SOURCE EVENTS’ 10TH ANNIVERSARY GAY CRUISE WITH STRAIGHT ALLY – The LGBTQ Travel Expert. Edutor. Speaker. Author.

Contents:

• 12 TOP GAY CIS YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS 2023 AND 2024
• FD YOUR EPICLUXURY GAY AND LGBTQ+ TRAVEL, VACATIONS, & CRUISESEXPLORE OUR DESTINATIONSLEARN ABOUT SOURCE JOURNEYSINSPIRING TRAVELERS FOROVER 20 YEARSTHE LEADER INLUXURY LGBTQ+ TRAVELSMALL GROUP EXPERIENCESWORLDWIDISVER OUR DTATNSADVENTURE AWAS! THE JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME IS AT YOUR FGERTIPS. EXPLORE STATNS FOR 2023 OR 2024 AND QUIRE TO PLAN YOUR EXPERIENCE.2023 DTATNSEXPLORE 2024INQUIRE TO BOOK2023 DTATNSMEKONG RIVER CISEHO CHI MH CY TO SIEM REAPOCTOBER 17-29, 2023IMMERSE YOURSELF EXPLORG ANCIENT TRADNS AS YOU EMBARK ON AN UNFETTABLE RIVER CISE THROUGH SOUTHEAST ASIA.  HO CHI MH CY OFFERS A MIXTURE OF OLD AND NEW, WHILE THE MEKONG TEEMS WH LORFUL FLOATG MARKETS, ANCIENT PAGODAS, RA FORTS, AND MEMENTOS OF S FRENCH COLONIAL PAST. ALONG THE WAY, LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CULTURE OF EACH UNTRY, MARVEL AT THE SPECTACULAR SCENERY, AND TERACT WH LOL PEOPLE.DISVER MOREEGYPTDECEMBER 7-16, 2023SOURCE JOURNEYS V YOU TO EXPERIENCE A ONCE--A-LIFETIME JOURNEY TO EGYPT. THE GREAT PYRAMIDS OF GIZA AND OTHER TREASUR OF EGYPT HAVE BECKONED TRAVELERS FOR MORE THAN TWO LENNIA. ON THIS LUXURY SMALL GROUP JOURNEY, VIS VENERABLE TOMBS AND TEMPL TO PIECE TOGETHER THE LIFE AND TIM OF ONE OF THE WORLD’S GREATT ANCIENT CIVILIZATNS. WH SAND-VERED TOMBS, STERE PYRAMIDS, AND TOWERG PHARAONIC TEMPL, EGYPT BRGS OUT THE EXPLORER ALL OF .DISVER MORE2024 DTATNSHIDN GEMS OF COLOMBIAJANUARY 25 – FEBARY 2, 2024ESPE THE WTER AND DISVER THE VIBRANT AND CULTURAL HOTSPOTS OF COLOMBIA – WHERE THE SUN SH BRIGHTER, AND THE RHYTHM NEVER STOPS. IMMERSE YOURSELF THE RICH HISTORY AND STUNNG NATURAL BETY OF BOGOTá, MELLíN, AND GUATAPé.  