Mrs. Roper Romp Takes Over the High Seas

A new cruise-ship trend called Mrs. Roper Romps has travelers dressing as the flamboyant Mrs. Roper from Three's Company, complete with orange wigs, oversized sunglasses, and multicolor muumuus. Major lines like Royal Caribbean, Holland America, and Carnival are embracing the fad, which is usually organized via social media before sailings and includes bar crawls, deck walks, and photo ops. The craze began in LGBTQ celebrations (Southern Decadence in New Orleans, later San Diego) in 2013 and has evolved into a full-on cruising culture where fans even dress as Mr. Roper or Mr. Furley.