riversights Posted July 13 #1 Share Posted July 13 Not wanting to offend in fashion aboard Nautica, I'd like to know if walking shorts are worn on ship. (I'm excluding the dining rooms from consideration.) And a corollary to this is the question of what's comfortable wear for the Baltic cities. Do summer conditions warrant walking shorts, or is the weather too cool and showery for such. Thanks for chiming in, and I'll suggest you for a guest spot on QVC.😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iowananny Posted July 13 #2 Share Posted July 13 We went on a Baltic cruise last summer and liked it so much we're doing it again this summer. We found the weather to be very pleasant and warm and many people wore shorts during the day. Of course, who knows what it will be like this year. We board the Nautica next week for a trip from Stockholm to Dublin. But I would bring some shorts with you and they will be appropriate in any city you visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osandomir Posted July 13 #3 Share Posted July 13 1 hour ago, riversights said: Not wanting to offend in fashion aboard Nautica, I'd like to know if walking shorts are worn on ship. (I'm excluding the dining rooms from consideration.) And a corollary to this is the question of what's comfortable wear for the Baltic cities. Do summer conditions warrant walking shorts, or is the weather too cool and showery for such. Thanks for chiming in, and I'll suggest you for a guest spot on QVC.😉 I guess it’ll be appropriate… but what’s the “walking shorts” by the way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riversights Posted July 13 Author #4 Share Posted July 13 58 minutes ago, osandomir said: I guess it’ll be appropriate… but what’s the “walking shorts” by the way? I'm using the term to indicate what might be considered hiking shorts or Bermudas in another context, nothing shorter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osandomir Posted July 13 #5 Share Posted July 13 56 minutes ago, riversights said: I'm using the term to indicate what might be considered hiking shorts or Bermudas in another context, nothing shorter. Depends on the destination any shorts should be fine outside of the sit down restaurants in the evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clo Posted July 14 #6 Share Posted July 14 1 hour ago, riversights said: I'm using the term to indicate what might be considered hiking shorts or Bermudas in another context, nothing shorter. Coming down to or over the knees, right? And, yes, re not in nice sit down places for dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riversights Posted July 14 Author #7 Share Posted July 14 Okay, this is helpful;. The vibe I'm getting is that walking shorts are a bit outside the ship's custom. Thanks to our informants. Cooler Baltic temps dictates longer pants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseaholic78 Posted July 14 #8 Share Posted July 14 37 minutes ago, riversights said: Okay, this is helpful;. The vibe I'm getting is that walking shorts are a bit outside the ship's custom. Thanks to our informants. Cooler Baltic temps dictates longer pants. We spent five weeks around Australia on the Regatta and I can assure you we wore shorts skorts capris swimwear etc on the ship all day. We have also worn shorts to the MDR and buffet at breakfast and lunch. It might not be that hot but do bring them. Have you considered Zip-off trousers we always have them with us, start off the day slightly cold then as it gets warmer make them into capri (if you have two zips) and or shorts. Happy planning 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riversights Posted July 14 Author #9 Share Posted July 14 18 minutes ago, cruiseaholic78 said: 21 minutes ago, cruiseaholic78 said: We spent five weeks around Australia on the Regatta and I can assure you we wore shorts skorts capris swimwear etc on the ship all day. We have also worn shorts to the MDR and buffet at breakfast and lunch. It might not be that hot but do bring them. Have you considered Zip-off trousers we always have them with us, start off the day slightly cold then as it gets warmer make them into capri (if you have two zips) and or shorts. Happy planning Thank you for helping us to plan smartly and confidently. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techno123 Posted July 14 #10 Share Posted July 14 We have worn shorts to breakfast and lunch on all 3 of the ocean lines we have cruised on (Seabourn, Regent and Oceania) and both river cruise lines (Crystal and Avalon). Most lines just have a no shorts rule after 6pm. Walking shorts will be fine in the Baltic countries in the summer - if it rains, legs dry faster than trousers (we are from the UK we have great experience of this 😂😂) 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDL Posted July 14 #11 Share Posted July 14 15 hours ago, riversights said: Not wanting to offend in fashion aboard Nautica, I'd like to know if walking shorts are worn on ship. (I'm excluding the dining rooms from consideration.) And a corollary to this is the question of what's comfortable wear for the Baltic cities. Do summer conditions warrant walking shorts, or is the weather too cool and showery for such. Thanks for chiming in, and I'll suggest you for a guest spot on QVC.