Men...What do you where to dinner in the MDR?

When i go out to a specialty restaurant with my DW i dress to the NINES thats just my upbringing

Jeans and either a polo or a nice button up on casual nights, generally khakis with a dress shirt of some sort on formal night. Sometimes I bring a jacket, sometimes I don't ... don't think I will on this cruise.

Polo shirt and jeans. I skip elegant night to avoid offending the busy bodies.

Until recently, every night I wore a polo shirt and black slacks.

Now I sometimes will wear nice black shorts and the polo..

For formal night, I used to go with a tux, then a suite, now I just we wear a polo and the black slacks, unless my wife would like to dress up. Its just not worth it to me to bring and waste the time and energy to dress in a tux for dinner in the MDR.. And besides, I dont violate the dress code, I just come in right at the bare minimum.

Cut off jeans and a wife beater on casual night. Denim overalls, no shirt and workboots on formal night.

Actually i wouldn't get on Carnival if it was free.

I am Elite on Princess, Atlantic on P&O which are Carnival brands with more taste.

And yet here you are!

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Yet you return to a Carnival board and post opinions vs facts. If you've moved on from Carnival rent the Disney classic Frozen. Put on your tux and "let it go."

 

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Never wore a tux i only posted because i saw the question on timeline, if i realised it was Carnival i wouldn't have bothered.

And yet here you are!

 

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I should have gone to Specksavers lol as i didn't realise it was Carnival.

The thread was interesting but unfortunately you are not.

Never wore a tux i only posted because i saw the question on timeline, if i realised it was Carnival i wouldn't have bothered.

I guess you're too good for Carnival, and just couldn't help yourself posting.

I guess you're too good for Carnival, and just couldn't help yourself posting.

Like i said i saw the question on timeline and thought it was interesting,then i saw it was Carnival when i put my glasses on lol.

I guess you're too good for Carnival, and just couldn't help yourself posting.

Well when you put it like that lol,mind most of the posters seem very decent sensible people.

And yet here you are!

 

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I thought Carnival was supposed to be fun ships.

Out of respect to other passengers, wear what you would to a fine dining restaurant. No shorts, no denim. Leather shoes, slacks, collared shirt or polo. Oh, and remove your hat at the table like your mother taught you. If you to want to wear casual go the buffet. Same food in a casual atmosphere. Formal nights, tux, suit, or at least jacket & tie...again the buffet is always a casual choice. My last European cruise 98% wore tuxs on Formal nights. On a Caribbean cruise mostly suits and sports jackets...but always a tie.

 

 

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Depending on where you live, denim is perfectly acceptable in fine dining restaurants. Maybe try not to worry about what other people are wearing so much.

Depending on where you live, denim is perfectly acceptable in fine dining restaurants. Maybe try not to worry about what other people are wearing so much.

OMG!!! That will NEVER happen on Cruise Critic!!!!

Well, this thread took a turn. Hope the OP got what she needed.

Shorts with a causal shirt every night other than formal night where I have a button down shirt and pants. Comfort is key

regular nights i wear tan dockers and a button down shirt. On cruise elegant nights i wear a tux because i bought it and it's the only time i get any use out of it. I have a black, blue and silver vest and tie so it depends on what dw is wearing as to which ones i use. One for one night, a different set for the second night.

 

We normally cruise either a seven or eight day cruise. We have one booked for five days and i don't plan on taking it then. I'll just wear dockers and button down collared shirt with a tie.

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Shorts with a causal shirt every night other than formal night where I have a button down shirt and pants. Comfort is key

However, I agree that comfort is key. I'm not one who finds a tie to be uncomfortable, but I understand that folks are different in that regard. Now, at least, a tie is no longer expected. Back in the day, I remember getting inanely self-serving dirty looks once from people who didn't understand the fashion concept that not every dress shirt takes a tie (this was during a short period back when Nehru dress shirts were stylish) and thought it was their place to be judgmental about it. Hopefully, that sort of thing is on the decline.

The shorts versus pants thing is a bit less clear to me. I've never been comfortable in a dining room in shorts. For starters, I recall it being kept quite cool (perhaps in recognition that men were effectively supposed to be wearing jackets and many women like to wear pretty scarves and shawls). Also, Carnival does specify "dress shorts". I cannot imagine being comfortable in them, solely because they make me feel like I should be walking a golf fairway in Bermuda. But that's just me.

Mine wear polo and either shorts or jeans with slip on boat shoes on non elegant night.On cruise elegant nights he wears dress pants , dress shirt and same boat type shoes. he only takes 2 pair of shoes with him, sandals and slip ons.

My inclination has been to overdress on casual nights more so than tux it up on formal nights. Even when formal nights were more of a big deal, we aimed more so for practicality over showiness. I'll likely wear the same type of shirts and pants to dinner each night, just throwing on a sport jacket and tie on the formal nights.

 

However, I agree that comfort is key. I'm not one who finds a tie to be uncomfortable, but I understand that folks are different in that regard. Now, at least, a tie is no longer expected. Back in the day, I remember getting inanely self-serving dirty looks once from people who didn't understand the fashion concept that not every dress shirt takes a tie (this was during a short period back when Nehru dress shirts were stylish) and thought it was their place to be judgmental about it. Hopefully, that sort of thing is on the decline.

 

The shorts versus pants thing is a bit less clear to me. I've never been comfortable in a dining room in shorts. For starters, I recall it being kept quite cool (perhaps in recognition that men were effectively supposed to be wearing jackets and many women like to wear pretty scarves and shawls). Also, Carnival does specify "dress shorts". I cannot imagine being comfortable in them, solely because they make me feel like I should be walking a golf fairway in Bermuda. But that's just me.

Wear what makes you happy, I wear cargo shorts and feel comfortable especially on Carnival, hell I more dressed than some others. I dont look at the dining room as a fancy or upscale experience just as a place to have a casual dinner

Regular nights: Usually shorts and a t-shirt

Elegant night: A suit and tie, sometimes a tux

I thought Carnival was supposed to be fun ships.

Guess you'll never know:).

Most nights = jeans and a golf/polo shirt

Elegant nights = Dockers and a button down shirt (no suit, jacket, or tie)

I wonder if a men's romper would be OK for the MDR? ;p

If my husband had his way, he'd wear what-the-heck-ever. But out of respect for me, the dress code and the staff, he wears khakis and a polo shirt on regular nights and dress slacks, dress shirt, jacket and tie on elegant nights. And then he high-tails it back to the cabin to change, lol.

DH wears a collared shirt, NO tie every night. I wear resort casual. Not only do I not care what other people think, here's the key: I wouldn't notice if people are looking at us and approving or disapproving because I'm not looking at them! My attention is on my own dinner companions, period...