What percentage suits vs. Tuxedos on formal night?

[alibee]

We are on a port intensive cruise and my husband ius not crazy about taking a tux and a suit. What percentage of men wear dark suits on formal night?

[dougburns]

Not too many wear dark suits in lieu of a tux, but they're entirely acceptable. We normally do longer cruises, so I always take my tux.

[John G]

I've been on 4 RSSC cruises ranging from 7 to 14 nights, and the tux/dark suit ratio has been different on each one. I don't think I've seen more than 60% tuxes, though, and usually it looks more like 50/50 to me. Your husband will feel very comfortable wearing a dark suit.

[wineasmusic]

Just got back from the 6/7 11 day cruise which had 3 formal nights. I was actually a little surprised how many people wore suits. Being 3 formal nights I was expecting more Tuxes. I'd guess about 30% wore suits but that is real hard to guess since we didn't go to the show where we could have seen more people together.

[joannapvb]

Seemed to 50/50 on the cruises we have taken - dark suit just fine

[Dolebludger]

From the cruises we've taken, it seems to depend a bit on itinerary. In Europe, it was 60% tux, 40% suit. Through the Panama Canal, it was 40% - 60%. Our five other Radisson cruises had no formal nights. For myself, I always wear a dark suit.

 

Hope this helps,

Richard

[jhp]

Alibee, he will certainly not have to bring both a tux and a suit. I have done many port intensive RSSC cruises, and have noticed the ratio to be about 50/50, maybe even less. Don't push him to bring a tux is my advice, since you asked. I think on the longer cruises where there are lots of sea days, the men usually have more of a tendency to bring the tux. Last cruise I was on was 11 nights, and there were 3 formal nights on our sea days, all the rest were ccc except for one "informal" night where at least a jacket is required.

[dwightw]

Hi Alibee,

 

My wife and I recently went on the Mariner (mid-May 2004) , 7 days, L.A. to Vancouver.

 

I have always taken a tux on our previous cruises but couldn't bear to do it this time and took my chances by taking a dark blue suit.....I was concerned that I would be out of place, but as it turned out, I believe about 80-90 percent of men on formal night on this particular cruise were in dark suits and not tuxes....I hope you have a great cruise!!

 

Dwight

So. Calif.

[Dolphins]

Depends on the ship. We recently returned from the Navigator to Bermuda. they had no formal nights, 3 informal (jackets, tie optional) and the rest country casual. Very few tux passengers on that cruise.