Mark Posted July 9, 2008 #1 Share Posted July 9, 2008 I have been reading a lot of postings about other cruise lines that have eliminated their "formal night" per se and also allow blue jeans in the dining room on all nights. Can someone please tell me what Carnival has as their dress code for dinner in the dining room? I am sailing on Carnival Triumph in November and am used to 2 formal nights, 2 informal nights and 3 casual nights. I always pack a business suit for the formal nights but if I don't have to, well...it is easier to just pack jeans and dockers! Please advise...:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpprinttom Posted July 9, 2008 #2 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Can someone please tell me what Carnival has as their dress code for dinner in the dining room? :cool: I'm confused as well! Everyone says it has changed, but someone recently posted capers from a Carnival Liberty cruise and it clearly stated it was "FORMAL NIGHT" with suits or tuxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zqvol Posted July 9, 2008 #3 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Many recent threads on the topic. Carnival has done away with formal nights. It is now called "Cruise Elegant Night" and while suits and ties are recommended for gentlemen they are not required. "Gentlemen - Dress slacks, dress shirts. " The debate will rage and the next sentence on the web site says jackets suggested. "Not permitted in the dining room during the Cruise Elegant dinner for ladies and gentlemen: shorts, T-shirts, beach flip-flops, bathing suit attire, jeans, cut-off jeans, sleeveless shirts for men, sportswear, and baseball hats." The bottom line is that Carnival recognizes that a lot of people do not want to get too dressed up and as a result they have modified the suggested attire. All that can safely be said is the above quotes are from carnival and you have to make your decision based on what carnival says NOT on what the fashion police on this board tell you. I'm confused as well! Everyone says it has changed, but someone recently posted capers from a Carnival Liberty cruise and it clearly stated it was "FORMAL NIGHT" with suits or tuxes. The changes occurred in mid May. Were the capers from before that time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPete Posted July 9, 2008 #4 Share Posted July 9, 2008 I have been reading a lot of postings about other cruise lines that have eliminated their "formal night" per se and also allow blue jeans in the dining room on all nights. Can someone please tell me what Carnival has as their dress code for dinner in the dining room? I am sailing on Carnival Triumph in November and am used to 2 formal nights, 2 informal nights and 3 casual nights. I always pack a business suit for the formal nights but if I don't have to, well...it is easier to just pack jeans and dockers! Please advise...:cool: Read for yourself, but no jeans on elegant night: http://www.carnival.com/CMS/FAQs/formal_dining.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osiebosie Posted July 9, 2008 #5 Share Posted July 9, 2008 I just got off of the Glory on the 5th. Here is a rundown of each evenings dinner titles taken directly from the Capers: 28th: Casual. No shorts or tank tops permitted. 29th: Elegant. No shorts, T-shirts or Baseball Hats in the Dining Rooms 30th: Casual. No Shorts, T-Shirts or Baseball Hats in Dining Rooms 1st: Casual. Please no Shorts, Baseball Caps or T-Shirts 2nd: None given 3rd: Elegant. No Shorts, T-Shirts or Baseball Caps 4th: Elegant Casual. No Shorts, T-Shirts or Baseball Caps We got dressed up on the 29th and 3rd. I wore a cocktail dress complete with jewelry and sparkly shoes and DH wore a suit with tie. The other nights I wore really nice work clothes (business owner) and DH would wear khakis with a hawaiian, polo, or button down shirt with dress sandals. So, you basically can dress how you want, according to Carnival, as long as you don't wear shorts (which we saw), t-shirts (which we saw), baseball hats/caps (which we saw) and tank tops (that's iffy to me, but I am supposing they are talking about men's tanks, since women wear sleeveless tops which I consider to be tank-style.) Have a great cruise, and dress the way you appropriately feel. Shay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.S.Oceanlover Posted July 9, 2008 #6 Share Posted July 9, 2008 I just got off of the Glory on the 5th. Here is a rundown of each evenings dinner titles taken directly from the Capers: 28th: Casual. No shorts or tank tops permitted. 29th: Elegant. No shorts, T-shirts or Baseball Hats in the Dining Rooms 30th: Casual. No Shorts, T-Shirts or Baseball Hats in Dining Rooms 1st: Casual. Please no Shorts, Baseball Caps or T-Shirts 2nd: None given 3rd: Elegant. No Shorts, T-Shirts or Baseball Caps 4th: Elegant Casual. No Shorts, T-Shirts or Baseball Caps We got dressed up on the 29th and 3rd. I wore a cocktail dress complete with jewelry and sparkly shoes and DH wore a suit with tie. The other nights I wore really nice work clothes (business owner) and DH would wear khakis with a hawaiian, polo, or button down shirt with dress sandals. So, you basically can dress how you want, according to Carnival, as long as you don't wear shorts (which we saw), t-shirts (which we saw), baseball hats/caps (which we saw) and tank tops (that's iffy to me, but I am supposing they are talking about men's tanks, since women wear sleeveless tops which I consider to be tank-style.) Have a great cruise, and dress the way you appropriately feel. Shay And people wonder why there is confusion. Your Capers clearly state no shorts while the Carnival website states that shorts are allowable. I'd be hopping mad if I went to the dining room wearing shorts based on Carnivals website and got refused service. