Does anybody have any recommendations for cruises that don't have any formal nights?

Make your own formal night.<BR>Dress up, wear your best outfits, and order wine.<BR>Live it ut

Almost any cruise will have a formal night, but you don't have to attend!<BR><BR>There are plenty of dining options and you could easily skip formal night(s) and not be any worse for wear.<BR><BR>That said, if you DO attend the formal night, you do not have to go "all out". A tux is nice, but a nice suit will suffice.

As far as cruise lines, and cruising styles are concerned, there are quite a lot of casual cruising lines and ships, some more, some less sophisticated, but all of them small, unless for the Paul Gauguin.<BR><BR>For Hawaii, there's Radisson's Paul Gauguin, or these Windstar casual sailing ships cruising the Caribbean, Mediterranean, and Tahiti, or the former Sea Goddess I and II, now Sea Dream I and II, although these yatch like ships just sail on the Med and Caribbean.<BR><BR>Other less sophisticated cruises would be Star Clippers. Windjammer, and some other small ships cruising the Caribbean, or the Galapagos islands.<BR><BR>You'll never see anyone wearing a tuxedo on these ships, although on Paul Gauguin, Windstar and SeaDream you will have to wear a sport jacket once in a while. The dressing style is "country club" casual chic.<BR><BR>On the other lines, shorts and sandals will suffice most of the times, even in the evenings.<BR><BR>By your name, I'd say you're Portuguese speaking. If you need more detailed advise, write me to the address above.<BR><BR>Regards,<BR><BR>S

TO J Correa:<BR><BR>Yes, Windstar cruises does NOT have any formal nites-However, it is a small UPSCALE CASUAL cruise line with gourmet food-<BR>It is not in the Carnival casual category---<BR><BR>You would feel comfortable wearing khakis and polo shirts to dinner-DEFINITELY NOT JEANS.<BR><BR>It is also a very small wonderful 4 masted sailing yacht NOT a big mega ship with tons of stuff to do....Much more laid back with small lounge and casino.<BR><BR>Ship is usually filled with travellers that have been on the mega liners and want something smaller but upscale...

I am surprised that so many people have forgotten the obvious: Carnival. Sure they have formal nights, and sure they tell you what you should wear, but guess what - they will still let you in the diningroom if you do not get dressed up.<BR><BR>Although I personally think that you should be turned away at the diningroom door if you are not properly dressed, Carnival does not turn anyone away. I have seen grungy clothes and even blue jeans on formal nights.

Warning: I have never sailed on a Carnival ship (and I never will) so the following is simply regurgetation from the thousands of posting I have read in the last three years or so.<BR><BR>Carnival ships will allow shorts and blue jeans for their casual and semi-formal dining nights. They will allow docker-type slacks and polo shirts for formal nights. Anything more casual runs the risk of being turned away.<BR><BR>Disclaimer: again, this is personal opinion and in no way reflects actual experiences or any official posture of CCL. Thank you.

Aside from the smaller, upscales lines and sailing ships mentioned above, the only other cruise line that I can think of is NCL. The have one formal night a week but it is optional and only 1/2 (or less) of the guests participate so you can feel comfortable not dressing up that night. The remaining nights are all casual. However, that doesn't mean you can wear shorts to the dining room.

Thanks for all the replies. <BR><BR>I have also read that Carnival wont turn people away from the dinning room who aren't dressed up on formal nights, but I would be embarassed to go to an event without dressing properly. <BR><BR>I like the idea of just skipping formal night and eating someplace other than the dinningroom. I don't have a problem with dressing up, my husband is the one with the aversion to dressing up on vacation. He wouldn't have a problem with slacks and a button up shirt, but a tie would be pushing it and a jacket is just out of the question - LOL. <BR><BR>

Remember, you only have to dress for the meal. A couple of hours will not kill anyone.<BR><BR>Paul