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Subject: Re: Formal wear on board Posted on: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:36:43 -0600



clint wrote:

> What,s next bathing suits at dinner? Maybe some of you folks are a bit
> "class deficient?"
> "Todd Michel McComb" wrote in message
> news:epntfg$ffe$1@agricola.medieval.org...
>
>>In article ,
>>Cal Ford wrote:
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>>>John has a very good point here. I have had my tux outfits for
>>>many years but many times lately I leave it at home just because
>>>of the hassle transporting it. Now that the reduced baggage
>>>allowance is pretty much universal, and my back is not what it
>>>used to be, we need to pack and travel as light as possible.
>>
>>I guess I'm not the only one concerned about packing too many things.
>>
>>Basically, I read the clothing section on HAL's website, and it
>>said blazer-type attire was fine for some nights, but there were
>>also more formal nights. I took it pretty literally. Do many
>>people make do without formal wear? I do want to eat in the dining
>>room; I expect I'll like the food better, and I like to socialize.
>>
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I had noticed that about you. In any case for most mass market cruises
a simple jacket will suffice. Semi formal wear was limited to about
10-20% of the males on a recent cruise and I saw no instances of formal
wear. The worst that the male dress got was a few tuxes.