SAVOR THE LIC CUISE, DANCE TO THE RHYTHM OF THE LOL MIC, AND RELAX ON A PRISTE ISLAND RORT. FOR THOSE SEEKG A VIBRANT NIGHTLIFE SCENE, COLOMBIA’S GAY-IENDLY HOTSPOTS ARE SURE TO EXCE YOU. FOR OUR FAL TWO NIGHTS, WE’LL BE STAYG AT LAS ISLAS HOTEL, WHERE EVERY SOURCE TRAVELER WILL ENJOY THEIR IMMACULATELY APPOTED BUNGALOW WH A PRIVATE POOL. JO FOR THIS UNFETTABLE EXPERIENCE BLENDG ART, ADVENTURE, AND IENDS.DISVER MOREATRALIA OUTBACK &SYDNEY MARDI GRASFEBARY 23 - MARCH 4, 2024JO DOWN UNR TO EXPERIENCE TWO WORLD-CLASS CI AND ONE UNFETTABLE MARDI GRAS.ATRALIA IS PARABLE!  AWE-SPIRG ASTL. INIC CYSP. THE EPIC OUTBACK. IT’S A LAND FILLED WH WORLD HERAGE S AND UNFETTABLE EXPERIENC. AND THE ASI CERTALY KNOW HOW TO THROW A PARTY, WHICH IS WHY WE TIMED THIS LGBTQ+ SMALL GROUP ADVENTURE TO CI WH SYDNEY’S FAMO MARDI GRAS.DISVER MORETHE ESSENCE OF BURGUNDY & PROVENCE RIVER CISEJUNE 4 - 11, 2024BONJOUR, M AMIS! COME DULGE FRENCH FOOD, WE, AND SONG ON OUR FIRST CURATED LUXURY CISE EXPERIENCE DOWN THE SAôNE AND RHôNE RIVERS.EMBARK ON A LUXUR RIVER CISE EXPERIENCE WH SOURCE JOURNEYS AS WE TAKE YOU ON AN UNFETTABLE JOURNEY THROUGH BURGUNDY & PROVENCE. THIS IS A PRIVATE LGBTQ+ CHARTER ON THE BETIFUL AVALON POETRY LL. JO 120 IENDS – NEW AND OLD – TO DISVER THE LYRIL LANDSP OF PROVENCE, OM THE WDG BACK ROADS TO THE FIELDS OF LAVENR AND ANCIENT OLIVE GROV. TOGETHER, TASTE THE LECTABLE FLAVORS OF BURGUNDY AND PROVENCE WHILE DISVERG THE RICH HISTORY OF THE REGN. DISVER MORETREASUR OF VENICE & DALMATIAN COAST CISEAUGT 17 - 24, 2024TALL BILLOWG SAILS – BRILLIANT BLUE SEAS – SUN-DRENCHED TEAK CKS. YOU’RE WH YOUR CLOSE IENDS – OLD AND NEW – SAILG OM MAGIL VENICE FOR THE LEGENDARY BLUE DALMATIAN COAST. WELE TO THIS PRIVATE LGBTQ+ CHARTER OF THE WORLD’S LARGT SAILG SHIP, ROYAL CLIPPER!SOURCE JOURNEYS HAS CTOMIZED THIS CISE TO CLU SOME OF THE MOST BETIFUL PORTS OF LL, OM THE BAY OF KOTOR OF MONTENEGRO TO THE FORTIFIED MEDIEVAL TOWN OF DUBROVNIK, TO THE FUNKY CHIC PORT OF MORN HVAR.DISVER MOREMORE EXCG JOURNEYS COMG SOON...SIGN UP TO STAY THE LOOP AND BE THE FIRST TO RECEIVE MORE ON OUR 2024 STATNS.PRIVATE CISECHARTERSLUXURY LANDTOURSANTARCTI !!AND MOREKEEP ME UPDATEDWHY SOURCE JOURNEYS?
• THE 8 TOP GAY CIS FOR 2023
• SOURCE EVENTS’ 10TH ANNIVERSARY GAY CRUISE WITH STRAIGHT ALLY
• GAY PRIS 2023 AND 2024
• FALL PREVIEW-TOP 5 MOST ANTICIPATED GAY CIS AND TOURS!
• CAN A GAY CISE KEEP 4,700 PEOPLE SAFE AMID COVID?

