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Why would it be a problem? He was conforming to the formal requirement of wearing a jacket. Not sure about the tee shirt though.

This is the dress code per Celebrity's website.

"Formal" attire includes:

Ladies: Cocktail dress, gown, or dressy pantsuit. Gentlemen: Tuxedo, suit, or dinner jacket with slacks.

I don't believe a tweed jacket can be defined as a Tuxedo, suit or dinner jacket. I did note that after I raised the issue the invitation to the Captains Table I received told guests to where a tie.

My point is if you have a policy either enforce it or change it but don't leave it up to the individuals as that's why you get the tee shirts and sweat suits.

It makes me sad to hear that. They shouldn't be allowed in the dining room!

When I questioned a senior member of the crew I was told the policy from Miami was to never question a guest dress choice. I've seen a tweed jacket with no tie and deck shoes at the Captains table on Formal night and was told that wasn't a problem ( of course he was suites guest and we know they are special). Same guy had same jacket and a tee shirt the next formal night.

I love getting dressed up for cruises and that's why I choose Celebrity. I wish they would enforce the rules on formal nights. It bothers me to see men in golf shirts and ordinary pants on formal nights.

I share your love of getting dressed up, but based on the cruise on Eclipse (April 21 TA) the guys with Golf shirts and slacks were dressed up compared with those in Adias and Nike sweat suits nevermind those in Tee shirts and sandals on formal night.

On the April Silhouette TA , saw people in Tee shirt , and a lot men without ties on formal night

Time to can formal night

That's becoming more common. Celebrity doesn't enforce any dress codes as a result you see more tee shirts, sneakers, and sweat pants on Formal Nights. Just got off the Eclipse TA and there were as many tee shirts and shirts (no tie, no jacket) as there were coats and ties on formal nights. Guess it's all part of their campaign to attract younger cruisers.

I am looking forward to sailing on Princess on Oct 11 to join Perry Grant on the Royal Princess. I'm confident that Princess customers will come to enjoy Perry just as much as Celebrity customers enjoy him every night. Perry draws large crowds every night on Celebrity and I'm sure he'll do the same on Princess. I look forward to meeting new people and developing new friendships on Princess.

Our group of 6 (Elite plus members) have always dressed for formal night and enjoyed the evening. However on a cruise earlier this year on the Silhouette (7 Nights from Fort Lauderdale) on the 2nd formal night the HOTEL director hosted the Captains table and included at the table were 2 gentlemen with slacks and open colar shirts...no jackets. I thought this must have been bad screening by the social hostess but I came to find out that the Hotel Director himself invited these 2 guys.

 

Why would I try to dress the part if in fact the Hotel Director, a senior officer on the ship, allows something like this to occur. To me what it showed was no respect for the passengers who tried to follow the formal dress code. I sent pictures of the formal table and corresponded with Celebrity's Florida HQ..their response is that they would send the email/pictures to the ship..never heard anything more!!

 

 

Bottom line... after this experience, formal night on Celebrity is a JOKE!!!!

We had a similar experience recently on Eclipse and when I submitted an Attention to Detail I was told the policy didn't require ties just jackets, and that these were "suites guests" implying rules didn't apply because of their status.

I reminded them that the policy didn't require shoes either, but some things are intuitively obvious. Recommended they eliminate the dress policy if they weren't going to enforce it.

Why on earth would the OP book Cunard?? Their fear is that Celebrity is morphing into Cunard, & are not happy about it!

While I primarily sail on Celebrity I sail at least once a year on Cunard, specifically QM2 Transatlantic and if Celebrity is trying to morph into Cunard they are failing miserably. Cunard hasn't reduced entertainment, amenities, use of lounges ( Michaels Club) as Celebrity has done. Cunard has a suites concierge lounge centrally located in the suites area (eliminating inside cabins). On a recent Transatlantic Celebrity had an accordion player and violinist as the classic group. Celebrity has taken perks from some instead do modifying ships to provide for suites needs. I also understand that not all suites qualify for using Michaells club.

There were some complaints in the beginning, but it seems to be mostly positive comments lately. Thanks, I can't wait to check it out.

I was on the July 6 cruise as well. I was impressed with the new serving dishes on embarkation day but my enthusiasm waned during the cruise. On the first day there was a surge of people in the Oceanview who took the food when it was fresh and as fast as staff could put it out. However, on days when the food sat for awhile the food dried out, became soggy and lost much of its taste. I know this system works well at the buffets in Las Vegas but I'm not convinced that the same positive experience will work on cruise ships.