Zuiderdam Inside Passage - Possible to predict formal nights?

[dan1618]

Is it possible to predict with reasonable accuracy the formal nights (and maybe even the MCD?) Here is the itinerary:

 

Day 1 - Ship departs Vancouver 5 PM

Day 2 - Cruising Inside Passage

Day 3 - AM - Cruising Tracy Fjord 2:30 PM - 10:00 PM - Juneau

Day 4 - Skagway 7 AM-9PM

Day 5 - Cruising Glacier Bay 10 AM-4PM

Day 6 - Ketchikan 10 AM - 6 PM

Day 7 - Cruising Inside Passage

Day 8 - Disembarkation

 

I am guessing they wouldn't do formal nights on any of the port days simply because they all cross well into dinner time, but I don't know for sure. If that is the case, it leaves Day 2, Day 5, and Day 7 as possibilities. Do they ever do a formal night the last night, or is that more likely to be the MCD?

 

Thanks for any insight anyone can provide!

[CowPrincess]

Day 2 (cruising) and day 5 (Glacier Bay) would be my guess....

 

Be up early on Glacier Bay day to watch for whales.

[jtl513]

Ditto 2 & 5. The night before debarkation is never formal.

[dan1618]

Day 2 (cruising) and day 5 (Glacier Bay) would be my guess....

 

Be up early on Glacier Bay day to watch for whales.

 

How early? Is that generally when to expect to have the best chance to see them, or is it hit and miss all day long? Thanks!

[AZNative2000]

MCD (Master Chef Dinner) is typically the last night.

[LindaKE]

Day 2 (cruising) and day 5 (Glacier Bay) would be my guess....

 

This is what has been reported repeatedly.

[dan1618]

This is what has been reported repeatedly.

 

Perhaps I should have done more research in old posts? Seemed easier to simply ask and to be sure the information was current.