dale594 Posted July 18, 2007 #1 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Hi there. My 16 yr old daughter likes to wear those very long shorts, very '40's looking, but shorter than capris. Are these appropriate for the dining room on Carnival for non formal nights? With a polo shirt? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvtotrvl1 Posted July 18, 2007 #2 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Sorry, no shorts in the dining room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grannynurse Posted July 18, 2007 #3 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Capri pants would work on casual nights. Most cruise lines have a "no shorts in the dining room after 6pm" policy. GN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GORDONCHICK Posted July 18, 2007 #4 Share Posted July 18, 2007 They need to be past her knees for the dining room in the evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dale594 Posted July 18, 2007 Author #5 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Thanks everyone. This was extremely helpful especially since we leave this Sunday and need to get some shopping done! Happy cruising! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caviargal Posted July 18, 2007 #6 Share Posted July 18, 2007 While shorts are supposedly not permitted in the dining room on Carnival, I saw plenty. Just be prepared - if you tell her not to bring them - for your daughter to notice and point that out to you:). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfan05 Posted July 18, 2007 #7 Share Posted July 18, 2007 If they're tailored and dressy, I'd say yes. If they're more the skateboarder/beach style, no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pms4104 Posted July 18, 2007 #8 Share Posted July 18, 2007 If they're tailored and dressy, I'd say yes. If they're more the skateboarder/beach style, no. Sorry ... I disagree. If the policy of a particular line indicates no shorts, that's what it means, shouldn't matter if they're tailored or not. JMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lois R Posted July 18, 2007 #9 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Hi:) I have a story......one of the gals in my office cruises too. She has a husband and 2 girls..ages 5 and 8 (or somewhere in that age category). Anyway.......they enjoy cruising as a family and the hubby/wife alone too. Well, they just returned from a Carnival Cruise. I honestly don't know which ship but one of the newest ones...Did Carnival just come out with a FREEDOM? I know Royal has one. Anyway.......they ate in the dining room (the adults)....we were talking about cruises, dress code, tipping etc.....well, the guys decided to wear shorts and "expensive" golf shirts to dinner. I didn't ask how much but I am thinking Cutter Buck or something..... anyway.......it was NOT casual night and from what I was told, they were asked to go change. Other people were in Jeans.....and from hearing the story I think they felt more dressed in their nice shorts and shirts than those folks in jeans~but they did go change out of their shorts. So I am not sure about the Carnival dress code at all..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfan05 Posted July 19, 2007 #10 Share Posted July 19, 2007 Sorry ... I disagree. If the policy of a particular line indicates no shorts, that's what it means, shouldn't matter if they're tailored or not. JMHO You can disagree, but I would much rather see a teenager in a classy, dress code breaking pair of shorts..... than something like this (or worse) that IS within dress code. People are too literal about these things. Just because a dress code doesn't say "no showing your hoo hah & ta ta's or no dirty, t-shirts with expletives written on them" doesn't mean it's okay to do so. And believe me, there are many people out there who would cite the dress code in an effort to justify wearing such things. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daisysheridan Posted July 22, 2007 #11 Share Posted July 22, 2007 DH and I were on a cruise, on the last night we opted to eat at the Windjammer but we stopped by our dinner table to drop off our tips. The waiter asked us to stay anyway even though we were in shorts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eqty Posted July 22, 2007 #12 Share Posted July 22, 2007 Just because a dress code doesn't say "no showing your hoo hah & ta ta's or no dirty, t-shirts with expletives written on them" doesn't mean it's okay to do so. :rolleyes: What about when the dresscode says, "No shorts in the dining room."? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caviargal Posted July 22, 2007 #13 Share Posted July 22, 2007 What about when the dresscode says, "No shorts in the dining room."? Don't you know dress codes are considered a "suggestion" or "guideline" according to some folks? :cool: Since they are not "rules" the cruise line chooses to enforce, this will continue to be a hotly debated topic on these boards. On the ships, there are an increasing number of people who dress exactly as they please. And shorts would be an improvement over some of the outfits I have seen.:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfan05 Posted July 25, 2007 #14 Share Posted July 25, 2007 And shorts would be an improvement over some of the outfits I have seen.:( That was my point exactly Caviar. It's sad but true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfan05 Posted July 25, 2007 #15 Share Posted July 25, 2007 What about when the dresscode says, "No shorts in the dining room."? I'm not going to debate dress codes. I answered the posters question and gave my opinion based on some of the atrocious outfits I've seen because "it's in the dress code". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KC_fn Posted July 26, 2007 #16 Share Posted July 26, 2007 dale594, you don't say when or where you're cruising, but if it's a warm-weather cruise, try to talk her into sundresses. I cruised earlier this month with a group of teen girls, and that's all they wore. Very "in" right now, and plenty dressy for the dining room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvgoldens Posted July 27, 2007 #17 Share Posted July 27, 2007 On our Carnival Liberty cruise in May, The Maitre d' announced that after the first night, shorts would not be permitted in the dining room. He said offenders would be asked to leave and change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvgoldens Posted July 27, 2007 #18 Share Posted July 27, 2007 On our Carnival Liberty cruise in May, The Maitre d' announced that after the first night, shorts would not be permitted in the dining room. He said offenders would be asked to leave and change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fireofficer5 Posted July 27, 2007 #19 Share Posted July 27, 2007 Tell the children what you want them to wear. If they don't want to wear what you want, leave them at home. I'm sure that will change their mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eqty Posted July 28, 2007 #20 Share Posted July 28, 2007 I'm not going to debate dress codes. I answered the posters question and gave my opinion based on some of the atrocious outfits I've seen because "it's in the dress code". I understand. Maybe you'll be lucky enough to get a good Matre'd on your next cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathy_kearns Posted July 28, 2007 #21 Share Posted July 28, 2007 We recently sailed on the Paradise. My daughter has shorts like the talbots picture above, and jeans. (Well, and really sloppy looking shorts.) I told her to bring the jeans, as the literature said "no shorts in the dining room." On that particular cruise they did not enforce the "no shorts in the dining room" rule. Perhaps because the shorts I saw were the longer variety and the men looked like they just stepped off the golf course, so they did look pretty much like people dress for Bistros and beach restaurants in LA. She did wear her tailored shorts one night, after seeing they did others with that style were not getting kicked out of the dining room. On Formal night I didn't see any shorts, even tuxedo shorts. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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