Cruise Culture and Princess

[Cruzinram]

First time on Princess 25 cruises on Celebrity. Caribbean Princess thoughts. It's not Celebrity and pretty close. Biggest disappointment s lack of enforcement of dress code. Formal night found many males not wearing ties or jackets. A few with shirt tails hanging out, and allowed into the dining room. Starting to wonder why I even bother folowing policy anymore.

[RetiredNTraveling]

Cruising attire has become like so much in the U.S., everything is casual and comfortable. When we started flying, people dressed up, now it's "Grunge" or casual. :( More and more business have relaxed their dress code and so guess what? It has become the thing.

 

However, DW & I still enjoy dressing to the "9's" for formal nights. ;) I even take a sports jacket with shirts & ties for other evening meals. Dining will always be special if we chose to dress for it. Sorry, but that is the way I feel. :eek::D

[billco]

 

 

 

However, DW & I still enjoy dressing to the "9's" for formal nights. ;) I even take a sports jacket with shirts & ties for other evening meals. Dining will always be special if we chose to dress for it. Sorry, but that is the way I feel. :eek::D

 

 

And the way I feel is just the opposite. I enjoy the more informal style.

[Lovetocruiseprincess]

Good to here. I'm unpacking my long sleeve dress shirt & getting ready for a laid back relaxing cruise this Thursday on the CB. :D

And that's why we don't cruise Celebrity any longer. ;)

[Shogun]

Hi All

May be check in should be formal so fashion police can check before issuing cruise card.

 

That said l like formal and if Princess was to go informal l would move to another line

 

Yours Shogun

 

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[Coral]

With the cost of luggage with flying, I welcome the move to being less formal on cruise ships. I remember 2 formals and 2 semi-ormals when I first started cruising. I would not want that today.

[TWA4Ever]

First time on Princess 25 cruises on Celebrity. Caribbean Princess thoughts. It's not Celebrity and pretty close. Biggest disappointment s lack of enforcement of dress code. Formal night found many males not wearing ties or jackets. A few with shirt tails hanging out, and allowed into the dining room. Starting to wonder why I even bother folowing policy anymore.

 

This "discussion" has been going on for years (at least since I began cruising in 2001). My feeling - and it is not to cause any kind of blowup - is that if you wish to sail Princess and not dress formal, that's great. Just don't come into traditional dining on formal nights. There are plenty of places to eat on board; allow us who still enjoy the culture of tuxedos and gowns to have them.

 

And here come the flames!

[f-mattox]

No flames: I'm in total agreement. If you don't at least want to put on a coat and tie there are places besides the Traditional dining room to eat. I think there is a reason they call it "Traditional."

[shredie]

This "discussion" has been going on for years (at least since I began cruising in 2001).

 

Yep. Now the most vocal in this endless thread will be those with the agenda: get rid of formal night. The people who do like to dress formally generally get drowned out by that more vocal minority. I will now retire to watch it unfold as I have predicted. (I have my personal prediction of who's up first, but I'll keep that one to myself.) ;)

[geoherb]

I sort of agree. The passengers who choose to dine in the dining rooms should at least make an effort to follow the dress code. If I were in charge of the dining room, I would not turn away a gentleman who wore a dress shirt with a necktie or one who wore a dress shirt with a sports coat without a tie on formal night. But I would kindly ask one in a T-shirt or polo shirt to change before coming back to the dining room. And I'd absolutely not allow one to wear a baseball cap in the dining room.

[PenguinLife]

I too tend to enjoy dressing up for a formal night or two on a cruise, but I am finding it less and less practical with the ever increasing luggage restrictions on airlines and the ever increasing requirement to drag your own bags around at some point or another on a trip.

[AKman2495]

That's been my argument since I joined the board. I agree with you that if you don't want to dress, go someplace else other than the MDR to eat. I always wear my tux and on tropical cruises I also bring my dinner jacket.

 

I also have noticed that most people on Princess do dress for formal nights and it is really a diehard minority of cruisers who insist that everyone is going casual.

