Dress code

Can anyone tell me about the way people dress on the Viking Sea? Is it business casual every day? Are there formal nights? Do people wear jeans during the day?

Please, please, PLEASE use the search function to find the two pages of threads on this topic, on which there is seldom agreement but a lot of entrenched opinions aired, sometimes quite vehemently, and perhaps you might find answers to your questions. Or perhaps not. Alternatively, to save time, look in the FAQs in the Viking website which tell you exactly what is wanted. But let's not have yet another "dress code" argument in print. Please!

Aloha GrandmaHofmann!

Here's a link to a search for dress code: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/search.php?searchid=131736591

As you can see, there's been a lot of discussion. Hope that helps!

Happy cruising!

Karen

Can anyone tell me about the way people dress on the Viking Sea? Is it business casual every day? Are there formal nights? Do people wear jeans during the day?

Viking calls it elegant casual but country club casual could also describe it. There are no formal nights on board and jackets and ties are not required. People do wear jeans during the day.

Here is a link to the FAQ. Lots of helpful information to be found there

Except Deck 9, which is still clothing optional.

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LOL :o:o

Except Deck 9, which is still clothing optional.

 

 

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In that case, I'm canceling my cruise RIGHT NOW! I don't need to see a bunch of old, wrinkled, naked people! :')

In that case, I'm canceling my cruise RIGHT NOW! I don't need to see a bunch of old, wrinkled, naked people! :')

Not all of us look bad and are not bad on the eyes either if you take care of yourself.:cool:

Not all of us look bad and are not bad on the eyes either if you take care of yourself.:cool:

Maybe you should post a selfie? Lol

Noooooooo!

Noooooooo!

Hahahahahaha

Please, please, PLEASE use the search function to find the two pages of threads on this topic, on which there is seldom agreement but a lot of entrenched opinions aired, sometimes quite vehemently, and perhaps you might find answers to your questions. Or perhaps not. Alternatively, to save time, look in the FAQs in the Viking website which tell you exactly what is wanted. But let's not have yet another "dress code" argument in print. Please!

If you don't want to bust your buns to answer a question and you don't want to ignore a question, why do you go for door #3 and choose to be rude?

Ok, we’ve booked with Viking because we’ll be on holiday and want to relax. We don’t want to get all dressed up: tidy- yes, smart- yes, but all trussed up in formal stuff, no way! It also means we can relax more, have more fun and enjoy knoythat our formal jewellery etc is nice and safe and sound.

I believe we can get more enjoyment by just relaxing and not having to go through formal evenings .

If people prefer to spend holidays getting ready for formal stuff, there are service providers for that sort of stuff. We’ve had enough. Looking forward to Viking

Based on my experience with river, I dont think there is a dress code. In fact, for next year's ocean cruise, I am debating wearing slacks and nice sneakers to dinner to cut down on what I need to bring. Might be good to have more than one pair of shoes though.

If you dress nicely in clean clothes, I think you will have no problem. Slacks for men and women are fine. No ties, suits or jackets needed.

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If you don't want to bust your buns to answer a question and you don't want to ignore a question, why do you go for door #3 and choose to be rude?

Agree! no need for rudeness.

During the day, we wore crop pants, bermudas, comfortable tops (and a jacket if needed), and other casual sportswear on both Viking cruises we have taken. Some nights, wore a bit dressier tops. I did not take any fussy stuff, dresses or dressy shoes.

Noooooooo!

Ditto:)

Can anyone tell me about the way people dress on the Viking Sea? Is it business casual every day? Are there formal nights? Do people wear jeans during the day?

A picture is worth a thousand words. Midnight Sun. 2016. Waiting to go into dinner.

Midnight Sun. On tour.

January, Naples, IT

It is similar to their river cruises- business casual at night is acceptable. Some folks dress up but the focus on the Viking Ocean is not on what you are wearing but the experience. I believe they require long pants in the dining room in the evening and no bathing suits in the buffet. I usually wore dress pants and an nice blouse for dinner and my DH took a jacket and a tie but usually wore a collared shirt and pants to dinner.

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If you don't want to bust your buns to answer a question and you don't want to ignore a question, why do you go for door #3 and choose to be rude?

I agree that the reply or have been interpreted as a bit snarky. However, there are lots of people who don’t know about or don’t know how to search. Having been on the CC website (it’s fantastic) since 2010 I’ve seen quite a few questions asked while the same query was asked just hours before. The good news on that is that it has helped my breathing as I take lots of deep sighs!

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If you don't want to bust your buns to answer a question and you don't want to ignore a question, why do you go for door #3 and choose to be rude?

To be honest I agree we Rawmac and he/she wasn’t rude at all. There was a long discussion about dress code that became a hostile between two sides of the pond. Very few of us pleaded to stop it. There were quite a few opinions and no one can agree. This is my last reply on the dress code.

It's so difficult - so much 'gets lost in translation', sometimes both sides of the pond are two great countries separated by a common language.

I've read the dress code requirements, and trying to be helpful - and British - this is what we are planning:

Breakfast - if not eating in, then it's whatever we are wearing for the rest of the day (within reason, not swimwear, obviously). So, if we are going ashore, we get dressed for the outing, and that's what we wear down for breakfast.

