Todd Michel McComb wrote:
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> But what's the "special" part? I don't get it. It's a series of
> dinners in the midst of an outdoor-oriented trip (Alaska), where
> I'll be in boots and technical gear slogging through mud a few hours
> before. I've eaten in some of the finest restaurants in the country,
> and while most ask for jacket & tie, none have asked for more. Why
> is eating on a cruise ship fancier than that? What's the point?
It isn't. And, as I'm sure you're aware since you've eaten in the finest
restaurants, dining at those places has gotten more casual, too. There
is one restaurant in Washington, DC that has a dress code requiring a
jacket for men, but that's the only such place with a dress code.
Interestingly, it's not considered the finest DC restaurant (and we can
define finest as most expensive or best food).
If you've seen the movie TITANIC, especially the scene in which the
Leonardo Dicaprio character has to borrow a tuxedo to fit in when
invited to the first-class dining room, you'll understand that current
practice of formal nights harkens back to that era of cruising. Some
people continue to enjoy that aspect of cruising; however, an
increasingly large percentage of cruisers don't.
Karen Selwyn
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