Tuxedo'a again!!

[Charles4515]

I know this has been a much discussed topic sine I first cruised Celebrity on my honeymoon in 1995. I had bought a tux for my wedding and my brother's wedding. I have brought it on all of my many Celebrity cruises over the years. We enjoy getting dressed up after a day in flip flops and tees. My question- what percentage of guests wear a tux on formal nights these days? Back in 1995 I'd day 50% tux and 30% business suits. It has been decreasing since. On the Reflection last January it was about 10% tux and 40% suits (the rest casual) I'm going on the Reflection again this January. Should I cart my tux from NY to Fl, just bring a suit or just a sport jacket. I've got my money's worth out of the Tux, 10 cruises and a couple of New Years Eve but it still fits!!! Should I retire it!!

 

Where whichever you want. Since you have been on Celebrity recently I think you are pretty up to date....enough to feel confident in whatever choice you make.

[monicajay]

I couldn't convince my DH to cruise in the 90's because there "was no way I'm getting dressed up on holiday". But back then he wore a suit, tie and spit shined shoes to work every day.

 

Now, he works mostly from a home office and he actually bought a tux for cruising a couple years ago. I think he enjoys getting dressed up more than I do.

[tom_uk]

Is there a difference between behaviour in Europe (esp. Mediterranean) and the US? This is what I noted in my blog on our last Celebrity cruise, 11 nights Rome - Istanbul & back, in 2009:

 

The dress code was pretty well observed – I would say there was a small majority of men in dinner suits, with almost all the remainder wearing business suits; there were very few men not wearing one or the other.

 

So in 2009 on Solstice I thought it was about 50-55% business suits, 40-45% dinner jackets/tuxedos, and <5% 'other'.

Edited December 20, 2013 by tom_uk

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