White dinner jackets on a Cunard cruise black and white ball

[Ray66]

Greetings,

We'll be taking our first Transatlantic voyage (on the QM2) in a couple months, so pardon our inexperience in knowing what to expect during our week on the ship. We understand that there are three formal nights. Should we expect that one of these formal nights will be a "Black & White Ball" or is this an extra formal night? Also, what night of the 7 day voyage is devoted to the "Black & White Ball"? We're social dancers and are looking forward to doing some dancing in the Queen's Room.

Debjo

 

The list of dress codes and which nights are balls for all the ships is here:

 

https://ask.cunard.com/help/cunard/life-on-board/dress_code_all

 

Click on the link for the QM2

Edited February 22, 2014 by Ray66

[southwestie]

The following links show dance hosts on the QM2 wearing white jackets. Maybe it changes from cruise to cruise?

 

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10000872396390444868204578064991960361294

 

http://www.thestar.com/life/travel/2011/01/25/queen_mary_2_hosts_ask_the_ladies_shall_we_dance.html

 

 

It May change. I have never seen I'm anything other than a tux or blazer but it does reinforce that white jackets will fit in

[debjo]

For Ray66 and pepperrn...

I can't thank you enough for all the information you are passing along. It is good to know that one doesn't have to "dress-up" for the themed formal ball nights apart from formal attire. Still it would be fun to do so...problem is that we are limited to only one large suitcase and one carry-on with our flight arrangements...packing for the trip will be hard enough with the three formal nights...but, where there's a will, there's a way!

Debjo

[bazzaw]

That often is true, I agree, but many time people want facts and not opinions, but a mixture of both can be good

 

Rob

 

Don't confuse me with the facts!! -- I've already made up my mind!!

 

Barry

[southwestie]

Rob

 

Don't confuse me with the facts!! -- I've already made up my mind!!

 

Barry

 

 

I know Barry, no facts for you, I too made up my mind long ago :)

[southwestie]

The list of dress codes and which nights are balls for all the ships is here:

 

https://ask.cunard.com/help/cunard/life-on-board/dress_code_all

 

Click on the link for the QM2

 

 

It does change it seems

 

I found this photo and also one the formal night anti fashion Police demo :eek:

[Ray66]

It does change it seems

 

I found this photo and also one the formal night anti fashion Police demo :eek:

 

 

What ship is that? I'm not sure it's a Cunard one.

[southwestie]

 

What ship is that? I'm not sure it's a Cunard one.

 

Doubt it:D

[southwestie]

Im too quick too click

 

should be these as i say they must change

[BobBranst]

The list of dress codes and which nights are balls for all the ships is here:

 

https://ask.cunard.com/help/cunard/life-on-board/dress_code_all

 

Click on the link for the QM2

I'm not overly confident of the accuracy of this dress code document. It shows that on QM2 Voyage M405, the Black and White Ball is Informal.:rolleyes:

[southwestie]

I'm not overly confident of the accuracy of this dress code document. It shows that on QM2 Voyage M405, the Black and White Ball is Informal.:rolleyes:

 

 

well then, That takes us right back to another thread about the mistakes on the daily newsletter :eek:

[BobBranst]

well then, That takes us right back to another thread about the mistakes on the daily newsletter :eek:

 

I ran into this same type of mistake last year on the QE where the pre-voyage documentation showed St. Patricks day an informal night, but it was changed to formal once on board.

 

I still have the green tie that I bought for that "informal" night. It wouldn't have looked too good with my tux. :)

[southwestie]

I ran into this same type of mistake last year on the QE where the pre-voyage documentation showed St. Patricks day an informal night, but it was changed to formal once on board.

 

I still have the green tie that I bought for that "informal" night. It wouldn't have looked too good with my tux. :)

 

 

I have a green tie for a cruise we did round Australia, great fun, Cunard, Tux, green tie :eek::eek::eek: the fashion police would made you walk the plank

[sfb]

the fashion police would made you walk the plank

Who and what are fashion police?

Do people make nice comments when you wear your white jacket to dinner on board cruise ships?

Cheers.

Edited February 24, 2014 by sfb

[bazzaw]

Do people make nice comments when you wear your white jacket to dinner on board cruise ships?

 

They wouldn't DARE!

 

Barry

[pmb1]

Who and what are fashion police? ...

Well, if the FP males attended Miss Manners Fashion Police Academy, they're the ones not wearing cream/ivory dinner jackets after sunset, wearing black self-tied bow ties with lay down collars (wing collars are for white tie), not wearing a vest with a shawl collar dinner jacket, and not wearing a cummerbund with a notch collar dinner jacket.

[southwestie]

They wouldn't DARE!

 

Barry

 

 

Your quite right :)

Edited February 24, 2014 by rob6852

[southwestie]

Well, if the FP males attended Miss Manners Fashion Police Academy, they're the ones not wearing cream/ivory dinner jackets after sunset, wearing black self-tied bow ties with lay down collars (wing collars are for white tie), not wearing a vest with a shawl collar dinner jacket, and not wearing a cummerbund with a notch collar dinner jacket.

 

 

Oh, you can wear a white tie then, lol, :) self tie naturally

Edited February 24, 2014 by rob6852

[pmb1]

Oh, you can wear a white tie then, lol, :) self tie naturally

Yes, you may wear white tie, with the corresponding jacket, of course.

But, Miss Manners advises, the trick is to look more like an orchestra conductor than a head waiter. If you can look like Fred Astaire, so much the better.

[Pushka]

From someone onboard now, the dress requirements are being adhered to even though it's full of Australians and others. ;)

[bazzaw]

not wearing a vest with a shawl collar dinner jacket, and not wearing a cummerbund with a notch collar dinner jacket.

 

That's NOT what Mr Wiki says!!! :)

 

That's the problem with the Internet - for every "expert" who states how things should be, one can find another who states the opposite. :)

 

However, from a purely logical point of view, waistcoats (vests) or cummerbunds are not necessary on double- breasted dinner jackets - because such jackets are never unbuttoned (except when they are taken off :))

 

Barry

[southwestie]

That's NOT what Mr Wiki says!!! :)

 

That's the problem with the Internet - for every "expert" who states how things should be, one can find another who states the opposite. :)

 

However, from a purely logical point of view, waistcoats (vests) or cummerbunds are not necessary on double- breasted dinner jackets - because such jackets are never unbuttoned (except when they are taken off :))

 

Barry

 

 

You see , thats where I have been going wrong, I always slip the jacket of over my head

[southwestie]

Yes, you may wear white tie, with the corresponding jacket, of course.

But, Miss Manners advises, the trick is to look more like an orchestra conductor than a head waiter. If you can look like Fred Astaire, so much the better.

 

 

Ok, so ditch the waiter look and go for conductor, cant look like Fred, I never , ever was that slim , will this do

 

Plus if its good enough for Downton ???

[pmb1]

Ok, so ditch the waiter look and go for conductor, cant look like Fred, I never , ever was that slim , will this do

 

Plus if its good enough for Downton ???

 

I'm sure that the denizens of Downton would conduct a far more elegant omnibus. (Refer to

for the proper definition of omnibus.)

[southwestie]

 

I'm sure that the denizens of Downton would conduct a far more elegant omnibus. (Refer to

for the proper definition of omnibus.)

 

 

One would hope so