Years ago we were sailing on RC and they prepared the landing area for the helicopter to pick up a patient. The wind was getting worse and after about 25 minutes of watching and waiting for the copter they said they had to cancel the landing. Luckily the patient had improved a bit and getting them to the nearest port was the only option. So after getting the patient to a hospital we learned later he was doing ok. You never know!
Every cruise is different, we were really surprised at how many were just dressed smart casual on the first chic night. The second chic night was the least dressy!!!
Unfortunately dressing up big time is a thing of the past. However you do what makes you feel good. We use to dressup with hubby in an tux and I in a long gown. Now hubby wears dress pants and nice shirt. I usually wear dress pants and a nice blouse. We just sailed on Ascent and saw 1 tux. Evening Chic is what you want it to be.
We were just on Ascent. 6 of us all had issues using the app to communicate. It would lock up, not work at all, etc. We had to reboot or put the app in pause, etc to keep it working. If you have a older phone it definitely is a issue.
We have done all the Edge class ships and they are cold, except for Ascent. We just sailed her and we all noticed how much warmer it was. I suggest you take a sweater! We sail with 6 people and we all had felt the same.