RM vs Couples Cruise (vs SDC cruise)

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RM vs Couples Cruise (vs SDC cruise)

Postby XenaSteve » Thu May 26, 2016 7:16 pm

Hello All,

This is a trip report to compare different possibilities for fun swinger vacation.

We have been to Desire RM 4 or 5 times in the past 5 years and were looking at a different option because Desire is becoming so expensive especially with our weak Canadian dollar. US$576 per night becomes around CDN$800. So we figured we would try a Couples Cruise leaving from Miami. Plane ticket is less expensive than flying to Cancun and rooms per night on the cruise was US$330. You have to add the drinks but we are not heavy drinkers so we took booklets for beer, coctails and wine for a total of US$770. Divided by 7 nights so total per night was US$440. $136 less than a night in RM. We finally went to RM for 4 nights before going the the cruise.

Ok, this was the financial part. Now for the fun part.

Veterans from RM know how fun Desire is. The beach beds, the pool, the service and, of course, the jacuzzi are all fantastic. The guest are always fun and easy to talk to.

Now, for the Couples Cruise (April 2016): Food is not as good, service is on the poor side, no beach (except for a few hours when at port if you choose not to visit the Island), no beach beds (our favorite place when at RM). What about the guest do you ask??? Well, we have to say guest were amazing. Of course, you have all sort of shape, age group and good and not so good-looking people. But on average, I would say the percentage of good-looking people is higher on the cruise than at Desire. And instead of have 100 couples, you have 2000 couples to find a good match. And the percentage of swingers is probably 90% compared to maybe 50% in Desire. So if your idea of a fun vacation is having great sex with many couples, the cruise is the way to go. In our 4 nights at Desire, we connected with 1 couple for 2 nights. In the 7 nights in cruise, we connected with 6 couples in 5 nights (wait...that doesn't add up?...Oh yeah, one night was with 3 other couples in a balcony suite...ahhh...memories).

How did we meet so many couples? Couples Cruise organizes speed dating sessions for over 45 and under 45, for BDSM fans, for all sorts of type of sins we may have. There is a dungeon with flagellating experts (very exciting to watch especially when it's your wife that is attached to the cross. There are 3 pools : One in the solarium where older people meet, the main pool for the majority of the people and the smaller infinity pool at the back of the ship with more tecno music (a bit of a younger crowd). Playroom was big but we didn't like it. We prefer the RM playroom. Visiting Caribbean Islands was fun but would easily exchange that for the RM beach beds.

Ok, now the SDC cruise. It was in 2013 in the Mediterranean so the ports were fantastic. Visiting Barcelona, Valencia, Palma, Ibiza, Cannes and Nice was a lot of fun. Guest were on the older side and only 350 couples to choose from. Probably because it was in Europe, there were many cliques. The German clique, Swede clique, Spanish clique. Not very easy to connect. No organized games to help socializing. But the food and wine was even better than Desire. Service was also great. That cruise was pretty expensive and flight to Europe is more expensive than Miami or Cancun. We still connected with 2 couples but almost at the end of the cruise so it was pretty disappointing on the sex side for the beginning of the cruise.


All in all, unless we win the Mega Lottery and can afford 2 or 3 adult vacation per year, we won't be going back to a SDC cruise and it will probably take some time before we go back to Desire. Our next trip will be a swinger cruise (CC or Bliss) but we will miss Desire for sure. Hopefully, the Desire management will come back to reality and charge reasonable prices for their rooms. At par, we would probably alternate.

I wouldn't think a cruise is the best option for first timers or if swinging isn't your thing.

Hope this helps take a wise decision on your next trip.
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Re: RM vs Couples Cruise (vs SDC cruise)

Postby yoyo » Fri May 27, 2016 12:54 pm

XenaSteve wrote:Hello All,

This is a trip report to compare different possibilities for fun swinger vacation.

We have been to Desire RM 4 or 5 times in the past 5 years and were looking at a different option because Desire is becoming so expensive especially with our weak Canadian dollar. US$576 per night becomes around CDN$800. So we figured we would try a Couples Cruise leaving from Miami. Plane ticket is less expensive than flying to Cancun and rooms per night on the cruise was US$330. You have to add the drinks but we are not heavy drinkers so we took booklets for beer, coctails and wine for a total of US$770. Divided by 7 nights so total per night was US$440. $136 less than a night in RM. We finally went to RM for 4 nights before going the the cruise.

Ok, this was the financial part. Now for the fun part.

Veterans from RM know how fun Desire is. The beach beds, the pool, the service and, of course, the jacuzzi are all fantastic. The guest are always fun and easy to talk to.

Now, for the Couples Cruise (April 2016): Food is not as good, service is on the poor side, no beach (except for a few hours when at port if you choose not to visit the Island), no beach beds (our favorite place when at RM). What about the guest do you ask??? Well, we have to say guest were amazing. Of course, you have all sort of shape, age group and good and not so good-looking people. But on average, I would say the percentage of good-looking people is higher on the cruise than at Desire. And instead of have 100 couples, you have 2000 couples to find a good match. And the percentage of swingers is probably 90% compared to maybe 50% in Desire. So if your idea of a fun vacation is having great sex with many couples, the cruise is the way to go. In our 4 nights at Desire, we connected with 1 couple for 2 nights. In the 7 nights in cruise, we connected with 6 couples in 5 nights (wait...that doesn't add up?...Oh yeah, one night was with 3 other couples in a balcony suite...ahhh...memories).