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

Source Events was found 2001 wh the missn of creatg gay travel adventur for the md, body and spir. Our missn clus creatg experienc for the gay muny and iends, and that clus fay. Our gay naturists vatns are for men only.

Are you cis all-gay cis or groups aboard ships? Our signature cis are full ship gay charters, ually aboard luxury sailg yachts like Wdstar or Star Clipper ships. There are many typ of travel surance, but we remend Travel Guard as beg one of the most prehensive and gay iendly.

FD YOUR EPICLUXURY GAY AND LGBTQ+ TRAVEL, VACATIONS, & CRUISESEXPLORE OUR DESTINATIONSLEARN ABOUT SOURCE JOURNEYSINSPIRING TRAVELERS FOROVER 20 YEARSTHE LEADER INLUXURY LGBTQ+ TRAVELSMALL GROUP EXPERIENCESWORLDWIDISVER OUR DTATNSADVENTURE AWAS! THE JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME IS AT YOUR FGERTIPS. EXPLORE STATNS FOR 2023 OR 2024 AND QUIRE TO PLAN YOUR EXPERIENCE.2023 DTATNSEXPLORE 2024INQUIRE TO BOOK2023 DTATNSMEKONG RIVER CISEHO CHI MH CY TO SIEM REAPOCTOBER 17-29, 2023IMMERSE YOURSELF EXPLORG ANCIENT TRADNS AS YOU EMBARK ON AN UNFETTABLE RIVER CISE THROUGH SOUTHEAST ASIA.  HO CHI MH CY OFFERS A MIXTURE OF OLD AND NEW, WHILE THE MEKONG TEEMS WH LORFUL FLOATG MARKETS, ANCIENT PAGODAS, RA FORTS, AND MEMENTOS OF S FRENCH COLONIAL PAST. ALONG THE WAY, LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CULTURE OF EACH UNTRY, MARVEL AT THE SPECTACULAR SCENERY, AND TERACT WH LOL PEOPLE.DISVER MOREEGYPTDECEMBER 7-16, 2023SOURCE JOURNEYS V YOU TO EXPERIENCE A ONCE--A-LIFETIME JOURNEY TO EGYPT. THE GREAT PYRAMIDS OF GIZA AND OTHER TREASUR OF EGYPT HAVE BECKONED TRAVELERS FOR MORE THAN TWO LENNIA. ON THIS LUXURY SMALL GROUP JOURNEY, VIS VENERABLE TOMBS AND TEMPL TO PIECE TOGETHER THE LIFE AND TIM OF ONE OF THE WORLD’S GREATT ANCIENT CIVILIZATNS. WH SAND-VERED TOMBS, STERE PYRAMIDS, AND TOWERG PHARAONIC TEMPL, EGYPT BRGS OUT THE EXPLORER ALL OF .DISVER MORE2024 DTATNSHIDN GEMS OF COLOMBIAJANUARY 25 – FEBARY 2, 2024ESPE THE WTER AND DISVER THE VIBRANT AND CULTURAL HOTSPOTS OF COLOMBIA – WHERE THE SUN SH BRIGHTER, AND THE RHYTHM NEVER STOPS. IMMERSE YOURSELF THE RICH HISTORY AND STUNNG NATURAL BETY OF BOGOTá, MELLíN, AND GUATAPé.  SAVOR THE LIC CUISE, DANCE TO THE RHYTHM OF THE LOL MIC, AND RELAX ON A PRISTE ISLAND RORT. FOR THOSE SEEKG A VIBRANT NIGHTLIFE SCENE, COLOMBIA’S GAY-IENDLY HOTSPOTS ARE SURE TO EXCE YOU. FOR OUR FAL TWO NIGHTS, WE’LL BE STAYG AT LAS ISLAS HOTEL, WHERE EVERY SOURCE TRAVELER WILL ENJOY THEIR IMMACULATELY APPOTED BUNGALOW WH A PRIVATE POOL. JO FOR THIS UNFETTABLE EXPERIENCE BLENDG ART, ADVENTURE, AND IENDS.DISVER MOREATRALIA OUTBACK &SYDNEY MARDI GRASFEBARY 23 - MARCH 4, 2024JO DOWN UNR TO EXPERIENCE TWO WORLD-CLASS CI AND ONE UNFETTABLE MARDI GRAS.ATRALIA IS PARABLE!  