The Surprising Reason Why You Shouldn’t Wear Camo on a Cruise Ship
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Wearing your favorite old pair of camouflage shorts on a Caribbean cruise could put a real damper on your vacation.

Many of the cruise-friendly Caribbean countries have camouflage as their military uniform and so it’s illegal to wear it in these countries.

  • @0x01@lemmy.mlEnglish
    40•3 days ago

    Why Cruise Ships Ban Camouflage

    The camouflage ban is not a matter of dress code, where the nautical sea-dogs in their pristine ship’s whites turn their noses up at certain sartorial choices. It’s actually much more practical.

    In a lot of countries, particularly in some cruise-friendly areas like the Caribbean, wearing camouflage is illegal as a civilian because it’s part of a military uniform. Think of it as being akin to impersonating a police officer; it’s really not the kind of confusion—or trouble—you want to get into on vacation. Even camo patterns with non-traditional colors beyond the usual brown and green are not allowed.