Formal Night on The Triumph 5-Day To Canada

[Leo Jay]

Anyone know for sure whether there even IS one on this cruise? And does anyone have knowledge of how dressed up people tend to get on THIS PARTICULAR ship/cruise?

 

Normally, I love to get dressed up as well as anyone, but the thought of bringing a suit and an extra pair of shoes just for ONE NIGHT out of five, when I'd otherwise be able to pack pretty lightly... I could easily justify taking a nice sportcoat because it will probably get cool enough to wear it on one or two other occasions, and slacks I can always get additional use out of other evenings... but a suit or tux...

 

At the same time, if there IS a formal night, and if men DO tend to get dressed in SUITS (as opposed to tasteful jacket/tie/slacks), I'll relent rather than miss out on the evening or sticking out like an underdressed sore thumb.

:rolleyes:

[Zeta3]

We took this cruise in July. Yes there is a formal night and yes you will do just fine with a sportcoat slacks and tie.

[dmfriedman]

I just got off the 5-day this morning. I was one of maybe a dozen men wearing a tuxedo. Maybe half the guys wore ties. The rest, quite frankly, wore slacks and a nice shirt.

 

I am not one of the folks who has issues with people dressing a particular way for formal night. I was, however, surprised at how awkward I felt for wearing a tuxedo that night.

 

The formal night is the second night of the cruise, at the end of the first sea day.

[Leo Jay]

Thanks. I actually got to the point where I was toying with the idea of bringing my tuxedo, but now I think I'll just split the difference and bring a navy suit.

[Sea Saw]

I have been truly looking forward to wear my white dinner jacket on formal night. I don't have many events in which to wear it or have not been always able to get it all the way around ;). Now the timing is perfect.

 

Sticking out?...nah.. Standing out...YES!

[nybumpkin]

DH wore a dinner jacket for the first formal night and the tux jacket for the second on Conquest. All three boys wore tuxes, both nights. They looked great!

[dmfriedman]

Don't get me wrong -- I'll continue to wear my tux every chance I get. I was just surprised, based on my past cruising experience, at just how few other people were dressed up, let alone in "formalwear".

 

On the plus side, I got quite a few admiring comments as I walked around the ship, which isn't something that happens for me every day (or every year)... ;)

[justloud]

I was just on the Truimph with Dave and all the men in our party wore either a tux or a dark suit and all the women wore dresses you could plug in. All the children dressed as well boys in at least ties and girls in dresses. I feel it is always better to be over dressed than under dressed.;)