droseball Posted June 8, 2004 #1 Share Posted June 8, 2004 I am a first time cruiser and am thinking about what I am going to take to wear for formal nights on our July 10th Western Caribbean cruise on the Caribbean Princess. Is is okay to wear short cocktail dresses (for women of course!) on formal dress nights or does it have to be all long dresses? I'm not much of a long dress person because I don't have much opportunity to wear them but I would get some if I have to! Also, do most men wear tuxes or just suits? Thanks! Denise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LARGIN Posted June 8, 2004 #2 Share Posted June 8, 2004 Suits for the men and short cocktail dresses for the women will be no problem for formal night.. More men wear suits than tuxes and since I am a leg man, the short cocktail dress will be fine.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Druke I Posted June 8, 2004 #3 Share Posted June 8, 2004 Male here - I usually wear a tux, or white dinner jacket, on formal nights, but on occasion go with a dark business suit. My wife does not own any long "Eastern Star" gowns - and wears short cocktail type dress, which fits in fine. Dressy pants suits (female)are seen a lot also. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseFever Posted June 8, 2004 #4 Share Posted June 8, 2004 I had been getting away from tuxes until our first Princess cruise last March. I'll be wearing my tux on our Caribbean Princess cruise later this month as I feel it is the more appropriate choice...for me. As mentioned above, you'll see plenty of nice business suits too. Happy Cruising Chris www.LifeIsCruising.com Next up: Caribbean Princess 06/26/04 Star Princess 10/24/04 Diamond Princess 12/22/04 Sapphire Princess June '05 Caribbean Princess 09/17/05 Carnival Valor 10/30/05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinaLee Posted June 8, 2004 #5 Share Posted June 8, 2004 Short cocktail dresses are perfectly fine. Be aware that the second formal night is often the more formal of the 2, since that's usually the night of the Captain's Cocktail Party and the Champagne Waterfall. TinaLee Sail Away on Caribbean Princess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJS Posted June 8, 2004 #6 Share Posted June 8, 2004 <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> Be aware that the second formal night is often the more formal of the 2, since that's usually the night of the Captain's Cocktail Party <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> It must vary from cruise to cruise. We have always found the 1st one is and that the Captain's Reception was held that night and the Captain's Circle Party the 2nd formal night. Future cruises: 9/04 Star Princess-Med.x2 Venice to Barcelona/ Barcelona to Rome 11/04 Dawn Princess-Southern Caribbean Jan. 05 Diamond Princess-Mexican Riviera July 05 Star Princess-Baltics Aug. 05 Star Princess-Baltics Past cruises: 04 HAL-Amsterdam-Alaska 04 Dawn Princess- Southern Caribbean x2 03 Grand Princess-W.Caribbean 03 Sun Princess -Mexico 03-Tahitian Princess-Tahiti/ Cook Islands 03 Royal Princess-x2 British Isles & Norwegian Fjords/ Iceland 03 Island Princess-Panama Canal 01 HAL Ryndam x 2-S. America San Diego to Valpariso/ & around Cape Horn to Rio 00 Sky Princess-China/Orient 79 Sitmar's Fairwind- Caribbean/Panama Canal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droseball Posted June 8, 2004 Author #7 Share Posted June 8, 2004 Thank you all for your help. Now I can get to planning what to take for us all! Denise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamima Posted June 9, 2004 #8 Share Posted June 9, 2004 Some advice for which dress to wear on the first or second formal night. Wear the tighter one first! Karen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midtown_girl Posted June 9, 2004 #9 Share Posted June 9, 2004 Sounds good--I have mostly short dresses too. Are there 2 or 3 formal nights on the 10 day cruises? Jen Carnival Glory 12/6/03 Sun Princess 10/13/04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verwirrt Posted June 9, 2004 #10 Share Posted June 9, 2004 Karen, So true! That goes for everything else that I wear on the cruise, too! Sharon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynda90 Posted June 9, 2004 #11 Share Posted June 9, 2004 Short cocktail dresses and dressy pant suits are probably seen more often than long dresses. I was just on Diamond to Alaska and can't remember even seeing any really long formals. More men wear dark suits than tux, but the tux looks sooo nice. The first formal night is the captain's welcome party and the second formal night is the Captain's Circle cocktail party for prior guests. They also have a luncheon with the captain for platinum/elite members. Lynda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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