Dressy nights

[Cruise Suzy]

With the following itinerary, when would the second "Dressy" Night be? It's usually not the last night when passengers are packing, but the night before we won't depart until after normal dining hours. Would there even be a second "Dressy" Night?  I realize the first one would probably be the first Sea Day rather than the day at HMC.

 

Has anyone been on a similar itinerary?

 

Embark
Half Moon Cay, Bahamas    10AM - 6PM
At Sea
Ocho Rios, Jamaica   8AM - 4PM
George Town, Cayman Islands   8AM - 5PM
Cozumel, Mexico   1PM - 9PM
At Sea
Disembark

[horseymike]

It’s usually the night after the toga party 🤣

 

only kidding. Have a great cruise 🚢 

[CruiserBruce]

There may not be a second dressy night.

[Pickalily, Wilts]

I'm not sure that there is a 'dressy night' any longer, despite the cruiseline's suggestion from day to day.    A decade ago, it was usual to see a fair number of men in a tux and women in long or cocktail dresses.   Now, almost anything other than your gardening gear counts as 'dressy'.   We always make an effort to dress 'appropriately', regardless of the suggested dress code because we would do that when visiting any restaurant on land or sea.  In any case, if others don't, it doesn't impact on our enjoyment of the cruise.  Times change, but overall the choice is yours.  Enjoy your cruise.

 

[Cruise Suzy]

Have been on enough cruises since the restart, that I'm not as concerned about the designated attire as the menu.

[crystalspin]

43 minutes ago, Cruise Suzy said:

I realize the first one would probably be the first Sea Day rather than the day at HMC.

Has anyone been on a similar itinerary?

Embark
Half Moon Cay, Bahamas    10AM - 6PM
At Sea
Ocho Rios, Jamaica   8AM - 4PM
George Town, Cayman Islands   8AM - 5PM
Cozumel, Mexico   1PM - 9PM
At Sea
Disembark

Our seven day Mexican Riviera was easy to guess (asterisk are dressy):

Embark

Sea Day*

Cabo

Mazatlan

Puerto Vallarta

Sea Day*

Sea Day

Disembark

 

If there are indeed two formerly Gala nights on your cruise, I would have to guess George Town. At least in the "old days", the final night was never Gala because people would have already packed their tuxes and formal gowns! I'd be interested to learn that your second At Sea day was dressy; indicating that HAL was observing that most people are not dressing that way anymore?

 

Agree on the menu!

[CruiserBruce]

18 minutes ago, Cruise Suzy said:

Have been on enough cruises since the restart, that I'm not as concerned about the designated attire as the menu.

But you asked...

[Cruise Suzy]

4 minutes ago, CruiserBruce said:

But you asked...

The "Gala" menus are on the "Dressy" Nights. They aren't called Gala Nights anymore.

[crystalspin]

35 minutes ago, Cruise Suzy said:

The "Gala" menus are on the "Dressy" Nights. They aren't called Gala Nights anymore.

Yes, I know, but I liked the term better!

[Florida_gal_50]

I suspect there will be 2 dressy nights.  Agree that it will probably be Georgetown.  I don’t think the gala nights menus are anything to be excited about but whatever floats your boat.

[Crew News]

I sailed this itinerary last December.  Dressy nights were HMC and Jamaica.

 

Here is a link to the Daily Programs:   Western Caribbean 7-Day Daily Programs

[Cruise Suzy]

13 hours ago, Florida_gal_50 said:

I don’t think the gala nights menus are anything to be excited about but whatever floats your boat.

We try to book specialty restaurants on those nights.

[Cruise Suzy]

11 hours ago, Crew News said:

I sailed this itinerary last December.  Dressy nights were HMC and Jamaica.

 

Here is a link to the Daily Programs:   Western Caribbean 7-Day Daily Programs

Thanks. Guess I missed that entry as I check your Website (and recommend it) often.

[Cruise Suzy]

11 hours ago, Crew News said:

I sailed this itinerary last December.  Dressy nights were HMC and Jamaica.

 

 

Noticed that Jamaica was on New Year's Eve and "Festive attire" - so maybe Jamaica will be just "Casual attire" for us.

[Florida_gal_50]

6 hours ago, Cruise Suzy said:

We try to book specialty restaurants on those nights.

Me too.  I thought you were trying to eat in the MDR that night.  Thanks for clarifying.