Our 7 Favoure Plac to Experience Gay Italy

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Contents:

• 12 TOP GAY CIS YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS 2023 AND 2024
• THE 8 TOP GAY CIS FOR 2023
• OUR GAY CRUISE AND TOUR CALENDAR 2023 AND 2024
• ITALY GAY TRAVEL
• OUR 7 FAVOURE PLAC TO EXPERIENCE GAY ITALY
• VENICE GAY TRAVEL GUI & MAP 2023
• COMPANY ROMAROMEMENUHOTELS · LUXURYHOTELS · MID-RANGE + BUDGETGUTHOE / B&BON TODAYBARSDANCE CLUBSCISE CLUBSSNASSHOPSSERVICTOURSCY GUIGAY MAPCOMPANY ROMA
• GAY CIS

12 TOP GAY CIS YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS 2023 AND 2024

Get onboard Europe’s biggt all-gay cise this summer as we sail the extraordary Odyssey of the Seas to Italy, Sicily, Monte Carlo & more pl an overnight thrillg Ibiza!

Get onboard Europe’s largt all-gay cise when we sail the brand-new Odyssey of the Seas om Rome to the bt of Italy, France, Monte Carlo and more. What started as a “gay week on the beach wh iends” has sce turned to the largt gay-owned pany the world dited to creatg unique vatns for LGBTQ travelers. The term – a phemism that dat back to the 1950s – was once ed to dite gay social events on daily cise le programs, whout explicly llg out members of the muny on board.

As travel on the high seas ntu to bounce back om the COVID-19 panmic, gay and lbian travelers should nsir settg sail on a fun-filled cise vatn as their next planng a cise, vatners should first nsir what their ial sailg looks like. Some cise operators (thk: Atlantis Events and La Demence) are known for their electrifyg, all-night parti, which may be perfect for gay groups of iends. Cisers should also thk about whether they'd like to travel aboard a gay-iendly mastream le, such as Celebry Cis or Virg Voyag, or opt for an all-gay, full-ship charter wh a third-party vatn pany.

THE 8 TOP GAY CIS FOR 2023

Of VACAYA's all-gay charters, he says, "For one magil week, our muny gets to be the majory and live life out loud the blissful utopia VACAYA creat on a gay cise. This le gets the stamp of approval om prev LGBTQ cisers, who praise the ships' genr-ntral bathrooms, onboard shows wh rint drag queens and diverse Voyag offers gay-specific sailgs through travel pani like Atlantis Events, but s more mastream erari still offer a welg, clive atmosphere that attracts LGBTQ cisers year-round.

Atlantis EventsThe world's largt gay and lbian travel brand, Atlantis Events was found 1991 and wel more than 20, 000 travelers annually on LGBTQ vatns. For s all-gay cis, Atlantis charters megaships om popular l like Royal Caribbean Internatnal and Norwegian Cise Le, so cisers will have a fully immersive board, travelers n enjoy all the perks the megaships have to offer (thk: pools, hot tubs, sports urts and plenty of dg choic), pl special events like drag performanc, motivatnal speakers, LGBTQ movi on mand each b and high-energy circu parti across the ship. "As an LGBTQ ciser, you're lookg for a ship wh lots of entertament, cludg dance parti and events, " says Mars Martez, founr of Men Who Bnch, a Black gay liftyle blog.

"One of the bt cise [l] for gay cisg is Atlantis, sce you'll be able to meet hundreds of attractive men and party all day and night on the ship. Cisers will also enjoy performanc by drag queens, gay Broadway stars and more, pl more typil river cise perks like sightseeg and lavish meals.

OUR GAY CRUISE AND TOUR CALENDAR 2023 AND 2024

Celebry Cis(Courty of Celebry Cis)Celebry Cis sets the scene for an excellent vatn for gay travelers, om s extravagant annual Pri parti to s daily LGBTQ programmg throughout the year. Although all erari are gay-iendly, nsir bookg a Pri Party at Sea sailg (which tak place each June) for an extra special experience.

