Not fond of dressing up

dressing up is extra work i already do too much of that

Dressing up, for me, is all part of the cruise experience. In fact, I'd
like to see every dinner (and evening) on the ship, as a formal affair.
After all....The next cruise I'm taking will figure out to 500 bucks a
day -- per person (basic). Why not live the part that you've paid for, I
say. ...I can always wear my jeans and t-shirts at home where I have
to cook my own meal, and serve myself.. . ...Jon

I will also make this comment based on the post below:
If I had the money OR if someone paid my way to go on a Crystal,
Seabourne, or other luxury cruse...well...believe me I would pack a tux,
or even rent one, AND wear it EVERY night.

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Dressing up, for me, is all part of the cruise experience. In fact, I'd
like to see every dinner (and evening) on the ship, as a formal affair.
After all....The next cruise I'm taking will figure out to 500 bucks a
day -- per person (basic). Why not live the part that you've paid for, I
say. =A0 =A0 ...I can always wear my jeans and t-shirts at home where I
have to cook my own meal, and serve myself..............Jon

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Dressing up, for me, is all part of the cruise experience. In fact, I'd
like to see every dinner (and evening) on the ship, as a formal affair.
After all....The next cruise I'm taking will figure out to 500 bucks a
day -- per person (basic). Why not live the part that you've paid for, I
say. ...I can always wear my jeans and t-shirts at home where I have
to cook my own meal, and serve myself.. . ...Jon

Jon, to me, that is going from one extreme to another, especially on
Caribbean cruises. I enjoy the formal nights when they are designated, but
prefer smart casual for the rest of the time~no sloppy t-shirts, cutoffs or
jeans for me!

--Jean

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Dressing up, for me, is all part of the cruise experience. In fact, I'd
like to see every dinner (and evening) on the ship, as a formal affair.
After all....The next cruise I'm taking will figure out to 500 bucks a
day -- per person (basic). Why not live the part that you've paid for, I
say. ...I can always wear my jeans and t-shirts at home where I have
to cook my own meal, and serve myself.. . ...Jon

Go for it Jon! At 500 pp/day (basic), they ought to provide you with
your own man servant to help you dress and undress each evening. Butler
service is definitely not enough for us classy dudes. We ought to have
our own valets.

Howie

The next cruise I'm taking will figure out to 500 bucks a
day -- per person (basic). Why not live the part that you've paid
for, I say.

Jon, if you enjoy dressing up each day, then do it. Nobody will stop
you and it sounds as if you would enjoy it.

Becca -----dressing casually today...

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Hi Becca... Wearing a tux on a "casual day", to me, is comparable to
another wearing a windbreaker and jeans on a formal night.
...I prefer to abide by the attire requested by the cruise line. ....In
spite of this, I do tend to wear a sports jacket for the non-formal
nights, and _always_ have one on while attending the dining room.
...But then I tend to wear them on a daily basis at home anyways.
...I have gone to the midnight snack on HAL's formal night, wearing my
tuxedo; however, I would say I was the best dressed male there.
...Didn't bother me, though, as I was still abiding by the dress code
for the evening.
....I have to tell you, though, woman are never hesitant to give you a
smile when you're well dressed, especially in a tux. ...And of course,
being a single guy, I can live with that. What the heck, if you feel
like a million dollars, why not dress the part, especially if the cruise
ship's " dress code" affords one the opportunity to do so... Geez.. I
could attend our local Denny's restaurant in my tux, too. ...But only If
I wanted to look like the local goof-ball. .....Jon

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Wearing a tux on a "casual day", to me, is comparable to
another wearing a windbreaker and jeans on a formal night.

I have to disagree with you here. On our first cruise, about 12 yrs ago,
there were two young couples at our table, late 20's, early 30's. This
was their first cruise and the guys wore a tux and the girls worn formal
gowns everynight. We had so much fun, wondering what they were going to
wear each night, but didn't make the rest of us feel out of place at all.

sue

(Jim) wrote in message ...
I will also make this comment based on the post below:
If I had the money OR if someone paid my way to go on a Crystal,
Seabourne, or other luxury cruse...well...believe me I would pack a tux,
or even rent one, AND wear it EVERY night.

Many of the luxury lines - Seabourne for instance - actually don't
have formal nights. It's all "smart casual".

Warren

On 25 Nov 2003 08:19:25 -0800, (Warren H. Davis)
wrote:

Many of the luxury lines - Seabourne for instance - actually don't
have formal nights. It's all "smart casual".

Hi Everyone,

As a matter of clarification, Seabourn does have formal nights.
Unless it has changed recently, they have 2 during one-week cruises
and 3 or 4 during a 2 week cruise depending on the itinerary.

Best regards,
Ray
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