Topless sun bathing?

[Catnip]

All 3 were male..........;) ;)

[derf5585]

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Does a BEAR go TOPLESS in the woods

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[Oregon D&B]

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Okay, I will liven it up. Why is it that people who really shouldn't be showing a lot of skin, are always the one's to do so?

[Julia’s Journey’s]

With all due respect, an 8 year old child is only embarassed about topless sunbathers if he has been taught that there is something shameful or embarassing about the naked body. An 8 year old raised in Europe would probably not even notice. My own kids didn't really look twice in St. Martin, much less were they embarassed. You yourself have stated several times that you are not comfortable with it, and our attitudes/values are surely communicated to our children whether we actually verbalize them or not.

 

In St. Maarten, my son asked why the Mom of the child he was playing with on the beach had no top on and I said cause she is French and that is how they go to the beach there and that was it - he couldn't have cared a hoot, now if I had made a deal over it he probably would remember it to this day!!!

[Julia’s Journey’s]

Americans espouse to being modest when, in fact, we are not. I guarantee that most 8 year olds see more on TV, video games and the movies than they will ever see on a topless beach or sundeck. Sex and boobs sell everything on television from beer to automobiles. Half-dress sweet young things with boobs pushed up to her chin are all over the place.

 

A child should be taught that there are many different points of view in the world; should be taught that the body is just a body. Shielding little boys from the real world leads to grow men with binoculars hiding in the bushes at Orient Beach on St. Maarten to get a look.

 

I agree, have you ever watched late night tV, Jerry Springer, Cheaters etc. :D

[steve20832]

Streaking?

 

I will try to keep this thread on top(less). In case someone has a better or more updated answer.

 

Also as you probabbly DON'T know I am on my way to 10,000 posts and want to reach it before my next cruise in December.

 

At the rate you are going, you will hit it on this thread alone.

[Nliedel]

I've streaked. I was 18 at the time. It was the early 80's. Grand Haven, MI. Fun times.

[derf5585]

he couldn't have cared a hoot, now if I had made a deal over it he probably would remember it to this day!!!

 

Cared a hoot(er). :)

[DanBoy]

Some of the "topless" men have bigger hooters than some of the women! They need a "Man-Zere, ala "Seinfeld episode"!!Hehehehehe

[Sally Forth]

When we went to St. John, my husband drove us back to our villa after a day at the beach. It was very hot, so he didn't put on his shirt over his swimsuit. We were told later that he could have been pulled over by the cops for not having a shirt on, even though we were just driving home. We meant no disprespect, we just didn't realize.

 

You have to respect and abide by the cultures of the country you are visiting. And it pays to learn those customs before you arrive.

Ditto in Korea. OS and his friends were on a bus coming back from the beach and one of the friends' shirts was all sandy and he took it off. People on the bus were staring and they thought it was because in the group of three foreigners, they had one brown boy, one white boy,and one black boy, but then the driver came and told him that if he didn't get his shirt back on he would have to get off the bus.

 

 

Viv

[Sally Forth]

I was amazed at two things. over a dozen children playing on the sand and in the surf who becase they have grown up with it were completely oblivious to nudity. the other was the amazing number of men and women over 60 who looked great!

No, they were actually 40 year olds who had been in the sun too much!

 

Viv

[Shoalwater]

There is no topless deck like Carnival ships have. Some people that have balconies will lay out topless since no one can really see them. (I'm talking about the balconies that have a roof over them.)

Doh! How do you tan in the shade???

[derf5585]

Doh! How do you tan in the shade???

 

you can even get a sunburn in the shade.

from

http://pediatrics.about.com/od/sunscreen/a/sunscreen_myths.htm

 

Tanning in the Shade

from

http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/gen99/gen99714.htm

[busyba]

Spoken like a true man! We women don't really enjoy having half-dressed women around. Kind of makes us mad actually- especially when the men enjoy it so much!

I was on Southbeach on my honeymoon. My husband didn't want to go to the beach and get all sandy (we were getting on the ship in a few hours) but I insisted. We sit down on the largely deserted beach. Three attractive fully clothed women decided to lay a blanket down next to our beach chairs. They proceeded to take off everything but their thongs. All of a sudden I wanted to leave and he wanted to stay. I laugh now but at the time I wanted to kill them!

So sorry, women do find it offensive- at least in America.

That sounds less like being offended than it does being jealous.

[kr4625]

When I took kids to Jamaica and many women were topless (I would have been topless too if my kids not on that trip) I just said that's what they do in their counrty and none of the kids stared or gave it a second thought. I was a little nervous at first though. Son was 10, girls 12 & 14.