😉 Just got off a Scandinavian/Baltic cruise a couple of weeks ago and while the weather was generally nice it was on the cool side with the wind chill- temperature wise in the 50s-60s and wore long pants and long sleeves while on shore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Harters Posted July 14 #12 Share Posted July 14 The weather here in Northern Europe has been awful this summer. The last couple of days, I've had heavy rain and, right now at 2pm, the temperature is only in the mid teens. Apart from a couple of really nice days a few weeks back, that's been the norm all summer so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ORV Posted July 14 #13 Share Posted July 14 4 hours ago, Techno123 said: Most lines just have a no shorts rule after 6pm. Oceania has no such rule. Don't overthink it. Shorts are ok anytime anywhere on Oceania except for evening dinners, with the exception of the Terrace. Shorts are ok and allowed at dinner there. They are not allowed at Tea, Captain's Reception, and Repeaters Party, although I have seen them then. I've never seen any restriction concerning the evening show, most people wear what they wore to dinner, so if you wore shorts to the Terrace you'd probably be OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Woodrowst Posted July 14 #14 Share Posted July 14 So to summarize: Shorts are fine during the day and long pants are recommended in the evening. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iowananny Posted July 14 #15 Share Posted July 14 Take a pair of shorts. At least then if the weather is nice you'll have them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ORV Posted July 14 #16 Share Posted July 14 1 hour ago, Woodrowst said: So to summarize: Shorts are fine during the day and long pants are recommended in the evening. Not necessarily, Shorts are specifically mentioned in Currents as being OK to wear in Terrace in the evening. Many people can't get past the old time thinking of no shorts in public after 6. That ain't this cruise line. But most dining venues do require long pants in the evening. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riversights Posted July 14 Author #17 Share Posted July 14 Thanks again for these insights on weather, walking shorts, and dining. I'm packing a windbreaker, chinos, and one pair of shorts. The conversation around the topic informs us from several angles. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goletans Posted July 14 #18 Share Posted July 14 From O's website: Is there a dress code? Recommended onboard clothing is resort or country club casual. For evening dining, elegant casual resort wear is suggested. Oceania requests that jeans, shorts, t-shirts or tennis shoes not be worn at dinner. Shorts and other more relaxed clothing are perfectly acceptable for shore excursions, but be sure to check that there are no clothing restrictions for your time on land (some monasteries and other sites require head coverings or demure dress). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Harters Posted July 14 #19 Share Posted July 14 1 hour ago, goletans said: requests that jeans I think there may be another version of this somewhere on O's website, which refers to "casual jeans" (or some such description). I'm fairly sure I recall a discussion here months ago about what constituted "casual" in this context. Or am I having another senior moment? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goletans Posted July 14 #20 Share Posted July 14 I think you're right as "Recommended" can certainly change. It has been that after 5 PM, shorts and casual jeans are fine in the Terrace and at Waves. (not in Martinis) We once had a server during Tea apologize to us independently that a man in a tank top had made it into Horizons. He was promptly escorted out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goletans Posted July 14 #21 Share Posted July 14 Oh, I forgot to mention that this information is in Currents (or at least it used to be - we'll see on our upcoming cruise) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ORV Posted July 14 #22 Share Posted July 14 20 minutes ago, goletans said: (not in Martinis) Once again, no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMHuntFerry Posted July 14 #23 Share Posted July 14 (edited) The dress code is really quite simple. Here is the Regatta May/June 1st day Currents which is similar (but goes into more detail) to what was in the pre-cruise booklet that was received a few weeks before embarkation. Haha.."simple" until you notice "sandals" and "tank tops" which are confusing when you know that these refer to Teva-style or flip flop sandals (not nice sandals) and t-knit tank tops (not silk tank tops for example). Edited July 14 by AMHuntFerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ronrick1943 Posted July 14 #24 Share Posted July 14 Why wouldn't you, the idea for "O" be comfortable--nice looking shorts are not a problem during the day. Relax your on a holiday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ORV Posted July 15 #25 Share Posted July 15 7 hours ago, goletans said: From O's website: Is there a dress code? Recommended onboard clothing is resort or country club casual. For evening dining, elegant casual resort wear is suggested. Oceania requests that jeans, shorts, t-shirts or tennis shoes not be worn at dinner. Shorts and other more relaxed clothing are perfectly acceptable for shore excursions, but be sure to check that there are no clothing restrictions for your time on land (some monasteries and other sites require head coverings or demure dress). Do you have a link to this? My Oceania website doesn't have that at all, must be in a different place than Frequently Asked Questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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