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• Sex among cruise-ship workers is pervasive, current and former cruise-ship employees told Business Insider.
• Some compared the hookup culture as being similar to, or even exceeding, that of a college dorm.
• But the permissive sexual culture on cruise ships can also lead to aggressive or inappropriate behavior. 
• Romantic relationships among employees develop and end much faster than on land, which, along with frequent turnover, can make long-term relationships difficult.
• Do you work in the cruise industry? Do you have an opinion about how your company or the industry as a whole has handled the coronavirus? Email this reporter at mmatousek@businessinsider.com.

Cruise-ship workers say they have so much sex that their ships are like college dorms