Dinner attire for teen boy ?

[cathylee]

We're taking the 4 day cruise on the Wonder at Easter. I'm wondering about the "dress up" night for my 15 year old son. Is a jacket required?

[TrojanJulez]

When we did the 4-night Disney Wonder cruise, there was no formal night... maybe your sailing is different because it is on Easter, though?

[rrfsteve]

there is always a formal night onboard - some people just dont read the atire section on the personal nav.

As for your son, he can just look smart. But I would go for the full on jacket & tie combo if her were my son. I think it is nice to get a family picture etc.

[TrojanJulez]

there is always a formal night onboard - some people just dont read the atire section on the personal nav.

Ooops, I guess Disney has changed it. Our travel agent advertised the lack of a formal night as one of the selling points of the shorter cruise, but of course that was almost 5 years ago.

[Host Mick]

Ooops, I guess Disney has changed it. Our travel agent advertised the lack of a formal night as one of the selling points of the shorter cruise, but of course that was almost 5 years ago.

Why would no formal night be a selling point?

Call me nuts.....

(thank you)

... but I and perhaps a lot of people like formal nights. It's a tradition as old as luxury cruises or crossings as they used to be called and I'm big on tradition.
In these days of torn jeans, pants worn across the butt and sweat pants as fashion, it's nice to see fine clothing on occasion.

[TrojanJulez]

Why would no formal night be a selling point?

Well, it was a few years ago, we were just married and just finished with grad school, not a lot of money... not buying formal clothes (and also not packing them) sounded like a great idea! We still dressed up for dinner, (dresses and sports coats - fancier than many), just didn't wear formals. I like dressing up, but at the time, our travel agent had the right idea, and it was just one more reason for us to choose a land-and-sea rather than a 7-night cruise (among many others). I'm sure many people would agree that no formal night can be appealing. (Not trying to get into a dress code debate here, just acknowledging that plenty of people don't like to dress up, as I'm sure everyone already knows!)

If they have indeed changed their policy, then I apologize for the wrong info. I was just telling how it was when we cruised. :cool:

[woody73]

. . . but I and perhaps a lot of people like formal nights. It's a tradition as old as luxury cruises or crossings as they used to be called and I'm big on tradition. . .
I agree. Also, formal night is a great photo op!

Woody

[S.S.Oceanlover]

We cruised the 4 night Wonder cruise in August. There were 3 cruise casual nights and 1 dress up night. It was not a formal night. It said sportscoat and maybe 5% of the people I saw in the dining room I was eating in got dressed up at all.

Bill

[OceanLiner]

It really depends on where your son will be having dinner on formal night. If he is going to be with the Teens and then maybe not so formal, but if he is going to be with you at dinner then coat and tie would be the appropriate thing.

The policy in our family is that whatever type of attire that dad is wearing, then that is what the sons are to be wearing. Every so often we hear or see the phrase "it's the kids vaction too". Our response is quite simple, vaction from what? They're kids! Most of their little lives are spent on vacation. We never pass up the oppurtunity to be able to contribute to raising gentlemen and a formal night of escorting their mother can certainly do no harm.