Which Nights are Chic/Elegant/Fancy Pants?

[Vagabond Knight]

I used to have a better feel for this, but we've been bopping around multiple cruise lines over the past year and I think I'm getting them confused.  Looking to book some specialty dining for our upcoming cruise, but can't remember the rules of thumb for which nights Celebrity plans the fancy dress / fancy food nights.  Itinerary is as follows:

 

1 Depart
2 At Sea
3 Port Day
4 At Sea
5 At Sea
6 Port Day
7 Port Day
8 Port Day
9 At Sea
10 Arrive Back Home

 

Thanks in advance!

[doghog]

6 minutes ago, Vagabond Knight said:

I used to have a better feel for this, but we've been bopping around multiple cruise lines over the past year and I think I'm getting them confused.  Looking to book some specialty dining for our upcoming cruise, but can't remember the rules of thumb for which nights Celebrity plans the fancy dress / fancy food nights.  Itinerary is as follows:

 

1 Depart
2 At Sea
3 Port Day
4 At Sea
5 At Sea
6 Port Day
7 Port Day
8 Port Day
9 At Sea
10 Arrive Back Home

 

Thanks in advance!

2 and 8. 

[PinkSandGirl]

Likely Day 2 and Day 8.

 

🍹

[Vagabond Knight]

Thanks, folks!  🛳️

[mahasamatman]

Day 8 will depend on when the ship leaves the port. I've never seen a chic night on a port day if the ship leaves after 7pm.

[Vagabond Knight]

2 hours ago, mahasamatman said:

Day 8 will depend on when the ship leaves the port. I've never seen a chic night on a port day if the ship leaves after 7pm.

The scheduled departure time from the port on Day 8 is 7pm.

[Mark_K]

Have you looked through the app, day by day? Seems like it used to show up there, somewhere.

[Vagabond Knight]

4 hours ago, Mark_K said:

Have you looked through the app, day by day? Seems like it used to show up there, somewhere.

 

The app, just like the apps for all the other cruise lines, isn't very useful until you get onboard and connect to the ship's wi-fi, and then it starts populating all the info.

Edited February 18 by Vagabond Knight

[Arizona Wildcat]

And when time do you leave port on Day 7?  If that is at 6pm or earlier, then chic night just as likely to be then.

[Vagabond Knight]

22 hours ago, Arizona Wildcat said:

And when time do you leave port on Day 7?  If that is at 6pm or earlier, then chic night just as likely to be then.

4pm

[CNSfromHI]

Your thread title made me laugh out loud. I will now always refer to Chic Night as Fancy Pants Night 🤣

 

Thanks!

 

cjr

[doghog]

7 minutes ago, CNSfromHI said:

Your thread title made me laugh out loud. I will now always refer to Chic Night as Fancy Pants Night 🤣

 

Thanks!

 

cjr

I also had to laugh as my wife always has. Even as far back as when we first started cruising (1991) and it was called Formal Evenings. 

Edited February 19 by doghog

[CNSfromHI]

Hoping this image captures the spirit of my wife and me on our next cruise as I shout "Fancy Pants Night!" from the bow 🤣

 

cjr

[ScottC4746]

On 2/17/2024 at 7:48 AM, Vagabond Knight said:

I used to have a better feel for this, but we've been bopping around multiple cruise lines over the past year and I think I'm getting them confused.  Looking to book some specialty dining for our upcoming cruise, but can't remember the rules of thumb for which nights Celebrity plans the fancy dress / fancy food nights.  Itinerary is as follows:

 

1 Depart
2 At Sea
3 Port Day
4 At Sea
5 At Sea
6 Port Day
7 Port Day
8 Port Day
9 At Sea
10 Arrive Back Home

 

Thanks in advance!

Generally they do them on sea days, so passengers are not rushed from the port to get back to get all fancied up, but since you last night is a sea day, I have a feeling one of the port days will be a dress up day.  I know on a 7 night or longer you get 2 dress up nights.

[Vagabond Knight]

It sure would be nice if the cruise lines would send out a schedule of major events a few weeks before the cruise, to include items like which nights you should plan to dress up, and what themed parties will be taking place (and when).  Many groups plan meet-ups, others want to reserve specialty dining, and it would be nice to know what those plans might be overlapping.  It can also be disappointing to guests when they board a cruise unaware of and unprepared for events like a 70s party, when they would have really enjoyed bringing an appropriate outfit along had they only known.