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise, J.D. Posted July 9, 2008 #7 Share Posted July 9, 2008 And people wonder why there is confusion. Your Capers clearly state no shorts while the Carnival website states that shorts are allowable. I'd be hopping mad if I went to the dining room wearing shorts based on Carnivals website and got refused service. Bill Sounds like a rogue Maitre d' :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cigar Dude Posted July 9, 2008 #8 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Clearly stated in capers, indeed! This will ruin the fun here! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidlothianCruiser Posted July 9, 2008 #9 Share Posted July 9, 2008 They need to update "The Capers". Looks like only the first page ever changes. The CD's probably haven't looked at them in months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imlulu Posted July 9, 2008 #10 Share Posted July 9, 2008 We were on the Victory 6/28-7/3. We had a sheet the first day along with the Capers explaining the new dress policy. My dh and boys wore shorts every night to DR except elegant night. They wore a polo shirt with it. Many people did and lots of jeans also. We had 4 casual and 1 elegant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathyz Posted July 9, 2008 #11 Share Posted July 9, 2008 We were on the Elation at the end of March and the new dress code was already in effect, so my husband wore nice shorts on the casual nights as did several other men. If we had known ahead of time we could have packed lots lighter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poobears Posted July 9, 2008 #12 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Our Holiday capers explain it as follows: Cruise Casual: No gym or basketball shorts, beach flip flops, bathing suit attire, cut-off jeans and sleeveless shirts for men. Cruise Elegant: No shorts, beach flip-flops, bathing suit attire, jeans, cutoff jeans, sleeveless shirts for men, sportswear, baseball hats. That being said I'd say 90% or more of the people at the late night seating were dressed very nice every night and formal on "Elegant" night. Those who didn't were definitely in the minority and stuck out. I didn't see anyone other than a few kids that disregarded the dress code. I know one couples kids got sent out on a casual night because they didn't even have shoes one, the boy had no shirt. I don't know if people dressed more casual for the early seating or not. I was getting ready when they would have been hitting the dining rooms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aVASTGrl Posted July 9, 2008 #13 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Our Holiday capers explain it as follows: Cruise Casual: No gym or basketball shorts, beach flip flops, bathing suit attire, cut-off jeans and sleeveless shirts for men. Cruise Elegant: No shorts, beach flip-flops, bathing suit attire, jeans, cutoff jeans, sleeveless shirts for men, sportswear, baseball hats. That being said I'd say 90% or more of the people at the late night seating were dressed very nice every night and formal on "Elegant" night. Those who didn't were definitely in the minority and stuck out. I didn't see anyone other than a few kids that disregarded the dress code. I know one couples kids got sent out on a casual night because they didn't even have shoes one, the boy had no shirt. I don't know if people dressed more casual for the early seating or not. I was getting ready when they would have been hitting the dining rooms. when you say formal on elegant nights for the late seating, how formal are we talking? I'll be taking my first cruise next May and chose the last seating...I'm a little clueless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSUcruiser Posted July 9, 2008 #14 Share Posted July 9, 2008 So would you guys be okay with two young boys, ages 11 and 8, in nice khaki type of shorts and a polo for casual nights? The kids grow so fast that their khaki pants from winter don't fit and I don't want to buy new ones yet as they won't fit by fall/winter! They will wear a shirt and tie with dark pants on elegant nights. What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurbanfan Posted July 9, 2008 #15 Share Posted July 9, 2008 So would you guys be okay with two young boys, ages 11 and 8, in nice khaki type of shorts and a polo for casual nights? The kids grow so fast that their khaki pants from winter don't fit and I don't want to buy new ones yet as they won't fit by fall/winter! They will wear a shirt and tie with dark pants on elegant nights. What do you think? Carnival says it is ok:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PittsburghGirlee Posted July 9, 2008 #16 Share Posted July 9, 2008 We were on the Liberty in May of this year and the Maitre d' told everyone on the very first night that: hats sleeveless shirts shorts were NOT permitted in the Dining Room any evening. I was flabbergasted espically after reading that Jeans and DressShorts WERE permitted. With the airlines charging for everything these days, I would prefer to pack lighter and will not be bringing a suit for my DH for our Glory cruise next year. He will have dress pants and shirt, just no jacket. Should they change their minds and not allow us in, we will gladly eat at the Lido. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest carlogesualdo Posted July 9, 2008 #17 Share Posted July 9, 2008 I suspect this is much similar to a discussion I've been reading elsewhere saying passengers are being told they cannot smoke in their cabins, only on the balconies, despite no such official policy. It sounds like we have some crew members who would prefer to set their own policies when they don't like the official ones that are in place. Hence, they tell us these "rules" as if they are official. I submit if you show up in attire as required in the official FAQ on the website, you will not be refused service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathyz Posted July 9, 2008 #18 Share Posted July 9, 2008 when you say formal on elegant nights for the late seating, how formal are we talking? I'll be taking my first cruise next May and chose the last seating...I'm a little clueless! The late seating dress code is the same as the early seating. From the Carnival website : Cruise Casual Dining Dress Code: Gentlemen - Sport slacks, khakis, jeans (no cut-offs), dress shorts (long), collared sport shirts; Ladies - Casual dresses, casual skirts or pants and blouses, summer dresses, Capri pants, dress shorts, jeans (no cut-offs). Not permitted in the dining room during the Cruise Casual dinner for ladies and gentlemen: gym shorts, basketball shorts, beach flip-flops, bathing suit attire, cut-off jeans, and sleeveless shirts for men. Cruise Elegant Dining Dress Code: Gentlemen - Dress slacks, dress shirts. We also suggest a sport coat. If you wish to wear suits and ties or tuxedos, by all means we invite you to do so. Ladies - Cocktail dresses, pantsuits, elegant skirts and blouses; if you‘d like to show off your evening gowns, that's great too! Not permitted in the dining room during the Cruise Elegant dinner for ladies and gentlemen: shorts, T-shirts, beach flip-flops, bathing suit attire, jeans, cut-off jeans, sleeveless shirts for men, sportswear, and baseball hats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakechef Posted July 9, 2008 #19 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Maybe I'll print out the dress code, just in case I want to wear my nice khaki shorts to dinner one night, since it is permitted. If I were to get any flack about it, I would definitely bring it to the attention of someone in charge. MAC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madelinerose Posted July 9, 2008 #20 Share Posted July 9, 2008 oops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurbanfan Posted July 9, 2008 #21 Share Posted July 9, 2008 oops Why could it be all the talk about Celebrity:confused: ;) Although they are not getting rid of formal but are allowing jeans on smart casual night:D http://www.celebritycruises.com/beforeyourcruise/faq/home.do;jsessionid=0000R1oM_wze3oB_XJY8OEZ_EIK:12hdbcveb?faqSubjectName=Dress+Code&faqId=478&pagename=faq_answers Edited to say I was quoting you before you edited............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madelinerose Posted July 9, 2008 #22 Share Posted July 9, 2008 It's all just exasperating. I chose to just "not reply". :rolleyes: Why could it be all the talk about Celebrity:confused: ;) Although they are not getting rid of formal but are allowing jeans on smart casual night:Dhttp://www.celebritycruises.com/beforeyourcruise/faq/home.do;jsessionid=0000R1oM_wze3oB_XJY8OEZ_EIK:12hdbcveb?faqSubjectName=Dress+Code&faqId=478&pagename=faq_answers Edited to say I was quoting you before you edited............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykidsrock76 Posted July 9, 2008 #23 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Ok... now I am confused. When they say "no sportswear" what do they mean? Are they talking atheltic clothing? Or khakis and capris with polos? When we saied on the Triumph in Dec there were people wearing khakis and polos on "formal" night. And we even saw people in shorts and tanks every night of the cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krystalkruzer Posted July 10, 2008 #24 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Many recent threads on the topic. Carnival has done away with formal nights. It is now called "Cruise Elegant Night" and while suits and ties are recommended for gentlemen they are not required. "Gentlemen - Dress slacks, dress shirts. " The debate will rage and the next sentence on the web site says jackets suggested. "Not permitted in the dining room during the Cruise Elegant dinner for ladies and gentlemen: shorts, T-shirts, beach flip-flops, bathing suit attire, jeans, cut-off jeans, sleeveless shirts for men, sportswear, and baseball hats." The bottom line is that Carnival recognizes that a lot of people do not want to get too dressed up and as a result they have modified the suggested attire. All that can safely be said is the above quotes are from carnival and you have to make your decision based on what carnival says NOT on what the fashion police on this board tell you. The changes occurred in mid May. Were the capers from before that time? No where does it say that suits and ties are recommended.It says they are invited to wear them if they choose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disfan13 Posted July 10, 2008 #25 Share Posted July 10, 2008 You can wear shorts to dinner???? I personally feel this is out of place on a cruise. Am I the minority? Im all for being comfy.. I'm not sure I would be comfy wearing shorts to the dining room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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