Should I take a suit for Blu?

[Michidoeme]

Not necessary at all. We have about 10 Aqua cruises in last 8 years in different part of world and my husband stopped packing suits and jackets less than half way through. Nice pants, dress shirt, or good polo shirt/light sweater will do for men.

[Ereggae]

NO NO NO. Chino pants and a polo shirt are sufficient. We also always dine in Blu and trust me no one pays attention. Been on enough cruises to enjoy not having to dress up any more.

[Fogfog]

We like to "dress" for dinner-- so collared shirts at a minimum... and DH and our adult sons often wear a blazer with slacks. Sometimes a tie.

For the Baltics they all took suits.

For the caribbean the suits stayed home--just jackets. I think they all brought a tie - just in case.

 

YMMV

[Hidden Minnie]

We just sailed on Solstice to Alaska in Aqua Class, and Blu was definitely Smart Casual every night. We saw men in everything from sweatshirt and jeans to suits. DH wore a collared shirt and Dockers pretty much every night and fit right in.

[ZapRowsdower]

Some help please, so we are in the midst of getting our clothestogether and as it has been several years since my wife and I have cruised andknow things have changed a bit on the ships. Also, we have never cruised in AquaClass so have never experienced the Blu restaurant before. So we are not reallysure what to expect there as well.

 

 

I have always taken a suit for formal Night (aka EveningChic now) and I hear that Blu doesn’t really even have that, it is Smart Casualattire for all 7 nights is that correct? We don’t mind dressing up a bit but alsodon’t want to bring a lot of unnecessary clothes if they are unneeded. Just wantto fit in if you know what I mean.

 

 

Should I take a suit, sports coat or just a nice shirt?

On my recent cruise on Summit, I wore a suit on chic evenings because I wanted to, and I had dinner in Blu. I didn't feel out of place, and I'm sure neither did those men who were not wearing suits.

[keithm]

Some help please, so we are in the midst of getting our clothestogether and as it has been several years since my wife and I have cruised andknow things have changed a bit on the ships. Also, we have never cruised in AquaClass so have never experienced the Blu restaurant before. So we are not reallysure what to expect there as well.

 

 

I have always taken a suit for formal Night (aka EveningChic now) and I hear that Blu doesn’t really even have that, it is Smart Casualattire for all 7 nights is that correct? We don’t mind dressing up a bit but alsodon’t want to bring a lot of unnecessary clothes if they are unneeded. Just wantto fit in if you know what I mean.

 

 

Should I take a suit, sports coat or just a nice shirt?

Blu is smart casual. If you want to bring a suit, feel free, but it's not necessary.

[phoenix_dream]

Aaaaah, gotta love dress code threads! I have sailed on more than a dozen cruises over the past couple of years on Celebrity, all in Blu except one B2B. The cruises have been to the Caribbean, Coastal North America, and Alaska. Dressing can really vary by cruise location and length. These are my observations:

- On Alaska cruises, almost no one wore jackets in Blu

- On 7-10 night cruises, maybe 1/2 of the men wore jackets on elegant chic night. The remainder either wore what they usually wore or dressed up a bit but without jackets

- On 14 night cruises it was really a mixture. On one of the cruises there was a big group of people who dressed to the nines - tuxedos, formals, etc.. On the other 14 nighters (there were several), maybe 3/4 of the men wore jackets on elegant chic night. Longer cruises tend to have older cruisers who are more used to the old days when everyone dressed up.

- Overall, on non-elegant chic nights, the percentage of men wearing jackets each night was less than 10%, sometimes quite a bit less.

[capsplace]

Just copied and pasted right off the USA CC website. There is no mention that Evening Chic only applies to MDR. Still don’t know where some are seeing that reference.

 

 

 

Onboard Dress Code

 

 

 

Q.What is the onboard dress code?

 

 

A.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 short sleeve sport shirt.
  

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.

Edited August 8, 2018 by capsplace

[dkjretired]

See posts 22 and 24...

[capsplace]

See posts 22 and 24...

Thank you. I’ve read your posts, and that of the other person. But, again, the website says MDR dress code “Varies”, while others say “Smart Casual”. So I am to interpret that the word Varies means Evening Chic only applies to MDR?

[capsplace]

And, if you click on..... See Details from the link in post 24...you end up with my post #33.

• Dress Code
  Smart Casual
  See Details ›
  

[Hidden Minnie]

We were just on the Solstice, and a sign at Blu stated that the dress code was Smart Casual. Also, this.....https://www.celebritycruises.com/things-to-do-onboard/eat-and-drink/restaurants-and-cafes/blu

[fleckle]

We just sailed on Solstice to Alaska in Aqua Class, and Blu was definitely Smart Casual every night. We saw men in everything from sweatshirt and jeans to suits. DH wore a collared shirt and Dockers pretty much every night and fit right in.

 

There used to be yet another (unofficial) category for chic nights, chair jackets.

Do they still have indecisive men who carry a jacket into the dining room and never wear it, but just hang it over the back of a chair?

 

We saw some men do that on a cruise right after they first introduced evening chic, like none of them wanted to wear a jacket, but decided to bring one along anyway, just in case. ;p

That is something we haven't noticed recently.

 

Then there were a few who would wear ties without jackets.

Once time we were seated at a table near a group of men wearing ties without jackets, and somebody asked why they were wearing them.

The reply was that they serve as a safely precaution. In case of emergency, they can tie all their ties together with trusty Boy Scout knots and use them as as an escape ladder over the side to climb down to the deck below.

Their leader asked what other good reason there could be for wearing a tie without a jacket, and nobody could come up with an answer. :D