Anthem- Grande- jackets?

[murphy4]

has anyone been on the Anthem and dined in the Grande with NO jacket (for Men) hubby NEVER takes a jacket (doesn't even own one!), formal night is dress pants and a nice polo or oxford. We would love to eat in the Grande if they would "let" him in.

[Clarea]

has anyone been on the Anthem and dined in the Grande with NO jacket (for Men) hubby NEVER takes a jacket (doesn't even own one!), formal night is dress pants and a nice polo or oxford. We would love to eat in the Grande if they would "let" him in.

They don't require jackets on the first and last night. On other nights, if a man does not have a jacket, they will lend him a jacket.

[leaveitallbehind]

As The Grande is the only designated formal restaurant on the ship the expectation would be that if one is planning to dine there they will be dressed accordingly. It is specified as such for those who enjoy formal dress for dinner to have a venue that supports that for all. Every other venue is casual all the time.

Edited July 17, 2016 by leaveitallbehind

[BEENSAILING]

They don't require jackets on the first and last night. On other nights, if a man does not have a jacket, they will lend him a jacket.

 

Bob - we have been on both the Quantum and the Anthem in the Grande on previous cruises. There have been men in the Grande in "casual" attire - and not wearing a "provided" jacket. Our next cruise on the Anthem - 5 days - DH does not want to bring a tux so we are not going to eat in the Grande. We have been on other Royal cruises where we have seen men in the MDR in in t-shirts...beyond first day of boarding.

[Clarea]

Bob - we have been on both the Quantum and the Anthem in the Grande on previous cruises. There have been men in the Grande in "casual" attire - and not wearing a "provided" jacket. Our next cruise on the Anthem - 5 days - DH does not want to bring a tux so we are not going to eat in the Grande. We have been on other Royal cruises where we have seen men in the MDR in in t-shirts...beyond first day of boarding.

Thanks for the update. I've read here that men are provided with a jacket at the entrance to Grande, but can take it off when they get to the table. Perhaps even that is being relaxed now.

[leaveitallbehind]

Bob - we have been on both the Quantum and the Anthem in the Grande on previous cruises. There have been men in the Grande in "casual" attire - and not wearing a "provided" jacket. Our next cruise on the Anthem - 5 days - DH does not want to bring a tux so we are not going to eat in the Grande. We have been on other Royal cruises where we have seen men in the MDR in in t-shirts...beyond first day of boarding.

 

I'm not one who much cares how people dress for dinner, so formal or casual is fine as far as I'm concerned. But T-shirts would be too casual for the MDR IMO.

 

Appreciate the update as well.

[DaniDanielle]

They will give you a jacket and then you drape it over your chair!

[cb at sea]

As this is the ONLY restaurant that requires a jacket for men, I'd say bring one, if you want to eat there....or use a "loaner"....ick.

[Turtles06]

I am not a fan of dress codes, but if the Grande requires a jacket, and you want to eat in Grande, then bring a jacket, or hope a loaner is available. I don't really get it.

 

From my experience on Anthem last fall, you can drape the jacket over your chair. I saw many guys who were not wearing ties and many with casual shirts. The dress code in Grande is a joke. (As I said, I don't care about it. But RCI should make up its mind, so that those of us who actually try to adhere to a stated dress code know whether we really have to bring those clothes or not.)

 

(Formal night for the OP's husband is a polo shirt? :rolleyes:)

[Jenjer]

I usually don't care but if you choose to dine in the formal restaurant you should dress the part. If you don't want to dress up there are a lot of other dinning options.

 

On quantum men who showed up without jackets on where escorted off to the side and given a jacket to wear. No one removed them from the restaurant if they choose to take it off and put it on the back of the chair.

 

Being that my son was 11, he was borderline as to if a jacket would be required we decided to buy him a jacket because its never to early to learn how to dress for event. I would not allow him to attend a formal black tie wedding not in a suit and tie.

[Arzeena]

has anyone been on the Anthem and dined in the Grande with NO jacket (for Men) hubby NEVER takes a jacket (doesn't even own one!), formal night is dress pants and a nice polo or oxford. We would love to eat in the Grande if they would "let" him in.

 

We have dined at the Grande several nights. I have personally not seen anyone being lent a jacket or being denied entry, but have heard and read of that happening.

Having said that, it reminds me that on our past cruise I saw a family there with the dad in baggy shorts and baseball hat and the teen son was dressed the same way. Nobody seemed to mind or tell them anything. And it was not the first or last night......so perhaps they are not as strict at times?

[watson50]

we sailed Anthem and when we walked in to the Grande,by the way,we were both dressed very well and looked good.Alas,I had no jacket.The greeter at the door just walked us over to our table and hung a jacket on the back of the chair.I never touched it or looked at it.don't pack it .you don't need it.have a great cruise.been there.

[JAMESCC]

The real question for RCI is do they want to sell cruises/vacations and make money or sit and fret over how customers are dressed. It seems RCI is more interested in making money which is their first priority anyway. It seems RCI has in figured out perfectly. Dress code to make certain people happy, but don't be rigid over it.

[omarchs]

As others have stated, they make it clear what the dress code is and there are plenty of other options on the ship that are not formal if people prefer. We ate in there twice including the last night and found that the majority of guys wore jackets and many with ties including the last night when a jacket wasn't even required.

