Blackmagic17 0 Posted August 4, 2019 Report Share Posted August 4, 2019 Can you wear less revealing swimwear on a RCC? I can’t find anything that says you can’t. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JLMoran 6,615 Posted August 4, 2019 Report Share Posted August 4, 2019 Hi @Blackmagic17, welcome to the forums! If you're asking if thong / spaghetti-strap bikinis and speedos are the norm on the ship, most definitely not! Lots of people in one-piece bathing suits or swim trunks and a swim shirt for some sun protection, along with the folks who are comfortable in a two-piece bikini or just the swim trunks. You may have the occasional person harkening back to the 70s and 80s in their choice of swimwear, but they seem to be few and far between. tiny260, PRebecca, Lovetocruise2002 and 3 others 3 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HeWhoWaits 1,027 Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 Feel free to break out your early 1900s unitard swimwear! Ladyxsuebee and Hoski 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pezgirl 41 Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 20 hours ago, JLMoran said: Hi @Blackmagic17, welcome to the forums! If you're asking if thong / spaghetti-strap bikinis and speedos are the norm on the ship, most definitely not! Lots of people in one-piece bathing suits or swim trunks and a swim shirt for some sun protection, along with the folks who are comfortable in a two-piece bikini or just the swim trunks. You may have the occasional person harkening back to the 70s and 80s in their choice of swimwear, but they seem to be few and far between. So we just got off the Fantasy and I was actually really surprised how many thong bottoms I saw. (Didn't bother me but was just surprised). Kathleen 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sk8erguy1978 946 Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 21 hours ago, JLMoran said: Hi @Blackmagic17, welcome to the forums! If you're asking if thong / spaghetti-strap bikinis and speedos are the norm on the ship, most definitely not! Lots of people in one-piece bathing suits or swim trunks and a swim shirt for some sun protection, along with the folks who are comfortable in a two-piece bikini or just the swim trunks. You may have the occasional person harkening back to the 70s and 80s in their choice of swimwear, but they seem to be few and far between. I have, on occasion, seen men wearing speedos. Hoski 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twangster 24,967 Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 For cruises in North America Royal is a family oriented cruise line. Revealing swimwear will likely be called out and frowned upon. Cruises in Europe may follow different trends. I'm over the Speedo limit. As Johnny Carson said, "If you look down and can't see your Speedo, you're over the Speedo limit". That being said I did see some younger guys wearing a Speedo on Empress. Some things can't be unseen. Guy Gadwa, Neesa, JennyJenny and 9 others 12 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tiny260 1,604 Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 If you take a cruise out of San Juan on Freedom, you are likely to see more Brazilian cut verses thong. JLMoran and Jolly Ogre 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ladyxsuebee 25 Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 5 minutes ago, twangster said: For cruises in North America Royal is a family oriented cruise line. Revealing swimwear will likely be called out and frowned upon. Cruises in Europe may follow different trends. I can imagine some people would "frown" upon this, but who would be the party "calling it out"? I can't imagine Royal would if they can hardly enforce their MDR dress code, LOL MikeK and whenismynextcruise 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twangster 24,967 Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 Just now, Ladyxsuebee said: I can imagine some people would "frown" upon this, but who would be the party "calling it out"? I can't imagine Royal would if they can hardly enforce their MDR dress code, LOL Security would be called to deal with it. Pool staff wouldn't try to handle it themselves. Royal does not have an MDR dress code. They have dress suggestions and they intentionally are very generous with MDR dress. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LetsTryThisPlace 285 Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 I also wonder if they would be picky if you were in the adult area. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DDaley 478 Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 7 minutes ago, tiny260 said: If you take a cruise out of San Juan on Freedom, you are likely to see more Brazilian cut verses thong. Hah! Oh good! I was planning on reserving that little number for port-only appearances but good to know it'll be okay on the pool deck as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kontraxed 168 Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 I think it depends on who's wearing the bathing suit. Some folks just shouldn't be seen in a swim suit at all, and others (in my humble opinion) can wear as little as they wish and long as they don't mind dirty old men ( or women - it is 2019) drooling over them! whenismynextcruise, Jolly Ogre, Morganno and 2 others 1 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ladyxsuebee 25 Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 58 minutes ago, LetsTryThisPlace said: I also wonder if they would be picky if you were in the adult area. I would wonder this too, if they are more strict around the kids areas. Also would security be inclined to say anything at all, or only if someone complained? @twangster Have you seen security make anyone leave before? I don't plan on wearing a thong or anything, I'm just really curious. The only time I've ever seen security enforce swim suit rules is when one girl refused to wear one (top). I thought it was quite amusing to see her run around and have security chase her. My amusement ended when she attempted to go through the buffet line sans top. Security got her there! LOL YOLO, WAAAYTOOO, JLMoran and 2 others 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twangster 24,967 Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 1 minute ago, Ladyxsuebee