Popular Cruise Line Changes Its Dress Code, Leaving Passengers Confused

Norwegian Cruise Line is tightening its erstwhile ultra-relaxed dress code astatine prime onboard specialty eating restaurants, signaling a displacement distant from nan casual, flip-flop-friendly image nan institution has precocious promoted to travelers.

“When it comes to what to wear, you tin spell edifice casual aliases get decked-out and look your champion — it’s your call. That’s nan state of Freestyle Cruising,” nan institution says connected its website. “We moreover person typical ‘Dress-Up aliases Not Night.’ It’s nan cleanable opportunity to get your image taken pinch your family, that typical personification aliases moreover pinch nan ship’s Captain.”

However, nether nan updated policy, guests will nary longer beryllium allowed to deterioration items commonly associated pinch casual picnic deterioration — including vessel tops for men, shot caps aliases overly faded aliases ripped jeans worn beneath nan hep — during meal work astatine respective premium and specialty restaurants. Those venues see Cagney’s Steakhouse, Le Bistro, Onda by Scarpetta, Palomar and The Haven Restaurant, according to AL.com.

Norwegian says nan stricter rules use only to prime eating rooms and that astir areas of nan vessel will proceed to let casual attire.

“Everywhere else, you’re bully to go,” nan cruise statement says. “Come comfy, dine happy.”

A Reddit forum discussing nan changes garnered mixed reactions from cruisers.

“They conscionable did a full advertisement run astir they were nan first pinch to do distant pinch dress codes for dinner. It was called ‘Its Different Out Here.’ Now this. I conjecture flippy floppy aren’t truthful accepted.” 1 personification wrote.

Another based on that “dress comfortably” still intends having basal standards for eating rooms, while immoderate said that what others wear, for illustration hoodies, doesn’t impact anyone else’s experience.

“I’m gonna double down present and constituent retired (like I did elsewhere) that fewer upscale restaurants person a dress codification adjacent this. I unrecorded successful Los Angeles and eat astatine trendy Michelin-starred/recommended places regularly. I cannot deliberation of 1 that wouldn’t let a customer successful shorts,” 1 personification said.

“I tin understand saying nary robes but a hoodie seems crazy, it's a perfectly acceptable point to deterioration to a casual eating experience, which is what [the cruises main eating room] is,” a personification replied.

The Independent has contacted Norwegian for comment.