ithaca gal Posted January 15, 2018 #1 Share Posted January 15, 2018 we just returned from a 7 day cruise on the Eurodam On the first Gala Night, a couple came to the MDR with the man wearing jeans with multiple holes in them, a T-shirt and a ball cap. The maitre’d politely asked asked that they dine elsewhere. (Almost all men dining in the MDR that night had a tie on or were wearing a jacket and tie.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Scrapnana Posted January 15, 2018 #2 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Glad to hear that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianbear Posted January 15, 2018 #3 Share Posted January 15, 2018 I'm glad to hear that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggipaws Posted January 15, 2018 #4 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Thats great, but they need to enforce the dress rule at all times. Whilst on the Eurodam, a women was turned away quite rightly wearing shorts, but they let her boyfriend in with shorts. It should be no shorts on any night in the MDR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedneckBob Posted January 15, 2018 #5 Share Posted January 15, 2018 we just returned from a 7 day cruise on the Eurodam On the first Gala Night, a couple came to the MDR with the man wearing jeans with multiple holes in them, a T-shirt and a ball cap. The maitre’d politely asked asked that they dine elsewhere. (Almost all men dining in the MDR that night had a tie on or were wearing a jacket and tie.) I told the Misses to sew up those holes in my jeans before we went on the Eurodam. :D. And what's wrong with wearing a Alabama football cap; they just won the national championship. PS: I'm not advertising but you can see my review of my cruise on the Eurodam; "The not to late review of the Eurodam." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted January 15, 2018 #6 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Glad to hear that the dining room manager made that couple go elsewhere. This jean wearing and short wearing has gotten out of hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedish weave Posted January 15, 2018 #7 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Glad to hear that the dining room manager made that couple go elsewhere.This jean wearing and short wearing has gotten out of hand. Dress codes are rapidly changing in most venues due to economic trends and the changing ideas of style. Cruise lines that try to hang onto the outdated dress codes face mounting pressure to change, and they will do so or they will fail to remain competitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esimon Posted January 15, 2018 #8 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Cruise lines that try to hang onto the outdated dress codes face mounting pressure to change, and they will do so or they will fail to remain competitive. I disagree - the jean wearing cap wearing folks will go to a more casual line and those of us who like to dress and don't mind following rules will love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ski ww Posted January 15, 2018 #9 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Glad to hear, about time. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lady Arwen Posted January 15, 2018 #10 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Jeans with holes, a t-shirt and a baseball cap! Happy that he was turned away from the MDR. My husband wears this to cut the grass. I don't mind jeans at all, but this is pushing the limit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare david,Mississauga Posted January 15, 2018 #11 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Dress codes are rapidly changing in most venues due to economic trends and the changing ideas of style. Cruise lines that try to hang onto the outdated dress codes face mounting pressure to change, and they will do so or they will fail to remain competitive. Not necessarily. Fortunately there are cruise lines for a wide variety of tastes, whether it be entertainment, dining or dress codes. Cunard lowered their standards slightly several years ago. (Jacket and tie were required of gents on non-formal nights, now ties are optional but worn by a very large number of men because they want to.) Most of their regular passengers are happy about fairly traditional dress standards. Cunard doesn't appear to have suffered. Since Carnival bought Cunard, three new ships were built and the QE2 was retired. A fourth ship has been ordered. I'm not surprised that HAL changed "formal" to "gala" considering that casually-dressed people - and even a few slobs - were admitted to the MDR on formal nights on a cruise we took in 2015. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doone Posted January 15, 2018 #12 Share Posted January 15, 2018 I am also glad to hear he was turned away........perhaps another more casual cruise line would be a better fit for this cruiser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navybankerteacher Posted January 15, 2018 #13 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Dress codes are rapidly changing in most venues due to economic trends and the changing ideas of style. Cruise lines that try to hang onto the outdated dress codes face mounting pressure to change, and they will do so or they will fail to remain competitive. Changes are not always in the same direction. Widely accepted "ideas of style" might come to exclude acceptability of slovenly attire in some locations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summer slope Posted January 15, 2018 #14 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Kudo's to that manager. If more of the rules were upheld then people wouldn't try to push the limits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doone Posted January 15, 2018 #15 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Kudo's to that manager. If more of the rules were upheld then people wouldn't try to push the limits. Exactly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhD-iva Posted January 15, 2018 #16 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Hooray!!! [emoji106] Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleacher04 Posted January 15, 2018 #17 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Kudo's to that manager. If more of the rules were upheld then people wouldn't try to push the limits. Agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esimon Posted January 15, 2018 #18 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Interesting - I think I will speak up if I see them letting in less than nice clothing in MDR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avian777 Posted January 15, 2018 #19 Share Posted January 15, 2018 ... If more of the rules were upheld then people wouldn't try to push the limits. Although history would indicate otherwise, I hope you are correct in this regard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tampa Girl Posted January 15, 2018 #20 Share Posted January 15, 2018 I told the Misses to sew up those holes in my jeans before we went on the Eurodam. :D. " Yes, but did she?:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idiebabe Posted January 15, 2018 #21 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Glad to hear that, too! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedneckBob Posted January 15, 2018 #22 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Yes, but did she?:D It was a joke! Actually on gala nite I wear my dress Dickies overalls from Walmart. YooHoo, I mean Yahoo :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrolleyGirl Posted January 15, 2018 #23 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Interesting - I think I will speak up if I see them letting in less than nice clothing in MDR "Nice" is a subjective word, and can't really be enforced. What is nice to you, may not appear nice to another person. The MDR manager did enforce the rule of no jeans on gala night, and not a subjective decision as to whether the guest looked nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tampa Girl Posted January 15, 2018 #24 Share Posted January 15, 2018 It was a joke! Actually on gala nite I wear my dress Dickies overalls from Walmart. YooHoo, I mean Yahoo :D Yes. I got it! That's why the :D after my posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esimon Posted January 15, 2018 #25 Share Posted January 15, 2018 well let me explain -- jeans in the MDR are not nice ball caps in the MDR are not nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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