Thgs I learned on my first gay cise - The Pots Guy

Contents:

• I WENT ON MY FIRST GAY CISE — HERE'S WHAT IT WAS LIKE
• 11 THGS I LEARNED ON MY 1ST GAY CISE
• THE 8 TOP GAY CIS FOR 2023
• OUR GAY CRUISE AND TOUR CALENDAR 2023 AND 2024
• VACAYA – GAY & LGBT+ CIS & RORT VATNS REIMAGED
• I WENT ON MY FIRST GAY CISE — HERE'S WHAT IT WAS LIKE
• 11 THGS I LEARNED ON MY 1ST GAY CISE

I WENT ON MY FIRST GAY CISE — HERE'S WHAT IT WAS LIKE

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11 THGS I LEARNED ON MY 1ST GAY CISE

Nonstop parti, unwarranted ments, and a lack of diversy were a few reasons why I avoid bookg a gay cise.

THE 8 TOP GAY CIS FOR 2023

I've always been secure about my weight, and if the marketg strategy for an LGBTQ+ cise, vatn, or tour pany don't clu me or make me feel seen — as a chubby Black gay man — I avoid . But when I was offered the opportuny to sail wh Vaya, I asked a few iends about their gay cise experienc — specifilly, about the pany's chartered sailgs and rort vatns.

Even before settg sail, some of my prenceived notns about gay cis seemed to fa.

I met several people, cludg Ken, who drove 12 hours om Chattanooga, Tennsee, to go on his first gay cise; Eric and his partner, Jason, om Taa, Washgton, who chatted about how they met, Jason's "g out" story, and his amible divorce om his ex-wife; and Osr, a passenger om L. I disvered that a gay cise allows to be fully ourselv a rpectful environment, rng wh old iends om prev cis and cultivatg new iendships that go beyond our seven-day journey.

OUR GAY CRUISE AND TOUR CALENDAR 2023 AND 2024

Celebry's safety protols and Vaya's attentn to tail, transparency, and clive vibe and strategy are all reasons why I was able to enjoy my first gay cise and return home COVID-ee. I’ll adm this was not que what I had expected om the lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer/qutng (LGBTQ) meet-up at the Marti bar, as advertised on the ship’s erary.

As a gay uple, we had cid to head to the LGBTQ gatherg, and though we hadn’t been sure what to expect, a silent dis fely wasn’t . “We don’t want anyone behavg appropriately – gay or straight. This welg attu is also acknowledged by another gay uple we happen to meet while on a Ben Fogle mounta bikg excursn the foothills of Malaga (crafted by the expedn expert himself for Celebry).

VACAYA – GAY & LGBT+ CIS & RORT VATNS REIMAGED

“We’ve done gay cis solely for LGBTQ people, but we fd they tend to be more for sgle people and groups. In Mykonos, for example, we know a good gay beach to remend, and Istanbul there’s a great LGBTQ bar we n suggt. And of urse there’s lots of great gay bars Barcelona, ” she grs.

When to gay cisg, gone are the days of discreet "Friends of Dorothy" meetups. 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.

I WENT ON MY FIRST GAY CISE — HERE'S WHAT IT WAS LIKE

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. 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.

"The all-gay cis were liberatg, empowerg, and fun, but limed to a small spectm of people. 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.

11 THGS I LEARNED ON MY 1ST GAY CISE

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.

" Atlantis hosts primarily gay men; women make up about 5% to 10% of bookgs, acrdg to the Atlantis webse.