Why do you people do this?

[ParrotRob]

quote=ParrotRobJust out of curiosity for the changers, if you go to a restaurant at home that requires more than your jeans and a T-shirt, do you run home to change before you go to the movie? If you were in, say, Las Vegas, would you run to your room to change between dinner and your night out in the casinos or at a show? :confused:

 

No, but if go to to a 5 star restaurant at home the night usually doesn't include a movie. Actually there are very few places in Vegas that require a coat and or tie for men. Country Club Casual, ( and yes, I really do know what that means), is as dressed up as I get there. They want you to have fun and spend money.

 

OK, so you're staying at the Bellagio. You have dinner at Paris. Then you go to the casino. What do you wear to the casino?

 

I suppose some of it has to do with the way you're brought up as a child. Jeans, T-shirts, shorts, sneakers... none of them are appropriate when out and about in the EVENING on ANY night, to some people.

 

OK, I'll remember to dress up for a casual dinner at Fridays.

 

Who said anything about dressing up? I said, quote, "jeans, t-shirts, shorts and sneakers" - either you have a knack for hyperbole or you have a very strange concept of "dressing up". Do you honestly consider wearing more than jeans, a t-shirt and sneakers "dressing up"? Heaven forbid you break out the "formal" khakis and polos, eh?

[tektron]

It's obvious there are two camps here, one who views it appropriate to dress up for the formal dinner and then change back out into regular attire; and one who views it appropriate to dress up for the formal dinner and then stay dressed up the rest of the evening.

 

I'm in the former camp, I'll dress up for the formal evening but then change back out. Why? I never dress up; I hate dressing up; and I went on a cruise to be on vacation and relax, not to dress up.

 

If I wanted to be dressed up all the time, I'd a) pick a different career that requires suit and tie all the time; and b) cruise on a more hoitey-toitey cruise line that requires formal dress for the entire evening. Fortunately (for most of us), Carnival is not that cruise line.

[mek]

quote=ParrotRob OK, so you're staying at the Bellagio. You have dinner at Paris. Then you go to the casino. What do you wear to the casino?

 

Are you referring to the Eiffel Tower? In that case, that's the main event and would probably take the entire evening, so I wouldn't go to the casino. Would my St John knit and Stuart Weitzman shoes be acceptable? :D

 

 

 

Who said anything about dressing up? I said, quote, "jeans, t-shirts, shorts and sneakers" - either you have a knack for hyperbole or you have a very strange concept of "dressing up". Do you honestly consider wearing more than jeans, a t-shirt and sneakers "dressing up"? Heaven forbid you break out the "formal" khakis and polos, eh?

 

No I don't consider anything more than jeans or nice summer shorts "dressing up" , neither do I consider it "dressing down" in the appropriate casual venue.

Sorry, but I don't even own a pair of khakis, although my husband does. And polos are really out of style for women, except at the golf course.

[mek]

quote=tektron It's obvious there are two camps here, one who views it appropriate to dress up for the formal dinner and then change back out into regular attire; and one who views it appropriate to dress up for the formal dinner and then stay dressed up the rest of the evening.

 

I'm in the former camp, I'll dress up for the formal evening but then change back out. Why? I never dress up; I hate dressing up; and I went on a cruise to be on vacation and relax, not to dress up.

 

If I wanted to be dressed up all the time, I'd a) pick a different career that requires suit and tie all the time; and b) cruise on a more hoitey-toitey cruise line that requires formal dress for the entire evening. Fortunately (for most of us), Carnival is not that cruise line.

 

When you get right down to it, what difference does it really make on a mass line that offers casual dining options for those who don't want to dress up. After dinner how it is possible to tell who dined in the dining room and who didn't. I suppose there are some who believe that those who don't dress for dinner and choose the casual option should have the good taste to confine themselves to their cabins after eating so not to offend those who dress up. :eek: Good heavens guys, get a grip - this isn't Cunard or Crystal, where they probably would tar and feather you if you were seen in public after 5 pm in casual dress. I've dressed formally and stayed dressed throughout the evening, dressed and changed, and also decided that I didn't want to mess with the formal night and have eaten in the buffet. IMHO, everything else doesn't matter as long as I am dressed properly in the dining room on formal night.

[TCF]

There are a couple of reasons why I don't change out of the formal wear right after dinner.

1. My wife lives for formal night....therefore I am reminded that it is a long drop from the balcony to the water!

2. Formal wear for me means a Kilt....yes a Kilt! It takes me an hour to get the whole damn rig on and the Kilt cynched up....and after that kind of time committment I am not about to take it off after a couple of hours in the dining room!

On our Panama cruise there were three guys in Kilts on formal night....we had a blast...spent most of the evening posing for pictures. There is someting about a Kilt that drives American women quite crazy!

And for the answer to the inevitable question.....if a guy wears anything under his Kilt...it is just another skirt!!!:D

[ShedQueen77]

We stayed dressed up after the first night but on the second night, DH dribbled ice cream on his tux and had to change before the show. I felt sort of weird wearing a formal gown next to a guy in Dockers and a polo shirt so I changed into a sundress.

