New dress code on the Silver Nova!!

[Rothko1]

2 hours ago, tinaincc said:

This is exactly what SS is doing - setting a standard, albeit a modified one on Nova but a standard nonetheless. Why do you assume someone will “test the limits” ? Did you see people doing so at the Palm Beach restaurant you mentioned?

 

I don’t understand how this new dress code is going to bring on mayhem?

 

No, I didn't see anyone testing the limits.  But I also wasn't playing Dress Code Warden either.  As long as someone doesn't come in and sit down next to me wearing flip flops, bathing suit, and a ball cap, I was not going to notice them unless they really were standing out.

[Rothko1]

29 minutes ago, ak1004 said:

 

Not a good analogy at all.

 

If someone talks loud, you have no choice but to hear him.

 

If someone doesn't wear a jacket, you have a choice not to look at him.

 

And the dinner still tastes the same.

 

What a complete waste of time and energy.. Do people really have that much spare time to discuss if others are wearing a jacket or not?

 

Actually it's a pretty good analogy.  If someone is sitting in front of me, then I have no choice but to look at him.  Do you suggest that I close my eyes?  

 

If someone talks loud, the dinner still tastes the same.  So should I endure a foul mouthed person next to me because it doesn't make my food taste differently??

[tinaincc]

11 minutes ago, Rothko1 said:

 

No, I didn't see anyone testing the limits.  But I also wasn't playing Dress Code Warden either.  As long as someone doesn't come in and sit down next to me wearing flip flops, bathing suit, and a ball cap, I was not going to notice them unless they really were standing out.

Hopefully that approach (not playing DC warden) will extend to your next cruise and you’ll have an enjoyable trip. 
 

as for the bathing suit and flip flops senario, that would be solve by the leadership at the restaurant because surely they wouldn’t allow them entry. 

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[ak1004]

20 minutes ago, tinaincc said:

Hopefully that approach (not playing DC warden) will extend to your next cruise and you’ll have an enjoyable trip. 
 

as for the bathing suit and flip flops senario, that would be solve by the leadership at the restaurant because surely they wouldn’t allow them entry. 

 

I have never seen bathing suit and flip flops on SS on dinners. On Oceania and Azamara either. Not sure why people keep mentioning those ridiculous scenarios.

[ronrick1943]

1 hour ago, ak1004 said:

 

I have never seen bathing suit and flip flops on SS on dinners. On Oceania and Azamara either. Not sure why people keep mentioning those ridiculous scenarios.

Because they don’t follow the facts, and don’t want the dress code to change—they just make up stuff.

[tinaincc]

1 hour ago, ak1004 said:

 

I have never seen bathing suit and flip flops on SS on dinners. On Oceania and Azamara either. Not sure why people keep mentioning those ridiculous scenarios.

Agreed. It’s is hard to believe how this topic has gone from “follow the rules or pick another cruise line” to “now that the rules have changed on Nova people are going to ruin the ambiance” to now “there will be bathing suits in the dining room”!

There is a small group of insufferable people in this thread that seem to enjoy trying to imagine all the ways other passengers will ruin their experience. All because of a jacket and tie. SMH

[canderson]

10 minutes ago, tinaincc said:

There is a small group of insufferable people in this thread ...

Would those also be the "rabid complainers" and "pearl clutchers"?

Must we now add "insufferable people" to the collection of adjectives?

 

I find those who resort to name calling to be ... well, not insufferable ... but let's just say less than cordial in conversation.

 

That's two (ref post #147).

[Host Jazzbeau]

I was just having a conversation with a friend who is planning cruises and looking at several new cruise lines.  She has crossed Silversea off her list.  Because of the dress code?  No, because of the level of abuse on this forum.  Not the kind of people she wants to cruise with.  Just sayin'...

[tinaincc]

1 hour ago, Host Jazzbeau said:

I was just having a conversation with a friend who is planning cruises and looking at several new cruise lines.  She has crossed Silversea off her list.  Because of the dress code?  No, because of the level of abuse on this forum.  Not the kind of people she wants to cruise with.  Just sayin'...

This is sad. I recall you mentioning something similar as reason for your break from this group. I’m starting to understand your perspective. I just continue to remind myself that the vocal ones here are a very small percentage of cruisers. Additionally, I have cruised many times and met wonderful people. I can’t recall one bad conversation to date. I’m sure that will continue. 
 

 

[tinaincc]

6 minutes ago, drron29 said:

Well having read a bit of the new Crystal board and the discussions of the first cruise I would think that should of been first line off her list.

Someone even recounted how on the old Crystal when they complained about the pre cruise snafus another poster emailed a crew member she knew warning about the seriously disruptive passengers who were due to board. Nothing approaches that on this board.

Wow. I haven’t been over there since I voiced my distaste for losing money with C. Terrible to hear.

[Lois R]

10 hours ago, Host Jazzbeau said:

I was just having a conversation with a friend who is planning cruises and looking at several new cruise lines.  She has crossed Silversea off her list.  Because of the dress code?  No, because of the level of abuse on this forum.  Not the kind of people she wants to cruise with.  Just sayin'...

Just asking, did you explain that message boards are only a teeney % of live cruisers and some people don't even know what Cruise Critic is?......there are many, many nice people who sail on their ships. 

[Host Jazzbeau]

1 hour ago, Lois R said:

Just asking, did you explain that message boards are only a teeney % of live cruisers and some people don't even know what Cruise Critic is?......there are many, many nice people who sail on their ships. 

She knows that —very well traveled. But when you’re sizing up a cruise line, this is the only evidence you can get. I know that the atmosphere on the Regent forum a few years ago put me off that line. 

[A Tucson Guy]

Last night in La Dame on the Nova, dress code stated men must wear jackets in La Dame regardless of the dress code for the night. It was 75% full and I saw 2 men not wearing jackets and nobody said anything.