AWE-SPIRG ASTL. INIC CYSP. THE EPIC OUTBACK. IT’S A LAND FILLED WH WORLD HERAGE S AND UNFETTABLE EXPERIENC. AND THE ASI CERTALY KNOW HOW TO THROW A PARTY, WHICH IS WHY WE TIMED THIS LGBTQ+ SMALL GROUP ADVENTURE TO CI WH SYDNEY’S FAMO MARDI GRAS.DISVER MORETHE ESSENCE OF BURGUNDY & PROVENCE RIVER CISEJUNE 4 - 11, 2024BONJOUR, M AMIS! COME DULGE FRENCH FOOD, WE, AND SONG ON OUR FIRST CURATED LUXURY CISE EXPERIENCE DOWN THE SAôNE AND RHôNE RIVERS.EMBARK ON A LUXUR RIVER CISE EXPERIENCE WH SOURCE JOURNEYS AS WE TAKE YOU ON AN UNFETTABLE JOURNEY THROUGH BURGUNDY & PROVENCE. THIS IS A PRIVATE LGBTQ+ CHARTER ON THE BETIFUL AVALON POETRY LL. JO 120 IENDS – NEW AND OLD – TO DISVER THE LYRIL LANDSP OF PROVENCE, OM THE WDG BACK ROADS TO THE FIELDS OF LAVENR AND ANCIENT OLIVE GROV. TOGETHER, TASTE THE LECTABLE FLAVORS OF BURGUNDY AND PROVENCE WHILE DISVERG THE RICH HISTORY OF THE REGN. DISVER MORETREASUR OF VENICE & DALMATIAN COAST CISEAUGT 17 - 24, 2024TALL BILLOWG SAILS – BRILLIANT BLUE SEAS – SUN-DRENCHED TEAK CKS. YOU’RE WH YOUR CLOSE IENDS – OLD AND NEW – SAILG OM MAGIL VENICE FOR THE LEGENDARY BLUE DALMATIAN COAST. WELE TO THIS PRIVATE LGBTQ+ CHARTER OF THE WORLD’S LARGT SAILG SHIP, ROYAL CLIPPER!SOURCE JOURNEYS HAS CTOMIZED THIS CISE TO CLU SOME OF THE MOST BETIFUL PORTS OF LL, OM THE BAY OF KOTOR OF MONTENEGRO TO THE FORTIFIED MEDIEVAL TOWN OF DUBROVNIK, TO THE FUNKY CHIC PORT OF MORN HVAR.DISVER MOREMORE EXCG JOURNEYS COMG SOON...SIGN UP TO STAY THE LOOP AND BE THE FIRST TO RECEIVE MORE ON OUR 2024 STATNS.PRIVATE CISECHARTERSLUXURY LANDTOURSANTARCTI !!AND MOREKEEP ME UPDATEDWHY SOURCE JOURNEYS?

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.

THE 8 TOP GAY CIS FOR 2023

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.

SOURCE EVENTS’ 10TH ANNIVERSARY GAY CRUISE WITH STRAIGHT ALLY

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. 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.

GAY PRIS 2023 AND 2024

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. 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.

FALL PREVIEW-TOP 5 MOST ANTICIPATED GAY CIS AND TOURS!

]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.

Source Journeys works wh their ntacts on the ground each untry to make sure all provirs are gay iendly. Source Journeys produc extraordary luxury travel, vatns and cis ctomized for the gay muny and their iends. Lookg for Another Gay Group Trip?

We remend a few different tour operators that do gay group trips and they all offer great erari and experienc that you’ll surely love and won’t fet.

CAN A GAY CISE KEEP 4,700 PEOPLE SAFE AMID COVID?

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The gay cise dtry is largely geared toward men, but Olivia is the dtry’s reigng champn for LGBTQ+ women.