Palo men's dinner attire dress shorts?

[SnowWhite2]

Obviously most of you haven’t been to Bermuda. The guys are dressed for their business offices in shorts and jackets.

 

[TheBigErn]

Shop at any high end men's clothing store. Shorts are in leisure wear or casual wear. Anyone dinning at a high end restaurant should not be wearing shorts. Palo is such a restaurant. Read the official Disney website. Palo does not allow shorts at dinner. It does at brunch.

 

[CamColt]

Let's remember this is not a debate about what you or I consider dressy or not. Everyone has different opinions, based on many factors. The bottom line is DCL does allow shorts for Palo Brunch, but not for Dinner and that is the dress code they do follow.

 

[stkgator]

During a recent sailing on the Disney Wish, we found ourselves behind a sharply dressed couple checking in for dinner at Enchanté (the newer counterpart to Remy on the older ships). Their outfits were impressively coordinated—right down to the husband’s tailored shorts, which matched his partner’s ensemble with almost theatrical precision .

As they approached the hostess stand, the hostess kindly reviewed the dress code and offered to hold their reservation so the husband could change into long pants. The wife responded that he didn’t have any, prompting the hostess to offer a loaner pair and even asked for his size. The wife then explained that a concierge cast member had assured her that shorts would be acceptable. The hostess, clearly flustered but professional, apologized sincerely and asked for the cast member’s name to help ensure accurate guidance in the future.

Later that evening, after our own dinner at Palo, we spotted the same couple strolling the ship with their kids—husband still wearing the same outfit. Safe to say, they likely enjoyed a lovely (and much noisier) dinner in the MDR instead .

FYI: The day before your Enchanté or Palo reservation, you will receive a message in the DCL app outlining the dress code in detail.

 

[enzy65]

I wish DCL would enforce the dress code every single time not just willy nilly.
Treasure in April at palo all men at the table had shorts on, the women were dressed nice. Enchante saw jeans that looked like they had come out of a dumpster. So they definitely were not enforcing the dress code on our cruise.

 

[BrokeMack]

Some of it depends on itinerary too. Lots of jeans and hiking boots in Alaska, which certainly complies with the dress code, but isn't particularly dressy. And brunch in the Caribbean should be more laid back. At the end of the day, you're right, the dress code should be enforced uniformly. I guess the condition of jeans can be a subjective call, and they should probably define dress shorts a little better. I'm thinking Bermuda shorts and golf shorts, but not cargo shorts or jorts. I would also consider draw string linen shorts acceptable (even if some people wouldn't) but then again, if you wear an untucked aloha shirt with them, who would know they had a drawstring? And if you tuck in your aloha shirt you should be arrested for crimes against humanity.

 

[AgentMama]

I just dont understand why people care so much about what other people are wearing. It doesnt impact your experience or make your food taste any different.

 

[RedHead0186]

I just dont understand why people care so much about what other people are wearing. It doesnt impact your experience or make your food taste any different.

For some, it does. Part of the experience is ambiance. If the dress of others around you didn't have an impact on the experience, then why do any restaurants have any dress codes at all?

(I don't have super strong feelings about what people wear to adult dining on cruises, as long as they're following the dress code). My comment above is more of a general statement/counter to the general idea of dress codes.)

 

[Flcruising]

I just dont understand why people care so much about what other people are wearing. It doesnt impact your experience or make your food taste any different.

I tend to agree but I dont think it's about how people dress. I think it's really about rules and entitlement issues.
People get upset because they follow the rules and then discover rules aren't enforced.
They also get upset when some have a sense of entitlement and dont feel rules apply to them.
So focusing on dress is missing the real issues that bother people.

 

[Joanna71985]

I honestly couldn't tell you what the people around me were wearing (when I went back in Feb).

 

[Sleepyluke]

To me this goes back to even the MDR dress code changes over the years and people just eroding what was asked of them. DCL set the standard and we gradually chose to ignore it. Maybe I am wrong, but I assume that we as a group would not be OK with people coming into Enchante with gym shorts and tank tops. f it does not matter what someone else is wearing for your atmosphere, then that is fine right? I get there is a line, but my ok is not every else's, so how can DCL win. I cant imagine this type of behavior on land. If someone walks into a higher end steakhouse in Miami and tells them it is my vacation and this is what I packed because it is hot here, they will either laugh at you or give you a jacket because atmosphere 100% matters. If you don't want to participate, there are many other options for you. Flcruising said it best that it is not about the dress but the entitlement attitude.

 

[happycamper47]

To me this goes back to even the MDR dress code changes over the years and people just eroding what was asked of them.

On our first cruise in 2011 we observed numerous men wearing ball caps and T's every night in the MDR's and nothing was said. So it goes back a long way.

 

[BrokeMack]

As with anything Disney, surveys and sales matter. If people stop going to Palo and tell Disney it's because of the dress code (too formal or not formal enough) they are going to change accordingly.

 

[CamColt]

I honestly couldn't tell you what the people around me were wearing (when I went back in Feb).

This reminds me of something I heard once that I try to tell myself every time I'm overthinking my clothes for a trip. "No one cares what you wear on vacation except you!"

While I do agree with this 99% of the time if something stands out as really nice or really bad I will notice, LOL! And example was on a recent cruise (not Disney) I noticed a young man walk by our table in the MDR 3 different times. What he was wearing would normally be considered just fine but it was how he wore it. He had a button up short sleeve shirt...wide open! And cargo type shorts...so low that you could see his underwear IN FRONT! No one needs to look at that while eating a nice meal in any restaurant, dress code or not.