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Nude vacations are nothing new, and they even have a name: naturist vacations.
But it seems that the bar is constantly rising.
Now, a particularly enthusiastic traveler sheds light on the experience and tells - anonymously - what it's like to go on a cruise that is entirely dedicated to nudity.
It turns out that this has quite a few advantages, including the fact that you don't really have to carry heavy suitcases full of clothes.
But we'll get to that.
The Daily Mail reports that the man, about 67 years old, shared his experiences on the social network Reddit, and even urged surfers to ask him "anything you want".
He booked the cruise through the Texas-based travel company Bare Necessities.
True to its name (Bare means bare), it offers cruises where clothing is only an option, and has been doing so since 1990.
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Forget partner swaps
The man said that the cruise was held on a Carnival ship.
He and his 61-year-old wife joined an experience that included about 2,000 other passengers.
The cruise left from Tampa, Florida, and visited sites in Mexico and Honduras.
He also said that this is the first time he has gone on a nudist cruise, and emphasized that it is not a cruise for couple exchanges (sweenigers) or an environment that encourages sexual acts.
"It was a crowd of travelers with a lot of nudist experience," he said.
When asked to describe the small details of this type of sailing, he revealed that "usually, the captain announces after leaving each port that the clothes can be removed. This happens about 30 minutes after leaving the port."
And the opposite also happens: when the ship approaches its next port of destination, the vacationers are asked to get dressed.
"People usually take the opportunity to be naked, because that's basically the purpose of the cruise," he added.
And for those who were wondering - according to him the ship's crew members did not participate in the nudity celebration, and were clothed for the entire duration of the voyage, with the exception of a pair of men and a pair of women who appeared on the stage of the ship's theater.
He further added that to the best of his understanding, no employee of the shipping company is obligated to work on this type of cruise if they do not feel comfortable with the matter.
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Many of those responding to the man's story were intrigued as to the type of people who were on the voyage.
The man pointed out very frankly that "There was no doubt, there were relatively few young couples, so the matter was quite skewed [in favor of adults]. Most of them were in their 50s to 70s. There were also many gay men and very few lesbians. But I think they also Feel comfortable. This is a very inclusive and accepting crowd."
Beyond the matter of age, the man was asked quite a bit about the attractiveness of the male and female passengers.
His surprising answer: It seems that these kinds of cruises are intended for people who like to eat and hang out, so there were a lot of big people." The man even provided an answer in percentages regarding the level of attractiveness of the audience: "20 percent attractive, 20 percent average and 60 percent unattractive." And when asked about The countries of origin of the nudists who were on the ship, he replied that most of them were American, while there were a few Europeans and Australians.
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Covert enforcement?
A question that was repeated many times was how to deal with the "risk" involved in the fact that many people may be secretly taking pictures and videos of what is happening on the ship.
To this he replied that "everyone was very
respectful. Everyone knows that you can't take pictures of other people. On a cruise this worried me much less than on nudist beaches. In fact, almost no one walked around the ship with phones, which in most cases were left in the cabin."
He further added that for those who are still unaware of the rules, there were many signs posted throughout the ship, as well as cruise line staff, whose job it was to enforce what he called "naturist manners."
And when they continued to ask him about underground photos, he replied that "I spent a lot of time on the Internet researching nudism, and I never saw a single photo of this type of cruise, except for group photos that people do of their own free will. So I wasn't worried about these things at all."
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A word about hygiene
Another issue that occupied many surfers was the issue of hygiene.
In his answer, he said that all vacationers walked around with a towel in hand, to sit on in public places.
In addition, clean towels were distributed throughout the ship for the purpose.
While the cruise was defined as a nude cruise, the man explained that on certain occasions people did dress up.
This is the case, for example, in the main dining room and in the special restaurants.
In addition, many of the participants used to get dressed in the evening and at night, after spending a whole day naked under the sun's rays.
"So after 18:00, there was a strange combination of nudity, plain clothes and women dressed in sexy clothes, such as see-through shirts. And in general, the combination of several clothed people next to several naked people spending time together in bars was, according to him, "strange, but added to the charm" .
And what's going on on the footwear front? "Shoes were required on the ship, although some people still walked around barefoot.
At dinner, everyone was in flip-flops or sandals."
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"you live just once"
As already mentioned before, upon arrival at the ports of call, everyone was required to dress, but on the beach tours, when they reached nudist beaches - people again undressed.
In conclusion, the man says that it was "an amazing experience, with great weather and the opportunity to do a lot of things fully naked: walking on beaches, in resorts, dancing, hanging out in bars and more. Being naked on a boat may seem a little silly at times, but you only live once. .. and yes, it's much easier to pack for such a vacation," he concludes.
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