NLH Arizona Posted November 10, 2015 #326 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I was starting to dread packing for my January cruise. Last cruise, I was overdressed, IMHO, as many on formal night were casual to cocktail. Now I'm super excited. Thanks Celebrity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
americandream Posted November 10, 2015 #327 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Do guys really wear tuxes anymore? I mean Clooney on the red carpet, but average guys? No one in my office even wears suits, unless they just like the look. Business casual at best, and in my group we can wear jeans/sneakers every day if we like (I work in finance in NYC). Times have changed! I don't know if "guys" wear tuxes anymore, but the well dressed man does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tura Lura Posted November 10, 2015 #328 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I don't know if "guys" wear tuxes anymore, but the well dressed man does. Bond, James Bond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgags47 Posted November 10, 2015 #329 Share Posted November 10, 2015 We love formal nights. So next month's cruise unfortunately, will definately be the last with celebrity:mad: You can still dress formal, nobody is going to stop you. That's what my cruisemates and I are going to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ReneeFLL Posted November 10, 2015 #330 Share Posted November 10, 2015 New motto..."Celebrity, the line that used to be special, now is just ordinary" Just another step down the slope to mediocrity. They didn't enforce Formal so don't expect then to enforce what I will call Classless Chic. A sundress? So we expect not to see torn jeans? LOL You give people an inch and they will take a mile. I like Carnival although we don't cruise them any longer but I predict that soon the dining room on Celebrity will closely resemble those on Carnival. What a shame. I agree. I will still dress up on what used to be formal nights. What gets me is that so many never did dress up on formal nights anyway. Seriously? Is it really going to kill you to be formal/dressy for 1 or 2 nights while on a cruise? If Celebrity is going to follow some of the other less sophisticated/cheaper cruise lines then their prices should also reflect that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruise Junky Posted November 10, 2015 #331 Share Posted November 10, 2015 (edited) Bond, James Bond. And yet the most talked about Bond scene ever is him in a bathing suit :p Edited November 10, 2015 by Cruise Junky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ReneeFLL Posted November 10, 2015 #332 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I don't know if "guys" wear tuxes anymore, but the well dressed man does. Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kands6191 Posted November 10, 2015 #333 Share Posted November 10, 2015 DH and I are disappointed with this change. After renting tuxes, he finally bought one for our last Celebrity cruise. We promptly booked two more because we loved the vibe around formal night. We did see a few who were casual, including a woman who wore a scrub top, but most were dressed nicely. We just turned 50 and we definitely don't complain abloud music. On every cruise we stay in our formal attire throughout the evening which ends in the casino. My husband ALWAYS gets compliments about his tux. Mostly from other men who say they like the look of a tux but don't have enough occasion to justify buying one. Men like to look good just like women do. To me, jeans are jeans. It doesn't matter how much bling is on the pocket or how much was paid for them. The pictures a few posts back that were meant to show a man and a woman wearing "designer" jeans just look like people who are ready to go to a casual club for cocktails. DH and I just took a quick last minute cruise, our first on NCL. Reading this new dress code reminded me of what I read on their web site. We knew NCL was probably going to be more casual than we like, but we decided to overlook it for this cruise we booked only 8 days out. Wow! It was really hard to do that once on board. It just seemed so ridiculous to watch a waiter drape a crisp white napkin over the lap of a guy in cargo shorts, leather flip flops, and a sleeveless button down shirt. Plenty of sundresses were seen as well, but mostly on people who shouldn't be wearing them. People literally wore anything they wanted. We met two other couples who were first timers on NCL, but priors on Princess, X, and RCCL. We all just felt like the majority of the pax took "casual" and "freestyle " to the absolute rock bottom of taste. We were happily looking forward to our next X cruise. I sincerely hope standards don't slip. It really has me concerned reading the part about how you can feel chic by wearing jeans or a flirty sundress. If that's all it takes to make someone feel chic, what do they normally wear? Also, will the officers be wearing jeans as well? Sent from my SM-T310 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ReneeFLL Posted November 10, 2015 #334 Share Posted November 10, 2015 "Our award-winning cruise experience". I think they are going to have to change it to "Our average cruise experience". :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteukmcr Posted November 10, 2015 #335 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I don't know if "guys" wear tuxes anymore, but the well dressed man does.Like and agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkyred Posted November 10, 2015 #336 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I see many posts stating no problem you can still wear a Tux so nothings changed. That's not correct because a formal night is special because of the overal ambiance which comes from the group dressing up. Half a dozen men in a Tux with the rest in trousers and a shirt will completely change this special night for many of us. I also don't buy this argument of its our money we can dress how we want. Well some of the most special nights we have had on land have been at places with a dress code. So again I guess if you have the money they should also drop, their standards because " you have a right". