Jackets Required for PALO?

[sandyhund]

Are jackets required for men when dining at Palo? the site says dress shirt or jacket but I just wasn't sure. Thanks!

 

[NejTheLion]

I think they changed it recently so that jackets aren't required, but button dress shirts are.

 

[webray]

No, Jackets are no longer required for Palo..but, the man must have on a dress shirt collar/sleeves/button cuffs. No Tommy Bahama style shirts or dressy tshirts allowed.

 

[StuartMI]

Another alternative you can use (I *hate* jackets, too) is a vest. Dress shirt, tie, and one of those nylon-backed vest things. I wear those all the time dressing up and honestly I think it looks nicer than the jacket.

 

[Pineapple]

Excuse my lack of fashion awareness but what is a Tommy Bahama style shirt? I saw it mentioned in the Disney guidelines and was wondering what they were talking about. I even went down to my local Tommy Bahama store and peaked in. But they had all kinds of shirts there.

 

[webray]

Another alternative you can use (I *hate* jackets, too) is a vest. Dress shirt, tie, and one of those nylon-backed vest things. I wear those all the time dressing up and honestly I think it looks nicer than the jacket.

You don't need to get this fancy at all. The dcl dining dress code has been totally relaxed.

 

[webray]

Excuse my lack of fashion awareness but what is a Tommy Bahama style shirt? I saw it mentioned in the Disney guidelines and was wondering what they were talking about. I even went down to my local Tommy Bahama store and peaked in. But they had all kinds of shirts there.

The tommy bahama style shirt is a tropical type shirt..short sleeve, collar, buttons down the front..but,..is NOT tucked in..hangs over the mans pants. Now a lot of my hubbys shirts look much better than what some men consider dress pants and shirts in palo. Who knows the reasoning..I think great slacks and a tommy bahama shirts are wonderful for men.

 

[sandyhund]

Thanks for all the help! I think I'm just going to wear dress pants with a tucked in button-down shirt, but no tie. I think that's okay. Maybe?

 

[Pineapple]

Ah, ok. The Miami Vice look. Now I know. Thanks.

 

[JanetMB]

We just went to Palo on the 13th. DH wore a nice long-sleeved button-down shirt and it seemed like that was how the majority were dressed. There were some with jackets too but most of the guys just wore the shirt.

 

[AnnaS]

What about brunch? Same? Thanks.

 

[webray]

What about brunch? Same? Thanks.

Yes, brunch is the same. Enjoy!

 

[logan1_2000]

Palo became more user-friendly to a broader range of patrons when it removed the Jacket requirement, but it did not lower its own style and standards. Many of us enjoy making an event special by more formal, traditional styles of dress, and those who would wish to wear a suit or blazer or sport jacket to Palo will still enjoy the evening and service level. I just chose to add a Mickey Mouse tie to the blazer and slacks ensemble last cruise, and I saw a mix at dinner that night, dress shirts and slacks, along with jackets, though I'll concede at age 41 I might have been at the younger end of the sprectrum of those wearing jackets. But those who still wish to dress up should not feel like they'd be overdressed at all. And for many of all ages, even my own level of "dressing up" might have been too formal for your own personal desires on a Bahamian or Caribbean trip--and so the current dress code should make the Palo experience "fit" into more guests' vision of what their cruise should be like.