Not such a gay day for naked cruisers
A cruise ship carrying gay and nudist passengers was temporarily stopped and prevented from entering the Caribbean island of St. Kitts and Nevis today.
A Windjammer Barefoot Cruises ship carrying 110 passengers was stopped by local authorities off the smaller island of Nevis, said Shannon Manno, vice president of sales for Florida company.
“Local authorities told cruise ship employees that they had concerns about letting the ship in because it was a gay and nudist cruise,” Manno said.
“We’re working on resolving the issue with higher authorities in the St. Kitts and Nevis government because this type of cruise has been there before.”
Randolph Hamilton of the islands’ tourism authority “We have had gay passengers and cruise ships and there has never been any problem in the past.”
“The passengers can be nude while the ship is at sea but once they come to shore they obviously have to be clothed,” said cruise organiser Sharon Kersten.
