I work for a nude cruise. It's liberating — but there are rules. Passengers can't get too excited, and clothes must be worn to dinner.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kat Whitmire, a 61-year-old vice president of sales for a nudist-cruise company. The followingBare Necessities Tour and Travel
My husband and I are confident in front of an audience. I have a background in theater and was running a singing-telegram company while he worked as an on-air meteorologist. We'd been skinny-dipping with friends before and felt comfortable, and the cruise was in Tahiti, which sealed the deal.We worked as models on our first cruise, and decided to return over the next decade to work as general staff.
Nudism is about leaving judgment behind. When you're not wearing clothes, you can't immediately tell someone's economic status or how they vote; you have to talk to them to find out who they are. Our guests form deep friendships that I don't think form as readily on a textile cruise. Dinner in the formal dining room has a dress code, largely because the waitstaff carries trays of hot food."No nips, no bits, and no butts" is what I always say to remind people of our dinner-dress code.
I've made some incredible memories working for Bare Necessities. One of my most memorable days was when we visited Tanna, a South Pacific island in Vanuatu. I work hard behind the scenes with guest lecturers and the staff of the cruise company. Then we run for a week, and we're done. We immediately start all over again.
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