How many formal nights?

[SLSD]

6 hours ago, Dunnedg said:

How funny this thread is. People pay many thousands for a cruise, extra to ship luggage (which incidentally I hear can just as easily be ‘misplaced’) but baulk at and extra £1/200 for a suit😂.

When the cruise is done its done, but buy a suit and you still have it for the next cruise, wedding, funeral etc.

The real issue is that many of us are traveling light.  My husband brings a conservative sports coat (which he wears whenever he dines in The Restaurant), dress pants, dress shirts and bow ties.  He has found these combinations to be more useful than packing a suit (which he would only wear on a formal night) or his tux (which would be the same).  It's all about bringing clothing that will be worn more than one or two nights--depending on how long the cruise is.  He wears his sports coat on flights, so it does not have to be packed.  We traveled with a carry one each and one medium size bag shipped. That's not one medium bag for each of us, but just one bag for both.  Yes, it could have be lost as well--as Luggage Forward sometimes doesn't come through, but we trusted them more than we trusted what would happen with tight connections, two different airlines and SAS. 

 

He owns a suit(s) and a tux, but finds them impractical to bring (see above).   

Edited July 25, 2023 by SLSD