Olivia, I agree with you. I think men can take the same approach to formal wear. We pack Alan's dinner jacket and dress pants in our regular suitcase (don't use a hang-up bag) plus he can wear the same outfit EVERY formal night. When we go on cruises that require formal wear, he takes less semi-formal (need a better word) and CCC. He can use one sports coat, two pair of pants, combine them with two dress shirts, several ties and a shortsleeve silk turtleneck to make many outfits (of course you can guess who does the mixing and matching at our house - me :D ).

I think way too much is made out of this debate. If you like dressing up (like we do), then take your dress-up clothes and be smart about your packing. If you don't like to dress-up, then avoid formal night, wear what makes you happy and your suitcase should weigh less. The beauty of cruising is that there is something for everyone.

I'm looking forward to checking out Tony's threads on FJORDS! Editing to add, we can make room for some of Tony's clothes in our luggage, too. Between Olivia and me, Tony can take plenty of great clothes.