zoncom Posted November 10, 2015 #1 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Money! They have too many berths to sell. X is seeking the CCL,RCL.,NCL crowd that mistakenly thought Celebrity cruisers dined in gowns and tuxes nightly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverbeenhere Posted November 10, 2015 #2 Share Posted November 10, 2015 The REAL reason is that the Celebrity forum was getting a little boring and they wanted to spice things up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelayne Posted November 10, 2015 #3 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Money! They have too many berths to sell. X is seeking the CCL,RCL.,NCL crowd that mistakenly thought Celebrity cruisers dined in gowns and tuxes nightly. Our last 3 cruises sailed full. Have 2 booked for 2016, 1 is sold out the other has 1 suite, a few OV & inside cabins left. Have 2 booked in 2017- again 1 sold out and the not far behind. They don't seem to have a problem filling the ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkjretired Posted November 10, 2015 #4 Share Posted November 10, 2015 The real reason was inevitability Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ghstudio Posted November 10, 2015 #5 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I had to smile when I read the announcement because I know I'm going to read here that on some ship, they continued to enforce the formal dress code after dec 5. Anyone want to place a virtual bet :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruise Junky Posted November 10, 2015 #6 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I had to smile when I read the announcement because I know I'm going to read here that on some ship, they continued to enforce the formal dress code after dec 5. Anyone want to place a virtual bet :) I saw the official dates this morning and it's not the 5th for all ships. It seems to be the first sailing after the 5th so for some it was a week later. Could be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenevenpar Posted November 10, 2015 #7 Share Posted November 10, 2015 The real reason is so they could avoid answering questions about Luminae. Diversion is a great distraction. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satchiesmom Posted November 10, 2015 #8 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Money! They have too many berths to sell. X is seeking the CCL,RCL.,NCL crowd that mistakenly thought Celebrity cruisers dined in gowns and tuxes nightly. Then Azamara and Oceania must be seeking the same demographic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart1895 Posted November 10, 2015 #9 Share Posted November 10, 2015 The "real reason" is because now they are listening to their guests, who will be cruising with them for the next 30 or more years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted November 10, 2015 #10 Share Posted November 10, 2015 The "real reason" is because now they are listening to their guests, who will be cruising with them for the next 30 or more years! Totally Agree! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fouremco Posted November 10, 2015 #11 Share Posted November 10, 2015 The real reason, as all Canadians know: "Because it's 2015" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruise Junky Posted November 10, 2015 #12 Share Posted November 10, 2015 The real reason, as all Canadians know: "Because it's 2015" lol. Love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airhose Posted November 10, 2015 #13 Share Posted November 10, 2015 The real reason, as all Canadians know: "Because it's 2015" Good one!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLH Arizona Posted November 10, 2015 #14 Share Posted November 10, 2015 The real reason is that they are just following the industry trend to less formal cruising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare POA1 Posted November 10, 2015 #15 Share Posted November 10, 2015 The "real reason" is because now they are listening to their guests, who will be cruising with them for the next 30 or more years! And their guests want unlimited alcoholic beverages. In their comfy clothes. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scifimonkey Posted November 10, 2015 #16 Share Posted November 10, 2015 (edited) I guess we will have to see what really changes in peoples behaviour when the change is brought in, but I cannot see anyone from Celebrity trying to enforce the difference between evening chic and smart casual. I doubt if anyone on the staff would have the confidence to determine the difference and tell a guest that they had it wrong! So basically there will be no dress code beyond smart casual and every night will be the same. I for one will miss the added glitz that a formal night brought with the majority making a little additional effort and a bit of pressure on X to come up with something a little better in the dining room, On most cruises that we have been on there was a noticable difference in atmosphere on board which made those nights a bit special. There will be quite a few cheering on the change and as I do not cruise in order to wear my Tux, I dont suppose it would actually stop me or those who actually liked formal nights from booking so Celebrity will not lose any business. Maybe the critical factor will be the drop in photographic takings which I suspect are likely to plummet even further without formal nights so expect even more pressure from the papparazzi on the quayside and around the ship. Sorry Celebrity but I think that for smart casual and shots around the ship we can manage perfectly well with a selfy stick. Edited November 10, 2015 by scifimonkey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted November 10, 2015 #17 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Because they're too gutless to enforce the current standard. How will they go with Evening Chic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratixman Posted November 10, 2015 #18 Share Posted November 10, 2015 The "real reason" is because now they are listening to their guests, who will be cruising with them for the next 30 or more years! Absolutely the best explanation and so succinctly put. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adammara Posted November 10, 2015 #19 Share Posted November 10, 2015 The "real reason" is because now they are listening to their guests, who will be cruising with them for the next 30 or more years! But in 30 years Celebrity will be dumping them! Or are they not going to get old? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbenboys Posted November 11, 2015 #20 Share Posted November 11, 2015 I had to smile when I read the announcement because I know I'm going to read here that on some ship, they continued to enforce the formal dress code after dec 5. Anyone want to place a virtual bet :) You are so right. What Celebrity does best is consistently inconsistent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILL-WI Posted November 11, 2015 #21 Share Posted November 11, 2015 The "real reason" is because now they are listening to their guests, who will be cruising with them for the next 30 or more years! Yes But in 30 years Celebrity will be dumping them! Or are they not going to get old? Yes, they will be dumping them in 30 years, or SOONER! The world changes, if you do not change with it, you die! Celebrity made a business decision...a smart one in my book.:):) BILL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHEZMARYLOU Posted November 11, 2015 #22 Share Posted November 11, 2015 The real reason is because they want all their "guests" to look like the 2 couples in their email and ads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junetraveler2014 Posted November 11, 2015 #23 Share Posted November 11, 2015 The "real reason" is because now they are listening to their guests, who will be cruising with them for the next 30 or more years! Yeah, like us! Been cruising since forever. We grew up and now we have to grow up all over again or maybe, cruise the rivers. Hey thanks for the new idea, river cruising is more our speed. We are truly sick and tired of being in the fast glitzy world and want to enjoy the sights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hflors Posted November 11, 2015 #24 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Waiting for my upcoming cruise. My Chic PJ's for dinner are all ready along with my designer red flip flops! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxo Posted November 11, 2015 #25 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Originally Posted by ghstudio I had to smile when I read the announcement because I know I'm going to read here that on some ship, they continued to enforce the formal dress code after dec 5. Anyone want to place a virtual bet. In the past year we have been on 5 Celebrity cruises on 3 different ships. If there were enforcing the formal dress code, I missed it. Saw many that didn't follow the 'suggested code.' With this new term/suggestion. it will not change anything other than become - wear what you want. The new term is a JOKE! There have been too many terms for dress. They enforced the dress code more when you tried to attend the Elite Happy Hour when that should have been a casual affair. JMHO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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