Changes to Main Dining Room dinner dress suggestions.

[Phonedave]

I have to agree with you, our issue is that DH wears jeans to work every day, and none of the dressier pants he has fit any more (too big, YAY) so we will need to buy a couple of pairs at least and unless there is a funeral or wedding he will never wear them again.

Also, we fly to Orlando and checked bags are expensive enough without having to pay even more for an overweight bag or an extra bag due to the extra clothing we will need to pack for a seven night cruise!

I'm not saying that everyone should show up to dinner in the beach wear (we would never consider that), but it would be nice to not have to pack a bunch of extra clothes just to go have a meal. It is possible to look nice and put together in shorts.

I either work from an office where most of the time I am the only person there, or I work from home, but I still have some basic kahikis. I also have a few suits and a tux. If I wear my tux once a year, it's a lot (granted when I bought it I had more occassions to wear it)

Most days I am in shorts, or jeans, and a T-shirt or polo. But I do like to go out to dinner with my wife or maybe to a show inthe city. Firends have weddings, christenings, baptisims, first communions, bar/bat mitzvhas, fund raisers at country clubs, etc. All occassions where something more than jeans and a t-shirt are called for.

I do understand the problem with kids. I am always scrambling to find a dress for my oldest because she grows out of the one or two she has. But for an adult, I cant imagine not having some sort of "dressy" clothes around.

-dave

 

[Phonedave]

Just a thought but you might want to have some things shipped directly to your stateroom.

A buddy recently took a cruise and had his golf clubs shipped a week early and they were in his room on arrival. He had a shipping label ready for the return and the staff took care of shipping them home.

I don't think that was a DCL cruise. DCL will let you ship a package to a room, but golf clubs are too big. If forget the limits, but it is something like a small box not more than 30 pounds. Of course that would be perfect for clothes.

-dave

 

[Bolna]

@sweetpee_1993 I do understand you and your situation, but I also think it is a very special one. I can't imagine that there are many people who plain don't own any long trousers.

Also, the current cruise casual dress code is :

no shorts, swimwear or tank tops

. So jeans and a t-shirt are already perfectly acceptable according to Disney's dress code.

 

[Bolna]

And one thought: Considering that most people are seated during dinner, so you really can't see their legs anyway, I would much prefer a requirement of a collar (i.e. polos, but not t-shirts) for men than no shorts.

 

[princessmommy]

I didn't realize so many people cared about what other people are wearing????

 

[sweetpee_1993]

I didn't realize so many people cared about what other people are wearing????

I think people care more on other fan forums than here.

 

[Bolna]

@sweetpee_1993 I totally forgot to say that I think it is great that you actually take the dress code seriously and did go through all the effort!

 

[sweetpee_1993]

@sweetpee_1993 I totally forgot to say that I think it is great that you actually take the dress code seriously and did go through all the effort!

Thanks. I appreciate that. It aggravates me and we dislike it but we do it because it's the right thing to do. When we dressed for the Yachtsman for our 18th anniversary then had fellow guests showing up fresh from the parks in slouchy tank tops, shorts, and flip flops it did sorta ding the whole special ambiance a tad. We don't want to do that to others who see the cruise ship dining rooms as truly an occasion. Just because it isn't such a big deal to us doesn't mean it's not for someone else. Right? Doesn't kill us to go thru the motions. For times when we simply can't get our brains into it we know our options. I think me, as the Mom & budget-keeper for the family, see the clothing expenditures in terms of what else that $$ could've gone to and end up shaking my head.

 

[ExRoadie]

I didn't realize so many people cared about what other people are wearing????

On our Dream cruise last August we dressed for the early show and late dinner every night. We were prepared and "dressing up" was part of the experience. Fine dinning is something completely different than a buffet and should be treated as such. You pay a premium price for a Disney cruise so why not make the most of it by looking sharp?

 

[djpoore94]

I either work from an office where most of the time I am the only person there, or I work from home, but I still have some basic kahikis. I also have a few suits and a tux. If I wear my tux once a year, it's a lot (granted when I bought it I had more occassions to wear it)

Most days I am in shorts, or jeans, and a T-shirt or polo. But I do like to go out to dinner with my wife or maybe to a show inthe city. Firends have weddings, christenings, baptisims, first communions, bar/bat mitzvhas, fund raisers at country clubs, etc. All occassions where something more than jeans and a t-shirt are called for.

I do understand the problem with kids. I am always scrambling to find a dress for my oldest because she grows out of the one or two she has. But for an adult, I cant imagine not having some sort of "dressy" clothes around.

-dave

I'm not here to start an argument I was just stating why DH would be happy about this change.

I didn't say that he doesn't own some basic kahikis (although I did say they're all getting to be too big for him, but as he is still losing weight there isn't much point in buying new stuff every time he drops a size and then have him maybe not even need to wear them before that size is too big). My point about having to buy clothes is the shirts that would be required. Although it would be nice to not have to take up room in the suitcase for clothes that we'd only wear a couple of hours a day.

He doesn't own a tux for the simple fact that the last time he wore one was when he walked his sister down the aisle at her wedding 19 years ago, hasn't needed one since then. As for a suit, I will admit that he probably should own one, but he's made do as we have not been invited to any weddings or other events that required one (he does have a couple of dress shirts and ties). He's a pretty big guy as you can see by my avatar picture and finding regular clothes at reasonable prices in his size is a chore, much less a suit, trust me we have looked.

