07-29-2008, 04:36 AM
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Almighty Cruiser
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Originally Posted by CruiseArizona
But Jeans are only few and far between when they are expressly forbidden.  |
I don't believe that. Jeans are few and far between no matter what they say. Do you really believe there are huge throngs of people just chomping at the bit...watching and hoping Celebrity won't use the word 'forbid'... because they are simply dying to wear jeans to a nice dinner on a cruise ship?
No way. Most people who cruise are fairly sophisticated and know how to dress for dinner. I admit that some people might think that dressing up could include jeans...but MOST people won't. Most people will dress nicely for dinner on a cruise ship because they enjoy that dressy atmosphere. It's part of the fun of cruising.
Unless, of course, you're talking about some three day party boat going to Cancun during spring break. Then all bets are off! You're likely to see a lot of jeans, and who knows what else.
If Celebrity does relax the rules and keeps on using the word "suggest" instead of "forbid" then sure, you'll probably see a few people in jeans now and then. But I think all this frenzy is way overblown. A few jeans here and there won't be the end of cruising as you know it.
I have been to plenty of very formal events where one or two people had their own 'unique' ideas about what to wear. To put it bluntly, they didn't fit in. But the elegant ballroom, the champagne, chandeliers, fine dining, and all the other people dressed so nicely were what created the atmosphere...and the fact that those oddballs who dressed wrong were among us didn't change how formal the event looked or felt.
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