jeanlyon Posted April 12, 2019 #151 Share Posted April 12, 2019 19 hours ago, docco said: This might help: https://ask.pocruises.com/help/PO/life-on-board/enforced_dresscode Met a very nice professional couple last week at dinner - his reaction was that he was the one paying, and he certainly wasn't going to allow an outfit like P&O to tell him what he should or shouldn't wear for dinner! To avoid a lot of tut tutting from the elderly, though, a dark suit is a good compromise. You can get away with a jacket and trousers (+tie) but it's not worth the aggravation. Laughable, though, because if you turned up at any decent restaurant in a dinner suit the other customers would laugh their socks off at the high pretence! I love the way people assume it's the elderly. Last cruise, my husband forgot his dinner jacket. He had an ordinary jacket with him and wore that with a bow tie! Nobody even noticed. My husband is 80 by the way. My young neice has just been away on her first cruise with her fiancee. They both loved the dressing up as they seldom do it at home. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britboys Posted April 12, 2019 #152 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Oh dear! I'm not 60 yet and when I do read a newspaper it is The Guardian/Observer. I need to think hard about whether I stop cruising with P&O or burn all my Formal Wear 😉😉😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted April 12, 2019 #153 Share Posted April 12, 2019 5 minutes ago, Britboys said: Oh dear! I'm not 60 yet and when I do read a newspaper it is The Guardian/Observer. I need to think hard about whether I stop cruising with P&O or burn all my Formal Wear 😉😉😂 I'm 62 and have read the express for 20+ years. I always wear a suit for formal occasions 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britboys Posted April 12, 2019 #154 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Vive la difference Grapau27 😃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Peterson Posted April 12, 2019 Author #155 Share Posted April 12, 2019 11 minutes ago, grapau27 said: I'm 62 and have read the express for 20+ years. I always wear a suit for formal occasions She does do a very nice tea, doesn't she? 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Eglesbrech Posted April 12, 2019 #156 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Just now, docco said: She does do a very nice tea, doesn't she? 🙂 And very nice chocolate cake with a gold seal on them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrierjohn Posted April 12, 2019 #157 Share Posted April 12, 2019 1 hour ago, docco said: 65+ and Daily Mail/Express readers. Not exclusively, obviously, but it’s a fair summary. Guilty as charged, but I am more than happy to observe the dress code on formal nights, and certainly prefer the entertainment manager to limit their over exuberance to sailaways and daft game shows,which I can therefore avoid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted April 12, 2019 #158 Share Posted April 12, 2019 57 minutes ago, docco said: She does do a very nice tea, doesn't she? 🙂 The Royal Garden Party Tea was excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazrat Posted April 12, 2019 #159 Share Posted April 12, 2019 1 hour ago, jeanlyon said: Well said Major Tom. I don't read newspapers at all, so perhaps I don't fit and shouldn't cruise?!! 😂 What total rubbish. Looks like we will have to cancel our cruises and see if I can get the money back for my new dinner jacket,I have only read the daily mirror for the last 42years so we will not fit in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Peterson Posted April 12, 2019 Author #160 Share Posted April 12, 2019 22 minutes ago, Bazrat said: Looks like we will have to cancel our cruises and see if I can get the money back for my new dinner jacket,I have only read the daily mirror for the last 42years so we will not fit in. Believe me, you will...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted April 12, 2019 #161 Share Posted April 12, 2019 52 minutes ago, grapau27 said: The Royal Garden Party Tea was excellent. And there wasn't a punch up over the last cucumber sandwich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted April 12, 2019 #162 Share Posted April 12, 2019 11 minutes ago, brian1 said: And there wasn't a punch up over the last cucumber sandwich. Lol. Everyone was very smart and we'll behaved. Lots of fresh delicious sandwiches and cakes for everyone. No need for the buffet bunfight there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted April 12, 2019 #163 Share Posted April 12, 2019 36 minutes ago, Bazrat said: Looks like we will have to cancel our cruises and see if I can get the money back for my new dinner jacket,I have only read the daily mirror for the last 42years so we will not fit in. Just hide your daily mirror inside the telegraph. I can't ever recall daily papers being sold on board anyway. If you see me say hello we are not snobs, always happy to talk football and cruising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieC Posted April 12, 2019 #164 Share Posted April 12, 2019 2 minutes ago, grapau27 said: Just hide your daily mirror inside the telegraph. I can't ever recall daily papers being sold on board anyway. If you see me say hello we are not snobs, always happy to talk football and cruising. Not if you spot our new arbiter of taste, docco, hoving into view; the Telegraph is about as anti-EU as it gets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecttr Posted April 12, 2019 #165 Share Posted April 12, 2019 3 hours ago, docco said: 65+ and Daily Mail/Express readers. Not exclusively, obviously, but it’s a fair summary. I can confirm that, a