Formal wear for children

[jensue1]

I’m really nervous to ask this because I don’t want to start a dress code argument but.... this is the first time I will be cruising with children. We are cruising on royal princess in January out of Los Angeles. I assume there will be 2 formal nights. Could those of you who have/do cruise with children please give me an idea of what would be acceptable for a 11 year old boy and 14 year old boy to wear. We will have 12 and 14 year old girls with us but they’re sorted with dresses.

Really appreciate your advice.

[GUT2407]

Really anything neat and tidy. 

[Mum81]

My 12 year old son chooses to wear a suit on formal nights because he enjoys dressing up and he gets use of his suit for other occasions (attending the races etc). However I would not purchase a suit specifically for a cruise simply because they grow too quickly. I would consider dress pants and a long sleeve collared shirt appropriate. You can always add a tie to appear more formal.

[jensue1]

Thanks, that is pretty much what I was thinking. 

[Brisbane41]

The boys don't generally have to wear trousers as long as they have shoes on and a neat pair of shorts. I had a 10 year old with me in January 2018 and he loved the collared button up shirts and even wore a tie with it.

[jensue1]

Thanks. Obviously travelling from New Zealand and being away for a month luggage is an issue but also don’t want to offend anyone. He would normally wear a nice pair of dress jeans and a smart button up shirt but I realise jeans are out so will put in a pair of trousers. Thanks again.

[MicCanberra]

I would think anything you feel would be appropriate for at a wedding or similar special occasion, would be fine for the lads.

[Goldconnection]

I am for anything clean, age appropriate, and appropriate for the occasion.

[WisRiver]

We have cruised with our grandsons on HAL and Celebrity.  They are now 16 and 12.  On formal nights they would wear a long sleeve collared shirt and tie.  This year we also had our 6 year old grandson on a HAL Alaska cruise.  He also wore a shirt and tie like his cousins.  Absolutely no problems.  

[Mr&MrsCookie]

As long as they aren't wearing thongs - like I've seen, it's all good.

 

[OzKiwiJJ]

Young boys look very cute in bow ties. 

[Bubbeh]

7 hours ago, Goldconnection said:

age appropriate,

Yay for common sense!  That noise you may hear is the sound of two hands in raucous applause.

[jensue1]

12 hours ago, Mr&MrsCookie said:

As long as they aren't wearing thongs - like I've seen, it's all good.

 

Are you serious?! Lol

thanks everyone for your comments. They are along the lines of what I was thinking. 

[Sparky74]

22 hours ago, WisRiver said:

We have cruised with our grandsons on HAL and Celebrity.  They are now 16 and 12.  On formal nights they would wear a long sleeve collared shirt and tie.  This year we also had our 6 year old grandson on a HAL Alaska cruise.  He also wore a shirt and tie like his cousins.  Absolutely no problems.  

No trousers?! 🤣🤣🤣

[Sparky74]

On 11/12/2019 at 2:59 PM, jensue1 said:

Thanks. Obviously travelling from New Zealand and being away for a month luggage is an issue but also don’t want to offend anyone. He would normally wear a nice pair of dress jeans and a smart button up shirt but I realise jeans are out so will put in a pair of trousers. Thanks again.

I’ve given up on jeans for travelling. They’re heavy, bulky, and take ages to dry. JMHO

[MicCanberra]

10 minutes ago, Sparky74 said:

No trousers?! 🤣🤣🤣

LOL.

[MicCanberra]

9 minutes ago, Sparky74 said:

I’ve given up on jeans for travelling. They’re heavy, bulky, and take ages to dry. JMHO

Agreed, a pair of trousers and some chinos do the job.