Rare KKB Posted November 28, 2019 #1 Share Posted November 28, 2019 DH is accustomed to other lines where we dress for dinner. Dress slacks with a nice golf shirt or a dress shirt on “formal night”. (Gave up suit/jacket some time ago...) This is our first NCL cruise & I’m telling him khaki jeans or nice golf shorts r fine in MDR. He isn’t convinced. (Hilarious for a guy that has a pretty casual work environment...) Will we see many in dress slacks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 1025cruise Posted November 28, 2019 #2 Share Posted November 28, 2019 Probably not. One of the DRs is more "formal" than the other, but most people will be casual. Even in the specialties, except for the ones that require it, you won't see much. However, if your DH wants to wear dress slacks, go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted November 28, 2019 #3 Share Posted November 28, 2019 You'll see both. My husband wears dress slacks to dinner because they fit him better. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KateQ22003 Posted November 28, 2019 #4 Share Posted November 28, 2019 I see a lot of dress slacks in the specialty restaurants. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauer-kraut Posted November 28, 2019 #5 Share Posted November 28, 2019 Shorts and jeans are allowed in almost ANY restaurant on board.... just check the daily for the dress code. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Wheels Only Posted November 28, 2019 #6 Share Posted November 28, 2019 (edited) He will see dress pants, khakis, jeans, and shorts in most restaurants. Even in the restaurants that require long pants, jeans are fine. Some will wear a tie, some will wear a t-shirt. There are no formal nights on NCL but there are "dress up or not" nights when some will dress "higher" for photo ops. He will fit right in with "Dress slacks with a nice golf shirt" on any night in any restaurant on NCL. Edited November 28, 2019 by Two Wheels Only Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanadaydreaming Posted November 28, 2019 #7 Share Posted November 28, 2019 I wear khakis at every non buffet meal, mainly cause I don't bring jeans. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted November 28, 2019 #8 Share Posted November 28, 2019 2 hours ago, KKB said: DH is accustomed to other lines where we dress for dinner. Dress slacks with a nice golf shirt or a dress shirt on “formal night”. (Gave up suit/jacket some time ago...) This is our first NCL cruise & I’m telling him khaki jeans or nice golf shorts r fine in MDR. He isn’t convinced. (Hilarious for a guy that has a pretty casual work environment...) Will we see many in dress slacks? Dockers and a polo shirt is ok in ALL restaurants. ALL restaurants except Le Bistro and one other allow shorts for ALL meals (the one other is ship dependent). Le Bistro (being the fanciest NCL Restaurant) requires dockers or jeans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ziggyuk Posted November 28, 2019 #9 Share Posted November 28, 2019 I think shorts must be a bit ship dependant, I saw people turned away from the MDR (Tsar's Palace) on the Jewel last year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brookie848 Posted November 28, 2019 #10 Share Posted November 28, 2019 17 minutes ago, ziggyuk said: I think shorts must be a bit ship dependant, I saw people turned away from the MDR (Tsar's Palace) on the Jewel last year. Shorts are fine in at least one of the MDRs (sometimes all -- depending on the ship). Some of the ships have a no shorts rule for the "fancier" MDR. My husband usually brings one pair of khakis along with the jeans he wears on the plane. The nights he doesn't feel like dressing up, he wears shorts. No one bats an eye. If we go to a restaurant with a dress code, we follow it. This is one of the main reasons we sail NCL. My husband dresses up for work every day. He doesn't want to have to do it every night on vacation -- and we are not buffet people, so that wouldn't work for us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimR24 Posted November 28, 2019 #11 Share Posted November 28, 2019 We always eat in the main dining rooms when we cruise and I wear shorts/polo shirt every night. They are nice shorts that I golf in but I don't bring any long pants at all and have never been turned away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gymbomb Posted November 28, 2019 #12 Share Posted November 28, 2019 We don't do shorts for dinner, but DH usually wears jeans. Sometimes we pick 1 night to wear nicer clothes, sometimes we don't. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanadaydreaming Posted November 28, 2019 #13 Share Posted November 28, 2019 2 hours ago, brookie848 said: Shorts are fine in at least one of the MDRs (sometimes all -- depending on the ship). Some of the ships have a no shorts rule for the "fancier" MDR. My husband usually brings one pair of khakis along with the jeans he wears on the plane. The nights he doesn't feel like dressing up, he wears shorts. No one bats an eye. If we go to a restaurant with a dress code, we follow it. This is one of the main reasons we sail NCL. My husband dresses up for work every day. He doesn't want to have to do it every night on vacation -- and we are not buffet people, so that wouldn't work for us. I wear suit everyday day at work too. I look forward to not doing so on the open seas... We usually hit buffet 1-2x a week on NCL. I'm not a food mailer but I like the spread and relaxed atmosphere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare All-ready2cruise Posted November 28, 2019 #14 Share Posted November 28, 2019 For me, one of the things I love about NCL is that you can really be you. In other words, no one will critique your wearing apparel. You can be casual, resort casual, business casual, semi formal or formal. It's all up to you. My DH and I would dress to the 9s when we were celebrating a special occasion. It's important that you and yours feel comfortable... just be you. JMO. Enjoy your cruise. 