How did we meet so many couples? Couples Cruise organizes speed dating sessions for over 45 and under 45, for BDSM fans, for all sorts of type of sins we may have. There is a dungeon with flagellating experts (very exciting to watch especially when it's your wife that is attached to the cross. There are 3 pools : One in the solarium where older people meet, the main pool for the majority of the people and the smaller infinity pool at the back of the ship with more tecno music (a bit of a younger crowd). Playroom was big but we didn't like it. We prefer the RM playroom. Visiting Caribbean Islands was fun but would easily exchange that for the RM beach beds.

Ok, now the SDC cruise. It was in 2013 in the Mediterranean so the ports were fantastic. Visiting Barcelona, Valencia, Palma, Ibiza, Cannes and Nice was a lot of fun. Guest were on the older side and only 350 couples to choose from. Probably because it was in Europe, there were many cliques. The German clique, Swede clique, Spanish clique. Not very easy to connect. No organized games to help socializing. But the food and wine was even better than Desire. Service was also great. That cruise was pretty expensive and flight to Europe is more expensive than Miami or Cancun. We still connected with 2 couples but almost at the end of the cruise so it was pretty disappointing on the sex side for the beginning of the cruise.


All in all, unless we win the Mega Lottery and can afford 2 or 3 adult vacation per year, we won't be going back to a SDC cruise and it will probably take some time before we go back to Desire. Our next trip will be a swinger cruise (CC or Bliss) but we will miss Desire for sure. Hopefully, the Desire management will come back to reality and charge reasonable prices for their rooms. At par, we would probably alternate.

I wouldn't think a cruise is the best option for first timers or if swinging isn't your thing.

Hope this helps take a wise decision on your next trip.


Uff for Us Mexicans paying in US dollars rates at 18 pesos per dollar in our OWN country !!! this situation of Desire really piss Us.

rates must be in pesos, we are in MEXICO Desire management.
:evil: :cry: :twisted:
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Re: RM vs Couples Cruise (vs SDC cruise)

Postby candtdesire07 » Fri May 27, 2016 10:36 pm

Thanks for the info. We've been going to Desire since 2007 & are starting to question if we will continue going. The room rates have gotten out of control. We all were OK with paying a little more in the past but now at almost $500/night for a GV room, its becoming harder to justify paying $4000-5000 US every year (including airfare, transport, tips, etc.) for a 1 week vacation. We love Desire, the staff, the food, the people but they are starting to price out their loyal customers.
We are starting to research alternatives :(
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Re: RM vs Couples Cruise (vs SDC cruise)

Postby Okskidivers » Sun May 29, 2016 2:41 pm

We agree: this year is the first time in over 7 years that we will not be going to either Desire.
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Re: RM vs Couples Cruise (vs SDC cruise)

Postby Vacationswing » Fri Jun 03, 2016 12:25 pm

Desire Resorts are getting way too expensive but it is supply/demand type of thing.

They can get it right now & are usually always booked. In most cases (spring/summer especially) you must book months in advance to get in. At least that is what we have seen...

Great place... but it will be a shame if it becomes a place only for the Rich and Famous

They need competition to bring the price back in line
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Re: RM vs Couples Cruise (vs SDC cruise)

Postby CokeMann » Fri Jun 03, 2016 12:57 pm

Vacationswing wrote:They need competition to bring the price back in line

Breathless which just opened next door to Desire RM their prices start(for their cheapest rooms) at $500+ per night/per couple.

Competition as far as the location, food, rooms - maybe. But definitely not the freedom and vibe
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Re: RM vs Couples Cruise (vs SDC cruise)

Postby XenaSteve » Sun Jun 05, 2016 1:16 pm

You can buy a package for 7 nights with flight from Montreal in a 5-star resort for less than US$1000 per person. I wouldn't rate Desire as a 5-star resort. Obviously, nobody goes there for the luxury but for the vibe and adult fun. But there is a limit and once guest will find better/cheaper options, Desire might have a very difficult time trying to get back their customers. Unless we get a very good deal, we won't be going back to this part of Paradise...Fortunately, there are more Paradises around the World!
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Re: RM vs Couples Cruise (vs SDC cruise)

Postby Gentlekind » Sun Jun 05, 2016 2:33 pm

Great comparison! We have done a couples cruise, and we have been to Desire several times. Your description is spot-on. We will probably start alternating between a couples cruse and Desire each year.
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Re: RM vs Couples Cruise (vs SDC cruise)

Postby Vacationswing » Tue Jun 07, 2016 11:05 am

CokeMann wrote:
Vacationswing wrote:They need competition to bring the price back in line

Breathless which just opened next door to Desire RM their prices start(for their cheapest rooms) at $500+ per night/per couple.

