Celebrity to Alaska, question on dress code

[Caroldoll]

On cruises to Alaska, is there a formal night?

 

If there is no formal night, is there a "Captain's night" that requires a jacket for a man?

 

What is the appropriate attire for men in the evening. I know that nice slacks and a pretty blouse is good for a woman.

 

I certainly will appreciate any help you can give me.

[Bo1953]

On cruises to Alaska, is there a formal night?

 

If there is no formal night, is there a "Captain's night" that requires a jacket for a man?

 

What is the appropriate attire for men in the evening. I know that nice slacks and a pretty blouse is good for a woman.

 

I certainly will appreciate any help you can give me.

Country Club Casual is the current Dress Code for evenings aboard X's ships.

 

There is a good description at the web site.

 

Bon voyage....

 

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[dkjretired]

Country Club Casual is the current Dress Code for evenings aboard X's ships.

 

There is a good description at the web site.

 

Bon voyage....

 

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It is actually Evening Chic from the web site, not Country Club casual, on a typical cruise you will have two Evening Chic nights. Dress code during those nights can range from pants and a shirt for men up to some wearing tuxes. The other nights are smart casual which for a man is pants and shirt. Some men wear jackets. Choice is up to you. As someone who has sailed Alaska, you don't see a lot of fancy dress on those cruises.

[Caroldoll]

Thank you so much

[Bo1953]

It is actually Evening Chic from the web site, not Country Club casual, on a typical cruise you will have two Evening Chic nights. Dress code during those nights can range from pants and a shirt for men up to some wearing tuxes. The other nights are smart casual which for a man is pants and shirt. Some men wear jackets. Choice is up to you. As someone who has sailed Alaska, you don't see a lot of fancy dress on those cruises.

 

Stand corrected. My apologies.

 

bon voyage

[dkjretired]

Stand corrected. My apologies.

 

bon voyage

 

Sorry, I only corrected it because there was a thread on the same subject last week where someone used Country Club casual and someone else went to the dictionary or wherever and started giving defintions that didn't apply to Celebrity. Again, sorry.

 

Also, to the OP, I would be more concerned with making sure I packed layers when going to Alaska than whatever you need for dress up nights.

[BananaAnna]

Per Celebrity:What is the onboard dress code?Formal Night gets a modern luxury reboot. Say goodbye to Formal Night, and hello to Evening Chic. It’s your time to shine—your way. Get glamorous. Get chic. Be sophisticated. Now, on up to two nights on every cruise, Evening Chic activities have been introduced, and Evening Chic attire has replaced Formal attire. While dressier than Smart Casual, Evening Chic is intended to be less dressy than Formal attire.

 

Women should feel comfortable wearing:

• • A cocktail dress
  
• • Skirt, pants or designer jeans with an elegant top
  

Men should feel comfortable wearing:

• • Pants or designer jeans with a dress shirt, button-down shirt or sweater
  
• • Optional sport coat or blazer
  

Evening Chic means that you can get glamorous and be sophisticated in your own way. If you would like to still wear a tuxedo or formal gown on Evening Chic nights, you absolutely should.

All cruises that are 7 nights or longer will feature two Evening Chic nights. Any cruise 6-nights or shorter will feature one Evening Chic night. All other nights of the cruise will feature Smart Casual attire. Celebrity Xpedition will continue to feature casual attire for the entire cruise.

Smart Casual attire can be enjoyed every other night of your cruise.

Women should feel comfortable wearing:

• • Skirt, pants or jeans with a casual top
  

Men should feel comfortable wearing:

• • Pants or jeans with a sport shirt that has sleeves
  

Note: T-shirts, swimsuits, robes, bare feet, tank tops, baseball caps and pool wear are not allowed in the main restaurant or specialty restaurant at any time. Shorts and flip-flops are not allowed in the evening hours. The dress code will be enforced at all restaurants. And guests are asked to follow the Smart Casual or Evening Chic dress code in the Celebrity Theater for all evening performances. The daily program, delivered to your stateroom and available at the Guest Relations Desk, will be your guide to the correct attire each evening.

[bigbenboys]

I personally wear Polo jeans every evening to dinner. On Evening Chic I'm now going to bring a blue sports jacket just to make it a little nicer. It's my style and I'm with in the guidelines.

