Formal Dress Question

[VancouverGirl22]

i was just wondering..... on a 7 night mexican riveria cruise, which formal night is the most formal? the first or the second?

thanks!

[Jane110]

On any cruiseline I"ve been on both formal nights are equally formal.

 

Jane

[sprite725]

i am planning on wearing my fancier dress on the 2nd night since the captain's party is that evening. i just hope i will still be able to fit into it by then!

[Silvery Seas Cruiser]

The impression I have had on cruises with two formal nights is there is somewhat less compliance with strict formal attire on the second formal night. (A tux becomes a dark jacket. A gown becomes a cocktail dress)

 

It appeared to me fewer men dressed up and if they did dress up it was to a lesser extent. For example, they wore a dark jacket instead of a tux. Furthermore, in the theater I saw a lot more men in shorts than on the first formal night. It is as if they don't want to comply at all the second time around.

 

Here's one guess why there is less compliance on the second formal night. I think that the first time, they rent tuxes, the wife wears a gown and they pose for formal portraits. The second formal night that isn't a priority unless they missed out the first formal night, so they wear less dressy clothing.

 

I have had cruises on RCI and Carnival ships. Maybe Chrystal Cruises, Celebrity and Cunard cruises are much more stringent about formal nights attire.

[Happy ks]

I don't really see a difference, both are formal nights. But there is the advice you often read here, to wear the looser clothing on the second night.