Can you list all of the restaurants on the Monarch of the Seas and the dress code for them?

Question

I'm really confused right now about how many of what to pack on my Royal Carribean Cruise. Can someone list the restaruants on the Monarch of the Seas and the way you have to dress in order to eat there? Thanks!!

Answer 1

You can look at the features of the Monarch, including its dining facilities, on this web link:  http://www.royalcaribbean.com/findacruis...

The Monarch, as one of Royal Caribbean's older ships, does not have the alternative specialty restaurants that many of the newer ships have.  The two eating places are the Windjammer Cafe (the same as on all RC ships) which is a casual dining place open for breakfast, lunch and dinner (and snacks sometimes too).  You can wear casual clothes there all of the time; just wear a cover if you are in swim wear and also wear shoes of some type.  Then the main dining rooms for all meals are the Claude's and Vincent's dining rooms on decks 3 and 4.   You will be assigned to a table in one of those rooms.   The dress there is sports/resort casual all of the time.  I'll explain that below.

The dress on ship is casual all day until 6:00PM, so take:

-swim wear (at least 2),

-shorts, tank tops and "T's"

-sandals, beach shoes,

-a cap or big hat for the sun,

-sneakers and clothes to workout in if you like to use the gym,

-good walking shoes,

After 6:00 PM they request that you wear "sports or resort casual" attire. That's attire that you would expect a person to wear in a business office, (like a bank employee), for men a shirt with a collar, slacks, etc., and for women a dress, pants or skirt, blouse, etc. You can still wear shorts and swim wear in the pools and spas after 6:00 PM but not in public areas like dining rooms and restaurants, show rooms, bars, casino, etc. Don't over pack , take clothes that you can mix and match tops and bottoms and plan to wear each piece twice. If you are going to the Caribbean or Mexico you will likely be in shorts and/or swim wear most of every day so evening clothes don't usually get much wear.

Your cruise will have a formal night or two when you can wear your best stuff and get pictures taken, and maybe meet the ship’s Captain. The formal nights are REQUESTED not required attire. You will not be denied entry to the main dining room if you decide not to dress up, as long as you are at least sports casual. But most people do dress up. A gown or party dress for women and a suit or tux for men. Some people dress up both formal nights, some don't. We always take the formal stuff off after dinner and a photo or two and go back to casual stuff.

- Its best to pack using soft-sided luggage because with space limited in your cabin it fits under the beds better if its not hard sided luggage.

- Pack using the vacuum clothing bags (about $20 for 3 at Target) so that you can get more in your bag AND so that if the TSA at the airport opens your bag they can see what's inside without rummaging through your things.

-Take a small carry-on bag for the last night of the cruise. On the last evening you will be required to put your luggage outside your cabin by about 2:00 AM so that they can start taking it down to the lower deck for offloading the next morning. So you will need a small bag for your toiletries and your clothes that you sleep in.

-If you plan to get into the pools or hot tub as soon as you get on ship (they will be open), bring those clothes in your carry on bag; you other luggage may not get to your cabin until much later in the afternoon.