Radiance and Solstice

Only sailed Princess P&O and Carnival.

Hubby doesn't like having to dress formally for dinner every night so these cruises were good as you could wear smart shorts and polo top in MDR for dinner.

We don't eat in the buffet much prefer to sit down and enjoy the waiter service.

Just wondering if on these two ships men have to wear long pants for dinner.

On some ships it may depend on the Maitre D' in charge of that dining room. I can't recall ever seeing anyone on shorts in the MDRs at dinner on any of our cruises. However here are the published dress codes:

Royal Caribbean

There are three distinct types of evening on board: casual, smart casual and formal. Suggested guidelines for these nights are:

- Casual: Polo shirts and trousers for men, sundresses or trousers for women

- Smart Casual: Jackets and ties for men, dresses or trouser suits for women

- Formal: Suits and ties or tuxedos for men, cocktail dresses for women

Celebrity

What is the onboard dress code?

Formal Night gets a modern luxury reboot. Say goodbye to Formal Night, and hello to Evening Chic. It’s your time to shine—your way. Get glamorous. Get chic. Be sophisticated. Now, on up to two nights on every cruise, Evening Chic activities have been introduced, and Evening Chic attire has replaced Formal attire. While dressier than Smart Casual, Evening Chic is intended to be less dressy than Formal attire.

Women should feel comfortable wearing:

• A cocktail dress

• Skirt, pants or designer jeans with an elegant top

Men should feel comfortable wearing:

• Pants or designer jeans with a dress shirt, button-down shirt or sweater

• Optional sport coat or blazer

Evening Chic means that you can get glamorous and be sophisticated in your own way. If you would like to still wear a tuxedo or formal gown on Evening Chic nights, you absolutely should.

All cruises that are 7 nights or longer will feature two Evening Chic nights. Any cruise 6-nights or shorter will feature one Evening Chic night. All other nights of the cruise will feature Smart Casual attire. Celebrity Xpedition will continue to feature casual attire for the entire cruise.

Smart Casual attire can be enjoyed every other night of your cruise.

Women should feel comfortable wearing:

• Skirt, pants or jeans with a casual top

Men should feel comfortable wearing:

• Pants or jeans with a sport shirt that has sleeves

Note: T-shirts, swimsuits, robes, bare feet, tank tops, baseball caps and pool wear are not allowed in the main restaurant or specialty restaurant at any time. Shorts and flip-flops are not allowed in the evening hours. The dress code will be enforced at all restaurants. And guests are asked to follow the Smart Casual or Evening Chic dress code in the Celebrity Theater for all evening performances. The daily program, delivered to your stateroom and available at the Guest Relations Desk, will be your guide to the correct attire each evening.

Princess

Smart Casual

Guest attire should be in keeping with what they would wear to a nice restaurant at home.

Skirts/dresses, slacks, and sweaters for ladies

Suit pants with dinner jackets for men

Inappropriate dinner wear such as pool or beach attire, shorts, ball caps and casual jeans (with fraying and/or holes) are not permitted in the dining rooms. Shoes must be worn.

Formal

When formal nights are held, please observe the dress code in the Traditional Dining and Anytime Dining venues for the enjoyment of all our guests.

Evening gowns and cocktail dresses for women

Tuxedos, dinner jackets or dark suits with a tie for men

Apart from formal nights DH usually wears chinos for dinner. Sometimes beige, sometimes navy.

Apart from formal nights DH usually wears chinos for dinner. Sometimes beige, sometimes navy.

Pretty similar for me really

Most nights cotton trousers (Rivers brand actually) bone, black, blue or a red earth type colour, with a shirt, not ally short sleeve (again usually rivers).

Formal night I do go a suit and tie, Mrs Gut likes me in a suit and I like Mrs Gut liking me.

Once in a pink fit I'll take the tux, (normally when it needs a clean anyway, because the price is good on Princess).

Hey I'll ask here rather than getting ripped to shreds on the other boards. I am wondering what people's thoughts are on taking a suit v's a tux? I see a lot of guys post about taking a jacket (type varies) rather than a tux claiming not enough luggage space. Last time I packed my suits took as much space as my tux so I don't get it?

