What It Was Really Like Gog on a Gay Cise

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Conflictg reports arise after a gay man falls overboard om a Royal Caribbean cise ship followg an alleged altertn wh crew members who ma antigay remarks.

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THE 8 TOP GAY CIS FOR 2023

The gay cis promise fun activi, excellent entertament and erari to tertg statns around the world. * gay royal caribbean *

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.

"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.

GAY FRIENDLY CIS: OUR ROYAL CARIBBEAN EXPERIENCE

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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.

ROYAL CARIBBEAN BE FIRST CISE LE TO BE NAMED GAY TRAVEL APPROVED

announced that Royal Caribbean Internatnal is the first and only cise le to receive the distctn of beg Gay Travel Approved.... * gay royal caribbean *

"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.

OVERBOARD ROYAL CARIBBEAN PASSENGER DI ON 'WORLD'S BIGGT GAY CISE' PUERTO RI

Royal Caribbean mak a strong mment to LGBT muny, equal rights and leav anti-gay stat like North Carola and Mississippi the dt. * gay royal caribbean *

"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.

GAY SEX IS STILL ILLEGAL THIS CARIBBEAN ISLAND; HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH WANTS BAN REPEALED

There are six untri the Caribbean where same-sex timacy is still banned and punishable by prison time. Human Rights Watch, s latt report, is llg out of the untri for the anti-gay atmosphere that exists and the stigmatizatn of LGBT dividuals. * gay royal caribbean *

" 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.

REGNIZ ROYAL CARIBBEAN INTERNATNAL AS “GAY TRAVEL APPROVED”

Here's why I chose vatn pany Vaya to book my first gay cise, a seven-day Caribbean cise on the Celebry Millennium ship." emprop="scriptn * gay royal caribbean *

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.

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.

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

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"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.

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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.

Sce our very first cise back 2018 we have both been absolutely sold on this unique way of holidayg, and we have been on multiple gay iendly cis sce, wh a number of different operators. Whilst we have cised onboard Royal Caribbean ships prevly, the have always been chartered cis booked through Atlantis Events – gay cis, wh onboard themed parti, circu-que style parti, dancg the night away etc – and so slightly different experienc than bookg a Royal Caribbean cise directly! We were pecially keen to see how they pared as gay-iendly cis to other pani we have sailed wh.

DEATH CONFIRMED ONBOARD ATLANTIS EVENTS' OASIS OF THE SEAS GAY CISE

Whilst every send onboard was credible, and was a week of pure luxury, here are our top 5 highlights of our gay-iendly Royal Caribbean cise. Our Top 5 Highlights of Our Gay Friendly Cise.

A GAY CISE COMPANY ASKED GUTS TO STOP POSTG SEXUALLY EXPLIC CONTENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA

Did we fd Royal Caribbean gay-iendly? This go hand hand wh the members of staff treatg every gut equally, makg you feel weled onboard, and as a rult we felt pletely at ease travellg as a gay uple.

OVERBOARD ROYAL CARIBBEAN PASSENGER DI ON 'WORLD'S BIGGT GAY CISE' PUERTO RI

In fact, we even noticed a few other gay upl dog the same! In: 20 Oct announced that Royal Caribbean Internatnal is the first and only cise le to receive the distctn of beg Gay Travel Approved.

"The Gay Travel Approved Seal of Approval is award by to select travel partners that offer a safe and welg environment for LGBTQ travelers.

""This signatn has been a long time the makg, " said Steve Rohrlick, CEO of "Our GayTravel Cise Gu Stephen Pris has sailed on more than one hundred Royal Caribbean cis. The recent appotment of Grant Van Ulbrich as the first openly-gay Diversy Executive on a major cise le and the steps he is implementg are ditive of Royal Caribbean Internatnal's mment to the LGBTQ muny.

WATCH: GAY CISE PASSENGER FALLS OFF SHIP AFTER ALLEGED FIGHT WH HOMOPHOBIC CREW

It is therefore our distct pleasure to btow GayTravel Approved 2016 to Royal Caribbean Internatnal. They are also members of the Internatnal Gay and Lbian Travel Associatn. Text 'GAYTRAVEL' to 1-800-GAY-TRAVEL (1-800-429-8728).

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