12 July 2006
Cruise line switches to nude Caribbean cruises
Limbo contests phased out
 MIAMI, Fla. --
Caravel Cruise Lines International Ltd. announced today that beginning early
next year it will become the first major cruise line to switch to nude
only sailings.
Reading from a prepared statement, Elliott Precanderfast, spokesperson
for the cruise line, told reporters,
"Recently we completed a study which showed that, on average, each of our passengers brings aboard
67 pounds of luggage. From that, we calculated that only about 6 pounds were
attributable to the weight of suitcases and of sundry items such as hairbrushes,
toothpaste and the like. Multiply the remaining weight by an average
boarding of
2,655 passengers on each of our 31 ships and
the 2,500 tons we transport daily in our hulls represents a substantial drag on our
fleet.
"By not having to transport passenger clothing, we figure that we will save
approximately $462,000 in fuel costs each week. Moreover, we'll also save on personnel costs that are required to check
and distribute luggage. Overall, we predict our savings to amount to
more than $31 million per year."
Precanderfast said that Caravel expects to be able to pass on those savings to its
customers while at the same time increasing dividends paid to its
shareholders.
This change in policy will require that Caravel make some adjustments to
its sailing schedule
and to the activities it now offers aboard. For instance, said
Precanderfast, "Ships
will no longer be available for Antarctic tours and the traditional
limbo contests will be phased out."
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