SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Authorities in Nevis barred a gay and nudist cruise from entering the tiny Caribbean island Wednesday, saying it was offensive to local customs.

A police patrol boat stopped a Windjammer Barefoot Cruises ship carrying 110 passengers on a six-day cruise as it was approaching Charlestown, Nevis, the ship's captain Cornelius Plantefaber said.

Plantefaber said three officers boarded the ship and demanded he accompany them to a meeting onshore. The meeting lasted about an hour and port authority, police, customs and immigration officials were present, he said.

Port authority officials confirmed the meeting took place and that the cruise ship was barred from entering.

"We do not want to allow people on the island who from what I've heard could be naked and carry a certain lifestyle and practices," said Oral Brandy, acting general manager of the Nevis port authority. "We don't want it to be a part of our culture."

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