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Back from the Serenade. I can confirm that a long sleeve buttoned shirt, with or without a tie, was quite acceptable on formal night. I wore a tie and buttoned long sleeve. I looked high and low for tuxedos. I did find one- but it was a display tux by the shops, haha. I didn't see anyone wear tuxes on the 1st formal night. On the 2nd, I did see one in the MDR, and another one in the Windjammer. Maybe it was the same gentleman? I went to Anytime dining, if that makes any difference. Thanks to everyone for their tips and advice. Exactly accurate! As mentioned previously, we haven't sailed on RCCI in years. But we were quite pleased with what we saw and experienced. We have another RCCI cruise confirmed already.

I know formal night is a very tired subject. My apologies for adding to the tiredness :) We're experienced cruisers, but haven't been on Royal in many years. IMO, different cruise regions have different formal night expectations. For example, the Caribbean Sea, Australia, and New Zealand are more relaxed. How about Europe, are they into that tux / suit thing? There will be a range of dress, I'm sure. I'd like to be in the middle of the pack. Women can pack very efficiently for formal, pretty can roll that dress compactly. Men- not so much. Tuxes / suits take up a lot of room in the luggage. Just to clarify, I am not suggesting ratty t-shirts and flip flops in the MDR. But because of the long flight and luggage limitations coming from the US, I'm aiming for long sleeve button down with tie and dress slacks. Will this suffice for Baltic on the Serenade?