A woman who works on a nude cruise hosting 2,000 guests has highlighted the ‘most crucial rule’ everyone must obey on the ship.
Kat Whitmire, a cruise organizer for the nudist cruise company Bare Necessities, shared insights into what it’s like to be on a nude cruise last year.
Although these cruises are not intended to be sexual or inappropriate, they often attract attention due to the curiosity they spark. People are eager to learn what happens on these journeys, and fortunately, individuals who have worked on these cruises have provided detailed accounts.
In a personal piece for Business Insider published in 2024, Whitmire disclosed the nuances of this unconventional vacation, dispelling myths and clarifying the ‘essential’ rule that everyone on board must follow.
“The most important one is that you have to ask permission before taking a photo with someone else in it,” Whitmire wrote.
“Men can’t be overly excited. We say that if they start to feel things around moving down there, jump in cold water, or think about baseball. Dinner in the formal dining room has a dress code, largely because the waitstaff carries trays of hot food.”
So, who are these nude cruises for?
Whitmire clarified: “Our way of traveling isn’t for everyone. Not everyone understands what nudism is all about, and that’s OK. If you’re curious, this way of travel might be what you’re looking for.
“I joke that skinny-dipping is our gateway drug.
“On our Big Nude Boat with a little more than 2,100 passengers, about 70% of guests on board are repeat guests. Our boutique small-ship sailings sell out very quickly. That tells me we’re doing something right.”
This follows comments from a male nude cruise passenger about the issue of arousal, as a Reddit user inquired whether accidental erections were ‘frowned upon’.
The man stated that boners ‘almost never happen’ on board, noting: “This cruise is very non-sexual, so a man would want to hide it somehow. Non-nudists think about this a lot more than nudists do.”
Before assuming her role as an organizer for Bare Necessities and their nude cruises, Whitmire and her husband initially participated as models on their first cruise after being approached by a photographer friend.
Over the subsequent years, they returned to work as staff members, and in 2010, Whitmire was hired as a sales associate, eventually becoming a full-time employee.