New to RCCL A few ?

[bearnuts]

We are going on Enchantment of the Seas 5-11-12,We usually cruise CCL.In the main dining room is dress pants and shirt ok?trying to keep the amount of luggage down.Do you need a suit and tie for Chops and formal night?Please dont flame me I dont wear shorts and tank top to dining room:D.Thanks for your help and any information on the ship will be greatly appreciated.Thanks,Brian

[Yorkvillain]

dress pants and nice shirt is for formal nights. other than that you can get by w jeans and a nice shirt on the rest of the nights. as far as chops, it's formal every night there.

Have a good time!

 

Chops is not formal every night. It's the same dress code as the MDR.

[Ren1216]

Hi, Brian. Welcome to the RCCL board.

 

Are you planning to wear the dress pants and skirt at the same time? :D I kid! Yes, dress pants and skirts are great for dinner in the MDR. Chops will also observe formal nights, so a suit and tie is appropriate, but I don't think they will refuse entry if you only wear a dress shirt and tie without the suit jacket. I'd suggest a dark dress shirt in that case. Though they 'suggest' suits and tuxes on formal nights, they don't really enforce it like they used to. You're bound to get some different answers on this topic, as you know.

 

I hope you enjoy your first RCCL cruise.

[Daghis]

Chops is not formal every night. It's the same dress code as the MDR.

On the Freedom of the Seas, the Cruise Compass listed the dress suggestion for Chops and Portofino as "Smart Casual" every night, including the two formal nights.

[Yorkvillain]

On the Freedom of the Seas, the Cruise Compass listed the dress suggestion for Chops and Portofino as "Smart Casual" every night, including the two formal nights.

 

Darn, I wore a tie for nothing!! :(

[Daghis]

Nope, not for nothing. :)

 

According to this page: "Smart Casual: Jackets and ties for men, dresses or pantsuits for women"

[Merion_Mom]

dress pants and nice shirt is for formal nights. other than that you can get by w jeans and a nice shirt on the rest of the nights. as far as chops, it's formal every night there.

Have a good time!

 

Chops is not formal every night. It's the same dress code as the MDR.

 

Neither of these posts is correct.

 

The dress code in Chops 100% of the time is "smart casual." This means nice, collared shirts with nice slacks at a minimum for men, nice dresses or dressy slacks at a minimum for women.

[Phillies14]

dress pants and nice shirt is for formal nights. other than that you can get by w jeans and a nice shirt on the rest of the nights. as far as chops, it's formal every night there.

Have a good time!

Would never wear "jeans" in the MDR and thankfully very rarely have seen jeans in the MDR in the last few years....K.O. outside of Philly

[cruisenfever]

Would never wear "jeans" in the MDR and thankfully very rarely have seen jeans in the MDR in the last few years....K.O. outside of Philly

Our experience has been just the opposite. Jeans are a very common sight in the MDR at dinner now.

[orville99]

To me:

 

Formal attire always meant a waistcoat, tie and tails;

 

Evening wear always meant a tux

 

Business attire always meant a suit;

 

Smart Casual always meant sport coat, dress shirt, tie;

 

Country Club Casual always meant you could 86 the coat and tie, and substitute a collared polo shirt for the dress shirt;

 

And then there's tractor pull casual, which apparently means anything north of naked.

 

But then I'm old:rolleyes:

[negc]

Hi, Brian. Welcome to the RCCL board.

 

Are you planning to wear the dress pants and skirt at the same time? :D I kid! Yes, dress pants and skirts are great for dinner in the MDR. Chops will also observe formal nights, so a suit and tie is appropriate, but I don't think they will refuse entry if you only wear a dress shirt and tie without the suit jacket. I'd suggest a dark dress shirt in that case. Though they 'suggest' suits and tuxes on formal nights, they don't really enforce it like they used to. You're bound to get some different answers on this topic, as you know.

 

I hope you enjoy your first RCCL cruise.

They won't even deny you entry to Chops if you dress in a collared shirt without a tie. Suggested dress is "smart casual" and your definition of what that means is probably as good as anyone's. Jeans are not and, to the best of my knowledge have never been,on RCI's list of clothing items that aren't suggested for wear in the dining room If you are clean and neat you should not feel out of place in any of the dining venues.:)

[herbanrenewal]

To me:

 

Formal attire always meant a waistcoat, tie and tails;

 

Evening wear always meant a tux

 

Business attire always meant a suit;

 

Smart Casual always meant sport coat, dress shirt, tie;

 

Country Club Casual always meant you could 86 the coat and tie, and substitute a collared polo shirt for the dress shirt;

 

And then there's tractor pull casual, which apparently means anything north of naked.

 

But then I'm old:rolleyes:

 

 

I love this answer!

[bearnuts]

Thank you for your help.What shouldnt we miss on this ship,from the pictures she looks very nice.Thanks,Brian