Dress for dinner - kids??

[luvdiz]

I've been reading my Passporter today trying to get ready to pack and saw that it says no shorts for dinner. Does this go for kids too?? It never crossed my mind to pack pants for them!!!

Help!

Thanks!!!

 

[frdeb1999]

There may be a couple with shorts, but the norm is to not wear them in the diningrooms. Our kids wore sun dresses, capris and pants.

 

[kcashner]

For little kids, no one will criticize dress shorts. For the school aged crowd, long pants or a skirt are appropriate.

 

[luvdiz]

Thanks so much, I have 3 boys and it just never crossed my mind that they would need pants!!!

 

[CraftyMouse]

Thanks so much, I have 3 boys and it just never crossed my mind that they would need pants!!!

WalMart has some nice dress pants for about $10 per pair. They had black, navy and khaki. We got DS 3 pair and he will wear them twice each with a polo or short-sleeved button-down. He likes to change back into his day clothes after dinner so his pants won't get dirty (fingers crossed) in the 2-3 hours he is wearing them.

 

[Lynderella]

Depends on the age and sex of the child. Most girls had on capris or dresses/skirts, but most boys under the age of 10 had on shorts. Our son (5) wore nice button and zip shorts every night with a button up shirt or polo, except formal and semi-formal, then he had on pants.

No one said anything and he certainly did not look out of place. In fact, he looked quite nice.

 

[DisneyLvr5]

On our recent cruise our DS8 wore pants with polo shirts and our DD12 wore sundresses or skirts. Most of the boys did have pants on.

 

[luvdiz]

Depends on the age and sex of the child. Most girls had on capris or dresses/skirts, but most boys under the age of 10 had on shorts. Our son (5) wore nice button and zip shorts every night with a button up shirt or polo, except formal and semi-formal, then he had on pants.

No one said anything and he certainly did not look out of place. In fact, he looked quite nice.

That's kind of what I was planning, but just wasn't sure. I don't want to pack to much, but don't want to get there and feel I'm missing something either!

 

[gydell]

My DGS is in kindergarden and will be wearing shorts as he has the last 2 years. They are nice dress shorts that he wears to church with a nice shirt. Not play clothes.

 

[karrit2000]

For little kids, no one will criticize dress shorts. For the school aged crowd, long pants or a skirt are appropriate.

At the risk of being flamed I beg to differ. DCL clearly states "no shorts". They do not qualify this based on age. I do not think it is in anyway appropriate for anyone regardless of age to appear in the dining room at dinner time in shorts. Just because some people do it & get away with it does not make it OK. The younger children are when they taught that there are rules to be followed the better. I've been having an ongoing arguement with my own mother over the inappropriateness of wearing a velour sweatsuit to dinner. Until my aunt agreed with me that it wasn't appropriate she kept trying to get me to say it was OK. I wouldn't dream of wearing shorts to dinner let alone think it was OK for my child just because they are a child.

 

[CraftyMouse]

At the risk of being flamed I beg to differ. DCL clearly states "no shorts". They do not qualify this based on age. I do not think it is in anyway appropriate for anyone regardless of age to appear in the dining room at dinner time in shorts. Just because some people do it & get away with it does not make it OK. The younger children are when they taught that there are rules to be followed the better.

ITA!

 

[gydell]

At the risk of being flamed I beg to differ. DCL clearly states "no shorts". They do not qualify this based on age. I do not think it is in anyway appropriate for anyone regardless of age to appear in the dining room at dinner time in shorts. Just because some people do it & get away with it does not make it OK. The younger children are when they taught that there are rules to be followed the better. I've been having an ongoing arguement with my own mother over the inappropriateness of wearing a velour sweatsuit to dinner. Until my aunt agreed with me that it wasn't appropriate she kept trying to get me to say it was OK. I wouldn't dream of wearing shorts to dinner let alone think it was OK for my child just because they are a child.

No flames but just a difference of opinions. If jeans are now allowed then a velour sweatsuit, in my opinion is dressier, so I would see no problem with it. Same with young boys, some shorts are a lot dressier than jeans.

 

[birkner]

At the risk of being flamed I beg to differ. DCL clearly states "no shorts". They do not qualify this based on age. I do not think it is in anyway appropriate for anyone regardless of age to appear in the dining room at dinner time in shorts. Just because some people do it & get away with it does not make it OK. The younger children are when they taught that there are rules to be followed the better. I've been having an ongoing arguement with my own mother over the inappropriateness of wearing a velour sweatsuit to dinner. Until my aunt agreed with me that it wasn't appropriate she kept trying to get me to say it was OK. I wouldn't dream of wearing shorts to dinner let alone think it was OK for my child just because they are a child.

I agree with your post completely and have my flame retardant suit ready!!

Children need to learn that on certain ocassions, dressing up is necessary. Dress shorts are still shorts. I can not imagine that any parent does not have at least one pair of long pants that could be worn to dinner.

On their website, DCL stresses that shorts are not acceptable in the dining room. What parents are doing is flaunting the rules, because DCL IS NOT ENFORCING ITS OWN DRESS CODE.

I REPEAT DCL is at fault here for not enforcing the dress code if they are stating this is in fact the dress code. Either dispense with the dress code or enforce the dress code.

Just my thoughts....

