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regards and thanks,
Norman & Gabrielle(England)
Yes, us Men are easy! We can get away with one dark suit, a couple of ties and a few shirts! You don't even need a Tux - but it's nice!
Now as a Man, what do I know about women's fashion - not a lot! But having cruised on several essentially 'American' ships I was surprised to find that American women's tastes seem somewhat different to British women's.
The ladies seem to either wear 'Pants Suits' (trouser suits) which were not particularly dressy or the other extreme, 'glitzy' tops and dresses, comprising of lots of millions sequins!
I think the British idea of formal would not be so 'plain' or 'sparkly', but dresses which were more toned-down i.e. elegent?
But as I said, what do I know?
(I suspect this was of no help to your wife what so ever and insulted every American woman reading this! Sorry. )
Norman, do check out the 'Readers Reviews' (Menu Left). There are six on 'Radiance' from real passengers!
[ 12-30-2001: Message edited by: Malcolm ]
In fact, the Dining Room is so beautiful you will want to dress up a little more for dinner and I think my cruising mates felt pretty much the same. In most cases you will see people changing out of their formal into their 'grubs' as soon as possible after dinner.....Not on the Radiance, it seemed that everyone stayed dressed-up and even on less formal nights dressed a little more glamorous.
We Ballroom Dance, so we always gussie up a little more...my partner owns a tux (we cruise a lot) but we keep it 'fun' with Cartoon character vests and bright bow ties or cumberbunds. Less formal nights he will wear a nice sport coat ensemble. Myself, I enjoy dressing to the nines and use the formal nights as my 'Cinderella' times. But there is a wide spread of taste as far as women's fashion...The idea is to just have fun and not worry too much about how you may look to others. Also, comfort is very important...wear your tighest outfit the first formal night, heaven knows if you will even be able to get into it by the second formal night!!!
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