Dress for Formal night for men

[Solitarycruiser]

I am seeing many DIFFERENT dress codes for formal night. The most promising is that a jacket and tie is all you need - no dark suit. What gives?

[Stumblefoot]

I am seeing many DIFFERENT dress codes for formal night. The most promising is that a jacket and tie is all you need - no dark suit. What gives?

 

Depends on the ship you’re sailing.

 

 

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[Solitarycruiser]

Thanks. I am on the Wind.

[CruisinPashmina]

Lots of black tie on most of my recent (especially) Wind and Shadow cruises..or dark suits. I think the itinerary is important in the fellows’ decisions. My late husband wore dinner jackets on every cruise.. a few of which he managed to do with only carry on..hard to believe, but true. We never understood what the “fuss” was all about. The Caribbean Cruises, and the ones in Alaska tend to be a little less formal...not for us, but, in general. My adult children and even my young Grandchildren, love to “dress up”. For all of us, sailing on Silversea, is a departure from the now routine informality of our lives.

That said, I wouldn't let the evening dress code bother you. If you prefer not to dress formally, then arrange to have dinner in La Terrasse. A blue blazer is every man’s best friend..take one and, don’t worry..you’ll have a great time!

[pasca]

We've only been on one Silversea Cruise, so are not experts. It was a Mediterranean cruise on the Silver Wind. We had trepidations about the dress code, and were concerned that "Formal" meant what it does on land... very dressy party or gala attire: tux or dark suit for men, fancy/long party dress (sequins etc) for women. And I suppose for some people who love to dress up, that is what they did. We were pretty anxious and queried our specialist extensively about what EXACTLY was required. So this is what we, and our friends, and many others onboard did, without garnering disapproving looks or being banished to our suite (really???).

Assume these are minimum:

Formal: Men-- good blue blazer, good grey slacks, tie, nice black shoes (husband wore nice Ecco black loafers).

Women--dress or good slacks, dressy sweater , or silk or other dressy blouse. Nice shoes, any height heel.

Informal, every evening minimum: Men-- same blazer, worn with khakis and polo shirt or any collared shirt (not jeans).

Women-- slacks, sweater, blouse. No jeans. No athletic shoes.

Daytime: shorts/t-shirts/jeans/whatever. Unless visiting churches on shore trips.

Basically, wear the blazer every evening.

[Keith1010]

I would add that it also depends what restaurant you are dining at.

 

Keith

[pasca]

I'm back. Our cruise was over a year ago, and apparently my memory fails me. Talked to my husband and he swears he brought a suit for formal night, and that I wore a skirt. Not sure that's actually required, but there it is.

I do remember having anxiety about the dress code, which Silversea makes worse by using odd, inexact and antiquated language. "Pants suits" for women (Have I ever seen one, outside of a law firm, since 1985?); "5-Star resort wear" (what resort? If in my native California, that means cutoffs and flip-flops).

In the end, the clothes thing was no big deal. Few people on our cruise wore evening gowns and black tie: more like typical cocktail attire. The cruise itself was fabulous, and converted us from sworn non-cruisers to...aspirational cruisers, dreaming of the next one. it was like a wonderful, small luxury hotel with the best service ever, that every morning delivered you to a new, amazing destination. What's not to like about that?

[molemaui]

Hi all-so let me get this right. Would I be OK (7 day Caribbean) with a blazer, shirt/tie for formal night and La Dame? or.....do I have to bring a suit too. Thanks for the input. Leaving in a week.

[imcpa]

You will be fine with a dark blazer, dark pants, shirt (preferably white) and a tie.

[Stumblefoot]

I do remember having anxiety about the dress code, which Silversea makes worse by using odd, inexact and antiquated language. "Pants suits" for women (Have I ever seen one, outside of a law firm, since 1985?)

Did you see any coverage of the 2016 US presidential election and if so, did you happen to see any of the outfits worn by a lady named Hillary?

 

 

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[pasca]

HaHa!! Why yes, now that you mention it...and I thought she was very well turned-out indeed. Still, I think of them as very 80s-power-suit. Or presidential candidate.

[krnndug]

HaHa!! Why yes, now that you mention it...and I thought she was very well turned-out indeed. Still, I think of them as very 80s-power-suit. Or presidential candidate.

It would be nice if they had photos for the differing dress standards. They could do it by locale do the Caribbean and Alaska cruise might be a step down while Morocco would be more refined. It would be easy to add.

 

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[ladymadeline]

I agree it depends on the ship. We’re currently on Muse and there are many tuxes and dark suits. We also think they’ve had way too many “informal “ nights which means sport coats. So, husband wears either dark suit or sport coat every night. He’s getting sick of it.

 

 

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