Dress to Impress....

[2BACRUISER]

Is Marellas version of formal night. How many can I expect on a 7 day med cruise and are they mainly on sea days. Seen a few nice frocks on offer.......any excuse 😂😂

[dronnygirl]

You will have one Dress to Impress night.  Go on, treat yourself 😁

[brian1]

Me and a few other guys wore  dinner suits on our D2 cruise last year.I felt a bit out of place sitting near a guy in the bar wearing vest and shorts.Ladies though, should not feel out of place in their gladrags.

Edited March 23, 2019 by brian1

[dronnygirl]

2 hours ago, brian1 said:

Me and a few other guys wore  dinner suits on our D2 cruise last year.I felt a bit out of place sitting near a guy in the bar wearing vest and shorts.Ladies though, should not feel out of place in their gladrags.

I agree Brian. My DH has always worn a DJ but last year on Discovery we were seated at a table with others who didn't seem to have made any effort at all leaving us feeling out of place.   On Explorer later in the year  he wore smart trousers with a shirt and tie and felt more comfortable.  Ladies seemed to make much more effort.

[brian1]

41 minutes ago, dronnygirl said:

I agree Brian. My DH has always worn a DJ but last year on Discovery we were seated at a table with others who didn't seem to have made any effort at all leaving us feeling out of place.   On Explorer later in the year  he wore smart trousers with a shirt and tie and felt more comfortable.  Ladies seemed to make much more effort.

What made it worse was that our previous cruise was with Cunard,where jackets must be worn at all times,even on nonformal nights.We are on Explorer in Sept,will still wear DJ.Got to keep up appearances,lol.

[2BACRUISER]

I think they should make a rule no pool/beach wear in bars say after 7pm. If you want to wear vests and skimpy shorts at night go to Benidorm or Ibiza. I don't necessarily want men trussed up in suits/djs but I do like them to at least wear a nice shirt and slacks or Bermuda shorts especially if their ladies have made an effort. A bit of decorum and respect for ones fellow passengers. 

[Tizzy-Jo]

27 minutes ago, 2BACRUISER said:

I think they should make a rule no pool/beach wear in bars say after 7pm. If you want to wear vests and skimpy shorts at night go to Benidorm or Ibiza. I don't necessarily want men trussed up in suits/djs but I do like them to at least wear a nice shirt and slacks or Bermuda shorts especially if their ladies have made an effort. A bit of decorum and respect for ones fellow passengers. 

Absolutely agree.

[Vitalsign]

Vests and shorts ok for deck bars but should not be worn in the inside bars - the dress code for each evening is in the Cruise News and should be adhered to

[dronnygirl]

Unfortunately some of the MDR staff seem a little reluctant to challenge people, we once saw someone wearing a football team shirt which I feel is a real no-no for dinner. 

[Vitalsign]

Yes this is the problem, the staff don't enforce the rules unless a number of people complain and then it's just a general announcement usually in the Cruise News The worst I read about was babies in nappies in the jacuzzis on Dream this season This is something which should be enforced immediately due to norovirus In fact since we first saw the jacuzzis being closed when some passengers got norovirus many cruises ago we have never used them and call them 'norosoup'. We have since children under 12 with no adult supervision using them with full face snorkel and mask on Discovery 2 actually swimming under the water - unbelievable!!! 

[ormy]

On our last TUI cruise, on Celebration, a man in cut off trousers was refused entry to MDR in the evening, his wife made quite a fuss, but he had to go and change. I do think dress should be adhered to at all times.

[dronnygirl]

The most shocking thing we saw last year on Discovery was a woman waiting for a table in front of us.  She was insistent that she was not seated at a table that would be served by a certain race .  I was so shocked and disgusted as all the staff we've met have been lovely no matter where they are from. I had to hold my breath to stop me saying something but the person giving out the table numbers should have turned  her away.  

[nancyneptune]

10 hours ago, brian1 said:

Me and a few other guys wore  dinner suits on our D2 cruise last year.I felt a bit out of place sitting near a guy in the bar wearing vest and shorts.Ladies though, should not feel out of place in their gladrags.

 

You should not have felt out of place.  The guy in the shorts and vest should have felt awkward as he was the one not adhering to the dress code. Please continue to dress to impress and enjoy your cruises. 

[nancyneptune]

1 hour ago, dronnygirl said:

The most shocking thing we saw last year on Discovery was a woman waiting for a table in front of us.  She was insistent that she was not seated at a table that would be served by a certain race .  I was so shocked and disgusted as all the staff we've met have been lovely no matter where they are from. I had to hold my breath to stop me saying something but the person giving out the table numbers should have turned  her away.  

