Rare agathasmum Posted October 31, 2023 #1 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Does anyone know if Cunard does tuxedo rentals? We will be on QM2 in Nov. thanks! Susan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techteach Posted October 31, 2023 #2 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Yes they do. Limited sizes. You can also purchase ties etc. No idea of price. There are other threads with this information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare WantedOnVoyage Posted October 31, 2023 #3 Share Posted October 31, 2023 In May, it was $80 for jacket, trousers and shirt. You have to buy the bow tie. No shoes. They had a reasonable selection of sizes. Thanks to United, I had no luggage for 2/3rd of an 18-day cruise but Cunard kindly comped the rental.. I am just glad I flew in passable black shoes!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Pushpit Posted October 31, 2023 #4 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Since this will only be the first of many Cunard trips, it's time to buy! But also have a look on eBay and charity shops too. The cost of an excellent tux is often almost at give-away prices. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMac1953 Posted October 31, 2023 #5 Share Posted October 31, 2023 ...either that or go to Marks and Spencer's and get one for £100 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare D&N Posted October 31, 2023 #6 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Re eBay, Bought an Ivory Tux at £60 and Black for £30. Both new with labels. Plus £50 total between them in delivery and import shipping from UK to France. Black was perfect for immediate use. Ivory was dusty as if it had been in a stock room. I unpacked on QM2 and left the Ivory out with a note for stewardess for it to be cleaned. Returned clean the following evening, fee $7. Pockets were still a bit damp but I didn't plan to wear it that night and it had plenty of time to air. Both of those adverts are still on eBay.co.uk in different sizes. I also bought made to measure from "Hockerty.com". It's nice but I prefer the two from eBay. I had perfectly good M&S dinner suits, but as my wife lost more than 30% of her weight and many dress sizes I followed same regime with larger portion sizes and couldn't help dropping from 42" chest to 38". I tried shrinking the old ivory tux but while partly successful it still looked too big. I spent a bit more time on the new Ivory. It came with cream plastic buttons. I transferred all the satin covered buttons from the old tux to make it look a bit more upmarket. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare agathasmum Posted October 31, 2023 Author #7 Share Posted October 31, 2023 9 hours ago, Pushpit said: Since this will only be the first of many Cunard trips, it's time to buy! But also have a look on eBay and charity shops too. The cost of an excellent tux is often almost at give-away prices. LOL, this is our 3rd QM2 cruise, and husband has a tux but it appears to have "shrunk" 🙂 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare D&N Posted October 31, 2023 #8 Share Posted October 31, 2023 2 hours ago, agathasmum said: LOL, this is our 3rd QM2 cruise, and husband has a tux but it appears to have "shrunk" 🙂 In that case I suggest he hires or buys the cheapest he can. Or wear a dark suit, white shirt and bow tie. Longer term a better option is to "un-shrink" the tux, but it's unlikely that could be achieved in a sustainable manner in the time you have before sailing. It might offer all sorts of other benefits. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare agathasmum Posted November 6, 2023 Author #9 Share Posted November 6, 2023 Problem solved. We bought new tuxedo pants in a larger size from Macy's. The jacket still fits. He now looks spiffing 🤣 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted November 8, 2023 #10 Share Posted November 8, 2023 On 10/31/2023 at 8:28 PM, BigMac1953 said: ...either that or go to Marks and Spencer's and get one for £100 Or a dark suit from Primark for 50 notes. Tuxedo/Dinner suit is not compulsory on formal night, dark bag of fruit is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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