 

As far as if I had a husband that looked....so what?? It's human nature. Not threatened at all.

[shorty88]

I'm been wondering and thinking and stressing a bit over this topic - due to the fact that we will purchasing a cruise vacation soon. I wanted to go with carnival paradise for price, but I am leaning toward the diamond princess, twice the cost, so as to avoid the topless factor. Of course people have the freedom of choice to sunbath topless and it is nice that the company provides an exclusive deck for such purposes, but my nerves could not handle such a thing. No offence to those who do it or are ok with it. I am under 20 and take very good care of my figure, my husband and I have a good relationship, he would never disrespect me by glancing at topless bathers, yet the whole idea really drives my self confidance down the gutter since I don't really have a good self-image. So the topic is serious and just for a reassurance, does anyone have any info as to if the diamond princess while in the mexican riviera permits topless sunbathing?:confused:

[LARGIN]

You can relax as there is no official topless sunbathing on any of the Princess ships.

[Shogun]

Hi Folks,

 

It is so funny the way folk in US get worked up about topless sun bathing,

 

its just something we do not think about may be its because we still put topless pictures in our newspapers etc.

 

yours Shogun

[shorty88]

Thanks Largin, puts my mind at ease...

Shogun, I don't think it is all americans bothered, just certain people, and all for different reasons. Some are bothered because they may be prudes, some because they are jealous, etc. and some because they are insecure, like me. :)

[poppy4kids]

Shorty88, You would have to go out of your way to find the topless deck and I have been on 15 cruise's (2 Carnival) and have yet to see topless girls "DANG-IT". You need not be insecure go have fun, cruisers are fun and noncondesinding. Have a good cruise.

[chasetf]

Shorty88, You would have to go out of your way to find the topless deck and I have been on 15 cruise's (2 Carnival) and have yet to see topless girls "DANG-IT". You need not be insecure go have fun, cruisers are fun and noncondesinding. Have a good cruise.

Good thing Shorty was not on the Tahitian Princess. We had some unofficial topless suntanners during our cruises. Also saw a couple of sunbathers, who were not disturbed, on the upper side deck lounges on our Med cruise (obvious Europeans). Guess if no one complains, they do not disturb the women. I certainly did not complain.

 

As we were departing the Tahitian Princess last year, the next cruise coming aboard was about 1/3 French. Many had come aboard before we had departed. A number had already made themselves "European" ;) comfortable around the pool.

[Globaliser]

You can relax as there is no official topless sunbathing on any of the Princess ships.

LARGIN, I know that you'd be the amongst the first to know of any change to this policy. If it does change, would you please let us know as soon as you do? :D

[trn68]

Thank You for excellent response. I agree. Don't sweat the small stuff.... after all, it is a vacation. If the person does the topless sunbathing "tastefully", I see no problem.

[nrdsb4]

I'm been wondering and thinking and stressing a bit over this topic - due to the fact that we will purchasing a cruise vacation soon. I wanted to go with carnival paradise for price, but I am leaning toward the diamond princess, twice the cost, so as to avoid the topless factor. Of course people have the freedom of choice to sunbath topless and it is nice that the company provides an exclusive deck for such purposes, but my nerves could not handle such a thing. No offence to those who do it or are ok with it. I am under 20 and take very good care of my figure, my husband and I have a good relationship, he would never disrespect me by glancing at topless bathers, yet the whole idea really drives my self confidance down the gutter since I don't really have a good self-image. So the topic is serious and just for a reassurance, does anyone have any info as to if the diamond princess while in the mexican riviera permits topless sunbathing?:confused:

 

Well, in certain places in the world, you might just happen upon them, so he may very well "glance" at them, which I'm sure you realize is quite different from leering at them.

[dforeigner]

Hi Folks,

 

It is so funny the way folk in US get worked up about topless sun bathing,

 

its just something we do not think about may be its because we still put topless pictures in our newspapers etc.

 

yours Shogun

 

I agree, as we have sort of a different culture. Most in the US think of nudity as dirty (their public opinion). However, have no problem in the privacy of someone's home, the Skinemax (I mean Cinemax) and the porn industry are thriving. Sort of a double standard if you ask me. Although not exactly the same, it does lead to other social issues. Sexual crime is not as rampant in Europe as it is in the US. In Europe, men do have a tendency to be more respectful towards women (generally speaking). In the US, we see them more as sex objects during our teenage years. I do not get me started with domestic violence.