Fairway Cruiser Posted October 16, 2015 #1 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Can anyone tell me how many "formal nights"/"cruise elegant nights" there are on the 10 day Journey's cruises, specifically on the Carnival Dream. I know that the first 10 day Journeys Cruise on the Dream has just ended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink roses Posted October 16, 2015 #2 Share Posted October 16, 2015 I just returned from the 11 day Carnival Dream and we had 3 formal/elegant nights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted October 16, 2015 #3 Share Posted October 16, 2015 I just returned from the 11 day Carnival Dream and we had 3 formal/elegant nights. And how does "formal" night differ from "elegant" night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ready2cruzagain Posted October 16, 2015 #4 Share Posted October 16, 2015 2 Elegant Nights and 1 Formal Night. Elegant nights are the same. Formal night according to JH is as follows: Old-style formal night: The captain, chief engineers and hotel director will be dressed in white tuxedo uniforms and will stand at the entrance of the main lounge where the cruise director (me on the two Carnival Dream cruises) will introduce guests to them; they will have a photo with the captain and then go into the main lounge. There they will be given complimentary drinks as we used to make back in the 1980’s and they will dance to the orchestra who will be playing Glen Miller and the sounds of big band. Each guest sailing on our Carnival Journeys will receive an e-mail invitation where we will invite them to wear tuxedos and flowing ball gowns. Although this will not be mandatory, of course, but I expect many will do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruznjan Posted October 16, 2015 #5 Share Posted October 16, 2015 2 Elegant Nights and 1 Formal Night. Elegant nights are the same. Formal night according to JH is as follows: Old-style formal night: The captain, chief engineers and hotel director will be dressed in white tuxedo uniforms and will stand at the entrance of the main lounge where the cruise director (me on the two Carnival Dream cruises) will introduce guests to them; they will have a photo with the captain and then go into the main lounge. There they will be given complimentary drinks as we used to make back in the 1980’s and they will dance to the orchestra who will be playing Glen Miller and the sounds of big band. Each guest sailing on our Carnival Journeys will receive an e-mail invitation where we will invite them to wear tuxedos and flowing ball gowns. Although this will not be mandatory, of course, but I expect many will do so. Wow! Love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaveFarris Posted October 16, 2015 #6 Share Posted October 16, 2015 And how does "formal" night differ from "elegant" night? There were a lot more tuxes on "formal" night compared to the two other "elegant" nights. However, formal night shared the same night as #ThrowbackSeaDay, so you had an additional number of folks who decked out in all-80's gear. (Typical 80's getup: loud neon workout sweaters for the ladies, leather rocker gear for the guys.) For dinner some people changed out of their 80s gear and into their formals, but there was a handful who stayed 80's clad all night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzeluver Posted October 16, 2015 #7 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Sounds wonderful! We are very much looking forward to our Journeys cruise next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink roses Posted October 16, 2015 #8 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Sounds wonderful! We are very much looking forward to our Journeys cruise next year. You will have an awesome time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INCHARGE Posted October 16, 2015 #9 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Wow! I am so looking forward to seeing all of the beautiful dresses and tuxes. It was always so elegant and fun! I wish it wasn't on the 80s night, because I was going to do " big teased hair." Now that I think about it, Halloween is coming, and I might can find an 80s wig. I can't wait to see some pictures of the 80s outfits. I'm so excited. "Yeah, let the Journeys reports roll!" :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taters Posted October 17, 2015 #10 Share Posted October 17, 2015 I am booked on 2 Journey cruises and am not pulling my old evening gowns out of the closet. I will take dress slacks and sparkly tops, but those all-out formal nights are gone for me. I enjoy my cruises so much more without spending the time, money and energy on getting my formal wear together. And panty hose? Not! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruznjan Posted October 17, 2015 #11 Share Posted October 17, 2015 2 Elegant Nights and 1 Formal Night. Elegant nights are the same. Formal night according to JH is as follows: Old-style formal night: The captain, chief engineers and hotel director will be dressed in white tuxedo uniforms and will stand at the entrance of the main lounge where the cruise director (me on the two Carnival Dream cruises) will introduce guests to them; they will have a photo with the captain and then go into the main lounge. There they will be given complimentary drinks as we used to make back in the 1980’s and they will dance to the orchestra who will be playing Glen Miller and the sounds of big band. Each guest sailing on our Carnival Journeys will receive an e-mail invitation where we will invite them to wear tuxedos and flowing ball gowns. Although this will not be mandatory, of course, but I expect many will do so. Has this been advertised? I haven't seen this before, and I can see people on board the ship not knowing about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BattyL Posted October 17, 2015 #12 Share Posted October 17, 2015 I am booked on 2 Journey cruises and am not pulling my old evening gowns out of the closet. I will take dress slacks and sparkly tops, but those all-out formal nights are gone for me. I enjoy my cruises so much more without spending the time, money and energy on getting my formal wear together. And panty hose? Not! We have a 9 day Journey cruise booked next August and I totally agree with you on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GottaLuvCruising Posted October 17, 2015 #13 Share Posted October 17, 2015 I am booked on 2 Journey cruises and am