 

We did see a few very casual people the last night, but it seemed that many people who wanted more formal dining actually enjoyed doing it and we're happy to comply since ther aren't any ship-wide formal nights. Many guys did take their jackets off in the restaurant and we weren't close enough to the entrance to see if men were provided with them. We did see some people in shorts turned away when we were in line.

 

I actually preferred this that you had a choice to do a formal night or not rather than obligated for the standard 2 night a cruise formal nights on most cruises.

[cdwh1902]

I was speaking with some friends yesterday who are sailing with us out of Sydney on the Ovation for the 15 night Christmas Cruise to New Zealand. They have just returned from sailing on the Ovation from Singapore to Beijing and said there were NO dress standards - including wearing jackets in the Grande. They were surprised to hear that there were being implemented on the Anthem and Quantum.

[murphy4]

(Formal night for the OP's husband is a polo shirt? :rolleyes:)

 

yup, and formal night for me is capri's and a top, we have cruised many times and see a lot of people "dressed down". its my vacation, I like to be comfortable. less to pack also!

[BekkaW]

I was speaking with some friends yesterday who are sailing with us out of Sydney on the Ovation for the 15 night Christmas Cruise to New Zealand. They have just returned from sailing on the Ovation from Singapore to Beijing and said there were NO dress standards - including wearing jackets in the Grande. They were surprised to hear that there were being implemented on the Anthem and Quantum.

 

Many of the standard practices of a cruise are not done on Asian sailings, for example many venues change, different shops are added, casino is expanded etc. Sothe issue isn't so much what ship they were on but rather that they were on a Singapore- Beijing route. They should not expect a sailing out of Sydney to be the same.

[ryano]

Nothing against the OP as its a honest question I believe with no ill intent meant but are people REALLY trying to push the envelope in the Grande too? :( Sad.

 

Im another that could not care less what people wear to dinner BUT come on! The Grande is specifically for those who still enjoy the tradition of dressing up for dinner. It is my understanding that there are three other included options to choose from if one doesnt wish to dress up.

 

I do not understand people trying to go around the dress code in this particular venue at all. If it says jacket required, plan on bringing a jacket. It really is a simple concept :)

 

Everyone is welcome to disagree.

[Clarea]

Nothing against the OP as its a honest question I believe with no ill intent meant but are people REALLY trying to push the envelope in the Grande too? :( Sad.

 

Im another that could not care less what people wear to dinner BUT come on! The Grande is specifically for those who still enjoy the tradition of dressing up for dinner. It is my understanding that there are three other included options to choose from if one doesnt wish to dress up.

 

I do not understand people trying to go around the dress code in this particular venue at all. If it says jacket required, plan on bringing a jacket. It really is a simple concept :)

 

Everyone is welcome to disagree.

The problem is that the Grande menu (especially "free" lobster) is not served anywhere else, so some of those that want that menu but don't want to dress up will push the envelope. In other words, Royal created a situation that is designed to fail.

Edited July 18, 2016 by clarea

[xpcdoojk]

As you can see in my sig, you can see we are sailing the Anthem soon. Wanting to eat in the Grande, but not wanting to pack a tux or even a sport coat, we booked the Grande for the first and again on the last night, when it is not formal because not everyone will have gotten their luggage in time for dinner or they are packed to fly home after the cruise.

 

Seems like a simple solution to me.

 

JC

[ryano]

, Royal created a situation that is designed to fail.

 

And another dress code they refuse to enforce sounds like to me. :o I get it. They dont want to offend anyone or make anyone mad and people are taking advantage of that it seems.

 

Thanks for the clarification though. I am completely clueless to the menus and venues of Dynamic Dining.

Edited July 18, 2016 by ryano

[xpcdoojk]

And another dress code they refuse to enforce sounds like to me. :o I get it. They dont want to offend anyone or make anyone mad and people are taking advantage of that it seems.

 

Thanks for the clarification though. I am completely clueless to the menus and venues of Dynamic Dining.

 

Basically simple, they have 4 or 5 free restaurants and no formal night. If you want to do formal night you book the Grande, where it is formal night every night. (In theory). Everywhere else onboard it is casual or smart casual or whatever the heck you want each and every night.

 

JC

[sammydh82]

The problem is that the Grande menu (especially "free" lobster) is not served anywhere else, so some of those that want that menu but don't want to dress up will push the envelope. In other words, Royal created a situation that is designed to fail.

 

I don't know if it is typical but we were able to get requested items from the complimentary restaurants in their "sister" restaurant for lack of a better way to explain it.

 

For example, if you are eating in Chic you can request items from the Grande and vice versa. If you are eating in American Icon you can request items from Silk and vice versa. As long as it was the restaurant on the same floor it was no issue!

[Clarea]

I don't know if it is typical but we were able to get requested items from the complimentary restaurants in their "sister" restaurant for lack of a better way to explain it.

 

For example, if you are eating in Chic you can request items from the Grande and vice versa. If you are eating in American Icon you can request items from Silk and vice versa. As long as it was the restaurant on the same floor it was no issue!

Did they offer you the menus from the sister restaurant, or did you just have to know what you wanted?

[ash2bear]

Did they offer you the menus from the sister restaurant, or did you just have to know what you wanted?

 

We were on the Anthem in June. Head waiter told us if we wanted to order from a different restaurant, we should request it the night before.