Sea Princess Imformal ?

[JamesOceanVillage]

Hi, Princess have very good cruises but we have to go imformal. We have found a cruise onboard the Sea Princess. Is there and Casual, good quality food options onboard. We dont want one formal night. Also has anyone had experience in the Caribbean in May? Been in March but wouldnt know what to expect.

[paul929207]

Princess has two dress codes. Two nghts on a 7 night cruise are formal and the others are smart casual (no shorts, nce jeans or better). There is a buffet erery night that is casual (shorts, etc ok). Room service is also an option, but has a very limited menu unless you have a full suite.

[Pam in CA]

Hi, Princess have very good cruises but we have to go imformal. We have found a cruise onboard the Sea Princess. Is there and Casual, good quality food options onboard. We dont want one formal night. Also has anyone had experience in the Caribbean in May? Been in March but wouldnt know what to expect.

The dress code for the Sea Princess is the same as all other Princess ships: Formal and Smart Casual (as opposed to casual.) If you don't want to dress up, you can wear pretty much anything you want (except for bathing suits) in the buffet or wear smart casual in one of the specialty dining rooms (extra charge); you could also order room service or even the Ultimate Balcony Dinner (extra charge.) Lots of options for dining if you don't want to dress formally.

[JamesOceanVillage]

Thanks, do the larger ships like the Emerald have more choises? Is the food quality good, and on formal evenings is everyone walking around in suits?, thanks.

[satxdiver]

Most will dress for dinner, eat and then return to their staterooms to change into something more casual in the Caribbean. Some do stay dressed but they are in the minority. It will be hot and humid. You can wear dress slacks, long sleeved dress shirt and perhaps a sport coat on formal night and they will allow you to enter. Not everyone wears a suit/tux on formal nights. Since it is warm in the Caribbean, most pax wear shorts, tshirt and sandals.

[rcacace]

Thanks, do the larger ships like the Emerald have more choises? Is the food quality good, and on formal evenings is everyone walking around in suits?, thanks.

 

I think there are the same number of choices on the larger ships compared to smaller ones, as far as entertainment, food, events, etc. It's just on the bigger ships there are more people & a larger are to spread out. Preferable I would choose the smaller ship in the Caribbean but they don't seem to run them any longer.

On formal evenings you find lots of folks changing after dinner but there are still the die hards that stay dressed for the evening. You'll see everything form tuxes, suits & gowns to jeans, Dockers & shorts after dinner.

[FLGolfer]

You can likely get in to formal night in the MDR without any questions, if you wear a long sleeve shirt and dockers. If they ask you any questions simply say the suit is in the lost luggage and they will seat yo and treat you like a king.

[Stevesan]

You can likely get in to formal night in the MDR without any questions, if you wear a long sleeve shirt and dockers. If they ask you any questions simply say the suit is in the lost luggage and they will seat yo and treat you like a king.

 

Do all of your slices miraculously wind up in a clear space? :rolleyes:

[Dorset Cruiser]

Hi, Princess have very good cruises but we have to go imformal. We have found a cruise onboard the Sea Princess. Is there and Casual, good quality food options onboard. We dont want one formal night. Also has anyone had experience in the Caribbean in May? Been in March but wouldnt know what to expect.

 

 

If your only experience of cruising is Ocean Village then you will find that Princess is very different in almost all aspects.

 

The food is excellent in all the dining options. Lots of choice in Horizon Court, the MDR is excellent and Sabatinis and Sterling Steakhouse are also excellent restaurants. They impose a surcharge of about $20 per person but it is well worth it, especially Sabatinis.

 

The entertainment is far and away much better than Ocean Village with wonderful production shows and headline acts. We cruised on Ocean Village and that was our one big disappointment - we did not think much to the acrobats and a lot of the shows seemed to be tribute acts.

 

You do not have to dress up in formalwear but smart clothes are the order of the day on formal nights if you want to eat in the MDR. You can, however, eat in Horizon Court in casual clothes or book into either Sabatinis or the Sterling Steakhouse where you can wear smart casual. There is also a sit-down pizza restaurant on Sea Princess where smart casual is again appropriate attire.

 

Don't get me wrong, we enjoyed Ocean Village and thought the food was excellent. However, since discovering Princess, we would never go back to an Ocean Village type of cruise. The Princess ships are wonderful. We have mostly been on the larger ships ie. Golden, Sapphire, Ruby but we have also cruised on Sea Princess and are off on Dawn Princess in August.

 

We have been in the Caribbean in April and it was very hot and humid with almighty downpours which dried up in seconds:D

 

Try Sea Princess. I am sure you will like it - it is very much geared to UK tastes in terms of food and entertainment and if you are sailing from Barbados, it is a doddle - but I suppose you know that if you have cruised OV in the Caribbean.

[paul929207]

Do all of your slices miraculously wind up in a clear space? :rolleyes:

He is reknowned for having the best foot wedge in the southeast.

[satxdiver]

You can likely get in to formal night in the MDR without any questions, if you wear a long sleeve shirt and dockers. If they ask you any questions simply say the suit is in the lost luggage and they will seat yo and treat you like a king.

 

The MDR staff will not say anything. They really don't enforce a dress code as long as it is reasonable (shorts/swim suit/torn jeans etc. is not reasonable). They are not interested in confrontations if they can be avoided.

[caber]

Contrary to what someone has just said, most people on Sea Princess do not change into casual gear after dinner. This is because the majority of passenges are British. Most adhere to the dress code of the evening.

 

You will have three formal nights on a 14 day cruise. The options if you don`t want to go formal are the buffet or smart casual in the speciality restaurants.

