Is Pinnacle restaurant subject to 'formal' rules ??

[MICK48DC]

or would smart casual suffice (chinos , collared shirt etc etc) ????

[Boytjie]

or would smart casual suffice (chinos , collared shirt etc etc) ????

 

Dining room, specialty restaurants, bars, lounges, casino and showroom follow the same dress code. The Lido, promenade and upper decks are about the only places not covered by the dress code.

[Copper10-8]

or would smart casual suffice (chinos , collared shirt etc etc) ????

 

The dress code for the day is supposed to apply to the PG also. Having said that, a lot of gents wear a jacket (with or without a tie) inside the PG on smart casual nights. But to get back to your question, yes, what you describe would suffice and you won't get kicked out!;) Enjoy the restaurant!

[es2421]

Does anybody know if the "smart casual" dress code applies at breakfast? I think as SB passengers we can eat breakfast there

[Nancyquilts]

The dress code is only for dinner. Wear what you would wear in the dining room at breakfast. Nancy

[kryos]

or would smart casual suffice (chinos , collared shirt etc etc) ????

Whatever the dress code is in the main dining room that evening, that's the dress code in the Pinnacle as well.

 

Blue skies ...

 

--rita

[RuthC]

. But to get back to your question, yes, what you describe would suffice and you won't get kicked out!;) Enjoy the restaurant!

To clarify, what OP describes would suffice for smart casual night, but would not meet the code on formal night.

That is not to say he might not be allowed in, but it is not the standard expected.

[Copper10-8]

To clarify, what OP describes would suffice for smart casual night, but would not meet the code on formal night.

That is not to say he might not be allowed in, but it is not the standard expected.

 

A point well taken! He might but he would be in dire violation by having to pre-plan his route to the PG without being in violation of "da code":eek:

[rplc882]

Ha Ha what a joke..HAL kick someone out for dress code. Was on the Oosterdam last month eating in the PG on formal night and in walks the blue jean parade there to, no where on HAL is offlimits to whatever dress anymore it seems

[RuthC]

Ha Ha what a joke..HAL kick someone out for dress code.

It has been known to happen. Not every time, mind you, but often enough that men (especially men, as their code is more clearly defined) need to be aware of the possibility.

If they're willing to risk it, then they are going in with their eyes open.

[AWED23]

The whole matter of dress code and formal night compliance varies a great deal, in my experience, depending on length of cruise and area cruised. On one of the Voyages of 30+ days the codes are generally complied to. One week Mexican Riviera, Carribean, or Alaska cruises and the passenger demographics change drastically...More families and a younger crowd over all so out come the jeans and off with the Tuxedos....No big deal, just the way it is....There is plenty of variety of ships, destinations and cruise length to suit everyone's taste....So to sum up.....Short cruise-short code.....Long cruise-long code........:)

[Copper10-8]

The whole matter of dress code and formal night compliance varies a great deal, in my experience, depending on length of cruise and area cruised. On one of the Voyages of 30+ days the codes are generally complied to. One week Mexican Riviera, Carribean, or Alaska cruises and the passenger demographics change drastically...More families and a younger crowd over all so out come the jeans and off with the Tuxedos....No big deal, just the way it is....There is plenty of variety of ships, destinations and cruise length to suit everyone's taste....So to sum up.....Short cruise-short code.....Long cruise-long code........:)

 

 

As has been posted here just a few times, HAL is inconsistent at best in enforcing their 'suggested' dress code. You are right on! Whether they do enforce, depends on a variety of things: the cruise (duration, itinerary, time of year. etc.), the dining room manager 's interpretation/preference of applying the 'rules' (as well as his/her bosses, all the way up to Seattle), the amount of 'flak' from the offendee(s) they (ship's management and later, Seattle) wants to (or doesn't want to) put up with, etc., etc.

Does someone not dressed up to 'da code' standards run the risk of being turned away at the door? Ja sure! Are the percentages, nowadays, greater that the same person will be allowed access to the dining room (or the PG for that matter) even though they are in violation of "da code"? Does the Pope live in Rome/Vatican City? ;)

[MadManOfBethesda]

Short cruise-short code.....Long cruise-long code........:)

 

I think that the itinerary is a better predictor than duration. I found that there were a greater percentage of men dressed in tuxedos on my seven-day Carnival cruise in Alaska than on my 10-day southern Caribbean cruise on HAL.