Boarcephus

Dear friends:

 

As long as you look respectable you will be fine. Some ladies go all out and bring the gowns. Others just wear discreet black cocktail dresses.

 

Nowadays with luggage restrictions and the hassle of airline travel, what people pack for cruises has drastically changed.

 

I will go to breakfast and lunch in the main dining room wearing jeans or Dockers and a collared shirt (not a T-shirt although they will not throw you out).

 

I will wear a pair of dress slacks and a dress shirt for informal and something similar, although maybe with a different shirt, for casual.

 

For formal, I will wear a dark suit and tie, and once or twice in the extreme heat of summer when there was a problem on the ship and the air-conditioning wasn't working that well, I showed up in the suit, minus the tie.

 

Just wear what you are comfortable with and look respectable to blend in and not stand out. Nobody will care, and the impression that some people give on these boards to the tone of having to get dressed up like you were on the Titanic is just not the reality nowadays. It is for some, but not for many.

 

Happy cruising,

 

Kind regards,

 

Gunther and Uta

Many thanks my man. This is about what I expected. We take a cruise for our enjoyment, not to put on airs to others. Based on what you've just said, this is not that much different from the PG. We found on the PG there were some that dressed to the nines but not nearly everyone. We fit in very nicely. You've just convinced me Silversea is something we may book for the early part of 2011.

Thanks again,

steve

Just returned from an 11 day Tahitian Cruise on the Paul Gauguin and loved the all inclusive, smaller ship experience. The downside is it's a long way over there. We're hoping we can get the same experience on Silversea on one of their Caribbean cruises.

We like the dress code on the PG, country club casual. Slacks after 6 and even though I took a sports coat, I never wore it. Can I expect the same on Silverseas?