VACAYA – Gay & LGBT+ Cis – Vatns Reimaged

Contents:

• THE BT GAY HOOK-UP SPOTS NYC
• THE 8 TOP GAY CIS FOR 2023
• A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF NEW YORK CY'S GAY & QUEER BARS
• NEW YORK GAY DISTRICT: CHELSEA
• NEW YORK GAY GYM
• NYC GAY PRI PARTY CISE 2023: SPARKLE IN THE DARK
• CAN A GAY CISE KEEP 4,700 PEOPLE SAFE AMID COVID?
• NEW YORK CY GAY TRAVEL
• VACAYA – GAY & LGBT+ CIS & RORT VATNS REIMAGED
• THE 8 TOP GAY CIS FOR 2023

THE BT GAY HOOK-UP SPOTS NYC

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.

THE 8 TOP GAY CIS FOR 2023

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

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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.

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"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.

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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.

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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.

]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.

The Gay Travel Experience: New York Cy. No matter who you are, beg gay New York Cy is easy. I’ve been a New York lol for more than ne years, so I’ll give you some of the bt New York Cy gay travel advice you n fd.

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From explorg storybook-like neighborhoods to dancg until sunrise at tense circu parti, there are limls ways for gay travelers to explore New York. Gay, lbian and transgenr populatns New York Cy are huge, so ’s easy for everyone to fd their muny.

Below, I’ll tell you where to stay for the bt gay New York experience, remend crowd-favore hotels, rtrants, gay nightlife venu and share eful travel tips. New York Gay Neighborhoods & Where to Stay.

Overall, New York has such an enormo gay populatn that ’s not necsary to lim yourself to gay-specific hotels, although I will say that some of New York Cy’s gay hotels all offer stylishly unique experienc that travelers love. Below I’ll remend some hotels and other plac to stay by borough, addn to verg the var gay neighborhoods of New York Cy. Gay travelers visg New York have a ton of Manhattan neighborhood optns.

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I remend stayg Hell’s Kchen, the Wt Village, or Chelsea sce the are New York’s bt gay neighborhoods. A Hell’s Kchen apartment rental is your bt bet if you want to be the heart of New York’s bt gay neighborhood. Firstly, most gay lols don’t live the areas.

Midtown East is isolated om gay nightlife, the Fancial District n feel lifels the eveng, and Chatown is both isolated and dirty. Williamsburg is the ial neighborhood for New York Cy gay travelers who want to experience that classic “Brooklyn” feel.

Also, Williamsburg is sentially Brooklyn’s gay neighborhood. However, you’ll fd gay lols om here all the way eastward through the middle of Bhwick, followg the route of the L subway rridor.

VACAYA – GAY & LGBT+ CIS & RORT VATNS REIMAGED

Home of the borough’s bt gay nightlife, Astoria is also the Queens gay neighborhood. Here you’ll only be one stop away om Manhattan while still beg close to Astoria’s gay nightlife. New York Cy Gay-Popular Rtrants.

Elmo – One of the most inic New York Cy gay rtrants. Elmo is always packed wh gay men, who enjoy the pany of the rtrant’s gay servers and bartenrs. GITANO Garn of Love – Showg off some betiful Tulum vib, GITANO is one of the bt summertime rtrants New York popular wh gay lols.

THE 8 TOP GAY CIS FOR 2023

Cafeteria – Bnch popular wh gay lols warmer weather. La Pera Bian – Fantastic gay-iendly New York Italian rtrant NoMad. Popular wh gay lols.

The Big Gay Ice Cream Shop – Perfect place to ol down summer wh lotns both the Seaport District and Upper Wt Si Manhattan.

New York Cy Gay Travel Experienc. There are tons of thgs for gay travelers to do New York, no matter whether ’s day, night, a weekday or weekend. Relax at the Christopher Street Pier wh all the gay lols durg warm sunny days New York.