Private travel pani like VACAYA also charter Celebry ships for all-gay voyag throughout the (Getty Imag)Specifilly marketed toward lbians and LGBTQ women, Olivia has hosted more than 350, 000 travelers by land and sea over almost five s. The popular cise le equently partners wh Atlantis Events to offer all-gay voyag throughout the year, but even the standard sailgs earn praise.

ITALY GAY TRAVEL

Outsi of the sailg experience, Royal Caribbean has also publicly mted to support the LGBTQ muny throughout the year, and was the first cise le to earn the tle "Gay Traveler Approved" om GayTravel 2023, nsir a Royal Caribbean voyage that sails to gay-iendly statns.

]The Cise Wh La Demence(Courty of The Cise wh La Demence)Acrdg to past cisers, if you're lookg for one of the bt party scen on the open seas, nsir an all-gay cise wh La Demence. Powered by a popular gay nightclub Bssels wh the same name, La Demence – French for "the madns" – primarily ters to a European crowd. Prev cisers had high praise for the erari – which exclively vis gay-iendly lotns – as well as the uy cktails, themed nights (stum strongly enuraged), glamouro entertament, and unique events like drag bgo and high heel Demence sails every summer to statns like Rome; Athens and Mykonos, Greece; Kotor, Montenegro; Dubrovnik, Croatia; and more.

After last night's fabulons, maybe a relaxg day on the beach is orr and Ibiza has plenty of them, rangg om the electric gay beach at Els Salas to quiet v sttered along the island's ggt ast. The 1300-seat ma theater host our superstar special guts, dazzlg productn shows, and Atlantis signature performers like La Voix and Air-Otic – our uniquely origal gay flyg show.

OUR 7 FAVOURE PLAC TO EXPERIENCE GAY ITALY

Wh 4200 guts travelg om over 60 different natns, the Atlantis Med cis have bee the largt and most diverse gay experience the world.

(S) - An MIM Signature Collectn Cise GroupJULY 202311-Night Cise to Ireland and Iceland, July 13 to 24, 2023 Gay Group CiseJo on the Celebry Silhouette as we part Southampton, England and sail to Cork, Ireland, Kirkwall, Stland, Reykjavik, Iceland (overnight), Akureyri, Iceland, Seydisfjordur, Iceland and endg Southampton, England.

VENICE GAY TRAVEL GUI & MAP 2023

7-Night Basel to Amsterdam Cise, July 29 to Augt 5, 2023All Gay CiseCome along wh as we cise on a private charter of the Avalon Panorama. We start our trip Basel, Swzerland and vis France, Germany and Holland culmatg Amsterdam to vis their yearly Pri, wh s signature Canal Boat Para to experience why this is tly the most extraordary Pri Celebratn the 202312-Night Transatlantic Cise to Greenland & Iceland, Augt 6 to 18, 2023 Gay Group CiseCome along wh on the Celebry Summ as we part Cape Liberty, New Jersey and sail to Halifax, Nova Stia, St. 7-Night Cise to Alaska, Augt 11 to 18, 2023 Gay Group CiseJo on the Celebry Solstice as we part Seattle and travel to Ketchikan, Alaska, Tracy Arm Fjord, June, Alaska, Skagway, Alaska, Victoria, Brish Columbia and returng to Seattle, Washgton.

SEPTEMBER 202312-Night Wtern Mederranean Cise, September 14 to 26, 2023 Gay Group CiseCome along wh on the Celebry Apex, as we part om Amsterdam, Netherlands and vis La Rochelle, France, Lisbon, Portugal (overnight), Cadiz, Spa, Cartagena, Spa, Palma Mallor, Spa, Valletta, Malta and endg Piras (Athens), Greece. OCTOBER 202310-Nights Cise to the Holy Land, October 16 to 26, 2023 Gay Group CiseJo on the Celebry Apex as we part om Piras (Athens), Greece and ntue to Haifa, Israel, Ashdod, (Jesalem), Israel (overnight), Alexandria, Egypt (overnight), Kadasi (Ephud), Turkey and endg Piras (Athens), Greece.