Competition as far as the location, food, rooms - maybe. But definitely not the freedom and vibe



Coke: The " But definitely not the freedom and vibe " is where they need the competition! Someone put another (or 2) Lifestyle Resorts in that area & you will see the prices improve for the better of everyone.

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Re: RM vs Couples Cruise (vs SDC cruise)

Postby stephandmel » Tue Nov 01, 2016 5:30 pm

candtdesire07 wrote:Thanks for the info. We've been going to Desire since 2007 & are starting to question if we will continue going. The room rates have gotten out of control. We all were OK with paying a little more in the past but now at almost $500/night for a GV room, its becoming harder to justify paying $4000-5000 US every year (including airfare, transport, tips, etc.) for a 1 week vacation. We love Desire, the staff, the food, the people but they are starting to price out their loyal customers.
We are starting to research alternatives :(



A desires concept is needed in los cabos. The desires there was affordable and fun before they closed. That area has nothing like it since.
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Re: RM vs Couples Cruise (vs SDC cruise)

Postby marklu » Thu Nov 03, 2016 9:07 pm

yoyo wrote:
XenaSteve wrote:Hello All,

This is a trip report to compare different possibilities for fun swinger vacation.

We have been to Desire RM 4 or 5 times in the past 5 years and were looking at a different option because Desire is becoming so expensive especially with our weak Canadian dollar. US$576 per night becomes around CDN$800. So we figured we would try a Couples Cruise leaving from Miami. Plane ticket is less expensive than flying to Cancun and rooms per night on the cruise was US$330. You have to add the drinks but we are not heavy drinkers so we took booklets for beer, coctails and wine for a total of US$770. Divided by 7 nights so total per night was US$440. $136 less than a night in RM. We finally went to RM for 4 nights before going the the cruise.

Ok, this was the financial part. Now for the fun part.

Veterans from RM know how fun Desire is. The beach beds, the pool, the service and, of course, the jacuzzi are all fantastic. The guest are always fun and easy to talk to.

Now, for the Couples Cruise (April 2016): Food is not as good, service is on the poor side, no beach (except for a few hours when at port if you choose not to visit the Island), no beach beds (our favorite place when at RM). What about the guest do you ask??? Well, we have to say guest were amazing. Of course, you have all sort of shape, age group and good and not so good-looking people. But on average, I would say the percentage of good-looking people is higher on the cruise than at Desire. And instead of have 100 couples, you have 2000 couples to find a good match. And the percentage of swingers is probably 90% compared to maybe 50% in Desire. So if your idea of a fun vacation is having great sex with many couples, the cruise is the way to go. In our 4 nights at Desire, we connected with 1 couple for 2 nights. In the 7 nights in cruise, we connected with 6 couples in 5 nights (wait...that doesn't add up?...Oh yeah, one night was with 3 other couples in a balcony suite...ahhh...memories).

How did we meet so many couples? Couples Cruise organizes speed dating sessions for over 45 and under 45, for BDSM fans, for all sorts of type of sins we may have. There is a dungeon with flagellating experts (very exciting to watch especially when it's your wife that is attached to the cross. There are 3 pools : One in the solarium where older people meet, the main pool for the majority of the people and the smaller infinity pool at the back of the ship with more tecno music (a bit of a younger crowd). Playroom was big but we didn't like it. We prefer the RM playroom. Visiting Caribbean Islands was fun but would easily exchange that for the RM beach beds.

Ok, now the SDC cruise. It was in 2013 in the Mediterranean so the ports were fantastic. Visiting Barcelona, Valencia, Palma, Ibiza, Cannes and Nice was a lot of fun. Guest were on the older side and only 350 couples to choose from. Probably because it was in Europe, there were many cliques. The German clique, Swede clique, Spanish clique. Not very easy to connect. No organized games to help socializing. But the food and wine was even better than Desire. Service was also great. That cruise was pretty expensive and flight to Europe is more expensive than Miami or Cancun. We still connected with 2 couples but almost at the end of the cruise so it was pretty disappointing on the sex side for the beginning of the cruise.


All in all, unless we win the Mega Lottery and can afford 2 or 3 adult vacation per year, we won't be going back to a SDC cruise and it will probably take some time before we go back to Desire. Our next trip will be a swinger cruise (CC or Bliss) but we will miss Desire for sure. Hopefully, the Desire management will come back to reality and charge reasonable prices for their rooms. At par, we would probably alternate.

I wouldn't think a cruise is the best option for first timers or if swinging isn't your thing.

Hope this helps take a wise decision on your next trip.


Uff for Us Mexicans paying in US dollars rates at 18 pesos per dollar in our OWN country !!! this situation of Desire really piss Us.

rates must be in pesos, we are in MEXICO Desire management.
:evil: :cry: :twisted:


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Re: RM vs Couples Cruise (vs SDC cruise)

Postby Robert_Valerie » Fri Dec 09, 2016 1:33 pm

Since the Bliss cruise was mentioned, we would be interested in hearing from anyone who has done that. We would like to hear overall impressions as well as info about the food. It is not mentioned on the website so I am guessing it is not included. Right? Expensive? Good?
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