 

I can't honestly recall if many people changed after dinner or not. I guess I wasn't paying too much attention to everyone else but rather my new husband who looked just as good in his Dockers as he did his tux! ;) :D

[popcorngal]

I asked a guy in a kilt once what was worn under it. His reply was "absolutely nothing..it all works quite well thank you!" Brilliant answer!:D

[Sneezykevina]

There are a couple of reasons why I don't change out of the formal wear right after dinner.

 

1. My wife lives for formal night....therefore I am reminded that it is a long drop from the balcony to the water!

 

2. Formal wear for me means a Kilt....yes a Kilt! It takes me an hour to get the whole damn rig on and the Kilt cynched up....and after that kind of time committment I am not about to take it off after a couple of hours in the dining room!

 

On our Panama cruise there were three guys in Kilts on formal night....we had a blast...spent most of the evening posing for pictures. There is someting about a Kilt that drives American women quite crazy!

 

And for the answer to the inevitable question.....if a guy wears anything under his Kilt...it is just another skirt!!!:D

 

I wore a kilt last St Patties day, all day in fact. I did wear sneakers with it though. I doubt my friend would lend me his for the cruise but I'll ask. To be honest, I find the kilts pretty comfy.

[LambKnuckles]

There are a couple of reasons why I don't change out of the formal wear right after dinner.

 

1. My wife lives for formal night....therefore I am reminded that it is a long drop from the balcony to the water!

 

2. Formal wear for me means a Kilt....yes a Kilt! It takes me an hour to get the whole damn rig on and the Kilt cynched up....and after that kind of time committment I am not about to take it off after a couple of hours in the dining room!

 

On our Panama cruise there were three guys in Kilts on formal night....we had a blast...spent most of the evening posing for pictures. There is someting about a Kilt that drives American women quite crazy!

 

And for the answer to the inevitable question.....if a guy wears anything under his Kilt...it is just another skirt!!!:D

 

Now, wait a minute... I saw noting in the formal wear description that allows for a kilt!! Are you trying to break the rules???:D :D :p

 

I love a man in a kilt!!! Great legs, knee high socks, and little swing as they walk... MMMMMMmmmmmmmmm The Cunningham in me comes out and cheers and whistles!!

[cruzluvinRN05]

Hello Misssnoopygirl

I will also be cruising on this cruise and I will proudly wear my dress with you;) These dresses are not cheap and I hate to wear them for a few hours and then hang 'em up in my closet to never wear again. So if there are only two people on the boat in dresses we will know it is each other:p

[Cruisin' Ron VA]

Just out of curiosity for the changers, if you go to a restaurant at home that requires more than your jeans and a T-shirt, do you run home to change before you go to the movie? If you were in, say, Las Vegas, would you run to your room to change between dinner and your night out in the casinos or at a show? :confused:

 

I suppose some of it has to do with the way you're brought up as a child. Jeans, T-shirts, shorts, sneakers... none of them are appropriate when out and about in the EVENING on ANY night, to some people.

 

Do you wear your suit or tux to the movies? Really?

 

I can tell you that if I am going out to an upscale place for dinner here at home, it wont be followed by a movie. Some of us have some class you know. But if you take your date to a movie after a 5 star dinner then I wouldnt want to be your date! The theatre yes, not a movie. LOL. In that case I do wear the same clothes to the theatre as I wore to dinner.

 

Gotta love those wannabes. HAHA.

 

Unless someone is going to a Hollywood Premier I cant imagine wearing a tuxedo to see the lastest Will Smith picture. LOL.

[Dee777]

Why, after so many people say they LOVE dressing up for formal nights, does everyone change back into their regular clothes as SOON as they are done with dinner, like it's a race or something? I personally like to enjoy the rest of my evening in my pretty clothes, and I don't feel like changing that many times a day. Hubby thinks otherwise, but I force him. Needless to say, I feel out of place because everyone else is so casual and we're walking around formal. Would it really kill you to wear a dress or suit for a few more hours? Modern society is just not classy anymore like it was back in the day!! People then would dress formally all the time, especially on a cruise, and now it seems to kill people after about 2 hours tops! Opinions?

 

So, you want us to remain dressed up into the evening so you won't feel out of place walking amongst us "comfortable" people? And why would you force your husband to do something against his will?

[SunnieD]

Then there are some of us who have specific reasons for changing. Take me for example. I have had 4 major spine surgeries in the past 6 years. Do you think I can walk around a ship in heels all night? No way! I would be miserable. I do like to dress up, but we change afterwards and go enjoy ourselves just like the rest of the Pax. We do the late seating so by the time we go to eat, a lot of people have changed. Who cares? Not I! I have a bigger issue with swimwear than formalwear on some ships!:eek:

[skylock]

So, you want us to remain dressed up into the evening so you won't feel out of place walking amongst us "comfortable" people? And why would you force your husband to do something against his will?

