So much passion - like the Qantas dress code thread.
Luxury cruises are meant to offer elegance and sophistication which is why it is entirely appropriate to enforce a proper dress code. If anything the front of house should be more zealous in enforcing dress codes and non-compliant passengers should be sent back to their room to change and get properly dressed.
LoL. And the maître d should have a rattan cane to beat the offenders with as he sends them on their way.
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Personally, I think asking for a tuxedo to be worn, let alone wearing one while on a cruise in the Caribbean is faintly ridiculous. But I get it, many people like such dressing up and its a known SilverSea thing. My butler (another faintly ridiculous concept) goes about in starched shirt and bow-tie, and was in tails on the first day (I'd best avoid any penguin jokes here, as there aren't any in Greenland apparently).
But if a cruise line wants to specify a dress code, they can damn well give its customers the courtesy and respect of specifying it in a way that can be understood, even for those of us who haven't done the SilverSea 'cruise cruise' thing (as opposed to expedition cruises).
I remind everyone of the dress code that's been specified for my cruise (and someone said their website says the same).
The first para, for gents, simply does not say what the code actually is. The code actually is (for gents)
inter alia "After
6pm in inside bars and restaurants gentlemen should wear a tuxedo .. etc ..... or a jacket per the Elegant Casual dress code'. Actually, on checking, that code is equally ambiguously written but we'll let that go.
There have been so many demonstrable faults and arguable problems on this expensive 'luxury cruise' (did someone say Contiki?
), I am not inclined to cut them any slack on their cretinously written dress code.
I'm travelling round-the world over about a month. I have packed a puffer jacket (known, by the way as a Tassie Tuxedo
), a puffer vest, a raincoat, umbrella, jumper, gloves etc for the majority European winter portion of it. I
almost brought a jacket along - I usually travel with one - but it was just too much. For the Caribbean portion of my trip, I packed shorts, T shirts, swimmers etc. The idea that I should pack a tuxedo or even a jacket just for the 3 Formal nights of the cruise is just plain dumb.
TL;dr: If they want me to respect a dress code, they should respect me by writing it in a clear and correct way. Otherwise be prepared for me to take the mickey out of it (which is all I'm doing, really).
EDIT: Anyone wondering why this post is rather pointed can read my TR part on today's Aruba excursion (upcoming).
