I seem to have read somewhere that Silversea were going to relax some of the rules for formal nights on some itineries.Maybe just having Casual and Informal thinking that Egypt is a bit warm for a tux ? Has anyone heard of any changes yet ?
ps. "theres nothing about 50% I can't love "

This is something they are experimenting with on a few itineraries. You can get an idea of what the attire requirements will be when you go to the Silversea and select a particular voyage. Then from the itinerary page, you can click "Details".

For my 14 night cruise to that area(Dubai to Athens) next May, there are still 3 formal nights listed, following Debbie's instructions above. I know the men must hate that. Doesn't matter to me, as I'm bringing light-weight outfits for those evenings.

Olivia, you always look great!

On our last cruise, we did one formal night in La Terraza. We felt like we were missing something. There is a certain "feeling" about the formal nights, though if there were 3, I think we'd do one course by course in the cabin for sure.

I have since contacted Silverseas and they told me that they did experiment with less formal nights but found they were unpopular.So no changes .I can put up with a tie once in awhile if it means I get the chance to see the "lady of the house" in her finery.

Yes, there seem to be a number of people that enjoy formal nights. On our recent cruise many of the men still wore tuxedos and we had 3 formal nights also as well as several informal where men still wear jackets but don't have to wear a tie. I think on our 12 days there were only 3 or 4 casual nights.

We love formal nights--it's the only chance we do get to dress up anymore. We used to get invited to "formal" New Year's Eve and other parties, but they're casual now too. The only time the tux and the fancy dresses come out is for formal nights on cruises :( . Jerry wears a coat most nights whether it's informal night or not because it gets kind of cold in the dining room. He's switched a lot to wearing a silk tee with a coat rather than a shirt and tie -- looks just as good and just as "informal". Somehow he manages to get the tux and all the gear, a dinner jacket and a couple of coats plus everything else into his luggage and still stay under the 50 pound limit without a problem.

On our Silversea Cruise last September (Silver Cloud, Stockholm to London)I had done my research and determined that I would need to buy a tux to fit in (didn't own one). Before this experience, I was mildly "anti formal night and tux" in my preferences. The first thing I found out was that tuxes can be very light in weight, and needn't be that pricey. Then, on the cruise, I found myself actually enjoying the formal nights. The tux had been fitted and was comfortable. Everybody was having a good time, and the atmoshpere was not stuffy at all. Oh well, we are never too old to learn new things, right?

Previous posts are correct in that Silversea's "base" of regular customers do want formal nights to remain. This base also does not like ship's photographers or art auctions. Silversea appears to listen to its base, and thus there are formal nights, but no photographer or auctions.

I'd say that on this cruise about 95% of the men wore tuxes, dinner jackets, or some other clothing more formal than dark suit and tie.