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Caribbean Island Bars Gay, Nudist Cruise |
2005-03-24 |
A gay and nudist cruise was barred from stopping at the tiny Caribbean island of Nevis on Wednesday after authorities said the group would offend local customs. A police patrol boat stopped a Windjammer Barefoot Cruises ship carrying 110 passengers on a six-day cruise as it was approaching Charlestown, Nevis, the ship's captain Cornelius Plantefaber said. Plantefaber said three officers boarded the ship and demanded he accompany them to a meeting onshore that lasted an hour with port authority, police, customs and immigration officials. The Nevis port authority confirmed that they barred the ship from docking. The ship's name is the S.V. Polynesia, a 248-foot four-mast schooner, and most of the passengers aboard are Americans, the captain said. "We don't want it to be a part of our culture," said acting general manager of the Nevis port authority, Oral Brandy. "It's not a practice society likes here." |
Posted by:Fred |
#11 plus, the Dive Concessions might complain it was a muffed decision |
Posted by: Frank G 2005-03-24 8:39:12 PM |
#10 make sure it not just piktures, we want in depth coverage |
Posted by: Half 2005-03-24 8:35:52 PM |
#9 It was some years back, and I think the people there quickly decided they'd rather have the tourists' money rather than care about who they were screwing. I'll try to find a link for you. |
Posted by: Aris Katsaris 2005-03-24 7:04:19 PM |
#8 Do you have a link for that, Aris? I don't doubt you; I'd just like to have an article to forward to some people. |
Posted by: Jackal 2005-03-24 5:26:25 PM |
#7 Reminds me of when Lesbos barred lesbians. |
Posted by: Aris Katsaris 2005-03-24 1:21:56 PM |
#6 RC, I don't know about brandy, but sherry kills. |
Posted by: BH 2005-03-24 11:05:53 AM |
#5 "We don't want it to be a part of our culture," said acting general manager of the Nevis port authority, Oral Brandy. "It's not a practice society likes here." Jihad! Jihad on you, infidel! |
Posted by: Osama bin Laden, JiHottie 2005 Cruise Director 2005-03-24 11:03:24 AM |
#4 Ick. |
Posted by: trailing wife 2005-03-24 10:50:03 AM |
#3 How else would you consumer brandy? I imagine anal brandy would burn something horrible. |
Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-03-24 8:12:52 AM |
#2 ...Oral Brandy?.. Mike |
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2005-03-24 7:43:08 AM |
#1 "Windjammer Barefoot Cruises" Those guys have shoes on? |
Posted by: cool pic 2005-03-24 2:16:05 AM |