Dress code

[jcool]

 

What the dress code for the dining room? Would Capris be, ok? 

[emmas gran]

For ladies Yes

[Preziosa]

Dres as if you Go to a restaurant. 

[Gail & Dan]

do they have formal nights or is it resort ware ?

[Bgwest]

Bottom line - be comfortable and don't let the fashion police intimidate you. 

[GOLDENBONNY]

1 hour ago, Bgwest said:

Bottom line - be comfortable and don't let the fashion police intimidate you. 

 

1 hour ago, Bgwest said:

Bottom line - be comfortable and don't let the fashion police intimidate you. 

comfortable in America can be scary . lol resort casual would be more appropriate

[Bgwest]

24 minutes ago, GOLDENBONNY said:

 

comfortable in America can be scary . lol resort casual would be more appropriate

Now you’re being condescending, judgmental and chauvinistic. 
Repeating for emphasis: Bottom line - be comfortable and don't let the fashion police intimidate you. 

[CruisingFox27]

10 hours ago, Gail & Dan said:

do they have formal nights or is it resort ware ?

Yes, there are formal nights. 

[Pizaz]

On MSC Virtuosa, I asked day one if there would be any strict dress code (Yacht Club).  My butler informed they literally did not care as long as I wore shoes.  My take is on vacation is I don't dress up; my daily attire was shorts/pants and a t-shirt pretty much at all times.  Not sure if this is the same with MDR but in YC they literally couldn't care less.  Not that it would matter, but the Casino also did not care.

[jean87510]

9 hours ago, GOLDENBONNY said:

 

comfortable in America can be scary . lol resort casual would be more appropriate

Well resort casual in some European cultures is topless for women and a speedo for men so is this what you suggest?  

[JamieLogical]

I only ever saw men getting turned away from the MDR if they were wearing tank tops or sandals/flip-flops. Didn't see any women getting turned away.

[Brighton Line]

2 hours ago, jean87510 said:

Well resort casual in some European cultures is topless for women and a speedo for men so is this what you suggest?  

Hey Pizaz's butler said as long as you wear shoes... even Europeans streak at Football (Soccer) games not just Americans at Baseball games. Streaking in the Yacht Club is it a thing?

[jean87510]

1 hour ago, Brighton Line said:

Hey Pizaz's butler said as long as you wear shoes... even Europeans streak at Football (Soccer) games not just Americans at Baseball games. Streaking in the Yacht Club is it a thing?

I have no idea.  I'm not volunteering.  Don't want to scare anyone.  😁

[NCteacherlovescruising]

We’re on the Seaside now. At dinner, most of the ladies have been wearing sundresses and the men have mostly been in nice shorts with a polo or button up. Capris would be fine. 

[P2l]

7 hours ago, Brighton Line said:

Streaking in the Yacht Club is it a thing?

On another much more formal line I was able to get away with being naked underneath my dinner suit.

[jcool]

Thank you for answering my question. 

[NCteacherlovescruising]

One man on our cruise forgot to bring dress pants for gala night, which is tomorrow. They asked in our dining room if he could wear shorts tomorrow night, explaining the situation, and they told him he would not be allowed in. Just something to keep in mind for gala night. 

[MediumB]

Just got off the Sinfonia from a Mediterranean cruise this past Thursday. Dress at dinner is very casual. I wore jean shorts and nice clean solid color t-shirts or polo shirts or t-shirts  every night except formal night when I wore long jeans a a polo shirt without issue. I saw less people dressed up super fancy in Europe then I have in America and I didn't see a single guest in a tux in the dining room when we went.

 

 

[Nunagoras]

1 hour ago, MediumB said:

Just got off the Sinfonia from a Mediterranean cruise this past Thursday. Dress at dinner is very casual. I wore jean shorts and nice clean solid color t-shirts or polo shirts or t-shirts  every night except formal night when I wore long jeans a a polo shirt without issue. I saw less people dressed up super fancy in Europe then I have in America and I didn't see a single guest in a tux in the dining room when we went.

 

 

Yup!... MSC trends to less formal, generally, than the more US established mainline cruise lines on this gala night tradition. Back in the day, when lady Allure of the Seas came first time to Europe, at my sailing, I felt quite nude in the Captain's reception wearing a dark suit and tie!... They dressed up to the nines!... It is getting my impression though that formality is being abandoned altogether wherever else on these post pandemic days. Sooner rather than later, captain's reception will be held as just another pool activity, obviously receiving you as you're on a pool deck everyday!... Times are changing!...

[MediumB]

9 minutes ago, Nunagoras said:

Yup!... MSC trends to less formal, generally, than the more US established mainline cruise lines on this gala night tradition. Back in the day, when lady Allure of the Seas came first time to Europe, at my sailing, I felt quite nude in the Captain's reception wearing a dark suit and tie!... They dressed up to the nines!... It is getting my impression though that formality is being abandoned altogether wherever else on these post pandemic days. Sooner rather than later, captain's reception will be held as just another pool activity, obviously receiving you as you're on a pool deck everyday!... Times are changing!...

I sailed on the Carnival Breeze out of Galveston last Summer and there were lots of people dressed in suits and tuxedos as well people in nice jeans and polos. On my first cruise in 2004 on the original Carnival Celebration they wouldn’t let you in in jeans or shorts on the formal night.

[Gail & Dan]

On 6/27/2023 at 1:17 AM, CruisingFox27 said:

Yes, there are formal nights. 

so from what I read NO there not formal just smart casual ! 

[carlmm]

12 minutes ago, Gail & Dan said:

so from what I read NO there not formal just smart casual ! 

Well, actually it is neither.

MSC calls them "gala nights".

In my experience with MSC in Europe that is indeed "formal = tuxedo" for a minority, but far above smart casual for the vast majority (suits resp. dresses both long gowns and cocktail dresses).

Edited June 28, 2023 by carlmm

[CruisingFox27]

39 minutes ago, Gail & Dan said:

so from what I read NO there not formal just smart casual ! 

On every cruise there will be at least one Elegant/Gala night. Which is a MSC's name for their formal night.

[Gail & Dan]

44 minutes ago, CruisingFox27 said:

On every cruise there will be at least one Elegant/Gala night. Which is a MSC's name for their formal night.

sure but thats not a tux by the sounds of it jeans and a collar will do the trick witch is great !

but not really formal 

[CruisingFox27]

2 hours ago, Gail & Dan said:

sure but thats not a tux by the sounds of it jeans and a collar will do the trick witch is great !

but not really formal 

It's named Elegant Night, where the suggested dress code is formal. But it's obviously not Cunard et al so it's not compulsory to wear a tux or make an effort.