• @[email protected]
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    1474 months ago

    Everyone I know who has went on a cruise has told me the same thing: you will be propositioned by swingers.

    • @YaDownWitCPP
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      What if you can’t pass rule 1: be attractive and rule 2: don’t be unattractive?

      Edit: Asking for a friend.

      • @Rookwood
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        1054 months ago

        You will not be propositioned by swingers.

      • Uriel238 [all pronouns]
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        224 months ago

        I think you overestimate the standards of swingers, who often are not especially attractive, but will groom themselves to seem more attractive than they are when they’re hitting on people outside their circle.

        Granted, you have to be attractive to get into Hollywood swinging parties, and especially rich swingers will look for less-rich young hot people to populate their swinging parties (usually with a personal interest in having a chance to smash that) but for the rest of us them us them, they want to to look slightly better than the Elephant Man, but do come clean, relatively well groomed (mind your nails, please) and if you can afford to dress nice, please do so. (No one denied access due to lack of funds.)

        Far more important than being good looking in the alt-sex communities I’ve experienced has been attitude and personality. This is one place that my own vampiric obsession with consent has really served me well.

        Swinging parties on cruises may be different. There is absolutely a phenomenon in which poor, antisocial behavior that parallels aristocratic problems, becomes distressingly common on cruises. (Note, I’ve never been on a cruise, but have affluent parents who do, and can be snobbish themselves. From what I’ve read about cruise experiences, they sound dreadful in their opulence, hazards and wastefulness during a global pollution crisis) But then, cruises are expensive, and so the Venn diagram of obnoxious cruise passengers and affluent folk who are obnoxious off-cruise as well has a large area of intersection.

        • @[email protected]
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          24 months ago

          who often are not especially attractive, but will groom themselves to seem more attractive than they are

          They take care of their appearance? Talk about false advertising, I only consider sexual partners who look hot after they took a dive in liquid manure!

        • @Passerby6497
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          24 months ago

          Far more important than being good looking in the alt-sex communities I’ve experienced has been attitude and personality.

          Can confirm. Been part of local kink communities, and I’ve seen a few dudes about 2.5 steps up from the elephant man trimmed all to hell because dude had a great personality and knew how to use his implements. I don’t consider myself to be the best looking, but I don’t have any trouble for the same reason.

          Swinging parties on cruises may be different. There is absolutely a phenomenon in which poor, antisocial behavior that parallels aristocratic problems, becomes distressingly common on cruises.

          In my experience, that’s swinging parties, and to a lesser extent, the underlying culture in itself in a lot of places.

          In a previous life, our local kink and swinging scenes shared a building with connected event spaces, and any time there were overlapping events, consent issues inevitably cropped up. We constantly had complaints about people grabbing others or walking into scenes (and we had to not laugh when they inevitably got hit and complained about their lack of situational awareness).

      • 😈MedicPig🐷BabySaver😈
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        I dated a woman in the “Life style”. We went to a Xmas party that was “chocolate” (sex allowed) vs. “vanilla”.

        Let me tell you … there were plenty of middle aged, normal or even lesser quality attractiveness. (IMO). I’m not Hollywood grade by any means.

        It was literally just a big holiday bash with very average people with the added twist of random double BJ in the middle of the kitchen.

        • Uriel238 [all pronouns]
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          14 months ago

          Heh, the community I was in often had munches at a private house so that scenes and demonstrations could happen ad hoc when participants couldn’t resist. Munches are typically held at neutral locations like cafés or restaurants so that no one feels at a disadvantage, and more intimate encounters would have to be scheduled for later (or occur after the meet at someone’s home).

          So the possibility that people might get laid on site added a particular je ne sais quoi, and a particular risk, to the occasion.

        • @TexasDrunk
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          164 months ago

          Spending a lot of time at the bar is the key. It also depends on what kind of cruise you’re on. If you’re on a family cruise the odds are way down.

          But the people who proposition you aren’t always going to be the people you’d want to have a threesome with.

        • Uriel238 [all pronouns]
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          84 months ago

          Are pineapple swim trunks the code for availability to swing?

          This wouldn’t be the first clothing code I’ve encountered.

          • @[email protected]
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            134 months ago

            Pineapples specifically are the code for availability to swing. A pineapple print Hawaiian shirt would also work. If you see a house with a bunch of pineapple decor, they might be a swinger. Or they might just really like pineapples. Regardless, I personally can’t look at the ubiquitous summer pineapple decor for sale in stores the same way I did before I knew about swingers and pineapples.

