Cruise Question of the Day

[JoeyandDavid]

it's not a cruise to us if we don't get to play roulette while we wear a tux... we enjoy the dressing thing.. and once every five nights are a good mix i think..

[cruisetarp]

We really enjoy the formal nights. We live a very casual life outside of cruising and never get to dress up. Jim also loves the "James Bond" feel of the casino when he is in his tux.

[Joanandjoe]

So I take it your not a big fan of formal nights huh Joe ... I do agree they can be a pain.. but they can be so much fun as well.... thanks for the response.. how does Joan feel about formal nights?

Until casual business wear came in about 5 years ago, I spent 35 years wearing a suit to work; so it's hard for me to associate dressing up with fun. Joan probably likes formal night more than I do; but basically, she wears the same type of garment - a caftan - whether it's formal night or informal night. She also loves to wear jewelry, but never brings the good stuff with her on a cruise. Too much risk of either loss, or of having customs think she bought it on the cruise.

[JoeyandDavid]

So I take it your not a big fan of formal nights huh Joe ... I do agree they can be a pain.. but they can be so much fun as well.... thanks for the response.. how does Joan feel about formal nights?

Until casual business wear came in about 5 years ago, I spent 35 years wearing a suit to work; so it's hard for me to associate dressing up with fun. Joan probably likes formal night more than I do; but basically, she wears the same type of garment - a caftan - whether it's formal night or informal night. She also loves to wear jewelry, but never brings the good stuff with her on a cruise. Too much risk of either loss, or of having customs think she bought it on the cruise.

No Joe...I understand completely... if I wore suits more often I probably would feel very similar...

[sailingrose]

I love dressing up! There is nothing more elegant then a formally dressed couple.

[DebbieandJerry]

Love the preparations for formal nights.

Love taking the casual pictures around the ship "all decked out".

Love to admire how wonderful everyone looks.

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Hate how tight everything feels by the end of the evening.

[hazelson]

I love it - DH puts up with it. 2 out of 7 nights is just right but with some airlines wanting us to pay extra for each suitcase that might change.

[JoeyandDavid]

Todays Question:

Do you actually swim, wade in, or otherwise utilize the water from the pool on board ship?...

[deb1220]

My DH and DS are non-swimmers so they don't ever go near the water. Even though I do swim I have never gone in a pool on a ship (I don't want to make anyone sick ).

[Joanandjoe]

Sure, if the weather is warm enough or the pool area is covered, and if the water isn't sloshing around much. A dip in a pool is always welcome.

We're particularly big on hot tubs. On our trips where the cabin didn't have a bath tub (i.e., on Celebrity, Avalon, and Windsar), we were in the hot tub a lot. (The Aavaon Poetry doen't have a pool, but it does have an indoor hot tub.)