spcl4cs_gal Posted June 14, 2015 #1 Share Posted June 14, 2015 I am a first time Princess passenger and would like to know which nights during a seven day cruise are normally formal nights in the dining room. If anyone can help with this it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chloe1500 Posted June 14, 2015 #2 Share Posted June 14, 2015 (edited) Which cruise are you going on? Looking on your signature line, next up -- Rome to Istanbul? Not sure if this info will help if you are not on the same one...but I just got off the Emerald on a 7-day Med cruise Barcelona to Rome. The formal nights were the second night following the Marseilles port day and the second to last night following the port day in Valletta. I was surprised that one of the formal nights was not on the one sea day we had. Edited June 14, 2015 by Chloe1500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted June 14, 2015 #3 Share Posted June 14, 2015 I am a first time Princess passenger and would like to know which nights during a seven day cruise are normally formal nights in the dining room. If anyone can help with this it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! :) Itinerary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKman2495 Posted June 14, 2015 #4 Share Posted June 14, 2015 I am a first time Princess passenger and would like to know which nights during a seven day cruise are normally formal nights in the dining room. If anyone can help with this it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! :) Based on your itinerary, I would say the first Formal night would be the first sea day and the second would be the day of the Messina port stop. That is consistent with the Messina stop lasting until 5:00 pm. IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spcl4cs_gal Posted June 14, 2015 Author #5 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Sorry I didn't post my itinerary.....it's Istanbul to Rome on the Emerald.:o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gailjen Posted June 28, 2015 #6 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Which cruise are you going on? Looking on your signature line, next up -- Rome to Istanbul? Not sure if this info will help if you are not on the same one...but I just got off the Emerald on a 7-day Med cruise Barcelona to Rome. The formal nights were the second night following the Marseilles port day and the second to last night following the port day in Valletta. I was surprised that one of the formal nights was not on the one sea day we had. We are on the 8/8 14 nighter Barcelona to Athens, you had 2 formal nights on the first 7 day leg potentially means we could have 4 formal nights on our 14 night cruise, this seems a lot considering we had 2 on the 12 nighter Regal cruise last summer....anyone completed the Rome to Athens leg yet who can advise please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted June 28, 2015 #7 Share Posted June 28, 2015 We are on the 8/8 14 nighter Barcelona to Athens, you had 2 formal nights on the first 7 day leg potentially means we could have 4 formal nights on our 14 night cruise, this seems a lot considering we had 2 on the 12 nighter Regal cruise last summer....anyone completed the Rome to Athens leg yet who can advise please? There will be two formal evenings on every Princess cruise segment that is 7 days long. A 14 day cruise that is a single segment will have three formal evenings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gailjen Posted June 28, 2015 #8 Share Posted June 28, 2015 There will be two formal evenings on every Princess cruise segment that is 7 days long. A 14 day cruise that is a single segment will have three formal evenings. That doesn't add up, you can book Emerald med cruises as 7, 14 or 21 nights so if each 7 nights has 2 formal nights the the 14 nighter will have 4 & the 21 nighter will have 6...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyer Posted June 29, 2015 #9 Share Posted June 29, 2015 FYI, A 15 day cruise has 3 formal nights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted June 29, 2015 #10 Share Posted June 29, 2015 That doesn't add up, you can book Emerald med cruises as 7, 14 or 21 nights so if each 7 nights has 2 formal nights the the 14 nighter will have 4 & the 21 nighter will have 6...... Exactly. 2 formal evenings on each segment. And the menus on each 7 day segment will repeat. As will the jokes told by the Cruise Director and by the Captain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luv2snrkl Posted June 29, 2015 #11 Share Posted June 29, 2015 I am on the Athens to Istanbul and after an overnight in Istanbul go on to Rome. Booked as a 14 day cruise, but getting credited for 2 cruises. Our information states 3 formal nights, but I'm not sure which 3 nights it will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJs Grandpa Posted June 29, 2015 #12 Share Posted June 29, 2015 I am on the Athens to Istanbul and after an overnight in Istanbul go on to Rome. Booked as a 14 day cruise, but getting credited for 2 cruises. Our information states 3 formal nights, but I'm not sure which 3 nights it will be. We are on the Emerald now. The first formal night was last night--first sea day. As stated above, the second one is Thursday after a relatively early departure from Messina. We have not been given next week's schedule yet, but we know there is only one formal night and presume it will be on the only sea day. That is Tuesday between Salerno and Livorno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted June 29, 2015 #13 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Enjoy the rest of your cruise. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted June 29, 2015 #14 Share Posted June 29, 2015 I am on the Athens to Istanbul and after an overnight in Istanbul go on to Rome. Booked as a 14 day cruise, but getting credited for 2 cruises. Our information states 3 formal nights, but I'm not sure which 3 nights it will be. The information is incorrect, you will have four formal evenings. It is an IT problem. The code just assumes that a cruise of any length is a single segment. They do not have the logic to look at the booking and say "Oh, two segments, so number formal evenings will be the number on the first segment + the number on the second segment." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gailjen Posted June 29, 2015 #15 Share Posted June 29, 2015 The information is incorrect, you will have four formal evenings 😵 It is an IT problem. The code just assumes that a cruise of any length is a single segment. They do not have the logic to look at the booking and say "Oh, two segments, so number formal evenings will be the number on the first segment + the number on the second segment." So that would mean we have 4 formal nights Thanks for all your replies, the reason I ask is we are doing the 14 nighter which is cruise number E531A our son is getting on 7 days later in Rome cruise number E532 so need to know how many outfits we all need. luv2snrkl I am on the Athens to Istanbul and after an overnight in Istanbul go on to Rome. Booked as a 14 day cruise, but getting credited for 2 cruises. Our information states 3 formal nights, but I'm not sure which 3 nights it will be. Off topic and if possible as I appreciate your on holiday, could you photograph a patter showing the drinking age as 18, it would be much appreciated 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gailjen Posted June 29, 2015 #16 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Just had confirmation via Twitter with @ShaneRileyUK' “@ShaneRileyUK: Hi Gail, if your cruise is made up of 2 7 night cruises (as mine is) you will have 4. I also asked about entertainment/movies being repeated and he replied @ShaneRileyUK:no don't worry the entertainment isn't repeated...you even get double captains cocktail party 😉 40 days and counting 🚢 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luv2snrkl Posted June 29, 2015 #17 Share Posted June 29, 2015 The information is incorrect, you will have four formal evenings. It is an IT problem. The code just assumes that a cruise of any length is a single segment. They do not have the logic to look at the booking and say "Oh, two segments, so number formal evenings will be the number on the first segment + the number on the second segment." Thanks, I didn't realize that as the information in my account said 3 formal nights. I didn't even realize that it was 2 cruises until I checked my account and saw that I was being credited with 2 cruises! I'm happy about the latter, but would rather have just had 3 formal nights! Oh well, I can deal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xurux2 Posted June 29, 2015 #18 Share Posted June 29, 2015 so if i'm on 28 days cruise, then i'll have 8 formal nights?? and no show repeated? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gailjen Posted June 29, 2015 #19 Share Posted June 29, 2015 so if i'm on 28 days cruise, then i'll have 8 formal nights?? and no show repeated? I only asked “@ShaneRileyUK on Twitter about our 14 nighter, I think on the 28 nighter there must be repeats but looks like 8 formal nights for you 😉 give him a tweet and ask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted June 30, 2015 #20 Share Posted June 30, 2015 so if i'm on 28 days cruise, then i'll have 8 formal nights?? and no show repeated? If this is 4 seven-day segments, there will be 8 formal nights. Even on two consecutive seven-day segments it is likely that production shows will be repeated (the cast and scenery on a ship are able to support only three or four different production shows). Guest entertainers come and go so they may or may not repeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMCA Posted July 13, 2015 #21 Share Posted July 13, 2015 On a side note, I haven't cruised in 15 years. How formal is formal night nowadays? Is it still floor length taffeta dresses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted July 13, 2015 #22 Share Posted July 13, 2015 On a side note, I haven't cruised in 15 years. How formal is formal night nowadays? Is it still floor length taffeta dresses? Rarely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southwinds Posted July 13, 2015 #23 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Mixed.....seems to depend on the itinerary.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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