Have you seen people denied entrance to dining room because not. Dressed properly?

[naturelovergirl]

American couple here.... in the 40-50s age bracket.

We love Cunard's dress code. It makes the ship feel so special at night.

[Camgirl]

2 hours ago, naturelovergirl said:

We love Cunard's dress code. It makes the ship feel so special at night.

Here, here. And have seen very very few men with their jackets on their chairs in the mdr. Few enough for them to stick out as looking different from the large majority. We love that almost everyone makes such an effort and looks so lovely each evening.

 

In my 50's but been cruising with Cunard since my mid 40's.

[navybankerteacher]

15 hours ago, resistk said:

 

Additionally since gender is now officially fluid one could wear a dress if one chose to and I certainly have seen national garb such as African formal wear.

Are you including those Scottish guys who occasionally wear skirts to dinner?

[wolfie789]

On 7/14/2020 at 11:10 PM, resistk said:

 

I think this affection for the dress code is more common in the 65+ age range, who may not be cruising in the near future?  Cunard is going to have a hard time filling its ships unless it changes with the times. 

I'm not sure there's much evidence to back this up. Me and my wife are in our early 30s, enjoy luxury cruising and book Cunard for the formality. We have lots of friends who enjoy dressing up to go out for dinner in London in our age bracket.

[resistk]

4 hours ago, wolfie789 said:

I'm not sure there's much evidence to back this up. Me and my wife are in our early 30s, enjoy luxury cruising and book Cunard for the formality. We have lots of friends who enjoy dressing up to go out for dinner in London in our age bracket.

 

Possibly but if that was the case the other luxury lines would also do the same instead they often go in the other direction.  Anyway I suspect Cunard will want passengers dragging less stuff on board unless COVID is eradicated.  Suitcases incoming for example will need to be disinfected before they come on the ship.  The tiny laundrettes make social distancing impossible. Ballroom dancing, nope. The casino also prevents a problem.  In fact the whole idea of formal nights won't work until after the pandemic is arrested.

[resistk]

4 hours ago, navybankerteacher said:

Are you including those Scottish guys who occasionally wear skirts to dinner?

 

Nope.  That would go under national costume.  Imagine trying to disinfect one of those wooly heirlooms?

[Fairgarth]

8 hours ago, navybankerteacher said:

Are you including those Scottish guys who occasionally wear skirts to dinner?

 

Och aye, for sure.  My skirt outfit cost a muckle mair bawbees than my tux.  It's a great conversation starter, especially with the ladies (but no wi' the laddies).  Eat yer hert oot, jealousy......jealousy......

[Lakesregion]

On 7/14/2020 at 4:54 AM, Camgirl said:

The Ritz in London has a dress code that insists on jackets for men at lunch, dinner and afternoon tea. That is more than on any Cunard ship.

Would love it if one could extend the refusal of service to embarkation days. If one shows up looking like they had just helped loading on the luggage on the pier then maybe Cunard is not the right place to be sailing as a passenger.

[BlueRiband]

25 minutes ago, Lakesregion said:

Would love it if one could extend the refusal of service to embarkation days. If one shows up looking like they had just helped loading on the luggage on the pier then maybe Cunard is not the right place to be sailing as a passenger.

Same here.  How much trouble is it to freshen up a bit? 

 

I only personally witnessed two cases of passengers turned away.  In Britannia a man was turned away for wearing an open collar shirt on a gala night.  The second time was in PG where a couple showed up on disembarkation night in leather jackets that looked more appropriate for mounting his and her Harleys. 

[Victoria2]

3 hours ago, Lakesregion said:

Would love it if one could extend the refusal of service to embarkation days. If one shows up looking like they had just helped loading on the luggage on the pier then maybe Cunard is not the right place to be sailing as a passenger.

It's thoughts such as these which would put off future passengers. Dress code on board, yes. I'm all for it in spades. Embarkation code? Ridiculous. As long as one looks clean and hopefully 'tidy', that is sufficient.

 

My father wore his best suit, mother wore a hat, gloves and Sunday best when we travelled over half a century ago and I had new a dress and shoes. That was over half a century. Life moves on and we don't live in the past however hard some would like to .

[AussieVoyager]

1 hour ago, Victoria2 said:

It's thoughts such as these which would put off future passengers. Dress code on board, yes. I'm all for it in spades. Embarkation code? Ridiculous. As long as one looks clean and hopefully 'tidy', that is sufficient.

 

My father wore his best suit, mother wore a hat, gloves and Sunday best when we travelled over half a century ago and I had new a dress and shoes. That was over half a century. Life moves on and we don't live in the past however hard some would like to .

I hope I don't put anyone off, but I do like to dress a certain way for embarkation - so much so that my wife laughingly refers to me being in my 'shipboarding outfit'.

[Victoria2]

2 hours ago, AussieVoyager said:

I hope I don't put anyone off, but I do like to dress a certain way for embarkation - so much so that my wife laughingly refers to me being in my 'shipboarding outfit'.

Not at all. Your style is entirely up to you. My comment was addressed to the thought of embarkation refusal due to dress deemed less than acceptable to one or two. Dressed to impress or relaxed casual. Both are fine for embarkation. 'We' need to encourage passengers, not put them off.

