Celebrity Equinox

hi all

We are first time cruising in September, how strict is the dress code aboard the Equinox, also any tips on making the most of our trip will be greatly appreciated i.e. Organised excursions or

do your own thing?

Thanks in advance

Bernard0

hi all

We are first time cruising in September, how strict is the dress code aboard the Equinox, also any tips on making the most of our trip will be greatly appreciated i.e. Organised excursions or

do your own thing?

Thanks in advance

Bernard0

Welcome to CC. You may want to ask your questions on the Celebrity Cruise line specific forum.http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=28 FYI...The following is per Celebrity. How strict, not even going there.

Q. What is the onboard dress code?

A. Formal Night gets a modern luxury reboot. Say goodbye to Formal Night, and hello to Evening Chic. It’s your time to shine—your way. Get glamorous. Get chic. Be sophisticated. Now, on up to two nights on every cruise, Evening Chic activities have been introduced, and Evening Chic attire has replaced Formal attire. While dressier than Smart Casual, Evening Chic is intended to be less dressy than Formal attire.

Women should feel comfortable wearing:

• A cocktail dress
  
• Skirt, pants or designer jeans with an elegant top
  

Men should feel comfortable wearing:

• Pants or designer jeans with a dress shirt, button-down shirt or sweater
  
• Optional sport coat or blazer
  

Evening Chic means that you can get glamorous and be sophisticated in your own way. If you would like to still wear a tuxedo or formal gown on Evening Chic nights, you absolutely should.

All cruises that are 7 nights or longer will feature two Evening Chic nights. Any cruise 6-nights or shorter will feature one Evening Chic night. All other nights of the cruise will feature Smart Casual attire. Celebrity Xpedition will continue to feature casual attire for the entire cruise.

Smart Casual attire can be enjoyed every other night of your cruise.

Women should feel comfortable wearing:

• Skirt, pants or jeans with a casual top
  

Men should feel comfortable wearing:

• Pants or jeans with a sport shirt that has sleeves
  

Note: T-shirts, swimsuits, robes, bare feet, tank tops, baseball caps and pool wear are not allowed in the main restaurant or specialty restaurant at any time. Shorts and flip-flops are not allowed in the evening hours. The dress code will be enforced at all restaurants. And guests are asked to follow the Smart Casual or Evening Chic dress code in the Celebrity Theater for all evening performances. The daily program, delivered to your stateroom and available at the Guest Relations Desk, will be your guide to the correct attire each evening.

Celebrity's Solstice class ships are our favourite.

Equinox is DW's favourite ship. We have sailed on it several times.

We switched to casual some time ago. We are light packers, carry on only. We have not cruised on Celebrity since they went from formal nights to chic nights (whatever that means). However, we wore casual, skipped formal night in the MDR, at ate elsewhere, then went to the shows, bars, or casino. Bistro on Five was a favourite, or the buffet. Lots of people were doing the same, probably more now.

I always take a pair of casual slacks and my shirts all have collars, albeit they are short sleeve. We might even be OK for chic nights but really won't bother finding out until we have something booked.

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hi all

We are first time cruising in September, how strict is the dress code aboard the Equinox, also any tips on making the most of our trip will be greatly appreciated i.e. Organised excursions or

do your own thing?

Thanks in advance

Bernard0

Hi welcome to CruiseCritic

There are individual threads for each cruise that allows you to chat back and forth with fellow passengers on your specific cruise. Here is a link to the threads for Equinox in September 2017:

https://www.cruisecritic.com/rollcalls/?cruise_line_id=9&ship_id=382&sailing_date=201709

Have a wonderful cruise.