LIVE - Koningsdam Oct 17th - ¡Mexican Riviera!

[Spinner2]

A question as we ei be B2B on this ship starting 11/21. What are people wearing on  Gala nights? My DH is reconsidering the usual tux and after all these months of bring stuck at home I’d rather take a couple of pretty colorful dressy  dresses than my usual  floor-length evening wear black. Black just seems so dull right now. We will be in Pinacle dining if that matters  And we enjoy dressing up!

[CruiserBruce]

48 minutes ago, Spinner2 said:

A question as we ei be B2B on this ship starting 11/21. What are people wearing on  Gala nights? My DH is reconsidering the usual tux and after all these months of bring stuck at home I’d rather take a couple of pretty colorful dressy  dresses than my usual  floor-length evening wear black. Black just seems so dull right now. We will be in Pinacle dining if that matters  And we enjoy dressing up!

You don't think this would vary every week? Plus the KDam is on its second Mexican cruise. Not a lot of time for a trend.

[Florida_gal_50]

1 hour ago, Spinner2 said:

A question as we ei be B2B on this ship starting 11/21. What are people wearing on  Gala nights? My DH is reconsidering the usual tux and after all these months of bring stuck at home I’d rather take a couple of pretty colorful dressy  dresses than my usual  floor-length evening wear black. Black just seems so dull right now. We will be in Pinacle dining if that matters  And we enjoy dressing up!

People do tend to dress nicer in the pinnacle.  Now I haven’t be on a cruise in 2 years and I have found a lot of people don’t dress up much anymore.  I used to bring long dresses but that’s over for me.  I will still dress up but not like that.  I’m sorry to say your husband will likely be in the minority. If you want to do it, why not.  You will look wonderful.

[RuthC]

2 hours ago, Spinner2 said:

A question as we ei be B2B on this ship starting 11/21. What are people wearing on  Gala nights? My DH is reconsidering the usual tux and after all these months of bring stuck at home I’d rather take a couple of pretty colorful dressy  dresses than my usual  floor-length evening wear black. Black just seems so dull right now. We will be in Pinacle dining if that matters  And we enjoy dressing up!

If you have the clothes, and the inclination to wear them, you should. Just because others may be underdressed doesn't mean you have to dress down, too. 

I always dress up on Gala nights. My pretty clothes like to go out and play, too! 

[wdw1972]

3 minutes ago, RuthC said:

If you have the clothes, and the inclination to wear them, you should. Just because others may be underdressed doesn't mean you have to dress down, too. 

I always dress up on Gala nights. My pretty clothes like to go out and play, too! 

I agree!  While it's perfectly acceptable to not follow the suit & tie/tux or glittery gown/cocktail dress on gala nights, if you want to do so, then go for it.  I have a completely sequined dress (knee length, sleeveless) that I wore on several cruises, but as an older woman now with old lady arms wouldn't have felt comfortable with it.  But, I found a similar sequined shrug that covers the old lady parts and I plan to wear both on my upcoming December cruise.  Will I be overdressed compared to most of the other passengers?  Yes.  Do I care?  No.  Should anyone else care?  No.  

 

On my February cruise hubby will be there as well, and I do NOT plan to pack suit/tie for him, so we'll see if I bring the same dress/shrug or just go less formal to match him.

 

Sue/WDW1972

[Spinner2]

Thanks everyone! I just wanted to get a general idea of changes in dress once cruising resumed as over the years it’sdefinitely become less formal. We’ve been cruising with HAL for some time (we are 5-star) and definitely don’t mind if no one but us dresses up but I thought I’d try to get a rough idea of what tnose who’ve   sailed already have noticed. Maybe a hot new trend that I’ve overlooked has appeared! It’s true I’ve never planned a formal night outfit that included a mask but since I mostly design and sew my own dressy clothes I’ll incorporate a scrap somewhere on the mask. A thin fabric now over each ear perhaps? 🤔