Originally Posted by
hhoope01
Actually, Holland America doesn't have a coat/tie requirement any longer. Even with them, a pair of slacks and a collared shirt would be sufficient. On Cruise Critic (CC), I've seen posts stating some folks have even been able to attend Gala night in a nice pair of jeans. And as mentioned above, Alaska cruises tend to lean toward less formal than cruses in other locations.
Note I have a HAL cruise in Alaska coming up in 3 weeks. So I've been searching CC for this same type of information.
We, too, have an Alaska cruise with HAL in about a month time so been keeping an eye out for posts about these cruises (never been on a cruise before, but made an exception to an Alaska cruise - taking along plenty of sea sickness tablets and ginger candy!) We have downloaded all the docs for the cruise and checked in. The docs said we will have 2 gala nights, and hubby said he would not go to any of them and will order room service
However, I will pack a nice dress for me, and sport jacket with a colourful bow tie for him. I will drag to him to the gala nights - so I can sample the food (he is not a foodie). Hubby always wear collared shirts and trousers (very conservative).
Forgot to say that we intend to have carry-on bags only (no checked bag). We will do one way cruise from Vancouver to Seward, and own land itinerary in Alaska for another 7 days.