Against the law... what does that even mean anymore?

We've only brought food once and were prepared to pay a duty if requested.
We declared the contents and it's up to customs to exact a fee, which they did not.

My conscience is clear.

After making a post about Desert Sun and touching on lifestyle things versus nudists things I went to BN site. They used to have Big Nude Boat, some Mediterranean, and a Paul Gauguin cruise. The PG cruise was pretty pricey but the others could be rationalized. Now they have the BNB 2025 which is not cheap on Norwegian but the only other offering is an Australian origin to Caledonia and Vanuatu that the cheapest thing available will set a couple back $33,500 for two weeks, others are 48,000 or more for two weeks. Seems like they have really lost their focus on the old nudist,

Never would have thought the lifestylers would overtake the pure naturists venues. The Caliente’s always looked desperate to pay the bills compared to well run Cypress Cove. But Bliss Cruises are selling out bigger ships than Bare Necessities ever has. Mariner of the Seas is sold out for next week as is November Symphony of the Seas with 6000 passengers. Bliss has their April 2026 boat announced before their April 2024 has sailed. BN sailed Feb 2024 and hasn’t announced a 2026 sailing yet. Bliss does two a year and BN does one. Looks like the Lifestyle nude cruises are beating the Nudist nude cruises. In addition, Desire, Temptation, and LLV are running lifestyle cruises that are perpetually sold out around the globe. Not to mention Richard Branson’s Virgin running topless cruises with a lot of pineapple overtones.

Big thing for us at Divi is turning in and out of it. Always feels like a death defying maneuver. Especially after a night doing other things.

Im a free market type, but Im kind of tired of the ultrabucks being able to swoop up paradise and drive up prices for the average local. Happening SXM and everywhere.

Thanks for the update

I love this thread!!!!!!!!

Got to get some friends to the airport tomorrow.

Hello!
I’m doing back-to-back 5-night trips this June - I’ve chartered an Elba 45 for 10 days to have my parents, and in-laws (I know…it’ll be fine) for 5 days, THEN have some friends for 5 days.
I’m used to a standard 7-day counter clockwise itinerary, with maybe an Anegada excursion, but I’m thinking this time, since we’re a little shorter on time, and our septuagenerian parents aren’t avid sailors, we’d try to keep the distances (and total trip time) shorter, and maybe skip some things, then see some of the more adventurous stuff with our friends in the second half. (I can’t see my mom swimming into or hiking through the baths rocks, for example)
What do the BVI gurus think of a Clockwise float - being that the winds clock around to south of east generally in June, the longer days would be down wind/swell, I feel like it could be pretty comfortable, no??
So 5 nights out of Road Town -
1. Norman/Peter isl. (I doubt our parents will jump off the Willy T, but I’ll post videos if they do!)
2. JVD (soggy dollar, sandy spit)
3.CGB (for an easy beach day, and maybe tour the rum distillery)
4. NE Tortola - Marina cay, trellis, etc…or even scrub resort for docks/showers
5. Cooper/Peter’s great harbour (either a nice dinner at the beach club, or the Oceans 7 for a last night aboard)
Roadtown.
Whatcha think??

The demonstration is on for tomorrow. Access in and out of Orient Village will be blocked at both access locations starting at 9:00am until 12 noon. Hope I can get out at 8:30 and go sit somewhere to kill time before check in for a 2:20pm flight.

Cat 6+ Sh&%ty

Like businesses all over the world there are fewer people in actual offices anymore. Remote work and technology allows phones to be answered all over the world. Upcoming charter I have with Sunsail in Greece, I have spoken to more people in the UK than in Clearwater.

I just read a story that federal office buildings in Washington are now 12 to 25% occupied. New York city Office occupancy is still less than 50%

We saw night runs into Francis when we were moored there last year - no lights. And discarded PFDs in the bushes…..

I would encourage all those going to Patricia's to try her potato salad..and tip well! Her prices for everything are so reasonable that we'd all love to see her survive..and thrive ( and Nigel,at times, does not make their life easy!).BTW her husband's name is Bush and he's usually the smiling, talented chef..