Roger & Diana's 25th Anniversary Hawaiian Islands Crruise

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Showing posts with label Formal Nights. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Formal Nights. Show all posts

Friday, September 4, 2015

Diana's Pre-Packing Tips for Hawaii Cruise on the Ruby Princess!



I thought I would share some helpful tips from my recent visit aboard the Ruby Princess. On this 15 day cruise being organized and efficient can alleviate that “over packing” and “whoops I forgot syndrome issue”. Listed below are some possible helpful pointers to assist in this pre-cruise task... 

✪ There will be 3 Formal
Nights...which means tux or a dark suit and tie for the men.
For the women folks formalwear can be that little black dress or for fun time take out that glittery long New Year’s evening gown for the glitz night. Those not wanting to dress up can settle for room service or head to the Buffet. The option is of course yours! 

✪ 12 Smart Casual Days. The key here is mix and match work style outfits and to 
     accessorize your casual wear with shirts, tops, pants, skirts scarves and jewelry for 
     the women folks. And for the men? Remember no shorts or sandals in the dining 
     room. Hear that Roger and Reagan! Collared Shirts, Big Boy long pants & shoes!

✪  As we cruise towards the Hawaiian Islands it can be come very humid. But   
     remember on the cruise ship the air conditioning are going at full blast so remember 
     to bring a sweater or light cover-up top. And be mindful that as you walk on the 
     deck it can be extremely windy and cool!

✪ There are laundry facilities on board the ship. So remember to bring you detergent 
    pods and dryer sheets. There are ironing boards as well in the laundry room for touch 
    ups!

✪ Plenty of pools and jacuzzi’s to enjoy - So don’t forget your swim suit and cover-up as 
    well as your sandals or flip flops.

✪ The toiletries in the bathrooms are very minimal. They have a shampoo conditioner 
     and a bath gel that is refilled in a dispenser. So if you have your favorite products, I 
    would bring them along.

✪ The wall unit hair dryer on board for the women may not be up to your standards so 
     if you use one I would bring one from home. 

✪ There seems to be plenty of hangers on board, but a helpful tip is to bring some of 
     your outfit pre-arranged on disposable wire hangers...I like to set-up my outfits by each 
     day. This will alleviate any extra clothing for that over stuffed suitcase. Karen and Buzz 
     love their foldable garment bag for this option!

✪  You can also count on the Ruby Princess Ship to have shopping opportunities.
      Look for discounts in your welcome booklet and daily promo flyers in the Princess 
      Patter Newsletter.

✪ Our 25th Anniversary Renewal Ceremony will be Alohawear ...which means 
    Aloha Shirts and Sundress/Hawaiian Style Dresses with sandals or flip flops. We are 
    not doing a formal white wedding. C’mon we did that at our 5 year renewal in Vegas, 
    remember?

✪ Wanna be a “fashonista and color coordinated” for our Renewal Celebration? Pick 
    any color shades of BLUE, like the sea, GREEN like the tropical Island, WHITE like 
    the white caps of the waves, BLACK like the volcanic sand beaches and you will fit 
    right in!   

  ✪ And if you like, you can shop while in the Hawaiian islands as our renewal ceremony 
    celebration will be held on Monday, October 12th which is the day after we 
    leave Lahaina Maui --- the final Hawaiian Island Port of Call! 

✪ Wanna shop now? Check out the following links for ideas for hawaiian clothes.... 

✪ Here are some links to some Hawaiian style clothing












Thursday, August 27, 2015

FORMAL NIGHTS - Black Tie Tux waiting for you on the ship!



There will be three formal nights and to make it easy for the MEN Cruisers...you might want to check out the rental of the Tuxedos. Not only will three of your dinner nights formalwear be waiting on the ship for you ...but think how good you would look with that “Shakin’ not Stirred Martini”...was your name James? James Bond?


Below is the link for renting Tuxedos for Princess Cruises, just click and make your selection. 

Roger's helpful tip: Men Wearhouse (Store Locator) is great for taking your tux rental form and they will measure you right up for you to order on-line. And yes, it's FREE ! 

Sunday, December 14, 2014

HELPFUL TIP….Preparing NOW for Formal Nights

RUSS
Since we are in the season for celebrations. I thought I would offer you a helpful tip for preparing for our cruise formal nights. On this 15 day cruise you will have 3 Formal Nights and 12 Smart Casual Nights for your attire preparation and planning. 

For those fairly new to the cruise scene. You maybe wondering what the definition of “Formal” verses “Smart Casual” mean?

Formal nights means evening gowns, cocktail dresses or glitzy dressy pant outfit for women. While Tuxedos and Dark Suits with Ties are the standard for men.   
MARTY

Smart Casual means guest attire should be in keeping with what they wear at a nice restaurant. Skirts, sun dresses with cover top, slacks and sweaters for ladies and for men, long pants and open neck shirts with collars, such as an aloha shirt or polo shirt.If you insist on a t-shirt. Plain, non-printed t-shirts with a sport or suit coat is a very accepted look.  Inappropriate dinner wear examples are any pool or beach attire, shorts, ball caps, short sleeve and sleeveless t-shirts and casual jeans with fraying and/or holes are not permitted in the dining rooms. Shoes must be worn. 

Now that you have this understanding...my tip is this. The Holiday Season is here and its a perfect time to buy those glitzy outfits. And better yet, take advantage of the after season sale. 

In regards to the Tuxedo option...I will be spotlighting a future article on how you can rent a Tuxedo for the cruise. Roger loves to take advantage of this, simply because all your formal wear needs will be sent to your cabin and you don’t have to pack it!
ALEX-TED-CONNIE

Lastly for you women folk...I like to go with the sleek glamour black. It’s an acceptable and easy to match color. Definitely, “Formal” and easy to dress up..add a beaded top, Or dress it up with glittery or shimmery scarf or fancy beaded pearls or sparkling jewelry
and voila you are set. If simplistic is your choice, then bring your formal black outfit of choice and mix and match with those glitzy accessories to combine your 3 formal wear outfits.

The key here is to plan now and keep your eye on the Holiday Season celebration outfits. because we embark on October 3rd, this will be too early for you to catch the 2015 Holiday Season Celebration Outfits, so mark your To Do List !