Hey I'll ask here rather than getting ripped to shreds on the other boards. I am wondering what people's thoughts are on taking a suit v's a tux? I see a lot of guys post about taking a jacket (type varies) rather than a tux claiming not enough luggage space. Last time I packed my suits took as much space as my tux so I don't get it?

I normally take a suit.

I'd guess about 75-80% suits, maybe 10% dinner suits/tux, that's been my observation anyway, mainly on Princess.

A smattering of kilts and dress uniforms too.

I agree suit, tux, trousers and jacket, all take the same space and weigh about the same.

Only sailed Princess P&O and Carnival.

Hubby doesn't like having to dress formally for dinner every night so these cruises were good as you could wear smart shorts and polo top in MDR for dinner.

We don't eat in the buffet much prefer to sit down and enjoy the waiter service.

Just wondering if on these two ships men have to wear long pants for dinner.

i saw a man wearing shorts to the MDR on a princess cruise and he stood out like a sore thumb, normally they are told to change and wear long pants which is not difficult to do

I normally take a suit.

 

I'd guess about 75-80% suits, maybe 10% dinner suits/tux, that's been my observation anyway, mainly on Princess.

That sounds pretty close to what we have seen on princess as well. I pack the tux as the DW prefers it plus the suits have been relegated to the spare room closet now that I am retired [emoji6]

i saw a man wearing shorts to the MDR on a princess cruise and he stood out like a sore thumb, normally they are told to change and wear long pants which is not difficult to do

Yep, I've seen a few turned back.

That sounds pretty close to what we have seen on princess as well. I pack the tux as the DW prefers it plus the suits have been relegated to the spare room closet now that I am retired [emoji6]

QMII I'll probably take both.

Might take the dinner suit in December just for a change.

QMII I'll probably take both.

 

Might take the dinner suit in December just for a change.

QMII, you will need to be rocking one of these bad boys ;)

Hey I'll ask here rather than getting ripped to shreds on the other boards. I am wondering what people's thoughts are on taking a suit v's a tux? I see a lot of guys post about taking a jacket (type varies) rather than a tux claiming not enough luggage space. Last time I packed my suits took as much space as my tux so I don't get it?

No stresses..

Heading towards 40 times over 10 yrs... And do lots of tripping before/after a cruise from anywhere...... Formal nights... Never worn suit or tux on a ship.. Reefer jacket, decent shirt and a tie, has never seemed out of place.. You will be fine... :)

Phil (and Sue)

My husband was asked to change from shorts to long pants on Solstice for dinner (Hawaii to Canada cruise). On Radiance he wore long pants every night as it was cold (Alaska), but on Explorer many men wore shorts to the MDR for dinner (Sth Pacific). He always wears long now as he doesnt like being embarassed in front of people. The maitre d' on Solstice was quite rude to him.

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I tux it up on the cruise lines that require formal wear, otherwise it is a sports coat on those that don't.

Hey I'll ask here rather than getting ripped to shreds on the other boards. I am wondering what people's thoughts are on taking a suit v's a tux? I see a lot of guys post about taking a jacket (type varies) rather than a tux claiming not enough luggage space. Last time I packed my suits took as much space as my tux so I don't get it?

Probably because they're taking pants e.g. chinos anyway for shore tours or just less formal use, so only need a jacket. Whereas with the tux, it's the whole costume in addition to the pants which they still need to take.

Hey I'll ask here rather than getting ripped to shreds on the other boards. I am wondering what people's thoughts are on taking a suit v's a tux? I see a lot of guys post about taking a jacket (type varies) rather than a tux claiming not enough luggage space. Last time I packed my suits took as much space as my tux so I don't get it?

You can wear a jacket (sports jacket) when travelling without packing it in your case so that is probably what they mean. If the cruise line doesn't have formal nights, then I just take a sports jacket for the evening Chic nights. Otherwise it is the tux and all.