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A nude cruise sounds like a wonderful way to
vacation. When shedding the clothing we shed all
sorts of stress and have a chance to truly relax,
which is the point of any vacation. On visits to
nudist/naturist resorts, even though I was there
for only one day each time, that one day was as
relaxing to me as a full week or more at any
clothing-required vacation spot. The sights on the
Lido deck may not be the prettiest because what is
seen is a true representation of humanity,
opposite the airbrushed "perfection" which is all
that's represented in magazines and media.
Whether on a cruise, at a resort, or camping out
in the middle of nowhere, try it clothes-free.
You'll love the freedom!
An article
in today’s New York Times discusses the
recently discovered differences between the human
genome and that of the Chimpanzee. The two, as we
all know (and some don’t like to admit), are very
similar. But somewhere down in that twisting,
kinked helix we call our DNA there lies a gene
that stopped us from growing hair on our bodies,
that led to the invention of clothing, that made
Ralph Lauren a billionaire. And some people don’t
like that.
Some people, it seems, enjoy being nude. Even when
they travel. This post is about them.
According to recent statistics, nude travel is all
the rage. And among the mammalian multitudes whoo
enjoy a brisk breeze betwixt their privates, is a
group who favors sailing the open ocean with
nothing but sunglasses and, well OK, just
sunglasses. Yes, I am talking about nudie cruises.
A company called Bare Necessities offers
ocean-going adventures for those who like to enjoy
their persimmon sunsets sans clothing. It’s not
the prettiest sight one can imagine, but the
concept does bring to mind hordes of pale, doughy
humans frolicking about the Lido Deck, margaritas
in hand, as cool Pacific winds blow a hundred
flesh wind socks in the same direction. Could
naked travel be for you? Well, that is between you
and your God. But if you think it might be worth a
try, the company is offering in February 2006 a
trip aboard a 2,000 passenger ship that will sail
from Ft. Lauderdale to the Caribbean. Another
offers a 14 day excursion through the Panama
Canal, a trip that will surely make a lot of
mosquitoes very happy.
Skinny Trippers Set Off on Nude Cruise
It
has been billed as the first naked tour of the
Mediterranean, a week-long cruise for 450 people
with the wearing of clothes mostly optional and
sometimes banned completely.
The first big-ship nudist cruise of the
Mediterranean, on the 17,000-tonne Flamenco, was
hailed as the biggest naked event in these waters
since Aphrodite appeared in her birthday suit
floating on a scallop shell.
The cruise left Barcelona on Monday with a
passenger list made up mostly of Spaniards, but
with Britons the second-largest group.
"It is just like a normal cruise, but for people
who like being nude," a spokeswoman for the
Spanish organisers, Gheisa Tours, said yesterday.
While the crew would remain clothed, passengers
would be obliged to dress only for dinner, she
explained. Clothes of any kind will be banned from
the sun deck and swimming pool.
"They will have towels, of course, for reasons of
hygiene," the spokeswoman added. Clothes will
remain optional at all other times and in all
other places, except during excursions on to dry
land.
The nude cruisers will be taking in some of the
sights of the Mediterranean. But every stop also
includes an opportunity for passengers to take off
their clothes at a new location, be it a French
hillside nudist club or a beach in Ibiza.
In addition, passengers can do everything from
gamble to disco dance in whatever state of undress
they desire.
Not everything, however, will be about achieving
all-over tans or enjoying naked frolics in the
water.
A series of conferences with titles such as Nudism
and Parallel Forms of Discrimination will be
available to those who take their nudity
seriously.
Thirteen children were among those to have joined
the cruise.
One couple were due to be married today by the
Flamenco's captain, Joannis Notarakis, though
organisers did not say whether it would be a naked
ceremony. |
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