Prologue: Cruise Ship Regeneration

The ship, Regeneration, is unique in the fact that its gross tonnage is 150,000 and its passenger capacity is only 1,200. It was built by GenTech, the international pharmaceutical giant and six genetic engineering laboratories. Under the direction of GenTech they had developed a breakthrough in sexual transformations and enhancements. The process involves a Gel organism that can be programmed with the transformation requirements of an individual, male or female.

The transformation categories are,

1. Female/Male to Hermaphrodite.

2. Male to female.

3. Female to male.

4. Male to Shemale.

5. Breast enhancement.

6. Genital enhancement.

The sexual entertainment categories for the theater and state rooms are,

1. A deployable version of the Gel without the transformation capabilities.

2. Sexual assistance and training.

3. Specially trained canines.

4. Engineered shell-less gastropods.

When the trials and observation times were completed, GenTech built the ship 'Regeneration'. Its purpose was to minimize the attention and scrutiny that a land based facility would have and at the same time provide their clients with the comforts of a luxury ocean cruise. The ship contains three decks above the water-line for passenger suites and four transformation theaters below the water-line. GenTech has a large data base of international physicians, physiatrists and soc1al workers which refer patients when normal treatment or therapy is no longer working. In addition, a data base of wealthy investors and their family and friends are given preference to the ship's unique services. Singles and couples looking for a sexual 'getaway' are allowed to purchase tickets after a personal biography is drawn up on each of them. The waiting time is usually four to six weeks.

The Regeneration is berthed in Amsterdam. Its schedule is three weeks at sea and one week docked for resupply and new passengers.