“Clothes? Who needs clothes?” asks columnist Eileen Ogintz.
“Not you, if you sign up for Desire Cruises’ eight-day, clothing-optional Venice Foreplay cruise.”
Nudist and adults-only travel isn’t restricted to the Original Group, the company offering Venice Foreplay. Bare Necessities Tour and Travel as well as Castaways Travel also offer similar opportunities. Cruises offer opportunities like nude sunbathing decks, nude pole dancing classes, and other clothing optional activities; proper attire is expected, however, in dining rooms, casinos, and discos.
“LGBT cruisers looking for romance have their pick of cruises with travel companies like Atlantis and Olivia, which charter ships for all-gay cruises throughout the year — the Mediterranean in the summer and the Caribbean in the winter.”
Most of the cruises have a minimum age requirement of at least 18.
No shirt, no shoes? No problem for cruise companies using sex to lure travelers.