Buffets on Alaska Zaandam Cruises

[SpokaneDan]

What's the matter with a Lincoln Town Car? :confused: Except that they stopped making them. :(

 

Absolutely nothing, they were big, safe, and humdrum. The average age of Lincoln Town Car buyers were 75 yo. That is fine only if one is in Elder Care industry, otherwise.....;) BTW, love your sig.

 

CruisAgain, thanks for your encouragement. I'm relatively new to cruising, but has embraced it enthusiastically. I am looking for a cruise line that we'd "fit in" as a family. We really enjoyed our Princess experience (you were on quite a few of them), and interested in trying RCL one of these days. I am looking forward to my HAL cruise and heard/read great things about the line, dress code not withstanding.:) I will attempt a feedback on this thread when I return.

[RuthC]

Absolutely nothing, they were big, safe, and humdrum. The average age of Lincoln Town Car buyers were 75 yo. That is fine only if one is in Elder Care industry, otherwise.....;) BTW, love your sig.

75, eh? And to think, I've been driving Town Cars for over 20 years! :D

I think of it as my "around town" boat.

[CrusinAgain]

Absolutely nothing, they were big, safe, and humdrum. The average age of Lincoln Town Car buyers were 75 yo. That is fine only if one is in Elder Care industry, otherwise.....;) BTW, love your sig.

 

CruisAgain, thanks for your encouragement. I'm relatively new to cruising, but has embraced it enthusiastically. I am looking for a cruise line that we'd "fit in" as a family. We really enjoyed our Princess experience (you were on quite a few of them), and interested in trying RCL one of these days. I am looking forward to my HAL cruise and heard/read great things about the line, dress code not withstanding.:) I will attempt a feedback on this thread when I return.

 

Looking forward to it Dan. You must be getting excited with 2 more weeks to go.

[SpokaneDan]

CruiseAgain:

 

Just returned, it was a great trip, exceeding my expectation. All the dress code "controversy" were hub-bub. HAL passengers, like most tourists, were on board to vacation, not to matriculate in wardrobe code adherence. There were people wearing jeans in MDR on none formal nights. Staff were not enforcing or restricting, less so than Princess in my opinion. Wearing jeans and shorts (weather were excellent) fit right in on Zaandam.

 

HAL is becoming my favorite line, though wife and kids still give Princess slight edge. I'd happy to share with you more details about the line or the trip, feel free to email me.

 

Dan

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Jeans are allowed in the MDR on non formal nights and in the Pinnacle on non formal nights. Jeans are always allowed in Lido--these are the HAL rules no mater what the fashion police on this board may wish or may say.

 

BG

[big green]

No lobster in the evening buffet in the Lido on any HAL ship.

 

Dress code again - no jeans in the dining areas that includes the Lido buffet. Although there will be some who will wear jeans. We don't own any.

 

Ice Cream is available in the Lido - check your daily program for the hours of operation - it is free. It is open a good part of the day beginning at 11:30 - lunch time.

 

 

You are completely wrong about the jeans --they are allowed all the time in the Lido--at lunch in the MDR and Pinnacle--in the evenings on non formal days in the MDR and the Pinnacle--

 

why do post inaccurate information??? It does not help HAL.

 

BG

[erewhon]

You are completely wrong about the jeans --they are allowed all the time in the Lido--at lunch in the MDR and Pinnacle--in the evenings on non formal days in the MDR and the Pinnacle--

 

why do post inaccurate information??? It does not help HAL.

 

BG

 

This is an old thread from 2006.

Please note the date when Krazy Kruizers posted that information, which would have been correct at the time.

[trvlcrzy]

I'll admit that I didn't read the date... and I was reading along thinking it was "real" (current) until I read the part about "informal nights." That gave me a moment's pause... Hmmm. Haven't heard that term on this board in a long while. That's what made me look at the date.

 

In the evenings, I usually have a pair of docker-style pants on, so I don't research about whether I can wear jeans. For Alaska, I often wear a pair of jeans (with the same cut/style as the dress pants) during the day in port.

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Like CrusinAgain, I enjoy wearing my jeans. While most of the HAL cruisers seemed very reasonable about the definition of "casual", there are few that gave stricter interpretation following HAL's stated dress code.

