Rare Acrusa Posted March 28, 2022 #1 Share Posted March 28, 2022 I've been told that on a recent Riviera cruise, a gentleman wore a hat in the dining rooms and refused to take it off. Is this true ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare pinotlover Posted March 28, 2022 #2 Share Posted March 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Acrusa said: I've been told that on a recent Riviera cruise, a gentleman wore a hat in the dining rooms and refused to take it off. Is this true ? It’s happened in the past, so it’s probably true. On one our past cruises this guy must have had 6-7 of them! Seems he wore a different one most every night . Just transporting all the hat boxes must have been a chore! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiidan Posted March 28, 2022 #3 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Some people are not content with looking like crude jerk....they need to continuously emphasize the fact.... God made all people equal, just some less equal than others. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ronrick1943 Posted March 28, 2022 #4 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Really a person that doesn’t remove their hat during a meal just doesn’t have good manners - don’t given them any attention - that’s what they want. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatbush Flyer Posted March 28, 2022 #5 Share Posted March 28, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, Acrusa said: I've been told that on a recent Riviera cruise, a gentleman wore a hat in the dining rooms and refused to take it off. Is this true ? If it was the guy with the wannabe cowboy hat, I was on that cruise. He even wore it to a LaReseve dinner. Fortunately, he was at the table at the other end of the room. In fact, I think he had two (different colors). But, no cowboy boots that I ever saw. I expect that Maitre d’s tried their best but didn’t want to start a major “to do.” What a jerk! Edited March 28, 2022 by Flatbush Flyer 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrHemlock Posted March 29, 2022 #6 Share Posted March 29, 2022 Maybe he was losing his hair and didn't want Chris Rock to joke about him. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiidan Posted March 29, 2022 #7 Share Posted March 29, 2022 4 hours ago, DrHemlock said: Maybe he was losing his hair and didn't want Chris Rock to joke about him. Good thing that Chris did not joke about Alex Baldwins wife................... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamrag Posted March 29, 2022 #8 Share Posted March 29, 2022 On 3/28/2022 at 4:54 PM, Acrusa said: I've been told that on a recent Riviera cruise, a gentleman wore a hat in the dining rooms and refused to take it off. Is this true ? A gentleman would never wear such thing in a dining room, so cannot be true. A man, perhaps! 😉 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizzasteve Posted March 29, 2022 #9 Share Posted March 29, 2022 (edited) Honestly, who cares. Glass houses and all that. So we are all perfect fashion models with ideal body weight, makeup and dress? I object that everyone isnt 25 years old and sporting Oscar night gowns. Edited March 29, 2022 by Pizzasteve 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Jazzbeau Posted March 29, 2022 #10 Share Posted March 29, 2022 He didn't bother us. Provided a source of jokes to enliven dinner. It would have been a very different story in the show lounge, if his hat was blocking our view. 😲 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ka Honu Posted March 29, 2022 #11 Share Posted March 29, 2022 2 hours ago, Pizzasteve said: Honestly, who cares. X2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patty1955 Posted March 30, 2022 #12 Share Posted March 30, 2022 2 hours ago, Pizzasteve said: Honestly, who cares. I agree. I always appreciate it when people let me know who they are before we meet them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatbush Flyer Posted March 30, 2022 #13 Share Posted March 30, 2022 5 hours ago, Pizzasteve said: Honestly, who cares. Glass houses and all that. So we are all perfect fashion models with ideal body weight, makeup and dress? I object that everyone isnt 25 years old and sporting Oscar night gowns. Gimme a break. Even just minimum decorum (like no hats on men) is not unreasonable. 7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizzasteve Posted March 30, 2022 #14 Share Posted March 30, 2022 (edited) 8 hours ago, Host Jazzbeau said: He didn't bother us. Provided a source of jokes to enliven dinner. It would have been a very different story in the show lounge, if his hat was blocking our view. 😲 Agreed. A practical inconvenience matters. A hat on a head, perhaps it is hiding a melanoma or horrible scar on a bald head, or one may have cultural differences about hats. To raise a fuss seems selfish to me. That said, happy to let Capt and Oceana staff set and police the rules at sea, not passengers. Edited March 30, 2022 by Pizzasteve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatbush Flyer Posted March 30, 2022 #15 Share Posted March 30, 2022 7 hours ago, Pizzasteve said: Agreed. A practical inconvenience matters. A hat on a head, perhaps it is hiding a melanoma or horrible scar on a bald head, or one may have cultural differences about hats. To raise a fuss seems selfish to me. That said, happy to let Capt and Oceana staff set and police the rules at sea, not passengers. You must be kidding. Plenty of folks would be reasonably “bent out of shape” about sitting down to a $350+ per person Dom Perignon La Reserve dinner only to be seated across the table from someone wearing a hat bigger that his chair seat. And there are far more reasonable/decorous choices than a “ten gallon hat” (which, BTW, has zero cultural significance) to cover an unsightly health related issue. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiidan Posted March 30, 2022 #16 Share Posted March 30, 2022 it boils down to no respect for ones fellow diners and lack basic good manners consideration. Both is short supply in the Me-I generations. It seems today, my observation, that its not what is good to do but what "can I get away with" 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redraider1966 Posted March 30, 2022 #17 Share Posted March 30, 2022 52 minutes ago, Hawaiidan said: it boils down to no respect for ones fellow diners and lack basic good manners consideration. Both is short supply in the Me-I generations. It seems today, my observation, that its not what is good to do but what "can I get away with" Plus One! