Chapter 2: Cruise Preparation

ADVICE FOR ON THE CRUISE

“I know you are going to have fun on the cruise. I know I will. For your own sake do not mention that you are going to be very rich at 21. In case someone brags about being rich say something like, ‘that must be nice for you’ and please don’t even hint that you will soon be richer than that.

“In fact, if anyone asks about how someone so young could afford the cruise tell them this: Our parents wanted us to have a last fling between high school and college. They let us decide how to spend the money they sent.

“If anyone asks about college say I or we have a number of good choices and have to decide by early July where I/we want to go.

“Some may ask about me. We rent rooms from him and have grown to like him a lot. He is paying his own way.

“Only comment when asked. Don’t say anything more than necessary to respond to questions.”

I was reasonably confident my ladies would follow my suggestions. I was 100% sure they would have a BLAST! Because of my age, I imagined myself as more of a voyeur of hopefully naked 18-30yo young female adults. I could easily enjoy that kind of scenery. I had every expectation of that scenery being attracted to young male adults in the same age range. But no worries, my ladies would not allow me to go more than a day without a good fuck.

SHIP STUFF

Our cruise was on Beautiful Cruise Lines. Our ship: the Beautiful-II.

We paid our non-refundable deposit promptly to get one of the largest cabins. We wanted a cabin for three with a king-size bed. The cabin was also equipped with a sofa that made into a bed, which we would never use as a bed. The literature on our cabin showed a private deck with a sliding glass door. Hey, privacy for outdoor fucking as if my ladies cared about privacy.

In mid-September, we received notice that by ‘paying in full’ before the first of October we would get a 5% discount. The ‘scare quotes’ refer to my justified cynicism. First off, the 5% was only off the amount less deposit and did not include currently unknown port charges and fuel surcharges. A 15% ‘gratuity’ paid at the end of the cruise was also expected. As it ended up, the 15% included all of the above charges. The gratuity somehow ‘forgot’ about the 5% discount we got by paying early.

Total for the cruise with our cabin upgrade and everything including gratuity came to just under $11,400. The pictures we bought brought the total to just over $12,600.

First-class air to SYD was going to be more than that. I expected about $30,000 for the three of us. I got, “We want to fuck on the trip. Get a private jet. Please.” My protestations about expenses failed. I started looking.

I had an old suitcase but my ladies had none. Packing for the cruise was simple – we planned to be nude as often as possible. We were planning on sightseeing so some clothing would be required.

My ladies had student backpacks which were okay as carryon luggage. I advised lightweight luggage. “Pretend you had your suitcase. Gather everything that goes into it to see what size you need. Although you are both strong enough to carry a heavy suitcase lighter is easier.” We went to a travel shop and surprise, both bought relatively small suitcases. They also bought a shirt folding kit that actually kept their blouses from looking like they had just come out of a suitcase.