My husband is a mechanic and only owns black work boots and a pair of tennis shoes. He hates wearing fancy dress shoes. Can he just wear his tennis shoes to dinner? He will have a dinner jacket for the formal nights, but I figure that once he is seated, nobody will see his shoes, so why buy a pair of dress shoes for one or two formal dinners?

Hey Cheapo, buy your husband some nice shoes. He will look like a fool in tennis shoes on formal night. Especiallu if you get a picture taken.

Don't forget the Nascar ball cap. Let me guess, Carnival right?

Wow, trailer trash, I don't think I've ever heard that line before. How unique.

A suggestion - rent shoes. Can be done from a formal company. Or even better, rent the entire outfit (tux, shirts, shoes) for about $100 from one of the cruise formal providers. It will be on the ship when you arrive so you don't have to lug it around travelling to/from the cruise.<BR><BR>And no, wearing sneakers probably isn't the way to go. <BR><BR>

Oh come on now, Barbera! Since you described two formal nights, that means this is a seven day cruise. You must have at least shelled out $1200 for the cruise for both of you, not to mention airfare. <BR>Tennis shoes will make your husband look foolish and be very self conscious on formal night. You can go to Payless or Wal-Mart and get a simple pair of black men's shoes for $30. Or Less. If you can't afford to spend $30 for a simple pair of shoes, you will not be able to afford all the drinks, shore excursions, bingo cards, etc, on the ship. You will spend a lot more than $30 on the ship.<BR><BR>Your husband can wear the black shoes to a wedding, a graduation, church functions. Heck, make the dude take you out to a nice restaurant!

Barbara<BR>No. This is your life pardner, stick up for him and don't let people snicker at him behind his back. If you have any influence in his shoe buying experience, encourage him to buy a pair of comfortable black dress shoes.

Barara,since he already owns black workboots, just take them. Just don't let him tuck his dress pant legs into the boots.

Let your husband wear his tennis shoes if he wants to.How about black ones,just a thought.

This post is laughable .... but interesting.<BR><BR>Paul

With all the B.S. going on on this post, we all need some boots.