Buffet then going to show - dress code

[Ma Bell]

"asked" implies it is not mandatory.

 

 

If it was mandatory, it would say "And guests must follow the........."

 

I don't think anyone was ever going to be arrested for what they wore but in the "old" days when people were polite they didn't have to be threatened to get the message.

[dkjretired]

I don't think anyone was ever going to be arrested for what they wore but in the "old" days when people were polite they didn't have to be threatened to get the message.

 

You are correct and some of this as you stated earlier in a post is itinerary driven. Remember also that 25 years ago, you dressed up including children or you ate a minimal room service meal in your room. There were no specialties, Celebrity did not have a buffet for dinner and you were not permitted in most venues on the ship until midnight unless you abided by the dress code. Times change.

[DirtyDawg]

Has anyone had an experience of what is, or is not, allowed as far as dress code for the shows if you didn't go to dinner and just had a casual buffet dinner rather than going to MDR? We don't have to go change to go to a show do we?

 

Don't worry about it. As others have said, it is fairly casual in the theatre and other venues, especially in hot climates.

 

Of course, some people will not like your choice of clothes but they are in the minority. And why would you care one iota what they thought anyway?

[Ma Bell]

You are correct and some of this as you stated earlier in a post is itinerary driven. Remember also that 25 years ago, you dressed up including children or you ate a minimal room service meal in your room. There were no specialties, Celebrity did not have a buffet for dinner and you were not permitted in most venues on the ship until midnight unless you abided by the dress code. Times change.

 

Yes Don, times change, but they haven't changed this provision of the dress code yet. As you said, people can now wear smart casual anywhere, any time. They are still asking that people abide by this in the theater at night. Not unreasonable as far as I can see but obviously there are people who will never be satisfied unless they can do exactly as they please, anywhere and any time.

[ECCruise]

It has absolutely nothing to do with people doing exactly what they want when they please and everything to do with someone having dinner in a Celebrity venue (Ocean View Cafe) and then being forced to return to their room and change (or forgo attending the show) in order not to offend someone's fragile sensitivities if they see someone in shorts in the theater.

 

Man, get a grip people.

[Ma Bell]

It has absolutely nothing to do with people doing exactly what they want when they please and everything to do with someone having dinner in a Celebrity venue (Ocean View Cafe) and then being forced to return to their room and change (or forgo attending the show) in order not to offend someone's fragile sensitivities if they see someone in shorts in the theater.

 

Man, get a grip people.

 

It has nothing to do with anyone's fragile sensitivities and everything to do with common courtesy. The cruiseline makes the rules, not the other passengers. I don't care what people wear but I do care about respecting what is requested. If they change the code, so be it, but they haven't. What's the big deal about returning to your room to change a pair of pants, which would take a whole 3 seconds? What a horrible inconvenience. You're on a ship, not in a hotel miles away from the theater venue. Get a grip is right.

[WeLuv2Cruz13]

My gosh - can't believe the responses out a simple question. Surprised actually by some of them.

I have to say that we (my family - kids too since they were infants) find that on every cruise we go on and place we go out to or on vacation, find that we are usually more dressed up than 95% of the other people we see. We take suits (and tuxes) and evening gowns on the cruise and the places we travel but when I ask a simple question about whether it was necessary for us to change before going to the show (where you sit in the dark) after having a casual dinner at the buffet (where we may or may not be in shorts, khakis and a polo and sundress has people in a tizz.

As for the guy who thinks people go to dinner in bathing suits and then head to a show I don't know what type of people you associate with, but its not with anyone I know nor was that implied in any shape or form.

I will just use my own judgment which now I see is the route I should have went with in the first place.

[hcat]

It's the Carnival effect!

[keithm]

"asked" implies it is not mandatory.

 

 

If it was mandatory, it would say "And guests must follow the........."

"Asked" implies you ARE an adult(I hope) who doesn't NEED to be told, but the has the intelligence one acquires when one is an adult. So dress according to the code (smart casual)& not like you're in Clancy's poolroom.

[keithm]

I didn't think such dress was allowed in the buffet.

It's not, but you should see what sneaks in! The staff generally are too afraid to enforce the codes. I know some get PO'ed by my comments, but I get tired of paying good money to see pax dress slovenly when I'm at dinner & a show.. Is it really THAT hard to wear nice shorts & a collared shirt or khakis? or is it just too difficult for some.

[Ma Bell]

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[keithm]

It has absolutely nothing to do with people doing exactly what they want when they please and everything to do with someone having dinner in a Celebrity venue (Ocean View Cafe) and then being forced to return to their room and change (or forgo attending the show) in order not to offend someone's fragile sensitivities if they see someone in shorts in the theater.

 

Man, get a grip people.

I'm not talking about suit & tie. I'm simply talking about smart casual. I'm fine with nice shorts, but I've seen some really crappy shorts that are also used as bathing suits. You see them in the stores. I wear them on shore on a casual excursion, myself. I would never think of wearing them to the buffet & a show. Those type of shorts & a tank top are a pretty lousy excuse for proper dress at night. Two minutes to go put on a proper pair of pants, that's real hard to do,geesh!

[Pushka]

It's not, but you should see what sneaks in! The staff generally are too afraid to enforce the codes. I know some get PO'ed by my comments, but I get tired of paying good money to see pax dress slovenly when I'm at dinner & a show.. Is it really THAT hard to wear nice shorts & a collared shirt or khakis? or is it just too difficult for some.