 

I understand HAL is trying to attract "younger" cruisers - 30's to 50's working professionals. This wearing jeans outside of DR/formal eatery controversy is not going help the perception that HAL is the Lincoln Towncar of the cruise industry.

 

I wear business casual everyday at work, and on my vacation, I'd hope that I could wear relax causal clothing, that means a nice comfortable pair of jeans in my book.

 

 

why did you open up a six year old thread on dress ==when everything has changes since then????

 

bg

[solocanadian]

So if you want to be casual you are confined to your room for the evening on a HAL ship? I think it is great to order room service but walking around the ship or going to the casino dressed up isn't what we wanted to do and that is how it appears the rules states for evening attire. Is this right?

I'm just recently off the Zaandam, which sails out of Vancouver, not Seattle. There were lots of jeans worn in the evening, even in Main Dining Room. HAL has really relaxed dress rules, especially on Alaska cruises. You do not feel you have to be confined to your room.

[CrusinAgain]

CruiseAgain:

 

Just returned, it was a great trip, exceeding my expectation. All the dress code "controversy" were hub-bub. HAL passengers, like most tourists, were on board to vacation, not to matriculate in wardrobe code adherence. There were people wearing jeans in MDR on none formal nights. Staff were not enforcing or restricting, less so than Princess in my opinion. Wearing jeans and shorts (weather were excellent) fit right in on Zaandam.

 

HAL is becoming my favorite line, though wife and kids still give Princess slight edge. I'd happy to share with you more details about the line or the trip, feel free to email me.

 

Dan

 

Dan, so glad you enjoyed your cruise. It is good to see that you can dress comfortably on a Hal cruise. So maybe we can try it now. You actually saw shorts in the MDR at night? Jeans on formal nights? Wow you are right, Princess is stricter.

 

Thanks for remembering to post here where I could see it. Looks like a few got upset again for posting on an older thread. :)

 

I will look for your email addy.

 

Kathy

[YubaSutter]

Thank you for your responses but I can see the HAL ships attract a different breed of people and I don't think we will fit in. We call designer jeans "casual" and that is what we wear for our casual attire. The dockers are years ago and I don't miss the ironing of them. Trying to keep life more simple now. Nothing is wrong with jeans as long as they are neat, unstained, and no holes. I don't know what you mean by "jean's don't reach the level of casual" but that's okay. Thanks again.

 

Hope everyone enjoys their cruises.:)

 

Jeans are casual.

[WriterOnDeck]

why did you open up a six year old thread on dress ==when everything has changes since then????

 

bg

 

Read the thread -- already answered! :)

[SpokaneDan]

You actually saw shorts in the MDR at night? Jeans on formal nights? Wow you are right, Princess is stricter.

 

Kathy

 

Just want to clarify. No jeans in MDR on formal nights. No shorts in MDR at nights either (but day time for sure). There were male passengers wearing short sleeve dress shirt in MDR formal night - that was not allowed on Princess where long sleeves were required for formal nights. What I meant to say is that, jeans and shorts (weather dependent) were commonly worn throughout the ship's public areas on Zaandam, and I did not discern a distinct pattern on HAL vs. other cruiseline.

 

Initially, I was embarrased about bring out this old thread accidentally, but now found this thread quite informative about how the cruise line and general cruising culture have changed just over 6 years.

 

Kathy, I wish you a great cruise to Alaska later this summer.

 

Dan

[Typhoon1]

These old threads should be closed after a certain amount of time.

[CrusinAgain]

[quote name='SpokaneDan']Just want to clarify. No jeans in MDR on formal nights. No shorts in MDR at nights either (but day time for sure). There were male passengers wearing short sleeve dress shirt in MDR formal night - that was not allowed on Princess where long sleeves were required for formal nights. What I meant to say is that, jeans and shorts (weather dependent) were commonly worn throughout the ship's public areas on Zaandam, and I did not discern a distinct pattern on HAL vs. other cruiseline.

Initially, I was embarrased about bring out this old thread accidentally, but now found this thread quite informative about how the cruise line and general cruising culture have changed just over 6 years.

Kathy, I wish you a great cruise to Alaska later this summer.

Dan[/quote]

Dan thanks so much and I don't agree about closing the old threads as we can see how much things have changed since the thread was started. Thanks again so much for remembering to post and I am getting your email and will contact you from there.