madwatwoman Posted May 11, 2015 #1 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Hi We are booked one four night Ventura cruise and my 24 year old son will be travelling with us. He has a dark suit and black shoes for the formal night but I was wondering about shoes on the casual nights. He will wear chinos and a fred Perry shot sleeve shirt or polo and would normally wear dark trainer type shoes (see below). Would these be acceptable? I would think Black leather shoes would look odd with his chinos. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josy1953 Posted May 11, 2015 #2 Share Posted May 11, 2015 The P&O site gives the following information for evenng casual dress code: Evening Casual Stylish resort or leisurewear is ideal for Evening Casual nights, for example casual separates or dresses for ladies and open-neck polo shirts and casual trousers (not shorts) for men. A jacket and smart trousers can be worn but are not compulsory. Smart dark denim is also fine, but not trainers, football shirts or tracksuits. That said I have seen people on Ventura wearing trainers and football shirts in the MDR on casual evening, I have also seen people turned away from the MDR for wearing trainers on Azura and Oceana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majortom10 Posted May 11, 2015 #3 Share Posted May 11, 2015 (edited) No they would not be acceptable they are Adidas trainers. Edited May 11, 2015 by majortom10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecttr Posted May 11, 2015 #4 Share Posted May 11, 2015 (edited) I have worn 'trainers' similar to that on many occassions and there has never been any comment. I think P&O are more concerned with sports wear with for example big chunky white trainers. If he is refused entry find a way of disguising the white chevrons ;) ps - how about a pair of really cheap soft brown rip tape? i have those as well :) Edited May 11, 2015 by davecttr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecttr Posted May 11, 2015 #5 Share Posted May 11, 2015 No they would not be acceptable they are Adidas trainers. i didn't know they checked the labels :eek::D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgs1956 Posted May 11, 2015 #6 Share Posted May 11, 2015 No they aren't suitable and really now worth testing the situation to find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PORT ROYAL Posted May 11, 2015 #7 Share Posted May 11, 2015 HiWe are booked one four night Ventura cruise and my 24 year old son will be travelling with us. He has a dark suit and black shoes for the formal night but I was wondering about shoes on the casual nights. He will wear chinos and a fred Perry shot sleeve shirt or polo and would normally wear dark trainer type shoes (see below). Would these be acceptable? I would think Black leather shoes would look odd with his chinos. Thanks in advance. G Loafers, in off-black, are my standby for a multitude of casual wear. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shallwe Posted May 11, 2015 #8 Share Posted May 11, 2015 (edited) I got flamed on this forum last year when I mentioned that I wore Henry Boss 'trainers' as part of the smart casual wear. I wouldn't ever use them as actual trainers due to the cost of them (at the time over £200 a pair) but I would and did wear them again on our follow-up cruise without any complaint from anyone on the ship, I think mainly because they don't look like the typical trainer when on and they are pretty damn comfortable. However back to your question. I would suggest that the picture shown of the Addidas trainer is probably too trainer-looking and might not be accepted. However, others have said that they wore some like them without a problem. Only one way to find out though ;) Edited May 11, 2015 by shallwe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgs1956 Posted May 11, 2015 #9 Share Posted May 11, 2015 I got flamed on this forum last year when I mentioned that I wore Henry Boss 'trainers' as part of the smart casual wear. I wouldn't ever use them as actual trainers due to the cost of them (at the time over £200 a pair) but I would and did wear them again on our follow-up cruise without any complaint from anyone on the ship, I think mainly because they don't look like the typical trainer when on and they are pretty damn comfortable. However back to your question. I would suggest that the picture shown of the Addidas trainer is probably too trainer-looking and might not be accepted. However, others have said that they wore some like them without a problem. Only one way to find out though ;) I remember that thread. The responses you got were ridiculous but to risk wearing "striped" Adidas training shoes would be silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majortom10 Posted May 11, 2015 #10 Share Posted May 11, 2015 I got flamed on this forum last year when I mentioned that I wore Henry Boss 'trainers' as part of the smart casual wear. I wouldn't ever use them as actual trainers due to the cost of them (at the time over £200 a pair) but I would and did wear them again on our follow-up cruise without any complaint from anyone on the ship, I think mainly because they don't look like the typical trainer when on and they are pretty damn comfortable. However back to your question. I would suggest that the picture shown of the Addidas trainer is probably too trainer-looking and might not be accepted. However, others have said that they wore some like them without a problem. Only one way to find out though ;) Exactly what I was trying to say the chances are that a pair of Boss "trainers" would look like casual shoes and not regularly worn as a propoer trainer but Adidas trainers are obvious to most because of the insignia and used widely in most sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiz201 Posted May 11, 2015 #11 Share Posted May 11, 2015 I wore my old comfy pair of black leather shoes for casual night if I didn't want to wear my smart sandals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john watson Posted May 11, 2015 #12 Share Posted May 11, 2015 I think if you wear chinos on a cruise a good shoe choice is "Deck Shoes" Ebay have acceptable looking ones from £15 to £95. It is difficult to argue about not being allowed in on casual nights wearing a decent pair of deck shoes. Regards John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwatwoman Posted May 11, 2015 Author #13 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Thank you all so much for taking the time to reply. Would hate the embarrassment of being turned away so won't chance it. Thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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