Lunch - hopefully we will be ashore, but we have a day onboard in port, we wear something suitable according to the weather; but never swimwear in a restaurant.

Afternoon tea - probably whatever we have been wearing for the day trip, unless we are on board all day, in which case again, not swimwear etc.

NEVER EVER HIKING BOOTS ON BOARD, EXCEPT FOR BREAKFAST IF WE ARE GOING OUT AND NEED HIKING BOOTS.

Dinner - smart trousers and a matching top, court shoes/smart sandals and matching small bag. For men - smart trousers and coordinating shirt, very smart jersey/jumper if necessary. Not a tie, not a jacket - that's too dressy.

It will probably (from past experience) be the case that people who get 'all dressed up' will stick out a mile; and feel uncomfortable.

If you want to get all dressed up etc - try something like PO, Cunard etc

At the heart of the frequently recurring debate about dress on board Viking ships is the question of jeans, and in warmer weather, shorts. Everything I have read makes it pretty clear to me that those are not acceptable in the Restaurant, Chef's Table, or Manfedi's in the evening. The World Cafe (the buffet) is more flexible on that issue.

The problem is that some people are not willing to accept that answer. I have seem many excuses, from the "but I saw other people doing it" to "but they are really nice dark jeans" to "but my $200 jeans cost more than his Dockers" (really, not kidding!). I have even seen the claim that "since it is only a recommendation, then I can do what I want'.

Pretty much every dress cruise thread over the years I have been following this board usually degenerates into some kind of unpleasantness. As for me, I enjoy a chance for something a little more special than everyday life, so a few leggings and tunic tops, slacks and blouses, and maybe a simple knit dress with a necklace or a scarf are my choices for dinner. My husband will wear khakis in navy or tan with a button down shirt. We save our jeans and tee shirts for daytime or the World Cafe.

It's so difficult - so much 'gets lost in translation', sometimes both sides of the pond are two great countries separated by a common language.

 

I've read the dress code requirements, and trying to be helpful - and British - this is what we are planning:

Breakfast - if not eating in, then it's whatever we are wearing for the rest of the day (within reason, not swimwear, obviously). So, if we are going ashore, we get dressed for the outing, and that's what we wear down for breakfast.

Lunch - hopefully we will be ashore, but we have a day onboard in port, we wear something suitable according to the weather; but never swimwear in a restaurant.

Afternoon tea - probably whatever we have been wearing for the day trip, unless we are on board all day, in which case again, not swimwear etc.

NEVER EVER HIKING BOOTS ON BOARD, EXCEPT FOR BREAKFAST IF WE ARE GOING OUT AND NEED HIKING BOOTS.

Dinner - smart trousers and a matching top, court shoes/smart sandals and matching small bag. For men - smart trousers and coordinating shirt, very smart jersey/jumper if necessary. Not a tie, not a jacket - that's too dressy.

It will probably (from past experience) be the case that people who get 'all dressed up' will stick out a mile; and feel uncomfortable.

If you want to get all dressed up etc - try something like PO, Cunard etc

Having been brought up in UK, I have also lived in Canada for almost 40 years, so have experiences on both sides of the pond. I also worked for P&O as navigator, so lived the formal nights with heavily starched mess kit, every evening. Having worn uniforms my entire school & working life, in retirement, I am enjoying a more casual lifestyle & attire, wearing shorts most days. However, both of us do enjoying getting dressed up for the occasion.

On our 2020 WC it will be hot almost continually, so I plan to wear:

• Breakfast - shorts, t-shirt, and shoes appropriate to the daily activities - walking shoes, trainers or sandals.
  
• Lunch - same as breakfast
  
• Afternoon Tea - dressy shorts, golf/polo shirt and shoes/sandals
  
• Dinner - most evening dress trousers, open neck shirt/golf shirt and shoes. If visiting a specialised restaurant and on special dinners, might add a jacket and possibly a tie. Will not bring a suit.
  

Having been brought up in UK, I have also lived in Canada for almost 40 years, so have experiences on both sides of the pond. I also worked for P&O as navigator, so lived the formal nights with heavily starched mess kit, every evening. Having worn uniforms my entire school & working life, in retirement, I am enjoying a more casual lifestyle & attire, wearing shorts most days. However, both of us do enjoying getting dressed up for the occasion.

 

On our 2020 WC it will be hot almost continually, so I plan to wear:

• Breakfast - shorts, t-shirt, and shoes appropriate to the daily activities - walking shoes, trainers or sandals.
  
• Lunch - same as breakfast
  
• Afternoon Tea - dressy shorts, golf/polo shirt and shoes/sandals
  
• Dinner - most evening dress trousers, open neck shirt/golf shirt and shoes. If visiting a specialised restaurant and on special dinners, might add a jacket and possibly a tie. Will not bring a suit.
  

Daytime, breakfast, lunch, tea.

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A little less dressy for dinner.

Kingofcool1947

LOL! You will be just Fan-Dabby-Dozy! :') (As per The Krankies).