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Formal dress code with ball caps and shorts?
We are currently on board of Sky Princess and extremely disappointed with the way administrators of the restaurant interpreting the Dress Code that clear defined in the pre-cruise recommendations. For Smart Casual: Guest attire should be in keeping with what they would wear to a nice restaurant at home. Skirts/dresses, slacks, blouses, and sweaters for women. Pants and collared or dress shirts for men. Pool or beach attire, shorts, ball caps or jeans with fraying and/or holes are not welcomed in the dining room. Shoes must be worn. For the Formal Nights: Evening gown, cocktail dress or elegant pant suit for women. Tuxedo, dark suit or dinner jacket and slacks for men. Unfortunately the administration allow people to come in ball caps and shorts even in Formal Nights. On our complaints they said that the company management do not allow them to stop people to come even if they are in breach of the dress code. One of the Administrators on my complaint said that he only can ask them to take off the caps. I said - Ok. He goes to their table but even without asking turned around and goes back... Another time I said to the Administrator that I actually want to stand up and go out rather than sit near person in shorts... I have spoken to many people on board and all of them filling uncomfortable with this interpretation of the dress code. It is not comfortable to sit in your tuxedo when near people sitting in shorts or ball caps. Company management should decide - either they enforce the rules or they should discard them completely. Next time we will think twice before make a booking for Princess cruise. I believe other people feel the same.