Jeans in Dining Room for Dinner?

[Eggtuary]

29 minutes ago, imcpa said:

In all seriousness, if I wear nice linen pants and a nice polo shirt, can I also wear nice/clean tennis shoes in all the restaurants?

 

Some sick part of my mind is waiting for someone to point out that the dress code doesn’t specifically mention footwear, and that they’re going to pack clown shoes for their next cruise, just to test it. 🤣

Edited September 7, 2021 by Eggtuary

[Jim Avery]

20 minutes ago, Eggtuary said:

Some sick part of my mind is waiting for someone to point out that the dress code doesn’t specifically mention footwear, and that they’re going to pack clown shoes for their next cruise, just to test it. 🤣

Don't mock the afflicted... My feet are so big all my shoes look like clown shoes.....😱

[CILCIANRQTS]

22 hours ago, Eggtuary said:

Some sick part of my mind is waiting for someone to point out that the dress code doesn’t specifically mention footwear, and that they’re going to pack clown shoes for their next cruise, just to test it. 🤣

Or tasteful black Crocs… 😎

[Jazmyn49]

With socks, of course....😛

[bluesea777]

1 hour ago, Jazmyn49 said:

With socks, of course....😛

 

White, of course .... 🤪

[zelker]

On 8/11/2021 at 8:10 PM, aungrl said:

Sleeveless dresses or tops are most definitely not an evening dress code violation.  Not sure where you saw that, but you'll see sleeveless everywhere in the evening.  I always wear a shrug or pashmina or something like that because I'm always cold, but I'd say a healthy minority of ladies I've seen in all the evening dining venues are sleeveless on any given night. 

What about black leggings with a tunic-length top?  Or nice capris?  That’s standard, easy to pack dinner attire for me, even on Seabourn.  

[lackcreativity]

1 hour ago, zelker said:

What about black leggings with a tunic-length top?  Or nice capris?  That’s standard, easy to pack dinner attire for me, even on Seabourn.  

Slim leg pants in black and navy with an assortment of tunic tops are my go to dinner outfits on a Viking cruise. I might bring one simple dress just for the fun of it.

[Twitchly]

1 hour ago, zelker said:

What about black leggings with a tunic-length top?  Or nice capris?  That’s standard, easy to pack dinner attire for me, even on Seabourn.  

Sounds fine.

 

Just be sure to pair them with color-coordinated Crocs and you’re good. 

[CILCIANRQTS]

I NEVER bring a dress on ANY cruise!! 😉😎

[PasadenaDave]

We are going on a Nile Cruise in 2023.  Given the expected heat of the upper Nile, I have considered purchasing a Thobe, the traditional man dress that one sees in the Middle East. I think it would help with both the heat and sun.

Would I be able to wear it to dinner?

[duquephart]

Why are you asking here?

[Glenndale]

56 minutes ago, PasadenaDave said:

We are going on a Nile Cruise in 2023.  Given the expected heat of the upper Nile, I have considered purchasing a Thobe, the traditional man dress that one sees in the Middle East. I think it would help with both the heat and sun.

Would I be able to wear it to dinner?

Many years ago on a Nile cruise, my husband and many other men purchased galebeyas at the locks at Esna from salesmen in their boats. They would throw the robes up to us on deck and we would throw the money down to them (all wrapped in plastic bags)

The men did wear them to dinner and on a subsequent tour to a mausoleum in Aswan.

[bluesea777]

6 hours ago, Twitchly said:

Sounds fine.

 

Just be sure to pair them with color-coordinated Crocs and you’re good. 

 … and color-coordinated ankle socks and you’re even better. 
 

[CILCIANRQTS]

If this keeps up, Viking is going to go “clothing optional”!! 😳😎🤭

[aungrl]

10 hours ago, zelker said:

What about black leggings with a tunic-length top?  Or nice capris?  That’s standard, easy to pack dinner attire for me, even on Seabourn.  

Yes, that pretty much describes my dinner attire, other than for specialty restaurants where I do bring a dress, typically, but a more casual one that I wear with boots, tights, and a scarf.  But for the Restaurant, it's black leggings, boots, and tunic tops pretty much every night.  (Or in really warm climates, which we haven't done much of, leggings, tunic tops, and flats.)

[duquephart]

OK (sigh). What does everybody else wear? Just can't wait to hear.

[rbslos18]

2 hours ago, CILCIANRQTS said:

If this keeps up, Viking is going to go “clothing optional”!! 😳😎🤭

Dear Viking,

I am cancelling our cruise. When I booked I was promised no children, no inside cabins, no casino, no smoking, no tiny Speedos but that everyone would be wearing clothes. I am an upright cruise passenger. I never complain. In fact, if it matters, I have been vaccinated not once but twice. I am fine with wearing a mask and daily PCR tests. I’ll even wear that pendant thingy. But Viking, I just can’t wrap my hands around the new “clothing optional” policy. How do I decide when to wear clothes and what qualifies as jeans? Your dress code is more complex then the aggravating 48/72 hour pre-cruise PCR test guideline. I’m out.
Yours,

Flummoxed in Kentucky

Edited September 12, 2021 by rbslos18

[Jim Avery]

45 minutes ago, duquephart said:

OK (sigh). What does everybody else wear? Just can't wait to hear.

boxers or briefs????😱

[CCWineLover]

3 hours ago, CILCIANRQTS said:

If this keeps up, Viking is going to go “clothing optional”!! 😳😎🤭

There was a Cruise Critic poster who queried about the possibility of doing the clothing optional at the pool/spa!   Guess that won't fly.