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zqvol Posted November 29, 2019 #15 Share Posted November 29, 2019 7 hours ago, KKB said: DH is accustomed to other lines where we dress for dinner. Dress slacks with a nice golf shirt or a dress shirt on “formal night”. (Gave up suit/jacket some time ago...) This is our first NCL cruise & I’m telling him khaki jeans or nice golf shorts r fine in MDR. He isn’t convinced. (Hilarious for a guy that has a pretty casual work environment...) Will we see many in dress slacks? Nothing wrong with dress slacks, about 40% will have them on, another 55% will wear "dockers" type chinos, and 5% will wear shorts. IN the Caribbean very few will have jeans, In AK and Canadian cruises maybe 35% of the men will wear jeans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don't-use-real-name Posted November 29, 2019 #16 Share Posted November 29, 2019 Factor in the destination or ports of call weather and perhaps the time of the year Caribbean - Mediterranean - any where it is warm and sunny shorts Alaska Pre-Post season - fall New England Canada - Baltic - South America trouser/slacks/pants/jeans are more the norm Whatever your legs can tolerate with the extremes I wear kilts as a norm (my legs are acclimated to any weather) and have never had any problems with the restaurants dress code requirements Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chill6x6 Posted November 29, 2019 #17 Share Posted November 29, 2019 I wear khaki's at the least. If I go into the MDR regardless of cruise line, I'm wearing some type of chino/khaki and a shirt with a collar. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calizona Posted November 29, 2019 #18 Share Posted November 29, 2019 Sorry but I am on vacation I will be wearing jeans even bought a new pair last night just to wear to Le Bistro. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greek Boss Posted November 29, 2019 #19 Share Posted November 29, 2019 On 11/28/2019 at 12:15 PM, Sauer-kraut said: Shorts and jeans are allowed in almost ANY restaurant on board.... just check the daily for the dress code. On the Breakaway 2ish weeks ago we were turned away from the Manhattan Room because we were wearing shorts, so we changed into jeans and we were good. Happened to us on the Gem as well back in 2017. Seems like that along with Le Bistro is the only place where they enforce it. Never had any issues anywhere else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Wheels Only Posted November 29, 2019 #20 Share Posted November 29, 2019 3 minutes ago, Greek Boss said: On the Breakaway 2ish weeks ago we were turned away from the Manhattan Room because we were wearing shorts, so we changed into jeans and we were good. Happened to us on the Gem as well back in 2017. Seems like that along with Le Bistro is the only place where they enforce it. Never had any issues anywhere else. The dress code for the Manhattan Room differs from ship to ship. On some ships, shorts are allowed and on others, shorts are not allowed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KeithJenner Posted November 30, 2019 #21 Share Posted November 30, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Greek Boss said: On the Breakaway 2ish weeks ago we were turned away from the Manhattan Room because we were wearing shorts, so we changed into jeans and we were good. Happened to us on the Gem as well back in 2017. Seems like that along with Le Bistro is the only place where they enforce it. Never had any issues anywhere else. It isn’t a difference in enforcement, It’s a difference in the dress code Itself. Shorts are not allowed at Le Bistro On any ship, and at Manhattan (or similar aft restaurant) on most ships. Shorts are allowed everywhere else, other than maybe places like Ocean Blue/Bayamo. Shorts are allowed in other places like Cagneys, for example. Of course, enforcement does vary, as is demonstrated by reports of people being allowed into Le Bistro with shorts, but your experience fits in with the stated dress code. Edited November 30, 2019 by KeithJenner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray98 Posted November 30, 2019 #22 Share Posted November 30, 2019 Khaki's are my go to for dinner. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delaware32 Posted November 30, 2019 #23 Share Posted November 30, 2019 Of the two MDR, the smaller allows shorts . Specialty restaurants ask that long trousers be worn . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakman58 Posted November 30, 2019 #24 Share Posted November 30, 2019 When I go to dinner in the main dining rooms I always wear a pair of black slacks but they really aren't dress slacks. The ambiance in some of the main dining rooms is quite elegant so I try to look like I know how to dress in such a setting. I really don't want people thinking I have no couth or proper upbringing and manners. On my last cruise in September on the Breakaway I was surprised that I didn't see any men wearing baseball caps on their heads in the Manhattan Dining Room. That was a nice surprise. Also I don't think that wearing slacks and a collared shirt should be considered dressing up. Just my opinion of course from an "old school" kind of guy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KeithJenner Posted November 30, 2019 #25 Share Posted November 30, 2019 53 minutes ago, delaware32 said: Of the two MDR, the smaller allows shorts . Specialty restaurants ask that long trousers be worn . That isn't correct. Shorts are fine in most speciality restaurants. Only Le Bistro and possibly Ocean Blue/Bayamo don't allow them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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