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  • Shorts at dinner? Disney loosens dress code. Do you prefer formal or casual?

    By Jason

    Even as smoking rules get tighter on Disney cruise ships, the dress code is getting looser.

    A Disney Cruise Line spokesperson tells USA TODAY the company has begun allowing shorts in the main dining rooms of its four ships — something that has been banned since the line's start-up in 1998.

    Disney's website still lists a prohibition on shorts in dining rooms but that is no longer correct and soon will be changing, the spokeswoman says.

    The looser dress code applies to the three main restaurants on each Disney ship where the majority of passengers dine in the evening.

    Shorts will still be forbidden at Palo, the small extra-charge, adults-only Italian restaurant found on all four Disney ships. Also remaining shorts-free is Remy, the upscale French restaurant on Disney's two newest ships, the Disney Fantasy and Disney Dream. View the two ships' eateries, more in our photo tour.

    Dress pants, shirts and jackets are required for men at Remy; jackets are optional at Palo. Women are expected to wear a cocktail dress, pantsuit or skirt/blouse at Remy; a dress or pantsuit is required at Palo.

    For in-depth cruise planning information, videos and more, don't miss USA TODAY's new ExperienceCruise site.

    By Gene Sloan, USA Today

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    crazy4disney
    Its my understanding that formal nights on Disney aren't really that formal at all so allowing shorts is not that much of a stretch as it seems. Has that been your experience.

    In all honesty, the formal nights on Disney have always seemed about the same as formal nights on the other lines I've sailed -- a mixed bag. I guess maybe more folks on Disney were dressing up begrudgingly, and were then whining to DCL about it. The one main difference between DCL and the others is that DCL has rotational dining, and if you're in Parrot Cay for dinner that night you might feel a tad more overdressed. But I have always requested the dining rotation that put us in Lumiere's on formal night, and formal wear fits right into that very elegant setting.

    One thing I do love is seeing all the little girls dressed up in their Princess finery for formal night on Disney. Just adorable! :thumbup:

    -gina-

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    DebbieandJerry

    Seeing the little ones dressed up is adorable! Definitely puts a smile on your face. I truly understand the marketing behind why shorts ... Disney caters to families. But to me, wearing shorts at dinner takes away from the austere and mistique of being on a cruise. A cruise should be a special event.

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    Shari2

    I'm not a fan of wearing shorts to dinner either. We have always enjoyed dressing for dinner as part of the fun of the cruise. I can see changing the very formal nights to dressy now because of the extra charges on the airlines for luggage, but would still like to see people dressing well at the dinner table. Today there are so many other places to eat on a ship if you don't want to dress up a bit. Even 24 hr. room service on most ships. On our past Celebrity cruises...two of which were 15-day cruises, we had three formal nights...I enjoyed it back then, but today I would not bring along the gowns, and extra purses, and shoes and all...too much to carry, and pay extra for...at least that's what my DH says...LOL I usually just bring a couple of pairs of dressy, silky like, black pants and a couple of sparkly, or fancy tops. Still looks nice, and I don't need another suitcase to carry it all. As I get older, and having back problems, I do enjoy the casual nights at dinner, but still always try to dress nicely...just more relaxed.

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