Want To Schedule PG - Need Info on Formal Nites Plse!

[cruisecrasy]

Cruising Ryndam Sept 24th - Van, Canada to Mexico & Rtn to San Diego - 11 days and wish to book our PG nites in advance.

First nite out port is Victoria, with early 1 pm departure, 2 sea days and then the port of SD followed by 2 more sea days, three port days & a final sea day before SD again.

Anyone know or wld be kind enough to hazard a guess as to which nites wld be formal nites? I realize it is usually the first sea day so am presuming this wld also apply to this cruise but since the departure from the first port stop is 1pm perhaps it wld be scheduled that nite. Then not sure if 1 or 2 more formal nites..

Sure would appreciate any assistance with this please.

[terrydtx]

Cruising Ryndam Sept 24th - Van, Canada to Mexico & Rtn to San Diego - 11 days and wish to book our PG nites in advance.

First nite out port is Victoria, with early 1 pm departure, 2 sea days and then the port of SD followed by 2 more sea days, three port days & a final sea day before SD again.

Anyone know or wld be kind enough to hazard a guess as to which nites wld be formal nites? I realize it is usually the first sea day so am presuming this wld also apply to this cruise but since the departure from the first port stop is 1pm perhaps it wld be scheduled that nite. Then not sure if 1 or 2 more formal nites..

Sure would appreciate any assistance with this please.

I doubt that the first night would be a formal night. I would guess the second night at sea. You could call HAl guess relations to see if they can help you with this question.

[Alexat2]

With 11 days you probably have 3 formals. My best guess:

The first one, night of your first full sea day (day after embarkation - this is almost guaranteed)

The last one, the last full sea day before disembarkation - or it could be the night before that.

As for the 2nd one - on a sea day somewhere in the middle..

Lydia

[mamaofami]

I don't think that the last day at sea would be a formal night.

[Alexat2]

I don't think that the last day at sea would be a formal night.

Traditionally the last night on board is Formal (the "Farewell Dinner" - Baked Alaska Parade, etc...) and it is on most cruise ships (especially if it's a sea day), - with HAL these days it's 50/50 chance. The Veendam in '06 it was (a 7 day cruise), the Statendam in Mar '08 (a 26 day cruise) it wasn't.

As a general rule they try to put formal nights on a sea day so people have time to get dressed up. When you're leaving port as first seating is heading to dinner and it's a formal night - people get a little irritated because they don't have time to get ready, and they're also wore out from the shore excusions and it makes getting dressed up a hassle. That's why they try to put them on sea days.

Lydia