zhuangcorp Posted July 29, 2022 #1 Share Posted July 29, 2022 How strict is the dress code for Gala night? Will they turn you away if you are not up to their code? What is the least dressy that you could get away with wearing without causing a scene? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted July 29, 2022 #2 Share Posted July 29, 2022 This topic has been beaten to death here dozens of times. I wouldn't recommend short pants, holey jeans or tee shirts, but I can't say I haven't seen them, including on the current cruise I am on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhuangcorp Posted July 29, 2022 Author #3 Share Posted July 29, 2022 Could you get away with just a button shirt and slack pants? (without jacket, tie, etc) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveOKC Posted July 29, 2022 #4 Share Posted July 29, 2022 12 minutes ago, zhuangcorp said: Could you get away with just a button shirt and slack pants? (without jacket, tie, etc) yes. Thats what I am going with anymore. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted July 29, 2022 #5 Share Posted July 29, 2022 18 minutes ago, zhuangcorp said: Could you get away with just a button shirt and slack pants? (without jacket, tie, etc) Absolutely. Pretty much what I have with me right now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennessee Titan Posted July 29, 2022 #6 Share Posted July 29, 2022 You don't even have to eat!!😁 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare shipshape sam Posted July 30, 2022 #7 Share Posted July 30, 2022 8 hours ago, zhuangcorp said: Could you get away with just a button shirt and slack pants? (without jacket, tie, etc) Some people call that Chic.🙂 Some wear designer jeans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quack2 Posted July 30, 2022 #8 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Wear pants and a shirt and you'll be fine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MISTER 67 Posted July 30, 2022 #9 Share Posted July 30, 2022 No one will turn you away with Country Club Casual. I wear Docker slacks with a nice polo shirt, usually long sleeve as the ships tend to be on the cool side. DW wears a nice pants suit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakepatrol Posted July 30, 2022 #10 Share Posted July 30, 2022 20 hours ago, zhuangcorp said: How strict is the dress code for Gala night? Will they turn you away if you are not up to their code? What is the least dressy that you could get away with wearing without causing a scene? Such an odd question. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedneckBob Posted July 30, 2022 #11 Share Posted July 30, 2022 24 minutes ago, Wakepatrol said: Such an odd question. Maybe, Maybe you should try an all nude cruise, I would suspect there is nothing left to cause a scene! 😀 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare albingirl Posted July 30, 2022 #12 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Just stay home in a bathrobe and slippers if you don't want to wear appropriate clothing to dinner. Bring out the tv trays and have a ball. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare albingirl Posted July 30, 2022 #13 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Just now, albingirl said: Just stay home in a bathrobe and slippers if you don't want to wear appropriate clothing to dinner. Bring out the tv trays and have a ball. Just kidding, by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sofietucker Posted July 30, 2022 #14 Share Posted July 30, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Wakepatrol said: Such an odd question. I know, a zillion threads on this! But we were once on a Royal Caribbean cruise--in the olden days* when folks still wore tuxes/dress blues/kilts--and a boorish table mate showed up in a sleazy, shiny oversize tee with a picture of a tux on it. His honey was dressed like a hoochie mama (though that seems to be de rigueur for gals these days; she was ahead of her time). Point being, it felt like such a slap in the face to the rest of us at the table, who had made an effort. Just sit by yourselves if you want to be rude, without targeting others. I think the OP simply wants NOT to be rude. And as others have said, a collared shirt and no raggedy pants would be fine. (The men on Oceania wear golf shirts every night, no matter what.) *When even the servers wore dress uniforms! Edited July 30, 2022 by sofietucker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir PMP Posted July 30, 2022 #15 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Very strict and no exceptions: 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida_gal_50 Posted July 30, 2022 #16 Share Posted July 30, 2022 6 minutes ago, sofietucker said: I know, a zillion threads on this! But we were once on a Royal Caribbean cruise--in the olden days* when folks still wore tuxes/dress blues/kilts--and a boorish table mate showed up in a sleazy, shiny oversize tee with a picture of a tux on it. His honey was dressed like a hoochie mama (though that seems to be de rigueur for gals these days; she was ahead of her time). Point being, it felt like such a slap in the face to the rest of us at the table, who had made an effort. Just sit by yourselves if you want to be rude, without targeting others. I think the OP simply wants NOT to be rude. And as others have said, a collared shirt and no raggedy pants would be fine. (The men on Oceania wear golf shirts every night, no matter what.) *When even the servers wore dress uniforms! I used to really dress up for formal nights as they called them at that time. Hal has gotten less and less formal over time. Food has gotten to be meh to my taste on these nights. I got tired of dressing up when others were wearing yoga pants for formal nights. Now I wear regular pants and a chiffon or dressy “jacket” with a more dressy tank, sometimes a regular tank. I think hal will let you in the mdr as long as you aren’t wearing shorts. I’m puzzled at the op asking if slacks and a collared shirt was ok. I thought that was mentioned as being ok on the hal website but I’m not motivated to look. