Dress.
Dress on board varies between cruise lines. On a typical seven night cruise, you will find two "formal" nights where a dark suit and tie are required for men, and cocktail dresses and gowns are the norm for women. On most mass market cruises today, there are less tuxedos on formal night than in the past, but on some lines such as Holland America you'll find about 50% tuxedos on board. Colder climate cruises generally have a more formal feel than warm climate cruises. Other lines ships such as Cunard, Silversea, P&O, and Seabourn offer a more traditional luxury experience, and formal will be more formal than on Royal Caribbean. Informal or Semi-Formal nights will have men in jacket and tie for men, and women in nice outfits - more like "business attire" for dinner. Casual nights mean that no ties are required, but jeans and shirts with no collars are very rare. You will likely not be escorted out of the dining room for wearing jeans, but you will likely be uncomfortable. Khaki's and golf shirts with collars are acceptable. On Luxury casual cruises such as Windstar, you'll see a much more up-market luxury casual dress (Eddie Bauer). Casual does not mean jeans and tee shirts! Shorts are acceptable in the dining room at lunchtime, but not bathing suits or cutoffs. You'll find yourself changing clothes more often on a cruise than on a typical land vacation, just because of the number of choices available to you.
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