formal night ladies dress question

[nicole9s]

We were planning on skipping the formal night on our cruise, but I've gotten to thinking it would be nice to attend, for the pictures if nothing else. I think it would be nice to have some dressy shots of us on our honeymoon.

I have a stupid question about what I could/should wear. Is a shorter (knee-length) sequined black cocktail dress appropriate, or do I need a full-length gown in say, a crepe-y material?

I haven't attended many black tie functions in my day, I am sorry to say, so I apologize if this is a dumb question.

Thanks

[ellbon]

riday you can wear short or long dress. if you need to buy something buy a brighter color than black to show of your fab tan. this is a memory so go for it.:D

[BocaRoo]

Depending upon the length of your cruise, there will be more than one formal night: 5 - 10 night cruises usually have 2 formal evenings, 10 - 13 night cruises have 3 formal evenings and longer cruises have 4 - 5 formal evenings. Your cruise documents have a page entitled "Evening Wear Planner" that will serve as a guide and there is also a page that outlines what is considered formal, "informal" (semi-formal) and casual.

The dress you described sounds lovely - floor-length gowns are not required. If I may suggest, why don't you pack it and plan on attending dinner in the main dining room and the events before and after (according to the formal dress suggested) - see if you like it? If you do, you'll have lovely memories of the evening; if you don't, there are other options for the other formal evenings. I just hate the idea of your not giving it a chance!

I'd love to say "it's so much fun - you'll just love it!" but everyone's idea of a wonderful time is different, so you'll just have to decide for yourself! I will say, however, that formal nights are sort of a tradition, or ritual - a part of cruising! I hope you'll give it a try!! :)

[crazybus]

Any cruise I have been on there have been ladies in dressy black pants and sparkle tops on Formal nights. It is whatever you feel comfortable wearing.

[johnsgirl]

I've been on 5 cruises prior and will be on my 6th in March on Celebrity. You see a little bit of everything on these nights. I always wear a cocktail length dress although this time I will be wearing satin slacks. The point is to dress classy and comfortably. ;)

[aaklang]

You can definitely wear a short cocktail dress. Also, even if there are multiple formal nights, don't feel obligated to wear a different dress each time. I wore the same one twice on my last cruise and so did many others at my table. Have a great honeymoon!

[ncdachsiemom]

You can wear whatever you are comfortable wearing....I always wear pants and you can wear a silk blouse with jewelry, a pretty scarf wrap, etc. It is not necessary to wear a long formal gown. Cocktail dresses are perfectly acceptable on any cruise I have gone on. The main thing is to have fun...wear the same thing twice, and don't worry about it!

 

Linda