Liberty formal nights?

[kmkasza]

What nights are the formal nights on the Liberty Eastern itnerary? Also, haven't been on Carnival in a long time. How formal are there formal nights? Thanks ahead of time for your help.

[salty dingo]

Not very formal, any more. Maybe 25% of the people dress up and for the rest it is just another night.

[kmkasza]

Can you still eat in the main dining room without dressing up?

[salty dingo]

Can you still eat in the main dining room without dressing up?

Yes, of course! No tie, no problem!

[salty dingo]

Let me sum up the difference between formal night and regular nights this way:

 

I work in an office where Friday is casual day. That means jeans and t-shirts. That's a normal night.

 

Monday - Thursday attire is formal night.

[PaulMedik]

Let me sum up the difference between formal night and regular nights this way:

 

I work in an office where Friday is casual day. That means jeans and t-shirts. That's a normal night.

 

Monday - Thursday attire is formal night.

 

 

salty dingo,

 

I don't think I've ever read a more accurate analogy. Good job! :)

[stefs111]

Elegant nights are monday and thursday. Some people dress in gowns and suits and some people just wear a dressy top and pants and then a collared, button down shirt for men, even like the tropical ones. You can wear what you like, you will see an assortment of attire all in the same dining room.

Stef

[MamaParrotHead]

I believe it was Monday (sea day) and Thursday (Grand Turk). I don't know that I'd go along with the 25% theory...I'd say it's been about 50/50 on my cruises. The picture below was my family on one of our formal nights.

[IMDORY]

We were on the Liberty Eastern last year for our first cruise and I had the impression from reading cc and talking to my mom and sister that had cruised on Carnival that about 25% would be in formal wear, 25% pretty casual and about 50% in something you would wear to a business dinner. So I backed away from the formal wear and wore something I'd would wear to a business dinner event with dressed up accessories. When we went to the elegant night dinner I felt pretty under dressed. The majority of the women had on very nice fancy cocktail dresses to long formal gowns. I remember seeing a lot of knock out fancy high heels on the women too. Although I didn't look ridiculous-I did feel on the under dressed side. Yes, there were people who were even more under dressed than me (pants and a nice blouse-mostly older women) but for the most part-especially on the first elegant night, most women were really dressed up and I felt a bit out of place. This year I am bringing something more formal for the first elegant night.

 

As far as the men, I did have the right impression about that. I'd say 10% in tuxes, 40% in suits most with ties, some without ties, 40% button down shirts with and without ties (most with ties) & docker pants, and 10% golf shirts/tropical button down shirts & docker type pants.

 

Of course, I wasn't running all over the dining rooms looking at what people were wearing...this is what I saw walking around about an hour before dinner and on our walk into our table and the people around us.

 

We also do the late dining-maybe that makes a difference? Maybe the early dining is a little more relaxed? I'm sure every cruise is different and maybe it is different depending on the destination...I don't know.