 

Why don`t you try doing the formal thing? You may love it.:D

[caribill]

Since it is warm in the Caribbean, most pax wear shorts, tshirt and sandals.

 

But not at dinner in the main diring rooms or the extra charge specialty restaurants.

[rcacace]

Contrary to what someone has just said, most people on Sea Princess do not change into casual gear after dinner. This is because the majority of passenges are British. Most adhere to the dress code of the evening.

 

You will have three formal nights on a 14 day cruise. The options if you don`t want to go formal are the buffet or smart casual in the speciality restaurants.

 

Why don`t you try doing the formal thing? You may love it.:D

 

I have noticed that the British are dressier than most on the cruises I've taken. Does that hold true for the Scots also. :confused:

[paul929207]

I have noticed that the British are dressier than most on the cruises I've taken. Does that hold true for the Scots also. :confused:

Yes, you will even see some in their kilts on formal nights.

[FLGolfer]

Do all of your slices miraculously wind up in a clear space? :rolleyes:

 

LMAO

 

NO, golf is very, very, difficult.

 

Getting seated in the MDR on formal night dressed casually but neat is a piece of cake. :D:D:D

[sultan_sfo]

Sorry I must have missed the news that Scotland seceded from Great Britain!

 

I have noticed that the British are dressier than most on the cruises I've taken. Does that hold true for the Scots also. :confused:

[Dorset Cruiser]

I have noticed that the British are dressier than most on the cruises I've taken. Does that hold true for the Scots also. :confused:

 

 

'Scots' are 'Brits':D

[rcacace]

'Scots' are 'Brits':D

 

I realize they're from the same island but always though that they liked to be considered sort of separate.

[rcacace]

Yes, you will even see some in their kilts on formal nights.

 

That goes beyond formal.

[Dorset Cruiser]

I realize they're from the same island but always though that they liked to be considered sort of separate.

 

 

Well they have their own Parliament but they haven't got independence yet - and I hope they never will. That is one of the great things about the British Isles - we are four unique and wonderful countries but we are all part of the United Kingdom:D

[Stevesan]

I realize they're from the same island but always though that they liked to be considered sort of separate.

 

Quite a bit more than "sort of".

 

A prime example in today's news:

 

Britain prepares to open first Supreme Court

 

July 15, 2009, 5:21PM

 

 

LONDON — They've already ditched the wigs and hung up their ermine-trimmed robes. Now Britain's most senior judges are preparing to leave the House of Lords entirely, moving from Parliament's upper chamber to a dedicated Supreme Court in a major upheaval of Britain's messy — and unwritten — constitution.

The country's new Supreme Court opens on Oct. 1, when the Law Lords — a dozen senior judges who currently sit as members of Parliament's House of Lords and serve as the country's highest court of appeal — make a formal procession across London's Parliament Square to their new courthouse home

........... Like the current Law Lords, the Supreme Court will act as the final court of appeal in all British civil cases and in criminal cases in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Scotland has its own distinct system of criminal law.

[Dorset Cruiser]

Quite a bit more than "sort of".

 

A prime example in today's news:

 

Britain prepares to open first Supreme Court

 

July 15, 2009, 5:21PM

 

 

LONDON — They've already ditched the wigs and hung up their ermine-trimmed robes. Now Britain's most senior judges are preparing to leave the House of Lords entirely, moving from Parliament's upper chamber to a dedicated Supreme Court in a major upheaval of Britain's messy — and unwritten — constitution.

The country's new Supreme Court opens on Oct. 1, when the Law Lords — a dozen senior judges who currently sit as members of Parliament's House of Lords and serve as the country's highest court of appeal — make a formal procession across London's Parliament Square to their new courthouse home

........... Like the current Law Lords, the Supreme Court will act as the final court of appeal in all British civil cases and in criminal cases in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Scotland has its own distinct system of criminal law.

 

 

Scotland has always had its own system of criminal law.

[Dorset Cruiser]

Quite a bit more than "sort of".

 

A prime example in today's news:

 

Britain prepares to open first Supreme Court

 

July 15, 2009, 5:21PM

 

 

LONDON — They've already ditched the wigs and hung up their ermine-trimmed robes. Now Britain's most senior judges are preparing to leave the House of Lords entirely, moving from Parliament's upper chamber to a dedicated Supreme Court in a major upheaval of Britain's messy — and unwritten — constitution.

The country's new Supreme Court opens on Oct. 1, when the Law Lords — a dozen senior judges who currently sit as members of Parliament's House of Lords and serve as the country's highest court of appeal — make a formal procession across London's Parliament Square to their new courthouse home

........... Like the current Law Lords, the Supreme Court will act as the final court of appeal in all British civil cases and in criminal cases in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Scotland has its own distinct system of criminal law.

 

 

Don't know that they have ditched the wigs and gowns yet but the new procedure is that where people at present can appeal up to the House of Lords, the new Supreme Court will take over - its really just a name change as far as I can see and a way of ensuring the the law is completely separate from Parliament, in name and location. Its nothing to do with Scotland wanting to separate from the United Kingdom. As I have already said Scotland has always had its own legal system.

 

"The introduction of a Supreme Court for the United Kingdom will provide greater clarity in our constitutional arrangements by further separating the judiciary from the legislature.

 

It will assume the jurisdiction of the current Appellate Committee of the House of Lords and the devolution jurisdiction of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.

The court will be an independent institution, presided over by independently appointed law lords. It will be housed in the historic Middlesex Guildhall on London's Parliament Square - opposite the Houses of Parliament and alongside Westminster Abbey and the Treasury - a fitting location for the apex of the justice system. The Guildhall is being renovated for use as a Supreme Court and is due to open at the start of the legal year in October 2009." - from the Ministry of Justice website