Rare Stockjock Posted September 26, 2022 #1 Share Posted September 26, 2022 (edited) ...for wearing shorts. He tried to walk into the restaurant on Gala Night with shorts, but the Maitre'D refused him entry. He argued with the Maitre'D for a bit, but was not allowed inside. Somehow, he managed to sneak inside wearing the shorts. The Maitre'D found him seated at a table near us and escorted him out of the restaurant. I'm not a particularly stuffy or formal person, but I actually appreciated that on Gala Night. Edited September 26, 2022 by Stockjock 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awhcruiser Posted September 26, 2022 #2 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Im so glad this happened. Why is it so hard to put on a pair of pants vs shorts? Sadly its all about its my vacation and I will wear what I want,....blah blah blah 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Georgia_Peaches Posted September 26, 2022 #3 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Glad they stuck to their published policy. Thanks for reporting! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
77red96 Posted September 26, 2022 #4 Share Posted September 26, 2022 This is exactly what they need to do. If they have a policy they should enforce it. Then there will be no more nonsense. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaroleC Posted September 26, 2022 #5 Share Posted September 26, 2022 1 hour ago, awhcruiser said: Im so glad this happened. Why is it so hard to put on a pair of pants vs shorts? Sadly its all about its my vacation and I will wear what I want,....blah blah blah I once saw a woman in a t-shirt and scruffy track suit bottoms on formal night in the MDR on a Royal Caribbean cruise! I nearly choked on my lobster I was that taken aback!! 😳 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HipHipOnAShip Posted September 26, 2022 #6 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Same thing happened this week on Divina... couple walked all high & mighty with butler to Le Muse on Gala Night (he was wearing shorts)... 10 minutes later we see them being walked back to YC, presumably to change. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nunagoras Posted September 26, 2022 #7 Share Posted September 26, 2022 No shorts on MDR for dinner is probably among the few rules they may have these days, and I praise them to actually enforce it. Allowing 1rst night when luggage can possibly not have been delivered is a thing, allowing all and a pair of boots everyday is just another thing. While mainstream cruising (European 4* land hotel standards) is pretty much for everyone, that doesn't translate on let the MDR to be the next door McDonald's outlet! Going on the MDR for dinner should be at least like going on a nice restaurant in town. Relatively casual? Sure! That's the way the society is going! But, at least making an effort to understand in what context one is! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamrag Posted September 26, 2022 #8 Share Posted September 26, 2022 2 hours ago, awhcruiser said: Im so glad this happened. Why is it so hard to put on a pair of pants vs shorts? Sadly its all about its my vacation and I will wear what I want,....blah blah blah In the UK we wear our pants under shorts! 😉 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamrag Posted September 26, 2022 #9 Share Posted September 26, 2022 4 minutes ago, Nunagoras said: No shorts on MDR for dinner is probably among the few rules they may have these days, and I praise them to actually enforce it. Allowing 1rst night when luggage can possibly not have been delivered is a thing, allowing all and a pair of boots everyday is just another thing. While mainstream cruising (European 4* land hotel standards) is pretty much for everyone, that doesn't translate on let the MDR to be the next door McDonald's outlet! Going on the MDR for dinner should be at least like going on a nice restaurant in town. Relatively casual? Sure! That's the way the society is going! But, at least making an effort to understand in what context one is! Well said, agree absolutely. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awhcruiser Posted September 26, 2022 #10 Share Posted September 26, 2022 1 hour ago, CaroleC said: I once saw a woman in a t-shirt and scruffy track suit bottoms on formal night in the MDR on a Royal Caribbean cruise! I nearly choked on my lobster I was that taken aback!! 😳 Good grief...Wasn't formal night but a man and a woman sat with me and my mom the 1st evening. He showed up in bib overalls. We changed our table the next day. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaroleC Posted September 26, 2022 #11 Share Posted September 26, 2022 1 hour ago, awhcruiser said: We changed our table the next day. We would have done too! 😉 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CruisingWalter Posted September 26, 2022 #12 Share Posted September 26, 2022 13 hours ago, Stockjock said: Somehow, he managed to sneak inside wearing the shorts. The Maitre'D found him seated at a table near us and escorted him out of the restaurant. I'm not a particularly stuffy or formal person, but I actually appreciated that on Gala Night. I. LOVE. THIS. It's not too much to ask for putting on pants and if that's the dress code then it SHOULD be enforced. The fact that the Maitre'D went back in and kicked him out is AWESOME! Makes me want to cruise MSC even more. We've sailed 8 cruise lines so far and MSC is 'on the list.' Thanks for sharing! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAGR Posted September 26, 2022 #13 Share Posted September 26, 2022 3 hours ago, hamrag said: In the UK we wear our pants under shorts! 😉 Well, at least "trousers" translates universally! 😊 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homosassa Posted September 26, 2022 #14 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Several years ago a woman walked into the elevator on Divina in a huff. Her husband was dressed in workout clothes (tank top and scruffy shorts) to go to the gym after having breakfast in the MDR. He was denied entrance. It didn't help when I told her the dress code in the cabins clearly stated what the appropriate wear was for breakfast in the MDR. Then she came out with the famous whine "Well, on Carnival...." 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BertieRulesOK Posted September 26, 2022 #15 Share Posted September 26, 2022 When/how do you find out when formal nights are going to happen? Is it pre-cruise so you know how many outfits to bring? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Hlitner Posted September 26, 2022 #16 Share Posted September 26, 2022 6 hours ago, awhcruiser said: Good grief...Wasn't formal night but a man and a woman sat with me and my mom the 1st evening. He showed up in bib overalls. We changed our table the next day. ROFL! We would have immediately excused ourselves, returned to the host desk, and ask to be seated elsewhere. Hank 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare morpheusofthesea Posted September 26, 2022 #17 Share Posted September 26, 2022 3 hours ago, WheresWalter said: I. LOVE. THIS. It's not too much to ask for putting on pants and if that's the dress code then it SHOULD be enforced. The fact that the Maitre'D went back in and kicked him out is AWESOME! Makes me want to cruise MSC even more. We've sailed 8 cruise lines so far and MSC is 'on the list.' Thanks for sharing! You sir, are "A man for all seasons" ("a man who is ready to cope with any contingency and whose behaviour is always appropriate to every occasion. Robert Whittington applied this description to the English statesman and scholar Sir Thomas More "). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare morpheusofthesea Posted September 26, 2022 #18 Share Posted September 26, 2022 1 hour ago, BertieRulesOK said: When/how do you find out when formal nights are going to happen? Is it pre-cruise so you know how many outfits to bring? Just ask us. Saturday SailAway Party Long Island Pool Deck 5 pm. (Casual). Sunday Gala Night Dress To Impress (Elegant) . Monday Latin Night (Casual). Tuesday Flower Glory Night (Finest Floral Garments) 10:30 pm Le Cabaret Rouge. Wednesday White Night/ White Party 10:30 pm Long Island Pool Deck . Thursday Silent Space Party (Casual) 10:30 pm Le Cabaret Rouge . Friday Farewell Party (Casual) 10:30 pm Le Cabaret Rouge It is also in the Daily Program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted September 26, 2022 #19 Share Posted September 26, 2022 3 hours ago, Homosassa said: Then she came out with the famous whine "Well, on Carnival...." Well, I have sailed on Carnival and I have not observed such dress in the MDR as the OP described. It's all about "me, me, me, me! among some of those who walk among us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awhcruiser Posted September 26, 2022 #20 Share Posted September 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Hlitner said: ROFL! We would have immediately excused ourselves, returned to the host desk, and ask to be seated elsewhere. Hank This made me chuckle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no1talks Posted September 27, 2022 #21 Share Posted September 27, 2022 2 hours ago, morpheusofthesea said: "You sir, are 'A man for all seasons'..." Let us all hope the esteemed WheresWalter's similarities to St. Thomas More are limited in scope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare morpheusofthesea Posted September 27, 2022 #22 Share Posted September 27, 2022 (edited) 34 minutes ago, no1talks said: Let us all hope the esteemed WheresWalter's similarities to St. Thomas More are limited in scope. I also understand it is customary and usual to 'tip' the executioner To Insure Promptness in a 'clean cut'. Edited September 27, 2022 by morpheusofthesea 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no1talks Posted September 27, 2022 #23 Share Posted September 27, 2022 39 minutes ago, morpheusofthesea said: "...it is customary and usual to 'tip'..." Oh, lovely! A post about cruise dress code that spins-off into tipping. What could possibly be better?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare morpheusofthesea Posted September 27, 2022 #24 Share Posted September 27, 2022 (edited) Your vignette 'kills' two birds with one stone. Thank you. Edited September 27, 2022 by morpheusofthesea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare morpheusofthesea Posted September 27, 2022 #25 Share Posted September 27, 2022 8 hours ago, no1talks said: Let us all hope the esteemed WheresWalter's similarities to St. Thomas More are limited in scope. Your vignette 'kills' two birds with one stone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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