We just completed the 2015 Best of French Islands Cruise on Celebrity Constellation. We love nude cruising and this was our 7th BN cruise.

While we always love getting nude and meeting all our old friends on the high seas, many think Bare Necessities interest in running the business is waning as this was their 25th year.

PORTS: The ports were great except one: St Martin, St Barts, and Coco Cay. Guadalupe was depressing, boring, and we felt unsafe. Guess what that is the highlight of next years cruise on the same ship. They stay in pont a Pitre til 1 AM. We didn't feel safe at 1 pm. At Grand Turk, Samana and San Juan and we won't be going next year.

SHIP: The remade Constellation is ho hum - not a Solstice ship and not as good as others we were on.

Food: Was ho hum by today's mass cruise declining standards. No lobster night. Not even a little one.
Buffet was chaotic even when nudes could feed themselves.

Crew: Many were clearly not comfortable with nudity. In mid cruise the buffet was delayed due to crew refusing to open to nude guests. It finally opened with crew holding all serving ladles. Again changed mid cruise and it was a nudity issue for crew.

Crew: We were told crew not well informed about nude cruise and given the choice to work or stay in cabin at no pay.

Cabin Service: very good

BN Events/Staff: Very week this year. Nabcy from BN did not appear on TV daily as usual. Most staff did little in their yellow hats. Free cruise I guess.

BN Interest: Many are wondering why no 2017 cruise was announced this year 2 years out. Some think this it after last year's crew assault on New Amsterdam, others think they are still negoatiating something. But they lost that captive future cruise lock-in savings opportunity that has happened last few years.

we won't be on 2016 cruise as the ports stink in our view and the ship crew not so welcoming.

We were looking forward to what 2017 offering was. We hope BN continues but many think they need to up their game to avoid further dissipation in the "product".