[BigMac1953]

These cards that some people get given at embarkation, are they used for voting whether or not those passing are dressed appropriately or not?

[PORT ROYAL]

3 minutes ago, BigMac1953 said:

These cards that some people get given at embarkation, are they used for voting whether or not those passing are dressed appropriately or not?

 

Good point.

 

Then how about on Formal evenings, for those men just wearing a dark suit and tie. At the entrance to the MDR they are given, by the MD, a small bell, this to hold out at arms length in front of them and ring the bell continuously, with vigour, as they walk to their table.

😉

 

[Victoria2]

1 hour ago, BigMac1953 said:

These cards that some people get given at embarkation, are they used for voting whether or not those passing are dressed appropriately or not?

Well our cards have been red in the past, when checking into a Q2 so that must indicate red for casual dress.  If it's red for watch out, slobs about, than we must have been allowed to pass due to Q2 status! 😁

Edited July 17, 2020 by Victoria2

[navybankerteacher]

8 hours ago, Victoria2 said:

It's thoughts such as these which would put off future passengers. Dress code on board, yes. I'm all for it in spades. Embarkation code? Ridiculous. As long as one looks clean and hopefully 'tidy', that is sufficient.

 

My father wore his best suit, mother wore a hat, gloves and Sunday best when we travelled over half a century ago and I had new a dress and shoes. That was over half a century. Life moves on and we don't live in the past however hard some would like to .

I can recall people  regularly dressing for travel - I was required to wear jacket and tie when going anywhere.  It actually made sense - wearing good clothes meant that you did not have to take up room in your luggage to pack them.  To this day I always wear a blazer while traveling - not only does it mean that I have it with me in addition to the suit I pack, it also has a number of pockets handy for carrying documents, etc.

[Victoria2]

21 minutes ago, navybankerteacher said:

I can recall people  regularly dressing for travel - I was required to wear jacket and tie when going anywhere.  It actually made sense - wearing good clothes meant that you did not have to take up room in your luggage to pack them.  To this day I always wear a blazer while traveling - not only does it mean that I have it with me in addition to the suit I pack, it also has a number of pockets handy for carrying documents, etc.

The pockets of my decent clothes are sewn up on purchase and are kept that way so that I don’t spoil the line of the cut by carrying stuff in them.

 

Luckily, we have the choice what to wear for embarkation and don’t have it foisted on us.

[navybankerteacher]

4 hours ago, PORT ROYAL said:

 

Good point.

 

Then how about on Formal evenings, for those men just wearing a dark suit and tie. At the entrance to the MDR they are given, by the MD, a small bell, this to hold out at arms length in front of them and ring the bell continuously, with vigour, as they walk to their table.

😉

 

 I assume the same practice would be followed  in mid September should a careless passenger (US citizen) have tried to slip into the  dining room wearing a white dinner jacket after Labor Day.

[BlueRiband]

8 hours ago, AussieVoyager said:

I hope I don't put anyone off, but I do like to dress a certain way for embarkation - so much so that my wife laughingly refers to me being in my 'shipboarding outfit'.

Same here!  While I don't go to the extent of Rose DeWitt Brukater, boarding QM2 is a considerably grander occasion for me than boarding the Staten Island Ferry.

[PORT ROYAL]

1 hour ago, navybankerteacher said:

 I assume the same practice would be followed  in mid September should a careless passenger (US citizen) have tried to slip into the  dining room wearing a white dinner jacket after Labor Day.

 

Only for an afternoon event at sea, in the MDR, would the white jacket would be deemed "acceptable".

 

[BlueRiband]

I've noticed white dinner jackets on an EB TA in December where the ship was continuing to the Caribbean after New York.

[newjoisey]

it's those 3rd class peons showing up without a tux while on the turtle snorkel swim that gets my goat........such nerve   

[PORT ROYAL]

22 minutes ago, newjoisey said:

it's those 3rd class peons showing up without a tux while on the turtle snorkel swim that gets my goat........such nerve   

 

That's one of the problems when taking a tour open to others,, because one has no control as to what level of peon will attend.

Think note to self is in order........ In future, only take private excursions, and if one has a wish for others to join one, then your written invitation will indicate the Dress Code.

Your Butler will be happy arrange for the invitations to be printed and delivered to your selected guest/s

[BigMac1953]

1 hour ago, PORT ROYAL said:

 

 

Your Butler will be happy arrange for the invitations to be printed and delivered to your selected guest/s

 

Actually, it's the concierge. We've done it!

[navybankerteacher]

On 7/17/2020 at 1:48 PM, PORT ROYAL said:

 

Only for an afternoon event at sea, in the MDR, would the white jacket would be deemed "acceptable".

 

Just a touch of sartorial chauvinism here.

 

On a trans-Atlantic crossing, U S custom should count as well as UK — and US custom certainly calls for white dinner jackets any time of day between Memorial Day (last Monday in May) and Labor Day (first Monday in September).  I suppose you might insist that US custom should not apply while on the half of the Atlantic closest to Britain.  But, if you play that card, you should not call elevators “lifts” or sweaters “jumpers” (or use any other quaint Britishisms) while on the western half of the crossing.