 

 

 

On Princess we saw a guy strut through the buffet in undies he was using as swimwear. No point in getting offended. We just laughed at his lack of grace. We are on holiday to enjoy not to get offended at stuff that others do.

[keithm]

I always get "comfortable" after dinner. Shorts and a polo is my attire after dinner every night. The casino, night club, and the rest of the ship are usually come as you are after dinner. On over 20 cruises, I have never ever been asked to change my clothes after dinner. Hope this clarifies it. Please people, life is too short, be nice to each other.

 

 

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Nice shorts & a polo shirt are fine. It's the crappy shorts that double as bathing shorts(board shorts, I believe they're called)along with a cheesy type T shirt or tank top(insert your "team" here) let's not forget the ball cap flipped around! That just looks so trashy. Sorry, but it does. I've seen it & I'm sure others have as well. When rules get relaxed, some just like to take it to the extreme. Sorry, if I'm trying to hold a "slipping" line here.

[Smallfamily]

You can wear whatever you want to the theatre no matter what the dress code was for the main dining room that day. Be comfortable and wear what you want. Hopefully anyone in there is watching the show not the other guests

 

 

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[hcat]

Nice shorts & a polo shirt are fine. It's the crappy shorts that double as bathing shorts(board shorts, I believe they're called)along with a cheesy type T shirt or tank top(insert your "team" here) let's not forget the ball cap flipped around! That just looks so trashy. Sorry, but it does. I've seen it & I'm sure others have as well. When rules get relaxed, some just like to take it to the extreme. Sorry, if I'm trying to hold a "slipping" line here.

 

Was nice to see folks wearing obvious bathing suits and wife beaters being asked to leave the MDR at lunch hour on Infinity. .They were almost seated but the maitre d caught up and politely said bye bye..Not asking for much ,..but i dont want to see hairy puts at the lunch table,.

[keithm]

was nice to see folks wearing obvious bathing suits and wife beaters being asked to leave the mdr at lunch hour on infinity. .they were almost seated but the maitre d caught up and politely said bye bye..not asking for much ,..but i dont want to see hairy puts at the lunch table,.

ewwwww!!

[keithm]

You can wear whatever you want to the theatre no matter what the dress code was for the main dining room that day. Be comfortable and wear what you want. Hopefully anyone in there is watching the show not the other guests

 

 

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So, is there a limit for poor dress? Skanky shorts & wife beater T? That OK by you??? Sorry, but I think some pax like to show a bit more style.

[dkjretired]

So, is there a limit for poor dress? Skanky shorts & wife beater T? That OK by you??? Sorry, but I think some pax like to show a bit more style.

 

Your the only one creating these silly modes of dress, no reason for it. Bottom line, people will enter the theater from the buffet until Celebrity enforces their own rules.

[Ma Bell]

Your the only one creating these silly modes of dress, no reason for it. Bottom line, people will enter the theater from the buffet until Celebrity enforces their own rules.

 

Don, they actually do. Obviously not always but I've seen it plenty of times. I can also honestly say I haven't seen many people even trying it on the cruises I've been on. They are usually longer European or Transatlantic cruises.

[caribill]

You can wear whatever you want to the theatre no matter what the dress code was for the main dining room that day. Be comfortable and wear what you want. Hopefully anyone in there is watching the show not the other guests

 

Once people are seated in the theater, it is difficult to see what type of pants they are wearing, especially once the lights are dimmed for the show.

[Pushka]

Why do people worry about what others are wearing in a dark theatre?

[DirtyDawg]

Once people are seated in the theater, it is difficult to see what type of pants they are wearing, especially once the lights are dimmed for the show.

 

Why do people worry about what others are wearing in a dark theatre?

 

For mere mortals it's verydifficult to see what types of pants others are wearing in the theatre. ButFashion Police have a sixth sense, like Spiderman’s Spidey sense or Superman'sx-ray vision, so even in a darkened theatre they can tell, and they do worry about it.

That's the reason I always pack, along with my designer Polos,and pants, my designer boxers, not my slovenly Walmart ones.:D

[dkjretired]

Don, they actually do. Obviously not always but I've seen it plenty of times. I can also honestly say I haven't seen many people even trying it on the cruises I've been on. They are usually longer European or Transatlantic cruises.

 

We basically do different cruises and I know those are the ones you have taken, agree completely that dress code is probably different. It took me ten years to go to Alaska because the wife always wanted to go somewhere warm, turned out to be the best cruise we ever took. For a number of reasons we will probably never do a transatlantic or long Europeans cruise. I certainly respect your opinion because I know where you are coming from. Whatever cruise we are on we have always followed the dress code no matter what it was and it was not cheap with growing children getting dressed up.

[ECCruise]

We do TA, European, Asia and SA cruises on =X=. Rarely less than 10 days. 26 and counting. Never done a Caribbean cruise on them and never will.

 

Never seen anyone checking clothing in the theater or anywhere other than the dining rooms on Celebrity since the addition of "chic" (and truthfully, never before either), and that includes 30 days on the line last month. And yes, last month, horrors of horrors, we did see a number of men enter the theater wearing shorts. Not unusual I guess since the weather outside was a heat index of around 110 degrees (44C) and some, likely, had eaten in Ocean View and wanted to see the show. They looked fine, and luckily for the 800 or so other patrons in the theater, the roof remained stable and did not fall on their heads.:eek: