Formal night - specialty restaurants

[cruisingalong]

We are sailing on the Emerald Princess this coming January and this is the first cruise we are forgoing taking formal ware(mainly due to airline baggage restraints). Must you wear formal ware in specialty restaurants on formal nights?

Thanks in advance,
Leslie & Bill

[LisaK]

yes, the dress code for formal evening applies to all restaurants with the expection of Horizon Court buffet

[Trip]

A nice dark suit, or sport jacket with a shirt and tie, to my mind would be acceptable.....just coming back from a cruise, we saw it all... for the ladies, a nice dress, not a formal, or a nice dressy top with pants, would be fine, imho....I don't think you will feel our of place at all.