We've had this conversation in this forum many times. Now (for some reason), it's getting headlines!
("Tearing passengers apart"? That might be a little strong. . .)
("Tearing passengers apart"? That might be a little strong. . .)
I don't mind formal nights. Some people enjoy dressing up on cruises.
For those who prefer to keep things relaxed, there's always the option to have a casual buffet dinner on formal nights.
If we are talking about DCL, they don't want all of the people that do not dress up to skip the main dining room. That is why they are just fine with people not dressing up. They plan on the majority of the cruisers to use the MDR and do not have enough space or staff at Cabanas to feed all of those that do not want to dress up. There is no way for them to know ahead of time who is going to dress up so they can not possibly plan on what to order for food. It seems like there are only a small handful of you people who are more interested in what others are wearing then just enjoying time with your own family.
I see your point, and just to clarify, we're anything like the people you refer to, on the contrary, we're very relaxed folks, specially while on vacation.
I was just trying to convey that there's the buffet option too. We've had dinner buffets at Cabanas a couple of times when we don't feel like changing clothes for dinner.
If there's something aplenty at cruiseships, it's food. We've always found plenty of selections to choose from at Cabanas, be it for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Cabanas does not, and never has had dinner buffet. They have a limited seated dinner that you can show up to during a select time. Their whole dining concept is to get everyone into the main dining room. A big part of the cruise for us is the food. The formal night dinner menu is good and I am going there with the whole, "I paid for it so I should be able to eat it". Nowhere does Disney Cruise line state that you HAVE to dress up. In fact, they state the opposite that it is completely optional. I still don't get why anyone cares what someone else wears. Are you looking under the tables to check to see if someone has their fancy pants on? Just as long as everyone is covered properly and are not being offensive, why does it matter? I know we don't spend our dinner time looking around at everyone else.
I much prefer cruise lines where people who show up to formal night wearing a graphic T get politely asked to back to their state room and change.
It's not like this is any great surprise, you know the policy when you book a cruise.
It never ceases to amaze me how passionate some people get about this topic. We no longer dress up on formal night(s) on the cruises, but I do not begrudge those who do. We do not, however, show up dressed like slobs to the dining rooms. As much as people should not judge us for choosing not to wear a fancy clothes, we should respect them enough to at least put on a nice pair of slacks or skirt, and a nice top. I'm just not going to bring a suit on vacation at this point in my life, but I'm also not going to wear shorts and a t-shirt on formal night. Their are people who look forward to dressing up and I now the shorts and a tee shirt put a damper on their evening. It's not a major inconvenience for me to wear pants.
I’m not the clothes patrol either, but the 17 year old that comes in with cutoffs and a crop top to Animator’s Palette will get some looks from people. I think there should be some form of dress code enforced.
Which cruise line is this?
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