12-Night Mekong River Cise to Vietnam and Cambodia, October 17 to 29, 2023 All Gay River CiseJo MIM Travel and Source Journeys as we sail on a full charter of the R/V Mekong Prcs.

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14-Nights Transatlantic Cise, October 19 to November 2, 2023 Gay Group CiseCome wh on the Celebry Reflectn as we part om Barcelona, Spa, Visg Provence (Marseill), France, Palma Mallori, Spa, Cartagena, Spa, Gibraltar followed by six days at sea and arrivg Kg's Wharf, Bermuda, and after two more days arrivg Fort Lrdale, Florida.

NOVEMBER 202310-Night Ain Safari and Tour, November 22 to December 2, 2023 All Gay Group TourCome along on an Ain adventure that will take to Victoria Falls, a private game rerve to see the "Big Five", Elephant, Leopard, Ln, Cape Buffalo and Rhos and many more speci. 8-Night Post Thanksgivg Cise, November 25 to December 3, 2023Gay Group CiseJo this popular cise on the Celebry Reflectn as we Leave om Fort Lrdale, Florida and vis San Juan, Puerto Ri, Charlotte Amalie, St. DECEMBER 20237-Nights Main Voyage to Eastern Caribbean, December 3 to 10, 2023 Gay Group CiseJo on this special main voyage on the Celebry Ascent to the Caribbean.

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7-Night Wtbound Transatlantic Cise, December 15 to 22, 2023 Gay Group CiseCome along wh on the magnificent Queen Mary 2, as we part Southampton, England for a 7 day crossg to New York Cy. 12-Night Caribbean Cise, December 22, 2023 to January 3, 2024 Gay Group CiseJo our Caribbean Holiday Cise as we leave New York Cy on the Queen Mary 2.

JANUARY 202412-Night Atralia & New Zealand Cise, January 13 to 25, 2024 Gay Group CiseCome along to the world downunr as we sail on the Celebry Edge om Sydney, Atralia. FEBRUARY 202412-Night South Ameri & R Carnival Cise, Febary 6 to 18, 2024 Gay Group CiseJo on the Azamara Qut as we travel om Buenos Air, Argenta and visg the ports of Montevio, Uguay (overnight), two days at sea, then to the fabulo Carnival R Janeiro, where we spend 3 days, then two more days at sea before reachg Punta l Este, Uguay and endg Buenos Air, Argenta, where we spend one addnal night on the ship. 11-Night Southern Caribbean Cise, Febary 19 to March 1, 2024 Gay Group CiseJo on the new Celebry Beyond as we part Fort Lrdale and vis ports of Gee Town, Grand Cayman, Cartagena, Colombia, Oranjtad, Aba, Willemstad, Curao, and Falmouth, Jamai before headg back to Fort Lrdale, Florida.

The cise also clus four full days at 202412-Night South Ameri, Patagonia, Argenta Cise, March 2 to 14, 2024 Gay Group CiseJo as we travel on the Celebry Edge om Buenos Air, Argenta on March 2, 2024, visg the ports of Montevio, Uguay, Punta l Este, Uguay, Puerto Madryn, Argenta, Cisg Cape Horn, Chile, Usuaia, Argenta, Cisg the Stra of Magellan, two more days at sea and endg Valparaiso, Chile on March 14, 2024. We start our journey Sgapore on March 23, 2024 and vis Penang, Malaysia, Langkawi, Malaysia, Phet, Thailand and after two days at sea we reach Colombo, Sri Lanka, then after four more days at sea, we arrive Doha, Uned Arab Emirat followed by an overnight Dubai on April 7, 2024MAY 202413-Night Eastbound Transatlantic Crossg, May 2 to 15, 2024 Gay Group CiseJo on this eastbound transatlantic crossg on the Celebry Apex.

