BearCise | The Most Tsted Name Gay Travel

Contents:

• GAY SGL CISE 2022GALVTON, TX, USASEE MORE PHOTOSGAY SGL CISE 2022
• OUR GAY CRUISE AND TOUR CALENDAR 2023 AND 2024
• VACAYA – GAY & LGBT+ CIS & RORT VATNS REIMAGED
• GAY CIS: HERE IS YOUR ULTIMATE GUI FOR 2023
• GAY CIS
• ALL GAY CISE CALENDAR:

GAY SGL CISE 2022GALVTON, TX, USASEE MORE PHOTOSGAY SGL CISE 2022

) While not an "all gay" cise, we'll be a large group of (mostly) sgle gay guys on a "regular" cise—havg a blast together! Also, the ships chartered are almost uniformly elevated and luxur.No longer are gay and lbian groups and full-ship charters relegated to olr, tired vsels. Full-ship gay charters mand big bs for the cise dtry, and major cise l are rpondg by offerg their newt and most excg ships.

Many charter pani will take over the entire ship, brgg aboard their own dance parti, entertament, activi and hosts to tailor the vatn experience to their dience.The magic of a gay cise li the shared experience of travelg wh your muny. Here are 12 of the bt gay cis 2023 and 2024.ALL-INCLUSIVE PHOTO PROJECT/CELEBRITY CRUISESOUTbound's Christmas Market River CiseDate: Dec.

OUR GAY CRUISE AND TOUR CALENDAR 2023 AND 2024

The bt part of bookg that cise wh OUTbound, a charter pany that foc on LGBTQ+ travelers, is gog to those markets wh your newfound group of queer iends.Reward your box wh the TPG Daily newsletterJo over 700,000 rears for breakg news, -pth guis and exclive als om TPG's experts.OUTbound's December erary on Emerald Cis' Emerald Dty pli the Danube River, alightg at ports Germany, Atria, Slovakia and Hungary, where there will be plenty of time to sample the lol warm chtnuts and mulled we.Most of the OUTbound trips are hosted by celebry gay uple Jonathan Bent and Jaym Vghan, who brg a playful whimsy to the journey. 11-20, 2023.Sailg the first gay cise to Bangkok, Atlantis is gearg up for a full-ship charter of Norwegian Cise Le's Norwegian Jewel, which has a pacy of more than 2,300.The ne-night cise will leave om Sgapore and vis Port Klang (Kuala Lumpur) and Langkawi Island, Malaysia; Ho Chi Mh Cy (Phu My), Vietnam; Sihanoville, Cambodia; and Ko Samui, Thailand, before arrivg s fal port, Bangkok (Laem Chabang, Thailand).The erary also clus three days at sea, which the charter pany will fill wh pool parti, gay-foced entertament and dance parti.Atlantis charters are specifilly geared toward gay men, though you will likely fd a small percentage of lbian women and a few straight alli.

John's, Antigua, wh three days at sea.Vaya is the first and only large-sle travel group to openly and outwardly wele the entire LGBTQIAPK (lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, tersex, asexual, polygamo/polyamoro and kk) muny and s alli.The vibe on board is iendly and easygog, the entertament is Broadway-liber and the nightly parti are more about gay anthems than hoe beats.

VACAYA – GAY & LGBT+ CIS & RORT VATNS REIMAGED

The pany also featur an opportuny to give back on each trip wh s ReachOUT program, where passengers n volunteer wh a lol project while port.Far for available bs on the upg Caribbean cise start at $1,997 per person based on double occupancy, not cludg port tax, fe and gratui.How to book: Get up-to-the-mute availabily on the bs and their lotns for the Caribbean Cise 2024 on Vaya's webse or by llg 718-504-0404.Related: 11 thgs I learned on my 1st gay ciseOlivia's Majtic Alaska CiseDate: Sept. The all-sue ship still has some availabily the base rate su, which start at $6,399 per person based on double occupancy, not cludg tax, tips and fe.How to book: You n rerve a b for this cise on the Brand g webse or by llg 952-295-4254.Related: 21 tips and tricks that will make your 1st cise go smoothlyGaySail's Gay Nu Cisg TahiDate: Nov.

GaySail's nu sailgs offer the rare chance to sail naturel the safe nf of a private, full-charter tamaran.GaySail's upg Tahi cise will take a small group of up to 14 gay men on a journey to many of the highlights of the South Pacific, cludg Bora Bora, Mpi and Moorea.GaySail has an imprsive lp of small-ship charters schled, cludg both clothg-optnal and all-nu sailgs.

The charter pany predomantly ters to European gay men (s headquarters is based Amsterdam), but men om all around the world are wele to jo.Pricg for the November 2023 and 2024 sailgs starts at 2,295 ros (about $2,354) per person, cludg tax and fe.How to book: While the experience of sailg naked will be eeg, the experience is not ee. Book your rervatn on the GaySail webse or by emailg @ for more tails.Pied Piper Travel's Main Voyage to the Eastern CaribbeanDate: Dec. 3-10, 2023.Pied Piper's small gay groups on large-sle ships have sailed on hundreds of cis sce s ceptn 1990.

GAY CIS: HERE IS YOUR ULTIMATE GUI FOR 2023

The trip featur three nights a hotel Cairo, followed by a four-night Nile River cise and two addnal nights Cairo before flyg home.You'll sail wh a small group of no more than 20 gay men (and their alli and fai) wh excursns that'll clu viss to Luxor Temple, the Royal Tombs the Valley of the Kgs and the Abu Simbel temple plex.Out Adventur has a number of gay charter cis, some bed wh land tours, planned through 2024. 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 trip.When 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. Meanwhile, other pani like VACAYA and Olivia look to provi a more diverse selectn of activi, rangg om "T-danc" (LGBTQ parti that, historilly, clud tea service) to wrg class to immersive on-shore experienc.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."Each and every LGBTQIAPK person has a different level of fortabily their 'outns,' " says Patrick Gunn, -founr and chief marketg officer of LGBTQ vatn pany VACAYA.

GAY CIS

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 staff.Virg 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.

In Augt 2023, nsir a seven-night sailg aboard Rilient Lady (Virg's newt cise ship butg May 2023) through Athens, Santori and Mykonos, Greece, wh special mil guts and LGBTQ edians.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 experience.On 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.

ALL GAY CISE CALENDAR:

"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. Cisers will also enjoy performanc by drag queens, gay Broadway stars and more, pl more typil river cise perks like sightseeg and lavish meals. Pl, cisers n feel good about their trip knowg that Brand g partners wh LGBTQ anizatns like the Elton John AIDS Foundatn.In 2023, Brand g sails through unique waterways around the world, cludg the Amazon, the See, the Rhe, the Danube and more.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. Addnally, Celebry was the first cise le to legally marry a uple at sea 2018, and ntu to perform same-sex marriag on s ships.Past cisers enjoyed their voyag wh Celebry, notg that the le was welg, the food was lic and there were plenty of areas to hang out as a group wh fellow LGBTQ passengers or other panns throughout the ship.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 year.Olivia(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.Highlights clu the ships' entertament optns (cludg a Cele Dn tribute show) and attentive staff, acrdg to past cisers.