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gek Posted November 10, 2015 #337 Share Posted November 10, 2015 (edited) If Celebrity is going to follow some of the other less sophisticated/cheaper cruise lines then their prices should also reflect that. I and many people I know were quite happy to pay extra for AQ so we could avoid the formal requirements. Maybe Celebrity will charge extra for every cabin class now that everybody gets this perk. Edited November 10, 2015 by gek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LA_Design Posted November 10, 2015 #338 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I am very concerned longer term. What about the poor CC fashionistas ? they will have nothing to vent their anger about staff not implementing the code. And if the suggestions to stop tipping and gratuities is approved by Miami - what then ? Perhaps the board will have to revert to serious issues - eg is the water in the bathroom safe to clean one's teeth .[emoji12] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adidas4fun Posted November 10, 2015 #339 Share Posted November 10, 2015 (edited) Seriously, the water coming out of that tap is simply de-salinated sea water drawn in from under the ship. Its the same water noro infected cruisers faecal waste has been flushed into by the cruise ship 24hrs ahead of yours! Edited November 10, 2015 by Adidas4fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black forest Posted November 10, 2015 #340 Share Posted November 10, 2015 There is a lot of variety to wear between jeans and tux! You can spend a lot of money on chic clothes that doesn't have to be gowns or tuxes but really can have a chic and sophisticated, well dressed look - welcome to the new world. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LF2C Posted November 10, 2015 #341 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I dress evening chic every night, smart trousers and fabulous French or Spanish made shirts! the only thing that differentiates any evening chic night from formal night is that on formal nights I wear a dinner suit (not to be confused with what Americans call a Tux, which is a white roll collar jacket) I love Celebrity and understand why they are doing this, but in my opinion it will just cause more confusion. Part of the fun of a cruise is getting dressed up for the evening....you want to "schlump" around, go live on a beach! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtleeH Posted November 10, 2015 #342 Share Posted November 10, 2015 But it would simplify packing. And I still don't understand the special nights of slightly above casual wear. The policy should be wear what you want, when you want it. Then everyone would be unburdened. Packing would be easy. Sounds like a wonderful idea to me. I strongly suspect the current rules is just a short stopping point before it's dress how ever your soul desires. I know the Caribbean is hot but the inside of the ship stays the same temperature as when it is in Alaska:) I need to wear a sweater, shawl, or jacket to dinner each night as I find it cool. Sounds like a great outfit for outside though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjoon Posted November 10, 2015 #343 Share Posted November 10, 2015 We travel in 3 weeks and have no email from Celebrity about these changes. I'm afraid it's too late to take anything else but our formal wear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtleeH Posted November 10, 2015 #344 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I don't understand why it wasn't made effective immediately. Why pick an arbitrary date of Dec 5? What's magical that day? If an arbitrary date was needed what not make it any cruise beginning on January 1, 2016 the formal night dress code is not longer in effect. Any wear that is "smart" casual or above is welcome any and all nights. Then there is no confusion and allows the passengers the maximum flexibility on what they need to pack. Do look at your calendar and note that we are over three weeks away from the implementation of the new policy. Meanwhile those going on cruises in the next few weeks may well have questions and it would not be cool to take all information about Formal nights off the site at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hflors Posted November 10, 2015 #345 Share Posted November 10, 2015 (edited) oops! Edited November 10, 2015 by Hflors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauly Posted November 10, 2015 #346 Share Posted November 10, 2015 We travel in 3 weeks and have no email from Celebrity about these changes. I'm afraid it's too late to take anything else but our formal wear. It starts December 4, 2015 per the email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjoon Posted November 10, 2015 #347 Share Posted November 10, 2015 (edited) It starts December 4, 2015 per the email. We didn't get any email and we leave on the 5th. We leave 3 weeks today from Australia so formal it is. My daughter turning 16 on the cruise spent weeks finding just the right long dress so it will be coming with us. Just as well we are B2B with a Princess cruise that will still have formal at least for New Years Eve. Edited November 10, 2015 by benjoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
existentialtraveler Posted November 10, 2015 #348 Share Posted November 10, 2015 (edited) The downward trend continues. The dress code is essentially dead now. Expect to see, as we saw on an RCCL cruise to Bermuda, pajama bottoms and sweat shirts in the MDR. The "Golden Age" of cruising is truly dead. Edited November 10, 2015 by existentialtraveler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECCruise Posted November 10, 2015 #349 Share Posted November 10, 2015 This blows. Expect to see, as we saw on an RCCL cruise to Bermuda, pajama bottoms and sweat shirts in the MDR. The "Golden Age" of cruising is truly dead. Oh come on. This is not the end of the world. Non compliance can and does happen on all cruise lines. We are on a RCCL ship now and have been for the last 23 days and have seen nothing like you describe. According to your logic, this disaster should be happening on Oceania,Azamara, et al and if you've ever sailed one of the true premium lines you would know that simply is not the case. If someone's cruise experience pivots on formal nights (and not the magic of travel, visiting new destinations, meeting diverse people and dozens of other benefits) then that type of travel is just a tad too shallow for our tastes. Sent from my KFTHWI using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamcruzin Posted November 10, 2015 #350 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I know designer jeans are ok but how about designer burlap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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