All You Need to Know about Gay Cis | Cisewatch

Contents:

• THE 8 TOP GAY CIS FOR 2023
• 12 TOP GAY CIS YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS 2023 AND 2024
• VACAYA – GAY & LGBT+ CIS & RORT VATNS REIMAGED
• TOP 10 CISE L FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELLERS
• I WENT ON MY FIRST GAY CISE — HERE'S WHAT IT WAS LIKE
• ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT GAY CIS
• GAY CIS
• YOUR ULTIMATE GAY HOLIDAY EXPERIENCE!
• 'GAY SUMMER MP': HOW CIS CREATE SPACE FOR LGBTQ+ TRAVELERS AT SEA
• GAY CIS: EVERYTHG YOU WANT TO KNOW BEFORE YOU SAIL
• RISHI SUNAK APOLOGIS TO LGBT VETERANS FOR PAST ARMED FORC GAY BAN

THE 8 TOP GAY CIS FOR 2023

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. 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.

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

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.

"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.

VACAYA – GAY & LGBT+ CIS & RORT VATNS REIMAGED

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.

TOP 10 CISE L FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELLERS

Although all erari are gay-iendly, nsir bookg a Pri Party at Sea sailg (which tak place each June) for an extra special experience.

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

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. 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.

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT GAY CIS

]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.

YOUR ULTIMATE GAY HOLIDAY EXPERIENCE!

Whether you jo onboard for a vatn, your honeymoon, or even your weddg, you'll see why we're the bt cise le for gay, lbian and all LGBTQ+ guts.

Get onboard Europe’s biggt all-gay cise this summer as we sail the extraordary Odyssey of the Seas to Italy, Sicily, Monte Carlo & more pl an overnight thrillg Ibiza! Get onboard Europe’s largt all-gay cise when we sail the brand-new Odyssey of the Seas om Rome to the bt of Italy, France, Monte Carlo and more. Get onboard the world's largt gay cise when we sail the spectacular Oasis of the Seas om Miami to the bt of the Caribbean.

'GAY SUMMER MP': HOW CIS CREATE SPACE FOR LGBTQ+ TRAVELERS AT SEA

What started as a “gay week on the beach wh iends” has sce turned to the largt gay-owned pany the world dited to creatg unique vatns for LGBTQ travelers. You know what you don't want: a floatg bathhoe, a large cise ship wh nothg but gay men, and to feel lost or left out—pecially if you're not that outgog.

Silhouette of a uple wh the rabow flag view overlookg a sunset (Photo: Prazis Imag/Shutterstock)HomeFirst Time CiserTop 10 Cise L for Gay and Lbian TravellersSilhouette of a uple wh the rabow flag view overlookg a sunset (Photo: Prazis Imag/Shutterstock)The cise dtry has e a long way, not merely acknowledgg but embracg s gay and lbian passengers and LGBTQ travel.

It's really no surprise, given there is data suggtg that the percentage of gay and lbian travelers who take cis is the same as – or even slightly higher than – the percentage of heterosexual travelers who and lbian cise passengers haven't been shy about their enthiasm, eher.

GAY CIS: EVERYTHG YOU WANT TO KNOW BEFORE YOU SAIL

There are now dozens of Facebook pag and onle foms, such as Cise Crics' Gay and Lbian Cisers board, where rmatn about cise l is readily shared. That enthiasm isn't limed to the virtual world, as many gay and lbian passengers are much more fortable, pared to jt a few years ago, wh beg open about their sexual orientatn while onboard, and quick to ll out cinc of perceived homophobia by fellow passengers or cise-le short, the gay and lbian market is one the cise dtry nnot ignore.

Ined, many are proactively marketg to gay and lbian travelers through tradnal advertisg, social media, onboard programmg and sponsorships of LGBTQ events and wh this creasg openns of cise l, the optns for gay and lbian cisers have never been better. There are exclive all-gay and all-lbian charters hosted by pani such as Atlantis Events, RSVP Vatns, Brand g Vatns, Olivia and VACAYA; non-exclive cis for gay and lbian groups through travel agenci such as Pied Piper Travel; and, of urse, the abily to book directly wh a preferred cise followg list highlights ne gay- and lbian-welg cise l, illtratg a rabow of cise travel opportuni that are bound to su nearly any This PageAzamara Club CisCelebry CisCrystal CisCunard LeHolland Ameri LeNorwegian Cise LePrcs CisRoyal Caribbean InternatnalThere was a time when the bt a gay or lbian cise passenger uld hope for om a "gay-iendly" cise would be a self-anised "Friends of Dorothy" meet up. Now, gay and lbian social get-togethers are standard on most cis, and are actually anised, promoted and hosted by the cise l and their crew cise dtry has e a long way, not merely acknowledgg but embracg s gay and lbian passengers -- nowhere more so than that bastn of Brishns -- Cunard Le.

It's really no surprise, given there is data suggtg that the percentage of gay and lbian travellers who take cis is the same as -- or even slightly higher than -- the percentage of heterosexual travellers who and lbian cise passengers haven't been shy about their enthiasm, eher.

RISHI SUNAK APOLOGIS TO LGBT VETERANS FOR PAST ARMED FORC GAY BAN

There are now dozens of Facebook pag and onle foms, such as Cise Crics' Gay and Lbian Cisers board, where rmatn about cise l is readily shared.