few years ago I did some surveys of the numbers of newspapers sold on return to Southampton. Basically noted the size of the piles of papers as they started selling them. the largest pile was Daily Mail followed by substantially smaller piles of Telegraphs and Times and a surprisingly large pile of the Express, everything else was a long way behind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Peterson Posted April 12, 2019 Author #166 Share Posted April 12, 2019 9 minutes ago, davecttr said: I can confirm that, a few years ago I did some surveys of the numbers of newspapers sold on return to Southampton. Basically noted the size of the piles of papers as they started selling them. the largest pile was Daily Mail followed by substantially smaller piles of Telegraphs and Times and a surprisingly large pile of the Express, everything else was a long way behind Interesting - and funnily enough I've done much the same thing more recently. Hardly any Telegraphs, Times or Guardians these days - but considerably more Express/Mail/Sun/Mirror. Changing times on P&O. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert2251 Posted April 12, 2019 #167 Share Posted April 12, 2019 4 hours ago, docco said: 65+ and Daily Mail/Express readers. Not exclusively, obviously, but it’s a fair summary. Well "My Husband and I" (lol) are not 65+ not even 55+, we don't read any newspapers but reply on the good old BBC, so not sure where we would fit in. We do enjoy the formal nights, we have a bit of banter with fellow guests and just enjoy the evening. What we don't like are the people who just can't be bothered to adhere to any of the dress code, even on casual nights, they turn up in tatty ripped jeans or short skirts and t-shirts, they are aware of the dress code before they book so why spoil it for the people who do care. Enough said! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecttr Posted April 12, 2019 #168 Share Posted April 12, 2019 3 minutes ago, docco said: Interesting - and funnily enough I've done much the same thing more recently. Hardly any Telegraphs, Times or Guardians these days - but considerably more Express/Mail/Sun/Mirror. Changing times on P&O. Mmm, going down market eh!, and the rise of the Mirror suggests a shift in political views? Also on Ventura a few years ago they had a lunchtime debate on a sea day. The subject was 'should the UK leave the ??'. About 40 people turned up. They asked for a show of hands at the start, leave got 39 and remain got 1, me. The debate got heated, but not on my side, I just demolished their arguments one by one. There was a point when I started to fear for my safety. anyway afterward my main protagonist strode over and offered to buy me a drink. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted April 12, 2019 #169 Share Posted April 12, 2019 I'm 66 and live 100 yards from a tube station.I walk over there every morning and grab a free Metro,cos I'm too tight to buy the Sun.What category does that put me in,don't answer that one,but I still wear my dinner whistle on formal nights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miaandmum Posted April 12, 2019 #170 Share Posted April 12, 2019 hi ive been following this thread with interest as we are going on our first p&o cruise next saturday on the azura (usually cruise with royal caribbea). am wondering what weve let ourselves in for - im a 55 year old mail online reader - hoping to leave brexit behind for a week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert2251 Posted April 12, 2019 #171 Share Posted April 12, 2019 12 minutes ago, miaandmum said: hi ive been following this thread with interest as we are going on our first p&o cruise next saturday on the azura (usually cruise with royal caribbea). am wondering what weve let ourselves in for - im a 55 year old mail online reader - hoping to leave brexit behind for a week! Don't take any notice of what has been said on this thread just go and have a wonderful time, I'm sure you will😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arendale1 Posted April 12, 2019 #172 Share Posted April 12, 2019 (edited) 21 minutes ago, miaandmum said: hi ive been following this thread with interest as we are going on our first p&o cruise next saturday on the azura (usually cruise with royal caribbea). am wondering what weve let ourselves in for - im a 55 year old mail online reader - hoping to leave brexit behind for a week! We’re just sailing away from Southampton on Ventura- our first ever P&O cruise. So far we’re loving it 👍 We’ve only sailed with Royal Caribbean previously. First impressions, we prefer RC, but nothing wrong with P&O - just smaller, but fine. Edited April 12, 2019 by arendale1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie11 Posted April 12, 2019 #173 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Smooth seas and sunshine! Hope you have a wonderful time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecttr Posted April 12, 2019 #174 Share Posted April 12, 2019 1 hour ago, Spike11 said: Perhaps the grass seems greener? I’m not convinced it will be! I’m also astounded that P&O had a lunchtime debate on Brexit - what were they thinking! I don't think they ever had another one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted April 12, 2019 #175 Share Posted April 12, 2019 13 minutes ago, arendale1 said: We’re just sailing away from Southampton on Ventura- our first ever P&O cruise. So far we’re loving it 👍 We’ve only sailed with Royal Caribbean previously. First impressions, we prefer RC, but nothing wrong with P&O - just smaller, but fine. Hope you have a fantastic cruise. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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