What to wear to dinner?

[Jeseycruisers]

Hi all. I'll be on the Conquest Nov. 14 (my first cruise!!) and I'm not sure what is typically worn to the dining room on formal nights. Are we talking a dressy skirt and top, or a more formal evening dress? And should the guys wear suits, or will khakis and a buton-down shirt be suitable? I don't want to be underdressed! Thanks!

[jp2001]

formal night means for women an evening dress (from short cocktail dress to long gown), dressy pantsuit or long skirts and dressy tops and, for men, dark suit or tux.

Please, come join us on the cruise fashion board, it's a lot of fun.

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=182

I will add that dressy pantsuits or long skirts with dressy tops are also alright on formal night for women.

[Jeseycruisers]

Thanks, jp, for your response. I have to admit, that was just about the only thing I was worrying about for the cruise! Thanks for the help.:D

[jp2001]

I don't want to offend you but if, for any reason, you or your husband don't have this type of outfit, you can rent them from the ship (you have to preorder) or there is always the buffet option.

[SevenVII]

Have fun on the conquest! :D

 

If you search around you might be able to find some other posts on this subject as well. Lots of information to be had, good luck.

[SxyEbnyFem]

Jeseycruisers - Be sure to come back and let us know how your cruise went. I'd like to know what the dress is like as well on your cruise. We will be on the Conquest in Jan. 2005. Thanks in advance. Enjoy your cruise! :D

Happy sailing,

T.

[Slinkiecat]

formal night means for women an evening dress (from short cocktail dress to long gown), dressy pantsuit or long skirts and dressy tops and, for men, dark suit or tux.

Please, come join us on the cruise fashion board, it's a lot of fun.

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=182

I will add that dressy pantsuits or long skirts with dressy tops are also alright on formal night for women.

Thanks so much for that link to the fashion board! I always forget to go back there and read.

 

Slinkie

Heading back to Florida this week!

[hstrybuf]

Here's the link to Carnival's website that should give you some help:

 

http://www.carnival.com/CMS/FAQs/Dining_Room_Dress_Requirements.aspx

[beth_s]

~covers my eyes~... Hopefully some CLOTHES .....lmao ..... sorry ... had to do it .....Happy Cruisin'

 

Beth

[silverbk]

formal night means for women an evening dress (from short cocktail dress to long gown), dressy pantsuit or long skirts and dressy tops and, for men, dark suit or tux.

Please, come join us on the cruise fashion board, it's a lot of fun.

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=182

I will add that dressy pantsuits or long skirts with dressy tops are also alright on formal night for women.

I just got back from Carnival Legend, and I did not bring any formal clothes with me, because I hate that stuff.

 

Anyway the first formal nite we simply ate upstairs at the buffet instead, on the second one we ate in the dining room. I wore khaki type pants and a patterned carribean type shirt. It was no problem, you do not have to dress up if you do not want to.

 

Some people think it's fun, I personally hate it, but they will not refuse you service in the dining room.

[hstrybuf]

silverbk, not everyone likes to dress up, but it is expected that you will at least attempt to do so on formal nights. If you don't want to dress up, they do provide alternate and more casual dining. I don't know how long you've been around these boards, but statements like yours are asking for some pretty harsh words from those who like to dress up and follow the guidelines. Hope you're wearing a flame retardant suit!

[coevan]

I wore a silk T with a nice jacket and dress slacks, felt very comfortable.

On non-formal nights the tropical shirt and kahki slacks are just fine. On the Destiny, less then 20% in a tux. I don't know if a $39 Walmart sports coat classifies as formal.

[NewCruzer1]

Suit (pun intended) yourself. If you can stand the criticism, dress however you want. If not, plan (and pack) accordingly.

[halos]

Silverbk,

They will allow you in the dining room if you are underdressed, but they call it FORMAL night for a reason...... :rolleyes:

[L2J]

I don't know if a $39 Walmart sports coat classifies as formal.

No.:(

[hstrybuf]

I don't know if a $39 Walmart sports coat classifies as formal.

I wouldn't know. I've never seen one. ;)

[Sailfish]

I'll be on the Pride in November, but it's been a while since my last Carnival cruise, so I read with interest this thread and all others about what to wear in the dining room.

 

Based on other dress code threads I have been reading lately, can I assume that Carnival is less formal than Royal Caribbean? We have nice formal clothes, and enjoy dressing up, but I also don't want to be out of place, and I am concerned that if I take my floor length formal outfit, I will be.

 

I appreciate the feed back very much. I'm thinking I'll be better off taking a nice knee length black cocktail dress rather than my floor length formal outfit. I told my husband just to pack a suit...not his tux.

 

I'm hoping that at least aboard our holiday sailing that people will dress up a little. Maybe we'll plan to go to Davids on one of the formal nights, where people might be more inclined to dress up. If most people do not dress up, neither will we. I know last December, everyone dressed up aboard the Navigator. I have no problems NOT dressing up, but then I want to know.

 

Thanks again for everyone's comment. I am finding it very helpful.

[hstrybuf]

Sailfish, on our last Carnival cruise DH wore his suit and I took one full length formal gown and one very dressy pants outfit. I saw people dressed in all kinds of things, but most seemed to follow the suggested attire.

[Terre]

Hstrybuf,

 

How do know that you haven't seen a $39 Wal-Mart sports coat? Maybe you saw one and didn't know it came from Wal-Mart!

[hstrybuf]

Terre, that's entirely true. I just never notice the tags as long as the sportcoat is presentable. ;)

[my2dogs]

We will be on the Conquest the week after you. We were on the Conquest in February. The formal nights were nice. I brought a black spaghetti-strapped dressy dress for one night and a black pants suit for another night. My husband and son had suits. We saw ladies in full formals (splashy flashy) all the way to just Sunday type dresses. It seemed no one really cared what others had on, because everyone was having fun. One very important thiing to bring to dinner is a jacket. It gets chilly in the dining room. Two weeks ago I went on the Holiday "cruise-to-nowhere" and got a bad sunburn. Well that night in the dining room I was shivering so bad that I couldn't eat a thing.

Well don't worry about what to wear . . . . just have fun and eat lots of good stuff! Oh, and take care of the Conquest for me. Leave some of the ice cream from the ice cream machine for me!!!