Queen Mary cruise?

Question

I am going on a cruise on the Queen Mary with my Uncle and Aunt in May and I am told that the evenings are quiet formal. Its a 14 day cruise and apparently there are 4 formal nights whilst we are on board.

I am new to cruising as are my Uncle and Aunt. What should I wear on the formal nights and what do you wear on the other less formal nights.

Sam 17 UK

Answer 1

Trust me as an experienced sailor...Ten years working on cruise ships (various fleets)...

Cunard have a very 'British' standard for dress on their formal nights.

Not sure if you are male ot female...sorry!

Male, you should endevour to go with tuxedo, if this is not possible at least a full suit and tie.

Female - go with a ballgown if possible, if your not a dress person, go with a full trouser suit.

Answer 2

queen mary sends details of what you should wear formal nights are ballgowns  less formal are cocktail dresses or smart trouser suits enjoy your-self

Answer 3

We went on the QM2 last year and I'm very jealous that you're going on it, it's a beautiful ship and I hope to go on it again next year.

The proper formal nights are tuxedo's for men and evening gown for women - if you're female, you really need a long dress.  If you're a young man, you could probably get away with a shirt and tie.  Your uncle could probably do the same if he doesn't have a tuxedo.  The other nights you need smart dress - jacket and shirt for men and a dress or smart top and trousers for a women.  You don't need a tie for these nights.

You can avoid these nights if you want to - we ate in the 'formal' dining room on the first night but then ate in the other restaurants every night as we really liked the Italian. The other restaurants are smart dress - imagine you were going to a nice restaurant at home and that's what you should wear i.e. not jeans but a nice shirt and trousers (no jacket or tie required) The other option is the buffet dining room in which case you can wear anything you like but I don't think they like shorts at nights.

Hope you have a great time, I've done a few cruises and this has been my favourite ship. They have live music in the pub at lunchtimes and if you want to see it, get there early to grab a table, you need to be there about 11ish. It's also one of the many wi-fi hotspots so I took my laptop and did stuff online and my husband read travel books whilst we were waiting for the music - you can also have a pub lunch in there.