We then ntue for three more days at sea before reachg Cork Ireland, then Portland, Dover, UK, then Bssels (Zeebgge), Belgium, before endg our Atlantic crossg on May 15, 2024 Southampton, England7-Night Wtern Europe Main Voyage, May 3 to 10, 2024 Gay Group CiseJo on the newt Cunard ocean le, Queen Anne, as we part Southampton, England on May 3, 2024 on her Main Voyage. On May 31 we part betiful Bermuda on our way back to Cape Liberty, NJ, where we will arrive on June 2, 2024(S) 7-Night Alaska Hubbard Glacier Cise, July 28 to Augt 4, 2024Gay Group CiseJo MIM Travel on our 20th Anniversary Cise to Alaska, the last ontier. We cise the Insi Passage and go through the Icy Stra Pot and then cise through the imprsive Hubbard Glacier, then stop June, the pal cy of Alaska, then to Ketchikan as we ntue our Insi Passage cise and endg Vanuver, CanadaNOVEMBER 20247-Night Post Thanksgivg Cise, November 30 to December 7, 2024 Gay Group CiseJo on the Celebry Apex as we part om Fort Lrdale on November 30, 2024 for a seven day Eastern Caribbean cise.

The northern Italian cy of Padua has started removg the nam of non-blogil gay mothers om their children’s birth certifit unr new legislatn passed by the “tradnal fay-first” ernment of Prime Mister Grgia Meloni.

“There is no discrimatn agast children, ” Fay Mister Eugenia Roccella told parliament when she troduced the bill June, explag that the children of gay upl would have accs to school and medil servic jt like those who only have one livg parent. On the face of LGBT Italy looks somewhat downbeat, but squt a ltle harr and you’ll soon fd a diverse range of gay venu suable for dancg, cisg and dulgg steamy sna meet-cut. From the sizzlg beach hangouts of Puglia to the lourful cliff towns of Tny, the are our seven favoure plac to experience gay Italy.

At night, the town be all the more gay-iendly, particularly at gay bars like Shatulle where both lols and ternatnal gather good pany. While gay-n bs are few and far between, most nightlife the town is to be nsired gay-iendly, wh Iso Gut Hoe holdg a great reputatn among the LGBTQ+ muny.

Said to be one of the most gay-iendly ci the regn, Catania go hand hand wh Taorma for gay travellers seekg culture, herage and low-key partyg. A btlg port cy ma famo by s proximy to Mount Etna and UNESCO-listed baroque archecture, Gay Catania attracts a young and dynamic crowd who breathe life to the old town wh rabow buntg and artsy muny spac.

The climax for gay Sicily and the queer lendar arriv late June each year when gays and advot take to the streets for Catania Gay Pri Para.

As culture grows more liberal, the vibrancy of the gay muny grows wh , allowg for a sctive mix of gay dance parti, snas and cisg spots among the pal’s many cultural hotspots. A beach day is also an optn while Rome; simply travel southwt for epic sunset views on goln sand beach, stoppg at Ostia, Anz, Sperlonga or wherever tak your your troductn to Gay Rome by fanng out east om the Colossm along Via San Gvanni, a social street led wh gay-iendly bars, clubs and rtrants. Align your vis wh the summer-long Gay Village ftival, one of the most important events the cy’s gay lendar which se Par l Nfeo and surroundg neighbourhoods bee overn wh LGBT street parti, live mic, performance art, film screengs and more.

On all other ocsns, start off any one of Rome’s highbrow cktail bars and microbreweri, lowerg the tone later on at an unrground fetish party, wild gay club or good ol’ fashned gay dis.

Drawg parisons wh Mykonos and Sg, Torre l Lago is a beachsi town offerg lh landsp, gged ast and a ton of gay-iendly nightlife offergs to keep you by.

Walk the promena to fd the village’s ma llectn of gay bars, pubs and clubs, an area which serv as both the lotn of the annual Mardi Gras event and gateway to the town’s biggt gay beach.