New Dress Code Requirement for PALO...

[Ella2]

...DCL's alternative, adults-only restaurant:

Disney Cruise Line® has altered its dress code, and now requires that gentlemen wear a dress shirt when dining at Palo. A jacket (or tie) is still suggested but not required. Gentlemen wearing t-shirts, golf shirts, Tommy Bahamas type shirts, etc. will be turned away.

This information is included in the Disney Cruise Line® Personal Navigator aboard the ship and the Palo reservation confirmation card. In addition, there is also a small sign outside the elevators on Deck 10, aft. The Champagne Brunch and High Tea will remain Resort Casual.

[TootyJane]

I know a lot of people will be happy with this change. However, I think that dressing up only added to the Palo experience. :)

[momofmeg]

We went all out for our Palos dinner. since we were on the wonder there was no formal night. This was the only cruise this year that the three us had taken together. We always want a formal photo so we dressed up Palos night and had our family photo taken before dinner.

From what I saw everyone was dressed in Palos. No I did not see any formal gown and tuxes but several women wore coctail dresses and the men had on at least a shirt and tie and many wore suits. I saw no golf shirts or blue jeans. I thought it was very nice.

With most no longer wanting to "dress" for dinner I can see this as the new trend on all the cruiselines. Dress codes will relax in the main dinningrooms and if you want to go formal you will need to eat dinner at the "formal" restuarant. Heck that will save the cruiselines tons of money because they will no longer offer fillet mignon, lobster tails, baked alaska etc. unless you eat in the "formal" restuarant which will be an extra charge.

This should make all these guys happy who complain they don't want to eat on the Lido on formal night as the Lido has no lobster tails. So why can't they come in their jeans, tee shirts etc. to have their lobster tails.

I guess though it is no real problem. This will make cruising more affordable and we can sort of choose if we want those extras and pay for it.

It really makes good sense.

[ducklite]

My husband wore a suit and tie to Palo for dinner, and it seemed that most others were in either the same, or perhaps a sport coat over an oxford with slacks. We only saw one or two people in anything less than a dress shirt, and even they were in collared shirts, more of a camp shirt variety, with slacks.

We saw a couple turned away when they showed up in cut-off shorts and t-shirts.

It's too bad that people don't have enough common sense to figure how to dress appropriately for certain situations that a dress code even has a need for existance.

Anne