Originally Posted By fireonein We are going on the 7 night Eastern Caribbean cruise on the Fantasy this fall. I was wondering if on other 7 night Disney cruise formal night men wear tuxedos or did they just wear black suits? Thanks for any help.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip I've never been on a Disney 7-night cruise, but on the 3 and 4 night cruises I've NEVER seen a tux on Formal Night and rarely see a suit. Many ignore it; those who "dress up" wear a dress shirt, dress pants and perhaps a tie. The only time when I've seen a large number of people wearing something out of the ordinary is on the "Pirate Party" night when a large number of people go all out with their pirate outfits!
Originally Posted By goodgirl On our 7 night cruise there was a range from slacks and tie to suit to tuxedo. Choose what you are comfortable with and definitely go for the photo opp..
Originally Posted By DlandDug If you have the tux and want to dress up, do so! We did and had a great time. Formal Night can mean business attire, slacks and sport coat, or anything else. We have always seen folks in full formal attire on Formal Night, though. And yes, go for the photo op.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip The 3-4 night cruises must be somewhat more informal... makes sense... not enough money for tuxes or 7-nighters! lol
Originally Posted By debtee We were on the 8 night NYE cruise recently and it appeared that most people were dressed up nicely for formal night. The majority of men were in a suit and tie and the women ranged from full length formal dresses to cocktail dresses. The photo op's were fun, especially as Mickey and Minnie were dressed in formal attire. Have a great time!
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt DH is just wearing his all purpose dark suit. He's not very happy by the girls (11 & 13) are excited to wear the frilly new dresses!!
Originally Posted By mickeymeg For our formal night the ladies got all fancied up and the men wore dress pants a tie and jacket. The little girls had a great time getting all frilly too. This seemed to be about standard for everyone. I don't remember seeing any tuxes. I wish you sailing weather for your trip. Unfortunately formal night for us had also been high seas all day and we had to cut the night short as my daughter and myself got sick during dinner =(. We held our very own formal night another night that was not designated =)
Originally Posted By mickeymeg For our formal night the ladies got all fancied up and the men wore dress pants a tie and jacket. The little girls had a great time getting all frilly too. This seemed to be about standard for everyone. I don't remember seeing any tuxes. I wish you sailing weather for your trip. Unfortunately formal night for us had also been high seas all day and we had to cut the night short as my daughter and myself got sick during dinner =(. We held our very own formal night another night that was not designated =)
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo i find it very sad that "formal" night, a standard suit is deemed acceptable. That is not formal at all.
Originally Posted By fireonein Thank you everyone for your comments. I think we will go "semi-formal" for the formal and semi-formal nights. DH has a casual black tux - no shiny lapels that looks great and I have several semi-formal dresses.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<i find it very sad that "formal" night, a standard suit is deemed acceptable. That is not formal at all.>> I don't. Most men don't own a tux and would never have occasion to wear one outside of a cruise. To rent one for a week with the necessary accessories would cost about $300. To me that is an obscene amount of money to pay for something you will wear one night. If Disney wanted to require them for dining at Palo etc I would have no problem with that… Palo is an optional added cost upgrade. But to require them in the standard dining rooms would make me very unhappy. On the other hand, I’ve seen men wearing shorts and T-shirts in the dining rooms and I think that is terribly inappropriate.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip By the way... I see from the Disney cruise site that there is a difference between the 3 and 4 night cruises that I've been on and the seven night cruises. The seven night cruises have one semi-formal and one formal night. The shorter cruises have just one "dress up" night. The expectations are clearly different.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I suppose it depends on your upbringing. I was always taught formal is after 6 with a tux, semi formal is a suit. There are alternative restaurants for those who do not wish to go formal are there not? It is sadly rare that I see formal wear in the theatre, opera or ballet, or the cruise ships. Sure, for the under 18's, a collar and tie is sufficient, but for the over 18's, I think one should dress or dine elsewhere on ship. I guess that is why Cunard, Princess and P&O have a different policy. But it is a Disney cruise, so I guess the standards are very different. It is a shame.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo But for the antithesis, you could read Kevin Yee's complaintant article.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo But to be fair, I suppose a suit is better than a polo shirt and dockers.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<There are alternative restaurants for those who do not wish to go formal are there not?>> Kind of. On the Dream there is Cabanas. During Breakfast and Lunch it is kind of a food court. In the evening they dress it up and make it a table service restaurant. Whether the quality compares to the main dining rooms I have no idea... never tried it. On the longer cruises dining at Cabanas during "Formal Night" would not be a problem. On the three-night cruises you need all three nights to experience the three main dining rooms... so you really have to be in the rotation all nights or you miss out. Perhaps that is why it is just "dress up night" on the shorter cruises as opposed to the formal or semi-formal nights on the longer cruises. Other than Cabanas, there are no informal options other than counter service places serving hot dogs, hamburgers and pizza. <<But for the antithesis, you could read Kevin Yee's complaintant article.>> Do you have a link to the article? I've been unable to find it. Thanks.
Originally Posted By lesmisfan for a formal night, a nice pair of dress slacks, a nice shirt and a jacket would be fine. That is what I did on my 7 day alaskan cruise on the Disney Wonder. Then on semi formal nights, i just wore the jacket with a button up shirt, not a really nice button up like the formal one, and just a pair of pants. very few people had suits and tuxes, only a handful.
Originally Posted By schnebs There's always room service if you don't want to dress up, too. There seemed to be quite a few people taking advantage of it on my last trip. As far as the expense of wearing a tux - yeah, a decent tux will cost you some money, but it does look pretty darned cool. If you take a couple of cruises with formal nights, you'll make up the cost pretty quick compared to what it'd cost in rental fees. Anyway, those are the excuses I used to purchase a tux, and I'm sticking with 'em.