            • @[email protected]
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              74 months ago

              Sometimes it’s hard to tell if they like pineapples or swingers, but if you see an upside down pineapple, they’re swingers. Thats just usually not an option on clothing

      • k_rol
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        144 months ago

        same here, I think we should be sad in some ways

    • FenrirIII
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      174 months ago

      The Disney cruises are the worst. It started normal, but then i found my girlfriend got fucking Goofy.

    • @ramenshaman
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      154 months ago

      They have whole cruises specifically for swingers

    • @SchmidtGenetics
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      84 months ago

      Aren’t swingers looking to trade partners? Not do 3ways without the other usual consenting person knowing?

      • Uriel238 [all pronouns]
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        74 months ago

        That’s partner swapping, or wife swapping in the mid 20th century, which is a subset of swinging. Plenty of swinging is bunches of people in a pile, or mingling and pairing. They’re supposed to be consent and boundary conscious, but are not always (especially when booze or drugs get involved) which is the primary source of sore feelings and getting uninvited to future events.

    • @werefreeatlast
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      14 months ago

      Okay I read all the comments and none seem to explain enough about the subject. However all seems to indicate that upside down pineapple shorts may make it easier for a swinger to come invite us to have chocolate with them.

  • @[email protected]
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    864 months ago

    I bet the science people that study riots n stuff are so excited to do science study stuff about this

    • @BluesF
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      434 months ago

      Whoa, whoa, there’s riot science? Man I’ve been taking the wrong courses.

      • @[email protected]
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        154 months ago

        Take a look at Mehdi Moussaid’s work. a French guy studying mobs, how people act like fluids in high number. Riots are just a part of it.

        You may find videos on YT, automatically translated I guess.

        • @BluesF
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          34 months ago

          I’ve read similar ideas about traffic acting like fluid in a pipe. I suppose starlings and those big schools of fish probably have some similarities, too L.

      • @shneancy
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        24 months ago

        maybe try sociology? sounds like something they’d do (the science, probably not the riots)

  • @dejected_warp_core
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    624 months ago

    Why am I imagining two 30-person polycules rumbling over one (or more) unethical hookup between them?

    Also: how does the legality of physical assault work in international waters? I would love to see Legal Eagle take this one on.

    60-person brawl […] 5 different floors

    Honestly, that’s kind of epic. It has the makings of a movie with this many people and locations. Maybe even a Knives Out sequel.

    • @Duamerthrax
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      https://www.marlaw.com/maritime-personal-injury/cruise-ship-injuries/assault-on-a-cruise-ship/

      Who Has Jurisdiction On Cruise Ships?

      Jurisdiction can be tricky when it comes to cruise ships. In general the party that has jurisdiction will be determined based on the location of the ship at the time the crime is committed.

      For example, if the assault occurs while the ship is at port, the authorities of that port will have jurisdiction over the crime. Countries within 12 nautical miles of the ship also have jurisdiction.

      So what happens if the ship is at sea when the assault occurs? Jurisdiction will fall to the ship’s registered country. With jurisdiction being determined primarily based on location, it’s extremely important that you have a skilled cruise injury lawyer on your side to ensure you receive fair treatment and that justice is obtained.

  • @Agent641
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    604 months ago

    The first rule of Fight Cruise is you do not talk about Fight Cruise.

  • @[email protected]
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    I want a battle royale movie where the villian tricks a bunch of people onto a cruise boat and forces them to fight to the death. The finale can be one of the major winner contenders capsizing the boat to win the game

    • @[email protected]
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      94 months ago

      The frail looking underdog is seen only barely surviving and escaping all major fights, only to make it to the bridge and capsize the ship after revealing they’ve been busy sabotaging the lifeboats

    • @[email protected]
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      194 months ago

      She said the guests were “ignorant fools acting stupid” and praised the cruise ship’s security for how they handled the fight, saying the dispute could have been a lot worse.

      Heh

    • @9point6
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      Legitimately the first thing that jumped to the front of my head upon reading the phrase “spread to 5 different floors”

      I’ve not even clicked the link, and think I can hear the music

      Edit: it was the music

      • @fadhl3y
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        Better not kill the groove

  • Bob
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    154 months ago

    This person presumably pronounces the H in “hour”.

    • masterofn001
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      My mom says hwite.

      Old people seem to always pronounce the h before a w.

      Hwat? Hwo? Hwen?

  • @Etterra
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    154 months ago

    Carnival Cruise’s new Battle Royale Deluxe package sounds pretty awesome.

    • NoSpiritAnimal
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      34 months ago

      I for one would love a cruise where I’m expected to enter into unarmed combat with any other passengers I see.