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Topic: Love Boats ???

Davilance
First Class Passenger
Member # 12332

posted 01-02-2008 05:02 PM

I have been reading Jeraldine Saunders' book Love Boats. To read it, you would think that everyone aboard a cruise ship -- from passengers to crew to staff -- are bed-hopping all the time and that there are dozens of willing, sex-crazed women on every cruise.

While I might be interested in Romance on a cruise, I would not be interested in casual sex with promiscuous partners. I'd like to find someone to love and settle down with, not contract diseases.

What's the inside dope on cruise romance in the new millennium ???

DAVILANCE

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LeBarryboat
First Class Passenger
Member # 5308

posted 01-02-2008 05:57 PM

I wouldn't say the crew and staff are bed-hopping on every cruise, however there is certainly plenty of "action" to be found if you're looking for it. As for the sex-crazed women passengers....nearly every cruise I was on as a member of the staff, I saw a few of these women, often in the disco at night. Something does happen to women on a cruise...the combination of the salt-fresh-ocean air and the romance of a cruise, add the elevated hormone-levels, a few drinks, and you've got a potential sex-crazed woman on the prowel. I was a huge fan of the Love Boat TV series and when I finally got a job working on the ships, the fiction of the TV show and the reality of life at sea between staff / passengers and staff / staff came to a blur making each cruise quite the adventure. It is possible to go on a cruise and find a romantic love connection, but how long-term you want it to be depends on a lot of variables. My suggestion, find a date with someone you feel compatible with long-term, and take them on a cruise...that way when you return home you'll have a pretty good indication if the relationship will be more than just a one-night stand.

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desirod7
First Class Passenger
Member # 1626

posted 01-02-2008 06:06 PM

When I was single had affairs with crew members on 2 cruises.

Here is a topic with the answer to your question

Passenger Crew Romance

quote:
Originally posted by Davilance:
I have been reading Jeraldine Saunders' book Love Boats. To read it, you would think that everyone aboard a cruise ship -- from passengers to crew to staff -- are bed-hopping all the time and that there are dozens of willing, sex-crazed women on every cruise.
While I might be interested in Romance on a cruise, I would not be interested in casual sex with promiscuous partners. I'd like to find someone to love and settle down with, not contract diseases.
What's the inside dope on cruise romance in the new millennium ???

DAVILANCE
[ 01-02-2008: Message edited by: Davilance ]
[ 01-02-2008: Message edited by: Davilance ]

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lasuvidaboy
First Class Passenger
Member # 4527

posted 01-02-2008 08:02 PM

When 'The Love Boats' was written, the average age of a cruise ship passenger was something between 70-80 years old. I doubt there was much wild sex going on on ships such as Rotterdam V, Sagafjord, RVL, and SAL ships in those days. I remember those ships being ghost towns after 9pm when most passengers were in bed-by themselves

I think there is a far better chance today of actual 'bed hopping' taking place.

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Davilance
First Class Passenger
Member # 12332

posted 01-05-2008 12:18 PM

I guess what I was really asking is whether or not there are people looking for long-term love relationships on cruise ships today ???

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Ernst
First Class Passenger
Member # 5369

posted 01-05-2008 12:27 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Davilance:
I guess what I was really asking is whether or not there are people looking for long-term love relationships on cruise ships today ???

Sorry, but that's a rather dumb question.

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mec1
First Class Passenger
Member # 4287

posted 01-05-2008 12:31 PM

I cruised with my family on Pacific Princess fifteen years ago and my sister really liked the Pool Barman.

To cut a long story short, they have just celebrated their thirteenth wedding anniversary.

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Malcolm @ cruisepage
Cruise Director
Member # 301

posted 01-05-2008 04:02 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Davilance:
...from passengers to crew to staff -- are bed-hopping all the time and that there are dozens of willing, sex-crazed women on every cruise.

Just pick any cruise that I go on! They don't have sex-crazed women.

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mrblanche
First Class Passenger
Member # 714

posted 01-20-2008 04:11 PM

To ask if there are those looking for a long-term relationship on a cruise is hardly a dumb question. The answer, of course, is yes...but probably no more than anywhere else, such as the supermarket. People are not "normal," or at least not in a "normal situation" on a cruise ship, so I would be very reluctant to make any sort of a commitment while on a cruise, but if I found someone I liked, and someone I seemed compatible with, I would not be afraid of letting the heartstrings zing a little.

However, when you get ashore, don't be surprised if you find the person is not exactly as they were on a cruise, if for no other reason than that they have to go back to their normal, every-day responsibilities.

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Ernst
First Class Passenger
Member # 5369

posted 01-20-2008 04:15 PM

quote:
Originally posted by mrblanche:
To ask if there are those looking for a long-term relationship on a cruise is hardly a dumb question. The answer, of course, is yes...but probably no more than anywhere else, such as the supermarket. [...]

Well, I think this is precisely why it is unbearably dumb. What awnser can one expect on such a vague question beside yes? (which makes it entirely pointless) As you said, it's like asking whether people who are interested in serious relationships shop in supermarkets or whether they drive cars.

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