[AZmike480]

We have no desire to dress formal for dining on vacation. Dressing formal is something we do everyday for work. Dressing up doesn't enhance our dining experience like it does others. With that being said I have no problem with people wanting the dress code to be enforced. When the cruise ship has formal nights in the dining room we just dine somewhere else.

 

With all the extra baggage fee's that airlines charge now, I have no desire to bring extra bags for formal clothing!

 

AZmike480

[tserface]

We see the same trend on Celebrity and RCI. All of the cruise lines we've bene on have relaxed the policing somewhat. I think so long as the nights are designated "formal" and that the normal for the night then who cares what someone else wears. I can dress up formal and fit in which is something I can not do any more on land.

 

There are a few people who wear suits to work still, not as many as back in the day, and I can understand how they might not want to wear a tie during vacation. So I don't care what they wear and, hopefully, they don't care that we're dressing formal.

 

I still think we should *not* get rid of 'formal' nights, but, instead, just let others not dress formally if they so choose. Who really cares?

 

Tom

 

First time on Princess 25 cruises on Celebrity. Caribbean Princess thoughts. It's not Celebrity and pretty close. Biggest disappointment s lack of enforcement of dress code. Formal night found many males not wearing ties or jackets. A few with shirt tails hanging out, and allowed into the dining room. Starting to wonder why I even bother folowing policy anymore.

[OCruisers]

All cruise lines seem to be moving toward a more casual dress. :rolleyes:

LuLu

[Ethel5]

Yep. Now the most vocal in this endless thread will be those with the agenda: get rid of formal night. The people who do like to dress formally generally get drowned out by that more vocal minority. I will now retire to watch it unfold as I have predicted. (I have my personal prediction of who's up first, but I'll keep that one to myself.) ;)

 

The vocal minority are about 10% of the cruise population, BUT they insist that their way is the only way.

[beg3yrs]

Hi All

May be check in should be formal so fashion police can check before issuing cruise card.

 

That said l like formal and if Princess was to go informal l would move to another line

 

Yours Shogun

 

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Ah Shogun - I suspect your formal kilt is sooo much more comfortable than my ever-tightening tuxedo trousers.

[Shogun]

Hi There

I would recommend anyone to wear a kilt in the Caribbean, so refreshing when you get a gentle breeze,

 

As to weight a kilt has 12 yards of heavy material, add in sporn, jacket etc and its half a case weight by itself.

 

Yours Shogun

 

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[satxdiver]

yet another discussion by the CC fashion police! The world is ever changing and for the moment is moving to a more comfortable and less formal appearance. You adapt or you perish.

[Lovetocruiseprincess]

There's no need to get rid of formal night. People enjoy it, so leave it as is. If you want to carry the extra clothing to dress for the evening, that's your choice. As long as Princess lets people dress down for the dining room both groups can enjoy eating side by side.

If the same dishes were presented at the buffet I doubt we would see any of these discussions but as it stands there is no other option if we want to dine on the better food selections and not dress formally...and no I don't mean jeans, T shirt & baseball cap.

[chrysalis]

yet another discussion by the CC fashion police!

 

You included?

 

So your prediction is that Princess will perish if they continue to have "formal nights"?

 

I will be watching closely from the buffet:D

[PenguinLife]

My personal prediction is that if Princess were to strictly enforce the formal night dress code the MDR would be a ghost town

[Kinkacruiser]

I don't think it's reasonable top ask people to bring formal gear for just one formal night (short cruises), but the longer cruises have about 3 which is fine by me. I have no problem wearing the same outfit 3 times.

[golfb4cruzing]

First time on Princess 25 cruises on Celebrity. Caribbean Princess thoughts. It's not Celebrity and pretty close. Biggest disappointment s lack of enforcement of dress code. Formal night found many males not wearing ties or jackets. A few with shirt tails hanging out, and allowed into the dining room. Starting to wonder why I even bother folowing policy anymore.

 

Did it make your food taste bad? Don't go on Carnival, you might stroke out then.:cool:

[shredie]

The vocal minority are about 10% of the cruise population, BUT they insist that their way is the only way.

 

Yes, and I'm gratified to see some of their more colorful number now holding forth in this thread. "Tanks tops at dinner or perish!" ;) LOL. :D