We don't do "dinner or a show" in the city, mostly because of the expense, but also because if we are going to spend the money to go in to Detroit, it's going to be to a ball game or concert, that's just who we are. We've never been invited to a first communion or any other such religious event (although in 3 years there may be a bar mitzvha on the horizon) , do not have the money to attend fund raisers (we've saved for a long time to afford this cruise), have never set foot in a country club etc.

He does not wear jeans & t-shirts for everything. He does wear jeans to work every day, but they require a polo shirt, no t-shirts, so he does have several polo shirts and a few regular button up shirts that are not quite dress shirt, but nicer than a polo shirt.

 

[kshark1958]

I think people care more on other fan forums than here.

Totally agree. I'm liking this forum everybody so far seems so sensible.

 

[Phonedave]

I'm not here to start an argument I was just stating why DH would be happy about this change.
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I'm not arguing either, by any means.

The vast amount of the time, I am in jeans / shorts / t-shirts / sneakers / flip-flops.

We are also not "upper crust" people who are, on a daily basis, in situations where dressing up is a requirement.

It just seems that, at least for me, I am in situations that require nicer dress often enought that having a pair or two of decent pants and a few dress shirts in the closet comes in very handy.


-dave

 

[kshark1958]

I didn't realize so many people cared about what other people are wearing????

I'm wondering are people concerned about what other people are wearing to the MDR or the fact that people are just not following DCL dress code policy . Kind of like people who bring their children to the adult only areas or try to save seats and loungers when DCL has a policy against this. These last two issues can also get a lot of pages on some other forums.Here you are following the rules and policies because you think its the right thing to do and some other people don't. I know it annoys me.I'm wondering if DCL allowed dressier shorts with polo shirts and DCL enforced this would people be upset about it. I wouldn't, I think as long as its something on the nicer side that shorts should be allowed in the MDR as long as DCL policy allows it. We have rules and policies for a reason it keeps everything in some kind of order.But when DCL does not try to enforce these rules and policies people will try to push the envelope.So some of the issue lies with DCL.

 

[GenerationX]

I would wear a baseball cap everywhere if it were allowed. However, I am a fanatical rule follower. So, if Disney is going to make a dress code, I am going to follow it, and I expect Disney to enforce it. It's a hassle to pack everything needed for formal dress, so it better be required. In this case it doesn't matter to me one way or the other, since I am always cold in formal dining rooms and prefer to wear pants there, anyway.

 

[princessmommy]

On our Dream cruise last August we dressed for the early show and late dinner every night. We were prepared and "dressing up" was part of the experience. Fine dinning is something completely different than a buffet and should be treated as such. You pay a premium price for a Disney cruise so why not make the most of it by looking sharp?

I agree and am actually excited to dress up In the dining rooms.
But I won't be looking around to see what everyone else is wearing.

 

[Soarin Fan]

I was reading about the dress code change on one of the other forums and discussed it with DH. We both said we don't pay attention to what people wear in the dining rooms and the next words out if his mouth was " so I can wear shorts on our upcoming cruise?" Um No. I like to see him dressed up and I could wear a dress everyday to work.

 

[durangojim]

I have no problem with this. The only thing I've ever found strange about the dress codes on DCL is that when my wife and I dined at Remy for the second time, a man showed up with his wife dressed in dockers and a button down shirt. They told him he needed a jacked and provided one for him, however they told him he didn't need to wear it, just carry it over his arm and then once he was seated they took it away. Very strange IMO. The couple rushed through dinner there and only stayed an hour MAX. I don't think it was their cup of tea, or foie gras foam with salted caramel.

 

[Crush Dude!]

Im easy going on all this! I LOVE Palo and looking good for a night there and cannot wait to try Remy! We also get dressed up for Formal. & Semi Formal night (no tuxes but a decent pants and shirt and jacket) but on the regular nights in the dining room i have been known to wear shorts with a nice t shirt and im sure i will do it again on this cruise! Generally we will go by what others at our table are wearing also, we got on brilliantly with everyone t our table on our last cruise and we still keep in touch regularily and once our table is happy we are happy!!

 

[Crush Dude!]

And oh yes, im not one bit bothered with what anyone else is wearing within reason! As long as everyone is enjoying themselves then i say go with what makes you comfortable..... Again within reason

 

[wdwstateofmind]

I guess I'll be the nonsensical one for a second...I'm not paying that $$$ to watch some slob eat dinner in dirty shorts that he rolled around in Cozumel all day in (it's bad enough at how drunk some people get all day even on a Disney cruise and then carry their loud attitude to the table night after night without shame)...I know it won't be everyone wearing shorts, and I'd probably even wear some more casual linen shorts with a nice button down, but there will be a huge amount of people will not take it that way. Being a bit formal at dinner is part of the reason I liked my first cruise and if i wanted a relaxed dress code I'd just eat at my house after I've spent an hour in the garden. I can just see how many people are going to roll right off port after whatever sweaty activity they were doing and right into the dining room. I'm sorry, don't want to smell or see it.

I personally like the whole tradition of being a little more formal on the cruise considering I don't really dress up for dinner too often and it feels nice for an evening. I think if you can afford the cruise you can afford a pair of khakis and a button down at least, putting forth somewhat of an image that you care about having a nice, clean dinner around everyone else that has paid thousands to cruise along with you.