Sorry dreaded dining room attire question

[ldymcbth]

We had planned on dressing up for dinner each evening on our four night Dream cruise. As it turns out our tablemates also dressed up each evening. We really would have felt awkward if we had worn shorts and t-shirts to dinner. Quite honestly, we wouldn't wear shorts and t-shirts to Outback for lunch.

I can honestly say that I could not tell you what anyone except members of my family were wearing during our cruise dinners in the MDR. No idea.

I am a rule-follower, so I made my husband wear pants to dinner each night, but it would not have bothered me one bit to be seated with someone in shorts and a tshirt, etc. So long as they were not naked!

I predict that eventually, the dress mandates for the MDR on DCL will just be no swimsuits/cover-ups.

 

[MisterOJ]

I can honestly say that I could not tell you what anyone except members of my family were wearing during our cruise dinners in the MDR. No idea.

I am a rule-follower, so I made my husband wear pants to dinner each night, but it would not have bothered me one bit to be seated with someone in shorts and a tshirt, etc. So long as they were not naked!

I predict that eventually, the dress mandates for the MDR on DCL will just be no swimsuits/cover-ups.

They're not even dress mandates now WRT shorts in the MDRs, as "mandate" implies that it is mandatory, which it isn't.

DCL requests no shorts, but it certainly isn't a mandate.