I recently sailed on a one-week gay cise wh tour operator Vaya. Here are the top thgs I'd want someone nsirg or planng their first gay cise to know.
Contents:
- 11 THGS I LEARNED ON MY 1ST GAY CISE
- 12 TOP GAY CIS YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS 2023 AND 2024
- THE 8 TOP GAY CIS FOR 2023
- ARE CISE SHIPS SAFE FOR GAY CREW MEMBERS?
- 'WE TOOK CARE OF EACH OTHER': A MARIME UNN'S HIDN HISTORY OF GAY-STRAIGHT AND INTERRACIAL SOLIDARY
11 THGS I LEARNED ON MY 1ST GAY CISE
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12 TOP GAY CIS YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS 2023 AND 2024
Don’t miss the boat on makg lifelong iends durg an epic vatn. Here are 12 of the bt gay cis g up 2023 and 2024. * gay crew on cruise ships *
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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.
THE 8 TOP GAY CIS FOR 2023
The gay cis promise fun activi, excellent entertament and erari to tertg statns around the world. * gay crew on cruise ships *
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.
ARE CISE SHIPS SAFE FOR GAY CREW MEMBERS?
Gay Tim ught up wh sgg and dancg star of the Celebry Equox, Domique, as sailed through the Caribbean to talk about the cise ler’s huge Pri events. * gay crew on cruise ships *
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.
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.
'WE TOOK CARE OF EACH OTHER': A MARIME UNN'S HIDN HISTORY OF GAY-STRAIGHT AND INTERRACIAL SOLIDARY
"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.