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieBelle Posted March 30, 2022 #18 Share Posted March 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Hawaiidan said: it boils down to no respect for ones fellow diners and lack basic good manners consideration. Both is short supply in the Me-I generations. It seems today, my observation, that its not what is good to do but what "can I get away with" My DH is a true gentleman and has never worn head gear at any table save a possible picnic table in full sun. However, for our upcoming cruise he may break protocol and wear some head covering on his chemo-bald head. Trust me, it would not be a ten gallon hat. For those who may consider him disrespectful and/or lacking good manners, please bite your tongue until it bleeds. He is my champion! Katie 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davencl Posted March 30, 2022 #19 Share Posted March 30, 2022 35 minutes ago, KatieBelle said: My DH is a true gentleman and has never worn head gear at any table save a possible picnic table in full sun. However, for our upcoming cruise he may break protocol and wear some head covering on his chemo-bald head. Trust me, it would not be a ten gallon hat. For those who may consider him disrespectful and/or lacking good manners, please bite your tongue until it bleeds. He is my champion! Katie Yes in 2004 I had cancer and two half golf ball sized lumps on my head. Fortunately there was a drug that eventually essentially cured me. However I wore a baseball hat for about a year, including in church. All church members were highly supportive. Best not to judge. Yes a large cowboy hat seems excessive... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepherd really Posted March 30, 2022 #20 Share Posted March 30, 2022 2 hours ago, Flatbush Flyer said: You must be kidding. Plenty of folks would be reasonably “bent out of shape” about sitting down to a $350+ per person Dom Perignon La Reserve dinner only to be seated across the table from someone wearing a hat bigger that his chair seat. And there are far more reasonable/decorous choices than a “ten gallon hat” (which, BTW, has zero cultural significance) to cover an unsightly health related issue. I am reminded of what I said to my whining 7 year old grandson while we hiked in the rain, "you can be wet and miserable or you can choose to just be wet". Is wearing a hat at dinner tacky? Yes, but if it bothers you to the point of spoiling your meal, that's on you. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiidan Posted March 30, 2022 #21 Share Posted March 30, 2022 2 hours ago, shepherd really said: I am reminded of what I said to my whining 7 year old grandson while we hiked in the rain, "you can be wet and miserable or you can choose to just be wet". Is wearing a hat at dinner tacky? Yes, but if it bothers you to the point of spoiling your meal, that's on you. Might I remind you we are speaking of a person, who night after night wore excessively large hats . without a care.. It was not mistake from the description of his continued acts... We are not talking about trying to be discreet... but in your face obnoxious. Obnoxious bothers me others when it is intentionally repeated over and over , getting some pleasure from making a scene for some twisted pleasure derived. ... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatbush Flyer Posted March 31, 2022 #22 Share Posted March 31, 2022 22 hours ago, KatieBelle said: My DH is a true gentleman and has never worn head gear at any table save a possible picnic table in full sun. However, for our upcoming cruise he may break protocol and wear some head covering on his chemo-bald head. Trust me, it would not be a ten gallon hat. For those who may consider him disrespectful and/or lacking good manners, please bite your tongue until it bleeds. He is my champion! Katie Good thoughts for your DH. This was NOT the situation with the wannabe cowboy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatbush Flyer Posted March 31, 2022 #23 Share Posted March 31, 2022 21 hours ago, shepherd really said: I am reminded of what I said to my whining 7 year old grandson while we hiked in the rain, "you can be wet and miserable or you can choose to just be wet". Is wearing a hat at dinner tacky? Yes, but if it bothers you to the point of spoiling your meal, that's on you. In this case, my meal wasn’t spoiled. Maitre d’ sat him at the far left end table out of sight of LaReserve passerby’s. And we chose to sit at the right table. Needless to say, that other table had the most folks leave immediately after the meal. Had it been our table, I’d have stepped away with the maitre’d and reminded him/her of the ship’s hat policy. Absent a reasonable explanation (without violating cowboy’s HIPPA rights) that would make accommodation the obvious “right thing to do,” I’d expect, at least, a reseating arrangement and, absent that, I’d want compensation for having to endure the lack of decorum. That might have required a brief conversation with the F&B manager (whose job, quite honestly, bottom lines at doing his/her best to avoid conflict by throwing SBC at it). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Noxequifans Posted March 31, 2022 #24 Share Posted March 31, 2022 Possibly a religous issue? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiidan Posted March 31, 2022 #25 Share Posted March 31, 2022 On 3/30/2022 at 10:22 AM, KatieBelle said: My DH is a true gentleman and has never worn head gear at any table save a possible picnic table in full sun. However, for our upcoming cruise he may break protocol and wear some head covering on his chemo-bald head. Trust me, it would not be a ten gallon hat. For those who may consider him disrespectful and/or lacking good manners, please bite your tongue until it bleeds. He is my champion! Katie Katie..... I think you missed on the situation. It was not the hat so much as the obnoxious intent of the person wearing it. Persons', trying to be discrete, are understood as having perhaps a personal need. However, this bozo was doing his" hat act" to irritate and thumb his nose at everyone saying in effect "screw you...I will do anything I want, got it !" Thats my point, the situation was intentional to bolster a deficient ego perhaps. Jerks are obvious. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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