said: I would wonder this too, if they are more strict around the kids areas. Also would security be inclined to say anything at all, or only if someone complained? @twangster Have you seen security make anyone leave before? I don't plan on wearing a thong or anything, I'm just really curious. The only time I've ever seen security enforce swim suit rules is when one girl refused to wear one (top). I thought it was quite amusing to see her run around and have security chase her. My amusement ended when she attempted to go through the buffet line sans top. Security got her there! LOL I've not seen it with my own eyes but I often talk to the crew and hear interesting stories. Bartenders who work the pool bar see a lot. When Freedom came back from Europe in 2017 she had an area marked for topless sunbathing. Sadly did not see any participants. Maybe all my camera gear scared them away. Neesa, Traveler, Guy Gadwa and 9 others 2 9 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ellcee 1,504 Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 47 minutes ago, kontraxed said: Some folks just shouldn't be seen in a swim suit at all, Sigh. Not to be disrespectful to your opinion but this hard to read and my eyes just rolled to the back of my head. Everyone should wear a swimsuit in the pool, if they so choose...whatever they may weigh. I say this as someone who refuses to wear a bathing suit because I think I look awful. Honestly, I love seeing confidence in anyone, no matter their weight. My issues are mine alone and I would never impose them on anyone else. We should all be comfortable in our skin and not make people feel bad for how they look. 48 minutes ago, kontraxed said: and others (in my humble opinion) can wear as little as they wish Even bigger sigh. Neesa, JLMoran, whenismynextcruise and 14 others 5 12 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PRebecca 338 Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 On 8/4/2019 at 12:26 PM, Blackmagic17 said: Can you wear less revealing swimwear on a RCC? I can’t find anything that says you can’t. asking the questions I'm too afraid to, thank you! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ellcee 1,504 Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 On 8/4/2019 at 12:26 PM, Blackmagic17 said: Can you wear less revealing swimwear on a RCC? I can’t find anything that says you can’t. Not sure exactly what you mean but wear a rash guard and board shorts in the pool. Not sure you physically wear more than that because gravity..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sk8erguy1978 946 Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 1 hour ago, twangster said: Some things can't be unseen. You said it, I was thinking it! Ha! I bought a pair of speedo brand bathing suit (but it's a regular man's bathing suit) just so I can do this joke: "be right back, going to put on my Speedos!" ... They are usually relieved to see a "normal" bathing suit when I return. Guy Gadwa, FrHoffard, PRebecca and 8 others 1 10 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sabarwolf 69 Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 Just going to put this out there, but I happen to like my Speedo (even when I didn't necessarily have the body for it--I feel better about it now because of the fact that I have been working out regularly for the last two years). It's been my experience that some (not all) persons' discomfort with the Speedo is a reflection on their own body discomfort. Let's remember that cruising is an international past time and there are different views on swim wear in other parts of the world. **getting off my soapbox** All this said, my husband in one of our contacts with Royal customer service asked specifically about whether or not Speedos were allowed in the pool area and Royal said yes and made no distinction about the family areas versus the adult areas. CFL, Ala_Paul, Ladyxsuebee and 3 others 4 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Traveler 2,127 Posted August 6, 2019 Report Share Posted August 6, 2019 I do not think there is issue with wearing any swimsuit in the pool (well I would not try to wear bananana hammock) swim shirts are very common so no issues with them also . For sure if you are going to the flow rider you want to wear a full suite if you do not want to be the star of the next youtube movie RWDW1204 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rtread 215 Posted August 6, 2019 Report Share Posted August 6, 2019 On 8/4/2019 at 11:26 AM, Blackmagic17 said: Had second thoughts.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
YOLO 488 Posted August 6, 2019 Report Share Posted August 6, 2019 @Blackmagic17 Welcome to the RCB forums. When I first started cruising many US based ships had a topless "upper deck", but I don't think any do these days... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sk8erguy1978 946 Posted August 6, 2019 Report Share Posted August 6, 2019 17 hours ago, sabarwolf said: It's been my experience that some (not all) persons' discomfort with the Speedo is a reflection on their own body discomfort. That's exactly why I'd never wear one, no matter how great my body looks. However, whether you have the everyday gym bod, dad bod, or even a bit more 'fluffy' there is nothing wrong with owning it. PRebecca, RWDW1204, Hoski and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mom2mybugs 1,640 Posted August 7, 2019 Report Share Posted August 7, 2019 Just FYI...on the Europe cruise I'm on, there have been speedos/thongs/brief bikini bottoms/girls as old as 10 no tops. Plenty of pretty revealing bikinis and several loosened straps when laying on stomachs (but no actual topless frontal sunning or walking around). I found on my last Caribbean cruise in March several things or the really small cut in the back that doesn't really cover. Jane Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jticarruthers 844 Posted August 7, 2019 Report Share Posted August 7, 2019 I think Royal would step in on the topless/nudity side but cant see them getting involved on "borderline" issues ... if its covering the critical pieces i dont see they have an issue, so i would say if your comfortable wearing it, go for it. Ladyxsuebee and RWDW1204 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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