[SarahDevorah]

This is an old thread, but in case anyone might still be reading it... I see all the replies that, to me, just seem so rule-bound and maybe slightly elitist. I've been told that Viking Cruises have many great offerings but they typically come with a large side of snob. I'm worried about that because we are setting up a cruise for 2024. I'm looking forward to it, but I agree with the woman who spoke of her husband having to be in a suit and tie for 40 years of work. Same with mine! I'm wondering what Viking's reasoning is. 
I've been on many tours and a few cruises. I typically prefer land tours because more focus is spent on excursions - going and doing and living and learning - than on getting dressed for dinner! I grew up dressing for dinner. It's no biggie to me, but I think they have a misguided priority which ultimately adds to the elitism that allows them to charge more, but detracts from the actual adventure that people should be having elsewhere! Don't limit my adventure by making me get back in time to dress for a dumb dinner. I don't care about food! I care about climbing mountains, and the like. Just a bunch of affective silliness. 

[Murt22]

Don't think they have much of a dress code except no jeans for dinner. Definitely not a reason not to book it. The 'snobbieness' was non-existent on the river cruise we took - but since a large number of people on the ship are older, they don' t exactly wear workout clothes to dinner. You can eat at the World cafe every night and not worry about it, if that is an issue.

[Squawkman]

We’ve been on 10 Viking cruises (5 ocean and 5 river) and never experienced snobbieness. The no jeans rule is only for dinners in the service restaurants. Jeans are permitted for service breakfasts in the Restaurant. Really no big deal as we check menus each day and more often eat in the World Cafe than the Restaurant or Manfredi’s. 

[Peregrina651]

10 minutes ago, SarahDevorah said:

but they typically come with a large side of snob.

 

 

You have yet to sail with Viking, hence you are judging them based on the comments of a very small, yet very vocal, percentage of the folks who actually sail on the ships. "Snob" is the last word I would use to describe the Viking guests I have sailed with over the last 13 years. Diverse, yes but snobs, for the most part, no (there are always exceptions).

 

All cruise lines have dress codes. People want guidelines for dress so that they know what to pack and can dress appropriately. Many people just want to fit in. They want to know what they can leave home and what they should plan on packing.

 

Viking Oceans has three clearly enforced rules for the dining rooms: no jeans, men's shirts must have collars and no shorts. Beyond that there is a lot of freedom of choice. If you don't want to "dress" for dinner, you don't have to; you get the same menu in the World Cafe as you in the main dining room without the fuss of service.

 

38 minutes ago, SarahDevorah said:

but I think they have a misguided priority which ultimately adds to the elitism that allows them to charge more, but detracts from the actual adventure that people should be having elsewhere!

 

If that is the way you feel about it, I don't understand why you are choosing to sail with Viking. You seem to have your mind made up already. That is not a good beginning.

 

[Heidi13]

32 minutes ago, SarahDevorah said:

This is an old thread, but in case anyone might still be reading it... I see all the replies that, to me, just seem so rule-bound and maybe slightly elitist. I've been told that Viking Cruises have many great offerings but they typically come with a large side of snob. I'm worried about that because we are setting up a cruise for 2024. I'm looking forward to it, but I agree with the woman who spoke of her husband having to be in a suit and tie for 40 years of work. Same with mine! I'm wondering what Viking's reasoning is. 
I've been on many tours and a few cruises. I typically prefer land tours because more focus is spent on excursions - going and doing and living and learning - than on getting dressed for dinner! I grew up dressing for dinner. It's no biggie to me, but I think they have a misguided priority which ultimately adds to the elitism that allows them to charge more, but detracts from the actual adventure that people should be having elsewhere! Don't limit my adventure by making me get back in time to dress for a dumb dinner. I don't care about food! I care about climbing mountains, and the like. Just a bunch of affective silliness. 

 

Rather than being slightly elitist, I'll suggest those of us that follow rules are simply being good and considerate citizens.

 

Having worn uniforms and suits my entire school and working life (50 + yrs), personally I have no issues with, and actually enjoy Viking's relaxed smart casual attire standard. Every cruise line and shore-side business has the right to set the standards they want customers to follow.

 

As customers, we can either follow these "Rig of the Day" standards or take our money to an alternative business that better meets our needs and expectations. Booking a cruise, when you know the required standard does not provide you the right to complain about those standards, or to willingly refuse to accept them.

 

The host/hostess, declining you access to the venue and requesting you change is NOT limiting your adventure. You knew the requirements in advance, so it is you who is limiting your adventure.

 

If you believe that Viking's average pax is elitist, you clearly have limited cruising experience, as when it comes to being elitist, with 40 yrs at sea starting on the 60/70's liners, I can assure you the average Viking pax is an amateur at elitism. Even my days of the original Princess ships, the pax were no different. I look forward to Jim's comments regarding his experiences with Cunard, when pax dressed in finery every evening.

[Eggtuary]

I have only been on the one Viking cruise (Mediterranean Odyssey last year). Before signing up, I was a little worried that I would run into snobbishness on a luxury cruise. However, I saw numerous posts here saying that Viking is more of a “laid-back luxury” line, and as such generally attracts a clientele that wants nice things but isn’t overly showy, pretentious or stand-offish. We went and found that a very apt description. 
 

I never had to wear a coat or tie at even the nicest restaurants. I wore khakis/twill and a collared shirt. That’s hardly stuffy or onerous in my book. And we had wonderful conversations with nearby tables pretty much every night, so I never felt maligned for my clothing choices. 
 

Hope that helps!