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cc cruiser

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Hi, on December 23 my family and I are setting sail with some family friends on our first celebrity cruise. We are on the Mercury of the Seas to Mexico. In total we are traveling with two teenage boys 16, 17, three girls 15, 13,17 and four adults. We have all been on several cruises before such as a few RCCL. We were just wondering what the dress would be like on Celebrity and other similiar things. Such as for the Boys would Slacks and a button up/ Polo sufficient. Also, any one else traveling on that ship. In addition any other general advice would be great.
-CC Cruiser
 
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randy

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It sounds like you've got the casual nights covered pretty well. However, Celebrity (at least on thbe 7-day and longer cruises) tends to be a tad more formal than other mainstream lines. The boys will want at a minimum coat and tie for formal nights, or they will stick out. They won't be the only teenagers sans formal wear, but teenagers don't like to stick out among their peers, so formal wear, a suit or at least a sports coat and tie will help them "get by" for formal nights. While informal nights also "call" for a tie, you'll find a large minority of the folks just wear a sports coat without it.
Celebrity publishes a good guideline for dress on the website. Here's a cut-and-paste:
A gentleman's choice for casual nights includes a sport shirt and slacks, while women will be comfortable in a pants suit, skirt and blouse, or casual dress.
On informal nights, men are requested to wear a jacket, shirt and tie, while women may want to wear a suit or dress.
For the formal nights, including the Captain's Welcome Aboard Cocktail Party, dinner on the second night, and the Captain's Farewell Dinner held the next-to-last night of the cruise; both men and women may prefer more dressy attire, such as an evening gown for women and a tuxedo or dress suit for men.

They also have a reservation-based casual dining venue, where you can dress casual each night, but it's a limited menu. The Mercury is a very nice ship and you should have a great time!
 
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BSeabob

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The boys will be fine with clean well pressed button up's on the West coast for all nights on the Merc. unless they/you want go a little more upscale. Let them be comfortable. A tie would be a great addition ..
 
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CruiseAholic

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Well, I'll wave at you as you are disembarking and I'm heading for the "Suite" life, we sail on Jan 2.

Celebrity still sticks to the formal, Semi-formal and casual attire, unlike Princess who has switched to the formal and casual. Got news for Celebrity, I'll be san jacket on several of the nights of Semi-formal nights. They don't like it, I'll just order to the room.
 
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