Cruising...On a Sunday Afternoon (Or in this case Thursday Afternoon)

[+ Gar1eth]

Ok--I reported that I was on a cruise--sans escort--in another thread. I would like to open this up to escorts and clients--especially in light of the recent QE2 cruise.

 

What was it like being on cruise with a client (or a client with an escort)? What did you do together? What did you do separately? Was cruising a good experience? I am imagining that even though the ship is big, the cabin space might be a little claustrophobic in many cases. Did the 2 of you like cruising the 7 seas (especially if it was not a gay cruise--any problems with staff or other guests) or would a land vacation have been better.

 

I'd like to hear even about any mundane problems--for example, it seems to me sex can be a little messy what with lube and everything--did they change the sheets everyday?

 

Thanks,

 

Gman--somewhere in the Caribbean

[KMEM]

I am a client who has been on more than one cruise with an escort. None of them were gay themed cruises, just places we wanted to go and times we could agree to do so. If you have any trouble with how to fill the time on a week-end visit, then you have a lot of trouble with a 7 day cruise. However, a 2-3 day week-end visit would be a good place to see what aptitude you both have for spending days together. This has been said before many times and it remains good advice. You have to able to agreeably spend the other 23 hours a day (or however many are left after bedroom romps). You might be surprised at how much privacy one can develop even with another with just a modicum of respect for each other. It is mostly mind over matter. If you don't make a point of minding seemingly annoying habits or quirks, then it won't matter. :-)

 

Personally I like all the different things you can do on a ship and the fact that every day or so you arrive at a different port. I really don't see how anyone can be bored on a ship. And, if the two of you are having a little temporary problem, there is room to get apart for a little while without actually breaking up the visit. The gym, the library, the movie theater; there is always somewhere to go.

 

During the course of the cruise you really don't have to speak or interact with anyone except and unless you choose to eat in the main dining room at a big table. My experience has been that those other cruisers want to talk and will politely inquire about you guys. Once I told the others at our table that we were evaluators, mainly of amusement parks, where we went incognito, paid our way and then sent a report to the parent company. I insinuated that is what we were doing on the cruise, evaluating the ship. There are other places to eat, so even this doesn't have to be dealt with if it bothers you. Otherwise, I have never had any problem with funny looks or finger pointing, etc.

 

There are plenty of other subjects to bring up such as where the ship goes and which ship might be best but there is a limit to every thing.

 

Best regards,

KMEM

[+ purplekow]

>

>

>There are plenty of other subjects to bring up such as where

>the ship goes and which ship might be best but there is a

>limit to every thing.

>

I would imagine, sitting at one of the tables on one of those large non-gay cruise ships and when asked stating: "I am Bob and this is my friend and paid male escort Able.", would either get the conversation going, get it stopped or at the least, end conjecture.

 

I have never seen a purplekow;

I never hope to see one;

I can tell you anyhow;

I'd rather see than be one

 

Help there is a purplekow in my mirror

[KMEM]

Yes, that would definitely have some effect on the table conversation.:-)

 

Actually, on one cruise my companion didn't want to sit at a big table. I didn't care but talked him into it for fun. He ended up liking every one at the table (except me - JK)and remarked how glad he was we did that at the end of the cruise. You will run into those folks periodically walking around the ship. A hello, what have you been doing today? is plenty of social intercourse for them.:-)

 

Doesn't everyone introduce their companion as Mike, the paid escort, when meeting others they know?:-)

 

Best regards,

 

KMEM

[JT Brooklyn]

Gar..IMHO A "Cruise" with a Working Guy is definitely more about Companionship, someone to Travel with. There is probably a very limited amount of Clients looking for this type of "Working Guy" Experience. Although I'm sure the Working Guys WISHED there were alot more! LOL

 

I'm guessing IF a Client finds a Guy they are very comfortable with, who they can Talk to about anything, it can be enjoyable and becomes a recurring event. Which is very nice for those involved.

 

BUT IF they go thru the EXPENSE, which has to be a "few bucks" and the Chemistry isn't just right, IT can turn out to be a BIG WASTE!

 

Except of course for the part about the Working Guy counting his $$$ at the end of the Cruise. That I'm sure is always enjoyble. LOL

 

:P

[Guest novabear22031]

>

>What was it like being on cruise with a client (or a client

>with an escort)? What did you do together? What did you do

>separately? Was cruising a good experience? I am imagining

>that even though the ship is big, the cabin space might be a

>little claustrophobic in many cases. Did the 2 of you like

>cruising the 7 seas (especially if it was not a gay

>cruise--any problems with staff or other guests) or would a

>land vacation have been better.

