A woman who works on board 'spicy' cruise ships has explained exactly what happens behind the closed doors of the mysterious 'red rooms'. And it's not for the faint-hearted.
Spicy cruises are named just that by the community who travel on them given what happens when they leave port and it is all systems go.
Adults-only cruises by nature, it's an environment that many people in the swinging community have been drawn to due to what is on offer when on board. And while not exclusively for swingers, the offer for couples to swap sexual partners is there if you want to enquire.
Kate Shelor has worked for one spicy cruise company, called Temptation, which buys out whole cruise ship routes exclusively for its clientele.
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Based in Las Vegas, Kate is an expert in all things sex and relationships, with her being a qualified intimacy coach as well as a hypnotherapist.
And it has been her expertise that saw her employed by the cruise company for its tours, travelling twice on the spicy journeys.
One big part of her job is working in the so-called 'red room', which has caught the attention of many people both on the ship or enquiring from afar.
What is the red room?
The red room on Temptation's spicy cruise holidays are a place where phones and cameras are banned, with the doors manned by staff. It is also only for couples, with singles only allowed if they are brought in by a couple.
Depending on the ship being bought out for the trip, the red room could be anywhere on board. But you'll usually find it in one of the largest spots given how popular they can be.
Dubbed the red room, they are advertised as a 'friendly space for those looking to experiment with their sexuality in a space where freedom reigns'.
What happens in the red room?
Well, you can probably imagine. But it's also not black and white
"They bring all their own people and they will choose a large space on the cruise ship for this and they bring in brand new mattresses," Kate told LADbible.
"You'll see them loaded on to the ship as you're boarding. As well as tonnes of clean sheets."
She added: "They will make this room up every night with tonnes of mattresses on the floor, plastic covers, and then sheets on top. There's towels and water. It looks sexy with sexy lighting."
The mattresses are there for the obvious, with them used by people who want to have sex with their partner or someone else, depending on their interests and goals on any particular evening. But you can just sit and observe while having a drink, it's not a requirement to get involved.
Kate's job in the red room
Kate's work with Temptation has seen her put on 'hypnotic sex sessions' in the red room.
"I teach people a little bit about the subconscious mind and then I have everyone in the room on their own mattresses within their relationship and I have everyone close their eyes," she says.
The purpose of the sessions? Kate will guide the red room, which can have up to 80 people in it, to orgasm at the same time; something she describes as a 'really cool' experience.
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