 

 

Hope I never have to share a table with someone like that.  With an attitude like that she should stay at home.

[nancyneptune]

1 hour ago, ormy said:

On our last TUI cruise, on Celebration, a man in cut off trousers was refused entry to MDR in the evening, his wife made quite a fuss, but he had to go and change. I do think dress should be adhered to at all times.

 

 

Agree Tui need to address this.  I once saw a man being refused entry to the MDR on the Spirit.  He became abusive to the Maitre' D in front of other guests but the Maitre' D refused to give way.  That was when Thomson was Thomson  and before standards slipped.

 

The attitude of some of the passengers now is really bad.  They should have some respect for the crew, fellow passengers and themselves and make a bit more of an effort in their dress and their behaviour. How often have we heard  " It's my holiday, I paid for it. I'll do as I please "   We all paid for our holiday and we all want to have a memorable experience, not have it spoiled by a few mindless individuals with a bad attitude.

[Vitalsign]

I think the woman who refused to be served by someone of a certain race should have been put off the ship and banned from travelling with TUI ever again? Had she also insisted on who cleaned her room or served her in the bar? 

[dronnygirl]

I only heard the conversation at the MDR queue. The poor man allocating the tables was so taken aback he just went along with her request.  I was pleased we were not put on her table as I would have refused.  It's time the staff were trained to deal with these situations or they should be able to call on someone else for help.

[2BACRUISER]

13 hours ago, nancyneptune said:

 

 

Agree Tui need to address this.  I once saw a man being refused entry to the MDR on the Spirit.  He became abusive to the Maitre' D in front of other guests but the Maitre' D refused to give way.  That was when Thomson was Thomson  and before standards slipped.

 

The attitude of some of the passengers now is really bad.  They should have some respect for the crew, fellow passengers and themselves and make a bit more of an effort in their dress and their behaviour. How often have we heard  " It's my holiday, I paid for it. I'll do as I please "   We all paid for our holiday and we all want to have a memorable experience, not have it spoiled by a few mindless individuals with a bad attitude.

Entirely agree. This is not only on holidays sadly but seems to be the way of Britain these days. No respect for ones fellow human beings. 

[davecttr]

Standards have not slipped IMO, Stuff like this was happening 10 years ago when I started cruising on both Thomson and P&O. I would have hoped the racist incident would have been passed up the command chain and a senior officer 'had a word' with the passenger.

 

I was on a xmas cruise to the Canaries aboard P&O  and a passenger racially insulted a young casino dealer from East Africa who was on her first cruise,  she was distraught. The passenger concerned left the ship the next day, it was xmas eve!

[nancyneptune]

1 hour ago, davecttr said:

Standards have not slipped IMO, Stuff like this was happening 10 years ago when I started cruising on both Thomson and P&O. I would have hoped the racist incident would have been passed up the command chain and a senior officer 'had a word' with the passenger.

 

I was on a xmas cruise to the Canaries aboard P&O  and a passenger racially insulted a young casino dealer from East Africa who was on her first cruise,  she was distraught. The passenger concerned left the ship the next day, it was xmas eve!

 

 

I sincerely hope Tui Marella would deal with any racist incidents in the same manner as P&O did.  How awful for that poor young girl to experience this kind of treatment especially on her first contract. 

[ormy]

Hopefully someone at TUI will pick up our feelings regarding matters like this - sure they must read Cruise Critic if only to see what customers feel.

[Malleykatt]

We tend to stick to the MDR whilst on board. Think of it as going out for a meal at home we wouldn't dream of rolling up in shorts and t shirt ........save that for KFC or the like. Football shirts are a no as well even our local pub has some dress rules. I've got 2 teenage boys who enjoy cruising and they always dress smart. 

Last year my then 18 year old was not impressed with the behaviour of an older "gentleman" who kept clicking his fingers and then whistling to try to get served at the bar. He then shouted at the bar men who were really busy serving "oi over here". My son got up walked over and said as he's been told to be polite to his elders he'd just ask him to stop showing himself up and wait his turn because everyone was fed up with his attitude. Old boy must have been a bit shocked but it worked. This was on day 3 the rest of the 2 weeks he was like a church mouse. 

[brian1]

I am not assuming the guy I mentioned went to the MDR dressed in vest and shorts.He was in the bar at the top of D2 where the speciality restaurants are.Hopefully he changed later.

[Vitalsign]

Well he obviously wasn't dressed for what is the cocktail bar