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sofietucker Posted July 30, 2022 #17 Share Posted July 30, 2022 16 minutes ago, Sir PMP said: Very strict and no exceptions: My hero, ultimate class and elegance! We have been on Celebrity and seen a rack of sports coats at the MDR entrance, with the maitre 'd stopping men and having them wear one. But that too was awhile back... Now (as Cole Porter said), "Anything Goes." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunafish Posted July 31, 2022 #18 Share Posted July 31, 2022 23 hours ago, sofietucker said: I know, a zillion threads on this! But we were once on a Royal Caribbean cruise--in the olden days* when folks still wore tuxes/dress blues/kilts--and a boorish table mate showed up in a sleazy, shiny oversize tee with a picture of a tux on it. His honey was dressed like a hoochie mama (though that seems to be de rigueur for gals these days; she was ahead of her time). Point being, it felt like such a slap in the face to the rest of us at the table, who had made an effort. Just sit by yourselves if you want to be rude, without targeting others. I think the OP simply wants NOT to be rude. And as others have said, a collared shirt and no raggedy pants would be fine. (The men on Oceania wear golf shirts every night, no matter what.) *When even the servers wore dress uniforms! you dress for other people? I have been on 10-15 HAL cruises spanning 10 years now and NEVER seen any elegance in people dressing. I am sorry, but a dress shirt with folding creases across chest and abdomen area or a cheap suit jacket that is 20 years old and 2 sizes too big or too small looks like a Halloween costume. You can slap additional cultural situation like men wearing baseball hats while sitting and eating etc etc. I really do not know why even bother if not for yourself. This "dressing up" especially on carib cruises should be thing of the past (it is actually) and as long as you do not show up in a bathrobe and fuzzy slippers you should be good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir PMP Posted July 31, 2022 #19 Share Posted July 31, 2022 1 hour ago, tunafish said: you dress for other people? I have been on 10-15 HAL cruises spanning 10 years now and NEVER seen any elegance in people dressing. I am sorry, but a dress shirt with folding creases across chest and abdomen area or a cheap suit jacket that is 20 years old and 2 sizes too big or too small looks like a Halloween costume. You can slap additional cultural situation like men wearing baseball hats while sitting and eating etc etc. I really do not know why even bother if not for yourself. This "dressing up" especially on carib cruises should be thing of the past (it is actually) and as long as you do not show up in a bathrobe and fuzzy slippers you should be good Not really. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuolumne couple Posted July 31, 2022 #20 Share Posted July 31, 2022 we just completed check in, and this is on my boarding pass every time . It is a guideline.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nang Posted August 1, 2022 #21 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Currently on the Rotterdam. First dressy night any jeans or t-shirt allowed. They turned people away on the second with t-shirts. Based on the hand gesturing it was about needing a collar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare terrydtx Posted August 1, 2022 #22 Share Posted August 1, 2022 On 7/29/2022 at 12:36 PM, zhuangcorp said: Could you get away with just a button shirt and slack pants? (without jacket, tie, etc) Absolutely, i will be in my golf comfortable lightweight golf pants and a golf shirt or short sleeve button up untuckit shirt on the Oosterdam later this month. Basically, I will wear the same type of long pants and shirts for every dinner on the 14-night cruise. When I retired in 2020 all of my sport coats and suits when bye bye with my ties and dress shirts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare terrydtx Posted August 1, 2022 #23 Share Posted August 1, 2022 On 7/30/2022 at 10:16 AM, sofietucker said: My hero, ultimate class and elegance! We have been on Celebrity and seen a rack of sports coats at the MDR entrance, with the maitre 'd stopping men and having them wear one. But that too was awhile back... Now (as Cole Porter said), "Anything Goes." Celebrity no longer does this and their suggested dress code is basically the same as HAL, they also no longer call it Fornal night, now called Evening Chic night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sofietucker Posted August 1, 2022 #24 Share Posted August 1, 2022 1 hour ago, terrydtx said: Celebrity no longer does this and their suggested dress code is basically the same as HAL, they also no longer call it Fornal night, now called Evening Chic night. Correct. I think the last coat rack we saw was 10 years ago! And even then, it was an outlier compared to other lines--though we still saw tuxes on HAL at that point as well. . And "evening chic," along with "gala," sadly means whatever you feel like throwing on. On the bright side, it has saved us a bunch of luggage, without the dress shoes, suits, etc. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterMatthew Posted August 1, 2022 #25 Share Posted August 1, 2022 The only logo that will appear on my attire.. would be "Callaway" on my polo golf shirt. --- Matthew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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