Are there Nude sun bathers on cruises..?

[Happymomof5]

Our family (5 children) recently cruised on the Carnival Glory.
We didn't see anyone sun bathing in the nude. However a friend of mine told me she was on teh Carnival Fantasy a few years ago and they did have some nude sunbathers. Is this common on ships or are there certain times to be aware of this ... such as spring break etc. Any information would be helpful as I feel like I have blinders on and need to take them off before we crusie with our children again.
Than yoU!

 

[mom2kanda]

There is a special deck up top set aside for nude bathing. It is posted and gated off.

 

[Cruzman]

The deck referred to specifies topless sunbathing, not nude sunbathing, and I personally have never seen any one doing the former on any of the 4 Carnival cruises on which I have sailed.

 

[frito]

There is no nude sunbathing on Carnival. There is a small deck area around the base of the funnel that has a sign stating " tops optional "---meaning if you wish to sunbathe without your top, then that is the allowed space for it. It doesn't mean, as some people think, that you have to be topless, merely that tops are optional on that small space.
Unless a nude group charters an entire ship, you will not find nudity on Carnival nor any of the cruise lines.

Your friend probably got topless and nude mixed up.