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DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Mar 27, 2014
My husband bought a tuxedo in his 20's because we cruise and also travel for business often. I guess I just do not get how people can pay thousands of dollars for a cruise and then show up looking like they just rolled out of bed to a formal dinner with the excuse that they have no where to wear the formal clothes and yet they have a CC platinum lanyard. That's 10 opportunities right there! (unless they only did little 3 day turn around cruises) I personally feel that dressing according to the code is a form of respect, but clearly as this thread shows, there are lots and lots of things that different people find to be disrespectful, so we can't win.
To be fair, DCL's own language states that formal wear is optional. While everyone might not be dressing to your standards, they aren't breaking any dress code by not wearing a gown and tux (or suit and cocktail dress).
Disney has relaxed their dress code in the MDRs and I can only assume it was based on their opinion of what a large number of their guests want.
For the record, we do dress up on formal night - suits for the guys and a dress for myself - no tuxes and gown, sorry - never going to happen. However I can honestly say that I couldn't care less what anyone else is wearing. We are simply too busy spending time together and having fun to worry about that at all!!