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  1. That's not true. I ate in Atlantide without a jacket on a number of informal nights. I avoided Atlantide and Silver Note on formal nights. La Dame has become obsolete because the food is as good or better in other venues, so I wouldn't care if they required a suit of armor to eat there.
  2. Here's an idea: Why not just make the main dining room the formal venue on formal nights? That way people who want to contribute to others' perception of a formal ambience and dress in a manner appropriate to the venue all can gather in the same room. The rest of us can enjoy our meals in casual attire at other venues. Everyone is happy!
  3. Men always have been able to dine at the Grill and pizza joint without a jacket on formal nights. The jacket thing is a joke. I've been on six Silversea cruises and never have worn a jacket to any meal. The food actually tastes the same whether you're wearing a jacket or not.
  4. On our Moon cruise around Iceland last month, a jacket was required in La Dame. I had no jacket, so the maitre d' simply grabbed one from a closet, followed me to the table and placed it on the back of my chair. Seemed silly, but apparently it met Silversea's requirement.
  5. Exactly. On the Shadow in 2017, we ate at La Dame four times just to get a decent meal, but on our recent cruises on the Wind and Moon in June and July, the Silversea food in the other restaurants was as good (and even better in some cases) than in La Dame. Our feeling was that La Dame has become obsolete because Silversea has upped its game in the other venues. Other diners obviously felt the same way because we were the only ones in La Dame on one night and on the otherr night we went, there were only four other diners in the place.
  6. We spent three days in Hobart. The most enjoyable experience was the ferry/MONA excursion up the River Derwent to Berriedale. If you decide on the MONA, consider the Source restaurant there. The food was excellent! We also toured the Moorilla, a small-batch, premium winery, which is on the premises. https://mona-umbraco.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/Eat-and-Drink/2021-01/THE+SOURCE+MENU+15.01.21.pdf
  7. Agree -- for both formal wear and informal wear. We never wear clothes that don't fit properly. It's much easier to buy new clothes than to try to make ones you've grown out of fit. :)
  8. Y'know, there's nothing stopping you from dressing up for breakfast, lunch and dinner on any cruise if you're that excited about dressing up. We prefer to dress comfortably while on vacation.
  9. Although we haven't sailed on Oceania for some time, we've always consider the food on Oceania the best at sea. Silversea's food is fine, but there were many more memorable dishes on our Oceania cruises. Although the food on the Silver Galapagos was right up there with Oceania quality -- except for the non-local beef, which was pre-cooked and frozen on the mainland. Seabourn's food is acceptable, but nothing really stood out except for one or two Keller meals we had. Our biggest complaint with Seabourn is the overcooked fish, especially the halibut. Even when we ordered it rare, it came out like cardboard.
  10. Yes, we also would be interested to hear how the passenger base "has shifted."
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