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Always forgetting to pack your swimming trunks for a cruise? No worries, you won’t need them.
Nudist travel company Bare Necessities is teaming up with Norwegian Cruise Line to launch an 11-day voyage from Miami to the Caribbean, scheduled to set sail onboard the 295-metre Norwegian Pearl in February 2025.
The Big Nude Boat promises a “once-in-a-lifetime experience” for those who get on board, with destinations like The Bahamas, Puerto Rico and St. Maarten on the itinerary.
Despite the name, “bare cruisers” shouldn’t expect an entirely clothes-free experience – thank goodness.
Guests will be required to follow several rules, which include wearing clothes while inside the dining rooms onboard the ship, as well as ensuring that they put a towel down before sitting “in the stateroom, pool deck, and buffet area” when “bare-bottomed or in a thong or G-string.”
Meanwhile, “fondling or inappropriate touching is prohibited,” along with “being nude in front of other ships in port.” Bare Necessities has also banned lingerie, “fetish wear,” as well as taking photos or videos of other cruisers without their consent.
The “11-Day adventure back to Bare-adise” starts at around $2,000, rising to $33,155 for a three-bedroom villa. Norwegian Pearl has a passenger capacity of 2,300.
“As always, it’s our pleasure to provide you with the luxury of deciding what NOT to wear,” reads a message on the official website for Bare Necessities, which has previously chartered more than 75 full-ship nude cruises.
“Our mission is to provide relaxing, entertaining and health-conscious vacation opportunities that offer non-threatening, natural environments where the appreciation, wonder and compatibility of nature and the unadorned human form can occur.”
It sounds like fun, but something tells me the boat won’t be filled with the fit people on their promotional material.