Grrrrr

How do take a land tour of a fiord?

When you buy your ticket, you agree that the cruise line can change, rearrange, cancel, or substitute any port, at any time for any reason. Read your cruise contract!

 

If the PORT is the reason you're cruising....don't! Fly to that port on a land vacation!

No it's not the port, Google Norway fiords and you will understand the reason

Do you think it's fair for a cruise line to change itinerary for financial reasons ?

Just interested in what others think

How can a cruise line ( P&O ) cancell a port of call due to a lack of mooring ?

Surely when they advertise the itinerary moorings should be secured in advance.

I know that poor weather and civil unrest are often used as excuses but that can hardly apply to a port in Norway, and especially as we've been told weeks before departure. We've done two previous cruises to Norway but have not seen Geiranger so that was one of the main reasons we booked. To say I'm disappointed is an understatement. This our second cruise with P&O but it will be our last if this is the way they organise things. :mad:

I do really care what people wear, at least on formal nights. Formal nights have been around since the Titantic. It is what has made cruising a unique experience.

 

Too many people are trying to drag cruising down to the Club Med level. I say if you want to dress for dinner like a third world ragamuffin then go to Sandals in Jamaica.

 

When one selects a cruise as a vacation one is expected to follow, at least to a minimum, the appropriate dress codes.

 

That said, I don't have a problem with gentlemen wearing slacks, collared dress shirt and dress shoes on a formal night. Based on my observations most Matire D's won't either. It's the yokel that tries to enter wearing wrinkled, once were clean, cargo shorts, tee shirt with a cute saying and of course a ball cap worn backwards.

 

To me the dress code extends far beyond formal nights in the MDR. Some of my pet peeves are:

 

Shirtless men in from the pool in the buffet particularly (shudder) men in speedos.

 

Men, women, and children of any age wearing a bathrobe anywhere outside their cabin or totally within the confines of the spa.

 

Men or women with curlers in their hair in the buffet late afternoons.

 

Sleeveless tee shirts, aka wife beaters, anywhere outside of ones cabin. We know your tats are cute but come on now. I never could see the attraction of this kind of underwear worn publicly unless one is stoop sitting in Bklyn.

 

Men, women, children of any age who run to their cabin after dinner on formal nights to change into cargo shorts and a raggy tee shirt. I'm the first one to take off my tie but at least stay dressed. So odd to see half the passengers dressed to the nines while the other half look they just mowed the lawn.

 

We started cruising in the early nineties where dress codes, behavior code of conduct were seen almost everywhere. Since cruises have become more affordable and popular it has attracted a segment of our population that suscribes to the following:

 

It's my vacation, I paid for it, and I'll wear whatever I damn well please wherever I damn well please and if you don't like it pound salt.

You have just hit the nail on the proverbial. The only people dressing for dinner on the titanic were the upper class passengers and they were not dressing for dinner because they were on a ship, it was always expected regardless of where you were dining. Thankfully times have changed, we no longer do it. i know for some, formal night is the only chance they get to dress up and that's sad, but spare a thought for those who have to dress up five days a week, plus evenings. Holidays mean different things to different people. I suppose you will be one of the people who welcome the shift towards a two tier system as they say you pays your money and you take your choice.

Why are people so concerned by what others are wearing? I'm a bit like the queen I rarely notice nor care care what others are wearing. Sadly donning a dinner suit rarely has the desired effect, unless your on your own yacht

This is the dress code directly from the Celebrity Cruises website. It is the same for ALL ships and ALL itineraries (except for the Expedition, I believe). It is THE dress code - there is no "realistic" dress code. If you don't feel it is "realistic", or don't feel it is right for you, perhaps check into another cruise line.

 

Smart Casual and Above

 

Ladies: Skirt or pants/trousers (no holes, rips or tears) complemented by sweater or blouse.

Gentlemen: Pant/trousers (no holes, rips or tears) with collared sports shirt or sweater. Shirts must have sleeves.

 

Note: T-shirts, swimsuits, robes, bare feet, tank tops, baseball caps and pool wear are not allowed in the main restaurant or specialty restaurant at any time. Shorts and flip flops are not allowed in the evening hours. As a courtesy to our guests, we respectfully require and enforce compliance with dress code at the entrance of your restaurant of choice. Additionally, guests are asked to follow the 'Smart Casual and Above: dress code in the Celebrity Theater for all evening performances.

 

 

Formal

 

Ladies: Cocktail dress, gown or dressy pantsuit

Gentlemen: Tuxedo, suit or dinner jacket with slacks.

 

Specialty Restaurants (Including Blu for our AquaClass Guests)

The dress code at Celebrity's Specialty Restaurants is 'Smart Casual and Above' for every night of your cruise. Formal attire is only required in the main dining room on your formal evenings.

So are you saying I can't wear a frock on smart casual nights ? This dress code thing gets more bizarre by the week.

I'm not personally a fan of jeans on board at night, but it does pass muster as far as smart casual goes. The 2 jackets & trousers should do him fine for formal nights. Even 1 jacket is fine, just mix & match ties & he's good to go.

Great, the Armani jeans will travel even if they are in the company of the polyester m&S wannabes

Currently on the 14 night Baltic cruise. For the last 4 days we have had to put up with intermittent banging, drilling and hammering noises in our cabin, today starting before 8.30 am

 

Have been complaining and they are supposedly now only going to do the work for 2 x 2 hour sessions per day. Asked how long this is going to last and told - eight months!

 

If you like a peaceful time in your cabin might be worth checking if you are going to be affected. It has certainly marred my downtime

Thanks for the information, we go on Saturday and boy do we need some peace after a very eventful few months. I think it would be fair to warn passengers of any works being done, I believe tour operators are now obliged to disclose any building works close to hotels before booking. And I know for a fact in some

areas of Spain building work is not even permitted during the tourist season.

We are on deck 10