not pulling my old evening gowns out of the closet. I will take dress slacks and sparkly tops, but those all-out formal nights are gone for me. I enjoy my cruises so much more without spending the time, money and energy on getting my formal wear together. And panty hose? Not! We have a 9 day Journey cruise booked next August and I totally agree with you on this. We're doing two Journeys B2B for a total of 21 days. I promise to be presentable on elegant nights, but that's it. We do have to fly and can take only so much stuff. Enough with formal nights already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GottaLuvCruising Posted October 17, 2015 #14 Share Posted October 17, 2015 I just returned from the 11 day Carnival Dream and we had 3 formal/elegant nights. Oh, crap! That means 5 of them on our 21 day itinerary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ready2cruzagain Posted October 17, 2015 #15 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Has this been advertised? I haven't seen this before, and I can see people on board the ship not knowing about it. JH had that on his blog. That and it was mentioned on his FB page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ready2cruzagain Posted October 17, 2015 #16 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Oh, crap! That means 5 of them on our 21 day itinerary. Pretty sure it will be 6 total for the 21 days. 2 elegant and 1 formal on the ten day, and the same again on the 11 day, making it 6. I love it! I always take evening gowns any ways.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GottaLuvCruising Posted October 17, 2015 #17 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Pretty sure it will be 6 total for the 21 days. 2 elegant and 1 formal on the ten day, and the same again on the 11 day, making it 6. I love it! I always take evening gowns any ways.:D I did 10 days on the Triumph in Feb (San Juan to Galveston) and we had 2 elegant nights. But I know they are changing things up for the Journeys. No problem, it's all optional. Have fun with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTAngel Posted October 18, 2015 #18 Share Posted October 18, 2015 We will be on the 14 day Journey's cruise on the Pride in March. DH has never worn a tux. We will be bringing a suit jacket, dress shirt & tie for those formal/elegant dinners for him (or use the buffet). I'll just wear black dress slacks & nice top (no hose for me either, I'm retired). Will that be sufficient for us to wear on those evenings? I may get 2 dinners out of him getting dressed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GottaLuvCruising Posted October 18, 2015 #19 Share Posted October 18, 2015 We will be on the 14 day Journey's cruise on the Pride in March. DH has never worn a tux. We will be bringing a suit jacket, dress shirt & tie for those formal/elegant dinners for him (or use the buffet). I'll just wear black dress slacks & nice top (no hose for me either, I'm retired). Will that be sufficient for us to wear on those evenings? I may get 2 dinners out of him getting dressed up. You'll be just fine. The folks that dress to the nines will be the exception. Hose? Do they still sell them? Haven't purchased or worn those contraptions in years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovebears Posted October 18, 2015 #20 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Was a dress shirt, tie and dress slacks acceptable for men for the captain's free drink reception? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp29488 Posted November 16, 2015 #21 Share Posted November 16, 2015 2 Elegant Nights and 1 Formal Night. Elegant nights are the same. Formal night according to JH is as follows: Old-style formal night: The captain, chief engineers and hotel director will be dressed in white tuxedo uniforms and will stand at the entrance of the main lounge where the cruise director (me on the two Carnival Dream cruises) will introduce guests to them; they will have a photo with the captain and then go into the main lounge. There they will be given complimentary drinks as we used to make back in the 1980’s and they will dance to the orchestra who will be playing Glen Miller and the sounds of big band. Each guest sailing on our Carnival Journeys will receive an e-mail invitation where we will invite them to wear tuxedos and flowing ball gowns. Although this will not be mandatory, of course, but I expect many will do so. I noticed it saids that they will e-mail all guests on a Carnival Journeys cruise. Do they do this before the cruise? We never have our phones on when we cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thephillykid Posted November 16, 2015 #22 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Oh, crap! That means 5 of them on our 21 day itinerary. And at least 2 free drink parties.... We will be with you on the 2nd one. I can't let me wife see these posts, as she will want me to take the tux. I have one that I wear all the time to Masonic meetings. Howard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linbobky Posted November 16, 2015 #23 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Was a dress shirt, tie and dress slacks acceptable for men for the captain's free drink reception? I hope so, that is the way I will dress on formal night!!:) we will be on the 13 day journey cruise jan. 2017 on the pride.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fla Senior Posted November 17, 2015 #24 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Was a dress shirt, tie and dress slacks acceptable for men for the captain's free drink reception? Elegant night attire is all that's needed For Captain's reception. No tie needed. I was on the first Journey cruise for 21 days. Just wore the minimum on the six elegant nights. There were some tuxes and some suits and some ties. Maybe half had one of those combinations and the other half were more casual. My guess is that they will rethink the extra elegant (80's) night. It's really not necessary. It would be better to encourage dressing in 80's attire and forget the elegant, IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie S. Posted November 17, 2015 #25 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Which of the nights has been the formal night? I love it, my normal attire is jeans and a t-shirt, so I love dressing up on the rare occasions I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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