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Just about all ships have Casinos these days. The biggest ships tend to have the biggest ones.
He sounds like the sort of guy that would love a cruise, if only you can get him to go!
When I go on vacation I like to be casual. My life is casual...I wear business casual to work, I hate the feeling of wearing a suit and tie...especially when the temparature is 100 degrees outside.
I do enjoy having the OPTION of being able to dress up for 1 formal night but that's enough for me. Always rent a tux from the ship and I feel it's well worth the money. Great opportunity to have an updated picture taken for my parents.
Go and enjoy...the cruise lines cater to ALL. If you want to be casual on the one or two formal nights you choose to attend...eat alternatively or have room service delivered.
DianaD......Windstar is not suitable for those intogambling.....nor are the Barefoot Cruises.
Frankly, I'd rather where something involving pants, but I could wear a dress too so I don't feel too out of place. Can you give me an example of what you've worn to both the formal and the casual dinners? Also, on formal night are you expected to stay dressed in that fashion after dinner too, like to the casino or theatre, or can we change into our jeans for that? Thanks so much.
Nan
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You've been a big help to us. We have a much better idea of what to wear for both types of dinner now. Thanks again!
My husband and I dread the formal wear too. We have to dress up every day for work, so its not "vacation" for us! For formal nights, I have a simple black dress that I wear. (It's a dress I wear to work all the time, so it's not too dressy at all, but its totally fine for the ship.) We always change right after dinner, too. Most people do, I think.
We would love to try one of the Windjammer Cruises, where a bathing suit is the most formal you need to be, but I'm really concerned about getting sea sick on them. (I take prescription drugs for the regular big mega ships, and can still tend to get sick, so I don't know how I'd do on a smaller sailing vessel.) But, you certainly don't have to be formal at all on these types of ships. But NAL is right, if you want gambling, these ships are not for you.
My suggestion would be to try one of the ships that has extensive "alternative" dining options. Then you could have the casual attire and the gambling.
VOTS is great because you have a number of casual dining options to choose from. So, you can be casual in the main dining room most nights, and for the formal nights just plan to eat at elsewhere: Portofino's, Johnny Rocket's, the Windjammer, or that restaurant in the Royal Promonade (I can't remember the name.) There are PLENTY of casual choices.
Hope this is helpful....
I have a plain, sleeveless, scoop neck, black velvet ankle-length dress, and I'm hoping that will be suitable for the formal night. My husband wants to wear his black dress slacks, a dark charcoal-colored sport jacket, w/ dress shirt and tie for the formal night. How's that sound for either one of us?
We get such mixed opinions about this, that we've been stressing more over this dress issue than anything else about the trip, and frankly, I should really be using this energy stressing over how I'm going to look in my swimsuit. LOL
I guess what I'm after is having us not stand out like a sore thumb compared to how *most* of the other diners on the cruise are dressed, yet not having to feel compelled to dress like we're going to the Academy Awards either--not that there is anything wrong with that--it's just not us, and like you said, especially when we are on vacation. We just want to fit in with the crowd, and be dressed in "acceptable attire". Hopefully, we will be. Thanks so much for your input.
[This message has been edited by Steamboat Willie (edited 08-09-2000).]
Now I'm spending my time researching things to do and see at our ports of call; Nassau, Coco Cay, and Key West. Thanks again for your input.
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