 

It is simply. She "enjoys" wearing her pretty clothes (even though she feels "uncomfortable") MORE than she cares if she is forcing her husband against his will. She acually seems to be proud of it.

 

Oh well. It is a good thing she can't tell the rest of the people what they have to do. I guess her husband should just be glad she doesn't "enjoy" something too weird. Poor man.

[ShanteS]

I usually change after dinner because I can't stand wearing high heels any longer (thanks to bad feet) or I'm freezing in my formal dress.

 

I second that, it can be pretty nippy in some public areas on a ship. I also think some people would enjoy their cruise a helluva lot more if they would stop being so concerned about what others were doing/wearing.

[leadout_kv]

I gotta say this even though its been asked multiple times in this thread.

 

Why do you care about what others do? People have their own personal reasons why they "quickly" change after formal night (dinner). Some have medical reasons like bad ankles with heals or whatever. Hey, try having kids while you stay in your formal clothes the rest of the night. I have a 5yr old. There's no way my formal clothes are staying on so my DD can "play" after dinner.

 

I don't care what others do (after dinner). Why do you?

[mwsrccl]

I think CC should start a forum just on Formal Nights and dress opinions for all cruise lines! :0

[ShanteS]

I gotta say this even though its been asked multiple times in this thread.

 

Why do you care about what others do? People have their own personal reasons why they "quickly" change after formal night (dinner). Some have medical reasons like bad ankles with heals or whatever. Hey, try having kids while you stay in your formal clothes the rest of the night. I have a 5yr old. There's no way my formal clothes are staying on so my DD can "play" after dinner.

 

I don't care what others do (after dinner). Why do you?

 

I think it's pretty obvious that someone has some control issues or is really self-conscious in their formal wear. I don't think the average person really cares two straws either way.

[*CruiseFan*]

If I've missed this, someone tell me. Does Carnival specifically refer to the evening as "formal night" in the capers? I don't believe they do. It simply says "Dinner: Formal Attire requested" or whatever, am I right? I believe that cruisers have adopted the saying "Formal Night." Perhaps it is because in the past, the cruise line did refer to it as Formal Night and now have gone to just attire requests? I haven't cruised in well over a year, and I don't keep my capers, so I can't check to see if I'm right.

 

So while you can be put off my people not staying dressed up, it's not required or suggested for anything but dinner, so it's a personal preference :)

[RPhCruiser]

Why do men wear speedos? Knee high black socks with flip flops?

Why do women wear thongs? Pink spandex?

 

See what I'm getting at here?

I don't know the answer to the above, but I don't let it ruin a cruise for me.

When I cruise, I remember this little ditty: The world does NOT revolve around ME!

People on board are of different cultures, have different tastes, enjoy (or dislike) different things. Instead of critiquing something you can't control, why not just take it all in, and enjoy?

After all, you are on A CRUISE!!!:D

[mjbearit]

Maybe you should try wearing your formal wear more than just on a cruise. I wear my tux often enough it is not a big thrill, not something special or unusual and I'm just as happy to get out of it and into a pair of jeans and sweatshirt when whatever event I am attending is over. I don't have to wear a tux or a suit to feed my ego or make me feel special. I'm the same person in jeans that I am in a tux. Why would you want to rob me of my pleasure on my vacation? I'm wearing my tux to dinner. I have met the cruise line's (re host's) request. Unless you are throwing a party after dinner in your cabin (and there better be free booze involved!) you are not the host, you have no right to request me to dress in any specific manner, and I have no oral, written or binding contract with you at all. Therefore, your feelings on what I wear after dinner are of no consequence.

[Cruisin' Ron VA]

Whats next? An underwear check? :rolleyes:

[reno3]

It's obvious there are two camps here, one who views it appropriate to dress up for the formal dinner and then change back out into regular attire; and one who views it appropriate to dress up for the formal dinner and then stay dressed up the rest of the evening.

 

I'm in the former camp, I'll dress up for the formal evening but then change back out. Why? I never dress up; I hate dressing up; and I went on a cruise to be on vacation and relax, not to dress up.

 

If I wanted to be dressed up all the time, I'd a) pick a different career that requires suit and tie all the time; and b) cruise on a more hoitey-toitey cruise line that requires formal dress for the entire evening. Fortunately (for most of us), Carnival is not that cruise line.

 

 

ditto:D

I think we have some folks here that need a vacation:cool:

[Lazymon]

America has become a giant Wal-mart store, lets just get by. Why dress up and look nice when I can wear a moo moo and a pair of crooks. Come on America look at yourselves and just try to look good for one evening.

[Sneezykevina]

America has become a giant Wal-mart store, lets just get by. Why dress up and look nice when I can wear a moo moo and a pair of crooks. Come on America look at yourselves and just try to look good for one evening.

 

 

Looking good in your eyes is different than in mine. Am I less of a person because I like to wear jeans and t-shirts? My underwear doesn't show, at least when I wear it :eek:

 

My wife thinks my butt looks pretty good in a pair of jeans, who am I to argue with her?