Boytjie Posted November 22, 2008 #26 Share Posted November 22, 2008 Question for the folks. If the fellow in the robe, was seated at your table either in traditional or anytime, would you stay at the table or leave? My closest experience was at a table for 10 where 5 men came to formal night in jeans and plaid short sleeve shirts the exact small clothes they wore each night to the dining room. I could have overlooked it except they started ragging on DH for letting the cruise line boss him around and make him wear a tux. DH is easy going, no problem to him, he doesn't even remember their comments (I need to take a lesson). But now I think if someone is that mismatched with our tastes, I think I would go to be reseated. Ideas? Flames? Thanks. I think their behaviour was tacky in the extreme. I may have looked into changing tables - for them to be moved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Williebill Posted November 22, 2008 #27 Share Posted November 22, 2008 As long as some Dining Room Managers allow this type of behavior, what can we expect next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norcal2 Posted November 22, 2008 #28 Share Posted November 22, 2008 1. On the last “formal night” of our Oosterdam cruise last week a man at the next table came in his bathrobe and some kind of green straw hat. 2. On the first “formal night”, as we were commenting that we saw more tuxedos on Norwegian than Holland America, 3. (on formal night continued) we noticed another man several tables away in a black tee shirt with one of the boutonnieres that are given to suite passengers. 4. Let’s admit it openly; it’s getting silly for HAL to even bother calling it a “formal night”. 5. I felt a twinge of sympathy for the passengers who paid extra baggage fees to pack sports coats, suits, and/or tuxedos, thinking that they were necessary. 6. To those who rented a tuxedo through the cruise line, I only hope their significant others appreciated the effort. I think you are pulling legs here. LOL In any case it was fun to read. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipedreams62 Posted November 22, 2008 #29 Share Posted November 22, 2008 As long as some Dining Room Managers allow this type of behavior, what can we expect next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelmatron Posted November 22, 2008 Author #30 Share Posted November 22, 2008 I think you are pulling legs here. LOL In any case it was fun to read. :D No, No!!! 100% true... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norcal2 Posted November 22, 2008 #31 Share Posted November 22, 2008 No, No!!! 100% true... Oh my! Makes it even funnier (I think) lol Be careful when retelling as this bathrobe dining may catch on. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthC Posted November 22, 2008 #32 Share Posted November 22, 2008 Question for the folks. If the fellow in the robe, was seated at your table either in traditional or anytime, would you stay at the table or leave? I would stay at my table. He would leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COLLEYBERRY Posted November 22, 2008 #33 Share Posted November 22, 2008 OUCH!!! Oh My....... this is so bad it hurt my feelings:D:D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COLLEYBERRY Posted November 22, 2008 #34 Share Posted November 22, 2008 Question for the folks. If the fellow in the robe, was seated at your table either in traditional or anytime, would you stay at the table or leave? My closest experience was at a table for 10 where 5 men came to formal night in jeans and plaid short sleeve shirts the exact small clothes they wore each night to the dining room. I could have overlooked it except they started ragging on DH for letting the cruise line boss him around and make him wear a tux. DH is easy going, no problem to him, he doesn't even remember their comments (I need to take a lesson). But now I think if someone is that mismatched with our tastes, I think I would go to be reseated. Ideas? Flames? Thanks. My guy is easy going as well. He would probably turn to the fellow and say " See that lady I am with,( the one with the steam coming out of her ears) Well I have some advice for you. RUN , FOREST! RUN !!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seafun Posted November 22, 2008 #35 Share Posted November 22, 2008 Colleyberry, was it you who had commented about the man in the tarp, or was that someone else? There goes the memory again... :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthC Posted November 22, 2008 #36 Share Posted November 22, 2008 My guy is easy going as well. He would probably turn to the fellow and say " See that lady I am with,( the one with the steam coming out of her ears) Well I have some advice for you. RUN , FOREST! RUN !!:D Love it. :) It sure helps when you're able to tag-team someone like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hutch&Pat Posted November 22, 2008 #37 Share Posted November 22, 2008 CD Elizabeth took the Zaandam one step closer to looking like an 'assisted living' home with old folks playing bingo in their bathrobes (or PJ's and slippers). Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevNeal Posted November 22, 2008 #38 Share Posted November 22, 2008 Question for the folks. If the fellow in the robe, was seated at your table either in traditional or anytime, would you stay at the table or leave? My closest experience was at a table for 10 where 5 men came to formal night in jeans and plaid short sleeve shirts the exact small clothes they wore each night to the dining room. I could have overlooked it except they started ragging on DH for letting the cruise line boss him around and make him wear a tux. DH is easy going, no problem to him, he doesn't even remember their comments (I need to take a lesson). But now I think if someone is that mismatched with our tastes, I think I would go to be reseated. If it were a Formal Night and someone(s) came to my table dressed in casual night clothing I would do what I have done when it has happened in the past -- and it has -- I will pretend that it wasn't happening, eat my dinner, engage in friendly conversation, and enjoy myself. Life on a cruise is way too much fun to worry about such things; if they want to be underdressed, that's their problem ... not mine. HOWEVER, if they started "ragging" on me "for letting the cruise line boss me around and making me wear a tux," I would smile and ask them -- very politely -- behave like adults to keep their uninvited opinions to themselves. If that didn't work I would probably offer a gentle suggestion that "perhaps they would like to have dinner in the Lido tonight?" And, if that didn't work, I would have the Area Supervisor come over and I would ask him, in front of those who had been ragging me, to find me a different table because, clearly, I wasn't welcome at my own. No, dear Ruth, I wouldn't ask them to be moved ... I would ask to be moved because THEY were being nasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted November 23, 2008 #39 Share Posted November 23, 2008 Colleyberry, was it you who had commented about the man in the tarp, or was that someone else? There goes the memory again... :o We visited on Eurodam when she was in Boston and saw 'the tarp man'. We didn't know what to make out of him. We were coming through Black Falcon Terminal and he was coming out. My jaw dropped. :D Who/what was that?? If Mr. Bathrobe was at our table........ I don't think he'd be there for long. No, I would not dine with anyone in a bathrobe in the dining room. Wouldn't happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthC Posted November 23, 2008 #40 Share Posted November 23, 2008 No, dear Ruth, I wouldn't ask them to be moved ... I would ask to be moved because THEY were being nasty. A perfect example of two complementary rules: No good deed will go unpunished/Crime pays. This comes under the "Crime pays" side of the ledger. The question though, Greg, was not if the tablemate were to find fault with you for observing the dress code du jour, but rather, what would you do if the tablemate were to arrive "dressed" in a robe. I see no reason for me to have to leave when I am not the one in such flagrant violation of any taste whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted November 23, 2008 #41 Share Posted November 23, 2008 I'm with you, Ruth. We would ask he be reminded of the dress code and that he be asked to leave. And would do so without hesitation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spender Nui Posted November 23, 2008 #42 Share Posted November 23, 2008 Anyone who steps outside of their cabin or balcony in their bathrobe shows a lack of respect for their shipmates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelmatron Posted November 23, 2008 Author #43 Share Posted November 23, 2008 I have to admit that I'm glad Bathrobe Guy wasn't at our table, and that we were part of such an interesting conversation that I didn't even notice when he was seated. Fortunatley our table mates, if not formal, were certainly not casual. I'm not sure what kind of dress to call a bathrobe, maybe "intimate". There are a lot of people in robes on their verandahs. I've seen people in the elevators near the Spa in robes. I've noticed people going to the Neptune Lounge in Robes. I think I'm grateful that I haven't been to Bingo were robes were deemed appropriate. Maybe I should really be thankful that HAL provides everyone with robes. I hate to think what the alternatives to a bathrobe might be!;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boytjie Posted November 23, 2008 #44 Share Posted November 23, 2008 A perfect example of two complementary rules:No good deed will go unpunished/Crime pays. This comes under the "Crime pays" side of the ledger. The question though, Greg, was not if the tablemate were to find fault with you for observing the dress code du jour, but rather, what would you do if the tablemate were to arrive "dressed" in a robe. I see no reason for me to have to leave when I am not the one in such flagrant violation of any taste whatsoever. I now see the question was about the situation of a person in a robe; my comment was more about the situation of casually dressed people on formal night giving the properly dressed a hard time. In case of the robed person, I think I would still ask for a table change but be less adamant om him leaving. I would just wish to get away from that and the dining room manager can figure out how to make it happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevNeal Posted November 23, 2008 #45 Share Posted November 23, 2008 The question though, Greg, was not if the tablemate were to find fault with you for observing the dress code du jour, but rather, what would you do if the tablemate were to arrive "dressed" in a robe. I chose to answer the secondary (implied) question -- what would I do if one or more passengers came to my table on formal night dressed in casual night clothing and proceeded to berate me for dressing according to the formal night code -- because the bathrobe question is, in my opinion, simply too extreem for a realistic response that wouldn't occasion fire breathing judgementalism from the "anything goes" crowd. The question to which I responded is, essentially, what happens here on this board all the time. The wearing of a bathrobe to dinner, on the other hand, is simply not a likely occurrence demanding an actual, real world response. However ... IF someone were to come to my dinner table in the Main Dining Room on any evening (casual or formal) dressed in a bathrobe, I would politely inquire as to what they thought they were doing and, if they refused to return to their stateroom and change clothing, I would ask the Maitre'D to remove the bathrobe wearing passenger from my table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevNeal Posted November 23, 2008 #46 Share Posted November 23, 2008 I'm not sure what kind of dress to call a bathrobe, maybe "intimate". It's "bath" attire. It's certainly not "Smart Casual" clothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipedreams62 Posted November 23, 2008 #47 Share Posted November 23, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old As Dirt Mom Posted November 23, 2008 #48 Share Posted November 23, 2008 http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2211962570028362306wCaBLe This is our own dear Jim Hannah at a Las Vegas CC get together..... (courtesy of Lisa LaffnVegas) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jschm27 Posted November 23, 2008 #49 Share Posted November 23, 2008 Anyone who steps outside of their cabin or balcony in their bathrobe shows a lack of respect for their shipmates. OK, help a newbie out here. Aren't we supposed to wear a robe when enroute to the pool or spa out of respect for other folks onboard? But don't get me wrong, a robe in the dining room is NOT appropriate, at any time! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevNeal Posted November 23, 2008 #50 Share Posted November 23, 2008 http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2211962570028362306wCaBLe This is our own dear Jim Hannah at a Las Vegas CC get together..... (courtesy of Lisa LaffnVegas) FOFLMHO ... oh, THANK YOU for posting a link to that GREAT photo of Jim! I'd forgotten about that photo of him at Claim Jumpers! Hehehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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