Good Vibrations on the Olivia Cruise!
By Camilladilla • Oct 26th, 2009 • Category: Blog
It seems like ages ago that I was sitting in the Olivia headquarters in San Francisco, exploring the bright idea of bringing Good Vibrations aboard an Olivia cruise. For those of you who don’t know, Olivia is the oldest and coolest lesbian cruise company in the world. (Excepting maybe the Greeks, but their marketing was dicey so I can’t comment for sure.) What began as a music label evolved into a series of retreats, resorts, and cruises, all featuring diverse entertainment, education, and of course travel, exclusively for women. We put our brains together and they welcomed us aboard their Halloween Caribbean cruise to introduce their fine women to the wonders of Good Vibrations and Dr. Carol Queen. So months later, here I am, sitting in a stateroom perched off of Key West, contemplating what a brilliant union this is.
This morning Carol held her first workshop, “Sexual Communication for Couples” and to be honest, at 10 a.m. I wasn’t expecting a full house. But sure enough, the big theatre filled up and couples and singles alike sat in rapt attention while Carol broke it down. There was a lot of laughter and nodding of heads in agreement. After introducing Good Vibrations, myself, and finally Carol, I took a seat in the back where I could witness the reactions. Knowing squeezes and good-natured ribbing rippled through the crowd when she described what doesn’t work in communicating with a partner and gave suggestions for building the flame. At the end of the lecture I handed out coupons for online shopping and the sisters were eager to put the lesson into practice. We have six more events and I was told that we may need a bigger venue. Now that’s what I like to hear!
After the morning lesson, Carol and were given tickets for two different trolley rides through Key West, and I enjoyed an insightful and hilarious tour of Key West’s formidable gay history. Across town on her own tour, Carol was delighted by the 6-toed cats at Hemingway’s old house, offspring from his original collection. I also managed to scope out the only adult store on Key West, a large and chaotic series of rooms that is probably very entertaining after several margaritas, but difficult to navigate while sober. However, I was intrigued by the “head orgasm machine” – 8 prongs of wire that slide over one’s head (atop your neck) and give a delightful massage/tickle. This one had a vibrator attached to the top, so presumably it was even more awesome, but the display model was busted and I figured it was just as well. I’ll make my own MacGyver-style one of these days when I get some free time. Actually, that would be kind of a cool art show, wouldn’t it? Repurposed vibrators. Hmmm…kind of like tricked-out low rider bicycles, yeah. Artists, get your vibrators ready!
Anyway, tonight I’ll be representing GV at the Curve deck party, providing three delightful dildos for their ring toss. Those lesbians are so crafty! It’s a lovely group of women who are in full vacation mode and it’s impossible not to be inspired. Good Vibrations and Olivia are definitely bringing pleasure to the people, and the fun has just begun!
Camilladilla >> Shmoozer, party maker, keytar playing cheetah who loves her some goooood vibrations.
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