7 Reasons to Book a Gay Cise wh a Travel Agent | Two Bad Tourists

Contents:

• THE 8 TOP GAY CIS FOR 2023
• 11 THGS I LEARNED ON MY 1ST GAY CISE
• 12 TOP GAY CIS YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS 2023 AND 2024
• GREECE: AEGEAN SEA GAY CISE
• GAY CIS
• FRENCH POLYNIA: TAHI GAY CISE
• I WENT ON MY FIRST GAY CISE — HERE'S WHAT IT WAS LIKE
• ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT GAY CIS
• 4 BT GAY-FRIENDLY CIS: EVERYTHG YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT
• ALL GAY CISE CALENDAR:

THE 8 TOP GAY CIS FOR 2023

Gay Cise Calendar. 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. 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.

11 THGS I LEARNED ON MY 1ST 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.

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.

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

Cisers will also enjoy performanc by drag queens, gay Broadway stars and more, pl more typil river cise perks like sightseeg and lavish meals. 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. After night one, there are other social events for gay cisers to party and hang out together.

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.

Iterari typilly feature LGBTQ meetups at the begng of each cise for gay travelers to meet likemd passengers.

GREECE: AEGEAN SEA GAY CISE

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.

"Puerto Vallarta, Mexi, [is] full of gay bars, clubs and gay beach, " says Martez. ]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.

GAY CIS

Powered by a popular gay nightclub Bssels wh the same name, La Demence – French for "the madns" – primarily ters to a European crowd.

FRENCH POLYNIA: TAHI GAY CISE

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. Ready for your next gaytn?

Gay cis are popular vatn choic bee of the “no ms, no fs” style of travel offers. Bookg a gay cise wh a travel agent mak planng even easier still and what do you know? Want to know why you should nsir g a travel agent to book your next gay cise?

We've partnered wh Dtatn by David to be our official reprentative for bookg gay cis. You n ually self-book most gay cis, but sometim unique trips are only bookable through an agent. We’ve been the travel dtry for 10 years now and have partnered wh a top-rated agency to manage gay cise bookgs on your behalf.

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

Choose anythg om all-gay full-ship charters to LGBTQ+ groups on a large variety of ships and many statns. to sort by parture date, pany, erary or by keyword (Ex: gay group, ribbean, mederranean, etc). All Major Cise LAll LGBT Full Ship ChartersGay Group CisAll Gay River Cis.

All aboard our small-group, gay cis. Our Gay Cis aren’t like the others. HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR Gay Cis.

Dive to the balmy Adriatic on our signature Croatia gay cise. Nonstop parti, unwarranted ments, and a lack of diversy were a few reasons why I avoid bookg a gay cise. 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 .

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT GAY CIS

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.

4 BT GAY-FRIENDLY CIS: EVERYTHG YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT

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.

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.

ALL GAY CISE CALENDAR:

Gay Cis.

So you’re thkg about takg your first gay or lbian cise, and you’re probably wonrg where to beg.

Gay cisg is takg the cise market by storm, offerg a h take on what cis n (and should) look like. There has never been a better time to experience your first gay cise, but we always believe ’s better to be prepared so you have an ia of what to expect. First, you should probably ask yourself if and why you should take a gay cise.

Then, remember to rearch the bt (and worst) ports and statns for gay cis to avoid beg discrimated agast or feelg unwele.

Next, you'll want to plan your cise, and that might clu fdg the bt 2020 gay cise als out there and gay-iendly cise l and ships.