cjruns Posted March 17, 2008 #1 Share Posted March 17, 2008 I am doing my first freestyle cruise and was wondering if a lot of cruisers still get dressed up for formal nights? Should my husband take his Tux? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slk230 Posted March 17, 2008 #2 Share Posted March 17, 2008 I sailed freestyle once last year. I saw no one wearing a tux and I was about the only man wearing a jacket and tie. I felt overdressed in comparison but I was fine with that. It is very casual. Dockers and a polo shirt were the norm. Freestyle essentially means you wear whatever you want and most people wore very casual clothes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welldone60 Posted March 17, 2008 #3 Share Posted March 17, 2008 If you are going on NCL, you have nights that are "photo nights". If you want to dress up you can and have your photo taken at many differnt backdrops. If you don't want to dress up it's resort casual. The buffet is whatever you want to wear (and I have seen some strange "whatever") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caviargal Posted March 18, 2008 #4 Share Posted March 18, 2008 I dressed up for formal nights on NCL but would not do so again. IMO, it is weird to be dressed up when most every one else is really dressed down. It is one of the reasons I do not care for Freestyle and NCL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbd1 Posted March 18, 2008 #5 Share Posted March 18, 2008 I am doing my first freestyle cruise and was wondering if a lot of cruisers still get dressed up for formal nights? Should my husband take his Tux? Some people reports seeing gentlemen in Tux's. It depend on the cruise itinarary and the time of year. Maybe not so many in the Caribbean, more in Alaska or Europe maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caviargal Posted March 18, 2008 #6 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Some people reports seeing gentlemen in Tux's. It depend on the cruise itinarary and the time of year. Maybe not so many in the Caribbean, more in Alaska or Europe maybe. My most recent NCL cruises were Alaska and a sport coat was as dressy as it got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Ellen Posted March 18, 2008 #7 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Have you checked out the replies from when you asked the same question yesterday (see here)?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Rare CC Help Michell Posted March 18, 2008 Administrators #8 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Have you checked out the replies from when you asked the same question yesterday (see here)?? Thanks, I thought I'd lost my mind when I read this post but didn't have any replies showing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjruns Posted March 18, 2008 Author #9 Share Posted March 18, 2008 New to this forem but I sure appreciate all of the help and comments.Thank you all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taters Posted March 18, 2008 #10 Share Posted March 18, 2008 We sailed on our first and last NCL cruise in January. The one thing that we did love about NCL was leaving our formal wear at home. I didn't see anyone really dressed to the nines like on all of my other cruises. The crowds, the nickel and diming, the shoddy furniture and dirty ship, blech! You can have it. Luckily we were with a group and we had a blast! Taters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonaCK Posted March 18, 2008 #11 Share Posted March 18, 2008 We did wear formal clothing, but it was our choice to do so. There were all sorts of state of dress in the dining room, and only one dining room that didn't allow jeans. Freestyle, I don't think, is for me - but that doesn't mean that I wouldn't sail NCL again if the price and itinerary were right :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeachBumMama Posted March 18, 2008 #12 Share Posted March 18, 2008 I have done both, dressed up a few times and 'not' a few times. Hubby and I sailed to Bermuda and did dress to the nines, as many others did, and we mainly did to get pictures taken that night. It was fun. I've sailed with my entire family and we decided to not pack the dress clothes, and that was fine too. It's all a matter of personal choice. Whether you do or don't it's all up to you. Have fun.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GORDONCHICK Posted March 18, 2008 #13 Share Posted March 18, 2008 We will be trying NCL in January of 2009, and this will be the first time we won't be packing formal clothing for a cruise. I like dressing up for formal nights, but since it's 100% optional, we won't be then. We have friends who are going with us, and the determining factor for them was that formal wasn't mandatory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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