>

>I'd like to hear even about any mundane problems--for example,

>it seems to me sex can be a little messy what with lube and

>everything--did they change the sheets everyday?

>

>Thanks,

>

>Gman--somewhere in the Caribbean

 

 

Enjoy the Caribbean Gman! Been on three cruises since Oct '06, and hope do do more later this year.

 

As a client, my first time with a companion was on a 4 night cruise in January. I know I broke the "rules" by spending that much time with a companion without first having met him. But the experience was just perfect IMO. In part due to our great communication in the weeks beforehand.

 

We did the Carnival Imagination out of Miami to Key West and Calica (Playa del Carmen) with two days at sea. It was not a gay teemed cruise. My companion was quite professional in how we conducted ourselves in public. Our cover story was that we were two buddies that knew each other, and my planned cruise gave him a break from post Katrina New Orleans.

 

He helped me out by stating up front that we needed some "down time" for each other - which was great advice IMO. That helped us keep things sane for the two of us. In the end we ended up enjoying our time together, so much so we still chat from time to time.

 

Were there issues? Yes. But then again on my first cruise with my sister in Oct '06; I nearly through her overboard from our balcony mid-way through the 7 night trip. <EG> The biggest issue we faced was his not understanding that cruise lines operate on VERY strict time schedules. And my own issues of being a stickler for following schedules. <blush>

 

As to other guests on the ship. He was so engaging with our dinner table mates, that I was constantly asked about him as I passed by our dinner mates elsewhere on the ship! We were not clingy in public, just casual touches - so in the end we looked like two buddies on a trip. Probably would have done the same with a BF on such a trip - not big in flaunting being gay in public.

 

Even on our excursion to a beach club in MX, we were able to be ourselves without others knowing the deep secret we shared. :LOL Even at the beach club, we had some alone time. That lead to some of the STR8 men and women commenting on my nipple piercing and my two tats - leading to some fun discussions.

 

There was only one STR8 couple that saw through the facade. And they were so cool about it. They actually thought that my companion were lovers. Yet you will meet a-holes as well.

 

My companion and I had spent some time in the hot tub. He left and I ended up talking with this guy about issues of the day. A guy walked by wearing a thong, being just a little flamboyant, and my STR8 hot tub mate made a comment about the faggots on the ship. How I wish my companion had been next to me at that point - might have laid a lip lock on him! *GRIN*

 

Your cabin attendant has seen it all, trust me. So changing of sheets and extra towels are never an issue.

 

Hope this helps....

[Guest novabear22031]

>

>We had a double stateroom, so we could always have our

>privacy, but I didn't have the feeling that I needed "my own

>space" now and then. What I really liked was that the

>stateroom had a balcony. It's really nice to be able to sit on

>your own balcony, have a view on the sea or on the shore

>passing by, and have a drink and a snack and a nice

>conversation about all sort of interesting subjects.

 

Good point about the room choice. Despite my comments about my sister and our balcony room, the trip with my companion was in a rear facing ocean window view. I am sure that that things might have been a bit more tense if we had an inside cabin.

 

The only other issue on my cruise was that I asked our cabin attendant to make the two single beds in to one queen bed. Didn't happen, and perhaps it was best given our different sleeping styles. When we wanted to share the same bed, the single was more than enough.

[+ bigjoey]

the really good escorts can fit in socially anywhere so sitting at a large table or mixing with straights should not be a problem. i have told the story here how at a dinner party, my escort (jon ramsey) was seated next to the conservative republican governor's wife and she just adored him.

 

i would guess an all gay cruise would be more of a problem as everyone would know the guy was an escort and i would guess many people would try hiting on him for a little freebe or at least trying to be part of a three way. it would turn the cruise into just an all sex thing whereas a straight cruise would cover a large range of subjects.

[+ Tygerscent]

The cruising thing is fun! Did that. Never left the room except to eat once or twice. I like to spend a lot of time in the cabin anyways~ I never find cabin time clostrophobic. It's probably harder on the other cruise members cause the boat rocks a little harder. Be sure to bring your camera! Some of those ships have great cabins... the architecture can be outstanding. Places to tie ropes everywhere. Opps.... that was my inner voice speaking again~

Tyger!

http://www.tygerscent.biz/Galleries.html

http://www.tygerscent.biz

503.317.8055

http://www.daddysreviews.com/area.php?loc=63150&who=tyger_portland

men4rentnow.com tygerscent in Portland, Oregon