Naked Cruising is the latest trend, says ABTA, which is the Association of British Travel Agents.

Think about it: no worrying about staining that shirt; no time wasted buttoning and zipping, unbuttoning and unzipping; no concerns about fashion or style, and no baggage to lug everywhere. Could this idea catch on, or will this concept be exposed in a negative manner?

We wonder if whether or not the salads served on board those cruises are dressed…

When going on a cruise, how does one dress in an informal manner properly, especially if there are no formal nights planned on the particular cruise and the brochure states that dress is casual?

In the Informal Clothes for a Cruise thread, FlyerTalk members impart some valuable advice about how to not be caught with your pants down and say “Oh, shirt!!!” when being socked with the news that the attire you are wearing is not appropriate for that particular cruise. Do not skirt the issue — zip on over to that thread and button up until you read the advice posted there.

The 10th Anniversary Celebration of FlyerTalk continues!

FlyerTalk member YYC-OPS is generously giving away an all-expense-paid Alaskan cruise, including butler service, to one lucky FlyerTalk member.

To find out how to enter, as well as find out all of the details regarding this cruise giveaway, please click here. Hurry, however – you only have until September 3, 2008.

How aboat a way to be financially ship-shape when it comes to fees and other hidden costs?

Cruise on over to the Hidden Costs, Unpublished “gratuities” and junk fees… thread to find out which cruise lines are all-inclusive when it comes to prices and services, as well as how to determine what fees and hidden costs may await you when planning your next cruise – or, perhaps you may wish to float your own advice by posting in that thread.

I have a n-ocean that visiting that thread will help someone plan and wave goodbye when departing on his or her next cruise.

What a way to go to hull…

• To find out where someone can find the best cruise. Do you have any suggestions or recommendations?
• To find out what to wear on a cruise.
• To meet with other FlyerTalk members to partake in a cruise.
• To find out more about nudist cruising.
• To glean general advice about cruising for a first-time cruiser.

These threads are just the tip of the iceberg as to what you will find staying afloat in the Cruises forum.

On second thought, I sea now that I probably should listened to my initial n-ocean and not have put it that way. I might get a wave of comments as a result, but I figured, what the hull…