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Niche Cruises Set Sail

Specialty vacations offer chance to indulge motorbike, fashion and au naturale fantasies

By Paul Stinson,  Newser User

Posted Jan 31, 2009 2:12 AM CST
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(Newser) – Increasingly popular niche cruises offer seafarers a chance to indulge in all manner of hobbies, fantasies and obsessions on the high seas, reports Travel and Leisure: For instance:

  • Star Trek/Buffy the Vampire Slayer: This week-long cruise offers fan conventions complete with autograph-signing celebs, star-studded karaoke and a chance to dine with a cast member and intermingle where no one has intermingled before.

  • Hogs on the High Seas: Go biker casual for this week-long, tequila-fueled floating trade show. Calling at Mexican ports, the cruise includes special “biker activities” including Sexy Señorita and Topless Hombre contests. You might even win a bike.
  • Cruising Naked: Grab your sunblock and little else for a clothing-optional week between Tampa and Cozumel. Visit the pool, casino and disco in your birthday suit—just bring along some shorts for the steak house.
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The Carnival Cruises ship Splendor arrives in Dover, England. Carnival hosts a variety of specialty cruises catering to sci-fi and clothing-optional fans alike.
The Carnival Cruises ship Splendor arrives in Dover, England. Carnival hosts a variety of specialty cruises catering to sci-fi and clothing-optional fans alike.   (Carnival Cruise Lines)
Sailing twice a year and departing from Los Angeles, the Hogs on the High Seas cruise visits Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan, and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Price range: $2,340-$6,922.
Sailing twice a year and departing from Los Angeles, the Hogs on the High Seas cruise visits Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan, and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Price range: $2,340-$6,922.   (Hogs on the High Seas)
The Hogs on the High Seas cruise includes several special biker activities including a Topless Hombre competition. The winner of 2008's Sexy Senorita contest is pictured here.
The Hogs on the High Seas cruise includes several "special biker activities" including a Topless Hombre competition. The winner of 2008's Sexy Senorita contest is pictured here.   (Hogs on the High Seas)
A photo from the Homecoming Cruise brochure hosted by bare-necessities.com. The cruise departs Tampa and makes calls at Key West, Montego Bay and Cozumel before returning home.
A photo from the Homecoming Cruise brochure hosted by bare-necessities.com. The cruise departs Tampa and makes calls at Key West, Montego Bay and Cozumel before returning home.   (bare-necessities.com)
Bare Necessities hosts several clothing-optional cruises throughout the year, offering vacationers the chance to let it all hang out at the casino, pool and disco.
Bare Necessities hosts several clothing-optional cruises throughout the year, offering vacationers the chance to "let it all hang out" at the casino, pool and disco.   (bare-necessities.com)
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