How long do you stay in your formal ?

[Young cruiser]

How long do people normally wear their formal dresses after dinner....The reason I ask is because I am a first time cruiser (22yrs old) (Carnival Glory 1/27/07) and I bought an expensive black cocktail dress ( would you know it is on sale now!)for formal night and would like to wear it for most... if not all of the night. It is not a formal prom type dress just a "little black dress"

 

Here is a link if any one would like to take a look http://www.whitehouseblackmarket.com/store/product.asp?PID=300105809

 

Thanks Ashley

[ihavecandy123]

That's a gorgeous dress!!

On formal night, I changed pretty much right after dinner. But that's because my dress was getting on my nerves. However, I wore cocktail dresses to each dinner and pretty much every night, I stayed in it the entire night to go to the show, the casino, etc. If you're comfy and feel hot, keep it on!

[moonlit]

That dress looks gorgeous and comfy! Usually the dining room is a little chilly so a simple pashmina shawl might be a real advantage. Some cruiselines sell them for $10. and they are great! Almost everyone stays dressed formally until they retire to their cabins for the night on formal night. You will feel very "well dressed" for the whole evening in that dress. Happy cruise!

[realent]

How long do people normally wear their formal dresses after dinner....The reason I ask is because I am a first time cruiser (22yrs old) (Carnival Glory 1/27/07) and I bought an expensive black cocktail dress ( would you know it is on sale now!)for formal night and would like to wear it for most... if not all of the night. It is not a formal prom type dress just a "little black dress"

 

Here is a link if any one would like to take a look http://www.whitehouseblackmarket.com/store/product.asp?PID=300105809

 

Thanks Ashley

 

That is darling Ashley! Wear it all night long.

[wraithe]

My wife and I stay in formal dress all night, we don't change out. My formal stuff is as comfortable as any other clothing I own, and I feel great wearing it.

[Cruzfan34]

Honey, for what I paid for my formals, I'm wearing those dresses all night long!!! There is no way I'm gonna just wear them sitting at the dinner table. :D Show off that dress, girl!

[happysinglemom]

I am totally comfortable in my formal wear. I wear mine until I turn in for the evening, or until someone talks me out of it. ;)

[rebeljohn]

I'm not a formal wear person(I hate suits, tuxes), but the wife is...............sooooo.........I stay in it as long as she says...........and that is usually all night until we go to bed...........

[Lois R]

Hi, very pretty dress:)

 

I stay in my formal clothes for the entire evening as well.

 

Enjoy your cruise:)

[SheilaSailAway]

fabulous dress!

wear it all night, I would!

enjoy yourself!

[Sassy Chassis]

We wore our formal attire all night...or at least until our champagne was gone ;)

[Barbee524]

OK I'll admit it. With me it's not how comfortable the dress is but how comfortable the shoes are that decides how long I stay dressed up.

[Nebr.cruiser]

We ususually wear our formal clothes through dinner and the show, at least. Many others do too, while some change to casual clothes. We sometimes walk after the shows and of course change before that.

[Andee]

We stay in our formal clothes all evening, too.

[Jane110]

How long do people normally wear their formal dresses after dinner....The reason I ask is because I am a first time cruiser (22yrs old) (Carnival Glory 1/27/07) and I bought an expensive black cocktail dress ( would you know it is on sale now!)for formal night and would like to wear it for most... if not all of the night. It is not a formal prom type dress just a "little black dress"

 

Here is a link if any one would like to take a look http://www.whitehouseblackmarket.com/store/product.asp?PID=300105809

 

Thanks Ashley

 

The cruiseline evening attire is just that EVENING....not dinner. So they would prefer for everyone to wear their formal attire all evening. I would only change if I were doing something where formal attire wasn't appropriate, like a late night hot tub.

 

That said, your dress isn't formal. But since from what I've read on these boards, so many Carnival Cruisers don't wear formal dresses, you'll look just fine.

It's very pretty and will also be great if you go dancing in the disco.

[Jane110]

That dress looks gorgeous and comfy! Usually the dining room is a little chilly so a simple pashmina shawl might be a real advantage. Some cruiselines sell them for $10. and they are great!

 

Not possible to buy pashmina, which is cashmere and silk, for $10.00.

 

Some cruiselines do however, sell rayon or polyester shawls for $10.00.

[CruiserinCarlsbad]

I guess we are among the few who go to one of the cocktail lounges for an after-dinner drink in our formal wear, and then go back to our cabin to change so that we can spend the rest of the evening on deck. We don't normally attend the shows, and don't feel the need to stay in formal wear for the entire evening.

[obnurse]

We wear our formal wear all evening long, too, but the big trick for me is to have shoes that I can wear all night long and not feel like my feet are screaming for mercy.

[caviargal]

My wife and I stay in formal dress all night, we don't change out. My formal stuff is as comfortable as any other clothing I own, and I feel great wearing it.

 

Ditto fo DH and I.:)

[LARGIN]

Ditto for us also..

[Solo Cruiser]

One of my fondest cruise memories was hanging out and dancing in the disco thru the wee hours with everyone in formal wear. By all means wear your lovely dress and be a knockout all night.

[suezyq50]

I like dressing up. I don't change until bed time.

[scubacindy]

I love to dress up on formal night, I usually stay in my dress through dinner and the shoes, and then maybe go to one of the clubs for awhile. But, it is the shoes that always get me to go change. I am a sandals, or tennis shoe girl. I wear alot of the slide or mule style shoes, so the really dressy heels kill my feet. I am just not used to them. I do wear boots but try not to get the spiked heeled ones.

 

I am thinking when I get my shoes and dress I need to break them in around the house, my hubby will think I have really lost it if we have formal nights at home!LOL! But, that may be the best way to help those poor feet.

 

Cindy

[Guest kookylabooka]

The cruiseline evening attire is just that EVENING....not dinner. So they would prefer for everyone to wear their formal attire all evening. I would only change if I were doing something where formal attire wasn't appropriate, like a late night hot tub.

 

On Carnival formal attire is required only for the dining room, not ship wide.

[caviargal]

On Carnival formal attire is required only for the dining room, not ship wide.

 

On Carnival, formal attire is not "required" anywhere actually.