18, 2011 can't say in all my cruises I've seen tails .... kilts a plenty and dinner dress and chokers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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