 

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[dodger1964]

I wanted my 2,000 post to be on a dress code thread!

 

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought the evening chic only applied to the MDR on that night...and that the rest of the ship (Especially the pay restaurants) were smart casual every night. Did that change when formal nights changed to chic?

[bEwAbG]

I wanted my 2,000 post to be on a dress code thread!

 

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought the evening chic only applied to the MDR on that night...and that the rest of the ship (Especially the pay restaurants) were smart casual every night. Did that change when formal nights changed to chic?

 

Read the second-to-last sentence in BananaAnna's post above.

 

Now whether it's enforced or not is a different story.

[ProfessorandtheGeek]

It is actually Evening Chic from the web site, not Country Club casual, on a typical cruise you will have two Evening Chic nights. Dress code during those nights can range from pants and a shirt for men up to some wearing tuxes. The other nights are smart casual which for a man is pants and shirt. Some men wear jackets. Choice is up to you. As someone who has sailed Alaska, you don't see a lot of fancy dress on those cruises.

 

That was not the case on our Alaska cruise last May. We decided at the very last minute to not bring formals, and just go with a suit for him, and a cocktail dress for me. To say we felt under dressed on "chic" night was an understatement. There were so many beautiful gowns and tuxes onboard. We will not travel without our formals again, so at least we have the option.

[dkjretired]

Read the second-to-last sentence in BananaAnna's post above.

 

Now whether it's enforced or not is a different story.

 

Evening chic only applies to MDR not specialties. They also request in theater. Rest of the ship you are on your own.

[dodger1964]

Evening chic only applies to MDR not specialties. They also request in theater. Rest of the ship you are on your own.

 

That is why I'm confused...I thought chic dress code only applied in MDR...but above post says all restaurants??

[dkjretired]

That is why I'm confused...I thought chic dress code only applied in MDR...but above post says all restaurants??

 

Second to last sentence only applies to those items listed prior, bathing suits and flip flops, etc. The wording is a bit confusing and has not changed since there were formal nights but that is what it has always meant. Specialty restaurants have been smart casual every night pretty much since they first existed. Even when they had formal nights they were smart causal.

Edited March 30, 2017 by dkjretired

[dodger1964]

... Specialty restaurants have been smart casual every night pretty much since they first existed. Even when they had formal nights they were smart causal.

 

That is what I thought was the rule...but I wasn't sure if I had missed some new rule change.

 

We have never eaten in the MDR, so we have never dressed "chic".

[flyingv4me]

Blu and Luminae are also smart casual on all evenings, though many do dress a bit more formally. With the MDR as the only restaurant where Evening Chic is "required", it does dilute the numbers of those more formally dressed.

[dkjretired]

That is what I thought was the rule...but I wasn't sure if I had missed some new rule change.

 

We have never eaten in the MDR, so we have never dressed "chic".

 

When we went to Alaska we were in Aqua and dressed "smart casual" every night in Blu. We were more concerned about packing layered clothes than dressing up for formal nights at the time. First time we ever did that.

[MyDogRudy]

First time Alaska cruiser here too. I am figuring on having one outfit on the low end of "chic" which we will wear twice if indeed there are two "chic" nights. I have seen a few posts about only one "chic" night on seven day Alaska cruises, which, if true, is probably due to all the other layers of clothing needed as well as several late port days. It will definitely be a first for us to scrape by on the bare minimum standards (not that we are tux or ballgown-wearing people), but we are probably going to be skipping a few meals in the MDR because of late ports anyway and packing extra clothes for the cooler weather, so we just aren't going to bother with getting too worried about the fancier evenings.

[Bo1953]

Sorry, I only corrected it because there was a thread on the same subject last week where someone used Country Club casual and someone else went to the dictionary or wherever and started giving defintions that didn't apply to Celebrity. Again, sorry.

 

Also, to the OP, I would be more concerned with making sure I packed layers when going to Alaska than whatever you need for dress up nights.

Dkjr - not to worry, I understand fully. We really have never given a second thought about 'what dressy' clothes to bring with us. Some think that I overdress and that is fine. After all, we are on vacation and enjoy ourselves and that includes dressing up.

 

We do not pack light, we wear everything we pack even if that means an extra suitcase (that is why porters abouund).

 

No need to skimp on clothing!!

 

Bon voyage

 

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