 

[DisneyBride'03]

No flames here!

If we attend something, and the kids ever question what they have to wear, I always say..."would you wear that to church?"..lol..
While we have yet to set sail....(3 more months..) DCL should enforce the rules, I would rather be overdressed than underdressed anyday.

 

[CraftyMouse]

No flames but just a difference of opinions. If jeans are now allowed then a velour sweatsuit, in my opinion is dressier, so I would see no problem with it. Same with young boys, some shorts are a lot dressier than jeans.

To me that is justification. The dress code says "No Shorts", not "No Non-Dressy Shorts" so, IMO, no shorts should be worn, by anyone. It doesn't specifically call for "No Velour Track Suits" so that's a personal call. Personally I don't think they are appropriate, but that's just my opinion.

I believe that, as parents, we must start teaching our kids to follow rules when they are very young. The examples we set will help shape the adults they become. There are too many people who have decided that the rules just don't apply to them and justify this by finding others who also choose to disregard the rules. I find it disrespectful, both to those that set the rules and those that follow them.

 

[gydell]

To me that is justification. The dress code says "No Shorts", not "No Non-Dressy Shorts" so, IMO, no shorts should be worn, by anyone. It doesn't specifically call for "No Velour Track Suits" so that's a personal call. Personally I don't think they are appropriate, but that's just my opinion.

I believe that, as parents, we must start teaching our kids to follow rules when they are very young. The examples we set will help shape the adults they become. There are too many people who have decided that the rules just don't apply to them and justify this by finding others who also choose to disregard the rules. I find it disrespectful, both to those that set the rules and those that follow them.

I guess that's what makes life so interesting. Differences of opinion. Strasburg makes short outfits that are worn to weddings so until DCL refuses to seat families with young boys that are dressed in outfits like these then my GS will wear them for 1 more cruise. After that then he will start to wear pants. What's the difference on formal nights when people wear clothes that they wear to church? To me a formal is a formal gown or tux, not a pair of dressy pants with a shirt. It doesn't bother me if everybody is not in formals so if young boys wear nice shorts to dinner so be it. What happen to the belief that it's what inside that counts?

 

[gydell]

No costumes for girls on formal nights either?

 

[Im_A_Princess]

The girls (4 girls ages 16 - 7) and I wear capris, skirts or gauchos to dinner. We usually only take a couple of pairs because we only wear them to shows and dinner. They are on for a short time and do not usually get dirty.
And a light sweater can dress up an outfit to.

Personally, I do not care what other people wear to dinner. "Dressy shorts" would be just fine for me to "see".

It says "Evenings. No shorts, swimwear or tank tops, please."

Who does not ever wear "tank tops" of any kind to dinner????
I wear sleeveless (tank tops) shirts to dinner. Not the kind with bar's names and graphics but "nice ones". Not spaghetti straps but yes they are technically "tanks".

My SDD had a really bad sunburn and the only thing that felt "ok" and not painful was her swim top she burned in because the tan lines/material matched. When entering for breakfast, they asked her to please change her top. She left to do so and we nicely explained that she had a bad sunburn from Castaway Cay...blah blah blah. They very quickly said we should have said that right away and she would have been able to stay wearing the swimsuit top. They even said to please call her back. We said it was ok she would change. They said they were sorry because they did not know about her burn and we said we were sorry she violated "dining policy".

It is not a big deal.

PS: As for costumes... My inlaws wore Pirate costumes to Palos on Pirates night. We even called to be sure it was ok first.
On formal night I always see TONS of girls dressed up in Princess gown costumes.

 

[jodifla]

At the risk of being flamed I beg to differ. DCL clearly states "no shorts". They do not qualify this based on age. I do not think it is in anyway appropriate for anyone regardless of age to appear in the dining room at dinner time in shorts. Just because some people do it & get away with it does not make it OK. The younger children are when they taught that there are rules to be followed the better. I've been having an ongoing arguement with my own mother over the inappropriateness of wearing a velour sweatsuit to dinner. Until my aunt agreed with me that it wasn't appropriate she kept trying to get me to say it was OK. I wouldn't dream of wearing shorts to dinner let alone think it was OK for my child just because they are a child.

Oh, please. On our May and September cruises, pretty much ALL the young kids, particularly young boys, were in shorts. It's like 105 degrees out. DS wears long pants on formal and semiformal nights, and a tropical shirt and shorts the rest of the nights. Heck, no one sees anything but the shirts on a little kid anway.

It's fine, it's no problem and it's nothing to make a big deal over. If you want to get all dressed up, more power to you.

For the rest of us, it's a vacation.

 

[jodifla]

To me that is justification. The dress code says "No Shorts", not "No Non-Dressy Shorts" so, IMO, no shorts should be worn, by anyone. It doesn't specifically call for "No Velour Track Suits" so that's a personal call. Personally I don't think they are appropriate, but that's just my opinion.

I believe that, as parents, we must start teaching our kids to follow rules when they are very young. The examples we set will help shape the adults they become. There are too many people who have decided that the rules just don't apply to them and justify this by finding others who also choose to disregard the rules. I find it disrespectful, both to those that set the rules and those that follow them.

A lot of rules are bogus BS. Just because it's written on a piece of paper doesn't make it sacrosanct. We'll teach our DS to be a critical thinker and know the difference.