justluv2cruisewithhubby Posted August 10, 2014 #1 Share Posted August 10, 2014 I just printed my boarding passes and noticed it said 5 night smart casual attire. What a surprise, I thought for sure there was at least one formal night? Have you seen this before? I'm actually happy I don't have to pack any formal attire :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvertoGold Posted August 10, 2014 #2 Share Posted August 10, 2014 (edited) Is this a 7 day cruise? The standard for this is 2 Formal and 5 Smart Casual. If a 5 day cruise, you should phone HAL Ship Service and confirm that they won't have any Formal nights. Usually they do. Edited August 10, 2014 by SilvertoGold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justluv2cruisewithhubby Posted August 10, 2014 Author #3 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Is this a 7 day cruise? The standard for this is 2 Formal and 5 Smart Casual. If a 5 day cruise, you should phone HAL Ship Service and confirm that they won't have any Formal nights. Usually they do. It is a 5 night cruise....I did call HAL and they confirmed its 5 nights smart casual. Do you know if nice jeans are allowed in the dining room? We have excursions planned and may not have time to change before dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadrifter Posted August 10, 2014 #4 Share Posted August 10, 2014 (edited) Is this a 7 day cruise? The standard for this is 2 Formal and 5 Smart Casual. If a 5 day cruise, you should phone HAL Ship Service and confirm that they won't have any Formal nights. Usually they do. Agree - is this a 7-day cruise? If so, there will be 2 formal nights. Edited to say - I was posting at the same time that you confirmed it was a 5-day. Still, it seems unusual that there will not be a formal night. Edited August 10, 2014 by seadrifter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted August 10, 2014 #5 Share Posted August 10, 2014 I am surprised that the Statendam isn't having at least 1 formal night on your coastal cruise. We have been on repositioning cruises which included a 5 day coastal cruise and we had 1 formal night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveOKC Posted August 10, 2014 #6 Share Posted August 10, 2014 (edited) I am surprised that the Statendam isn't having at least 1 formal night on your coastal cruise. We have been on repositioning cruises which included a 5 day coastal cruise and we had 1 formal night. I have been on a 5 night Coastal without a formal and one with 1 formal, so it depends. DaveOKC Edited August 10, 2014 by DaveOKC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvertoGold Posted August 10, 2014 #7 Share Posted August 10, 2014 You can very likely wear jeans. Take a look at the dress code on the HAL website: can't remember exactly what it says these days. As this cruise is part of a longer cruise some pax will dress more "smart casual" than others. We've been on a lot of such cruises and never really saw a lot of jeans in the Dining Room. That seems to be reserved for Alaska. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windsailer Posted August 10, 2014 #8 Share Posted August 10, 2014 I've been on a number of 5 day cruises on HA; several had one formal night, one was all smart casual and one - the tail end of a World Cruise - had "formal optional." The "5 dayers" had been told 5 days of smart casual, but the World Cruisers expected one last formal night. The dining room looked interesting that night for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon1 Posted August 10, 2014 #9 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Seven night smart casual works just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMLincoln Posted August 10, 2014 #10 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Maybe this is a trend toward fewer formal nights. Stay tuned.... m-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser gilly Posted August 10, 2014 #11 Share Posted August 10, 2014 I'm booked on the Westerdam 5 night coastal and found out today through e-docs we also have 5 smart casual nights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tip Posted August 11, 2014 #12 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Maybe this is a trend toward fewer formal nights. Stay tuned.... m-- One can only hope...now maybe limiting smoking!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nana51 Posted August 11, 2014 #13 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Off topic, but on our Alaska cruise this July we saw quite a few tuxes and long gowns, and not on old people either. It was so nice to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PathfinderEss Posted August 11, 2014 #14 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Off topic, but on our Alaska cruise this July we saw quite a few tuxes and long gowns, and not on old people either. It was so nice to see. Glad to hear that, on our cruise in May there were some tuxes too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solocanadian Posted August 11, 2014 #15 Share Posted August 11, 2014 It is a 5 night cruise....I did call HAL and they confirmed its 5 nights smart casual. Do you know if nice jeans are allowed in the dining room? We have excursions planned and may not have time to change before dinner. Seriously, how long does it take to change a pair of pants????:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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