Originally Posted by
Randeman
I don't agree with your words "judge" and "demand." Your post seems to be a bit of a "chip on the shoulder" kind. My post was to advise that QG passengers tend to be a bit dressier in their deportment than the rest of the passenger classes. Cunard does not "demand" anything, save, perhaps, discouraging people showing up to dinner in Daisy Duke shorts, tee-shirts, and flip flops, so my guess is you've never been on Cunard and, perhaps, you have completely misread anything you've seen online about it or it's passengers. For that matter, Cunard isn't anywhere near as dressy as Silversea, so your "only Cunard" comment is completely off-base. For the record, I have been on both lines more than once. Have you? Finally, I don't ever recall seeing a "ball gown" on either line...but most people don't have a clue what one is. Some people just seem to throw the words out to be disparaging.
Oh, and by the way, I don't find too many people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s in the QG, and those few I have seen have been dressed rather elegantly. Especially the young ladies.
I'm unsure what you are disagreeing with I state that there are groups dedicated to traditional cruising and some of their members judge others, which group, poster and comment are you referring too? How are they not judging? You need to be specific here.
I've sailed on Cunard, Crystal, Regent, Silversea, Atlas Ocean Voyagers, Celebrity X, Azamara, Oceania, HAL and RCL. We hold high status levels in several of those lines too. So I have some experience.
If you really have sailed Cunard, then you will know that they do enforce their dress code unlike some other lines. So my comment about them demanding people be suitably attired is correct.
Silversea more dressy? You're being a little naive here in my opinion. You need to take more than a cruise line into account. Caribbean cruises frequented by a large proportion of Americans will not be as dressy as a European based cruise full of Europeans.
As for misunderstandings, you appear to be guilty of that here. I didn't think my previous post was that hard to understand. I stated that many other lines are trying to attract a younger demographic and have thus relaxed their dress code as younger passengers don't want to wear formal ear on holiday. Whilst you may have witnessed a few making an effort, which is quite admiral. These are the exception to the rule. You only need to follow the investor relations podcasts of the big three cruise companies to see their strategies here. Norwegian, Carnival and RCL groups are all seeking a younger clientele as any experienced cruiser will tell you.