We just booked our tickets for the Bliss Cruise in April 2025 on the Royal Caribbean ship Explorer of the Seas. We had to book this far in advance as it tends to fill up quickly.
For those who don’t know, this is an adults-only cruise described as “a voyage that attracts many open-minded groups such as lifestyle couples, nudists, voyeurs, exhibitionists, and curious individuals looking to experience something different.”
“Lifestyle couples” is another term for swingers, much like how an upside-down pineapple symbolizes swingers.
We don’t label ourselves as swingers. We certainly have no issues with swingers—obviously, we wouldn’t take the cruise otherwise.
We have friends in the lifestyle and find them to be very open-minded, welcoming, and a lot of fun.
If we had to pick a label, we’d go with spankos. Open-minded spankos. Most things spanking and spanking-related not only work for us, but we are hardwired for them.
JUST spanking from very real discipline to just for fun works for us. It doesn’t need to include any other kink or sex either.
That said, if the connection is right on all sides, we are open to other things—including erotic play and sex. We’re unsure what label that might create, but it doesn’t matter much to us.
We know this cruise has spankos, as there are impact play parties, a Spanking 101 seminar, and other similar events.
There are also bondage and other BDSM themes, along with many other kinks and fetishes. It’s a boat full of open-minded adults, with the freedom to not have to hide what they are into.
We plan to do a lot of networking leading up to the departure date. We’re looking to find others into spanking and then see what might flow from that.
We’re really looking forward to next year!
Let us know if you’ve been on this cruise and how you enjoyed your experience.