VACAYA – Gay & LGBT+ Cis – Vatns Reimaged

Contents:

• VACAYA – GAY & LGBT+ CIS & RORT VATNS REIMAGED
• 11 THGS I LEARNED ON MY 1ST GAY CISE
• 12 TOP GAY CIS YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS 2023 AND 2024
• ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT GAY CIS
• SAME SEX, SEVEN SEAS: GAY CISE CHARTERS A PROFABLE NICHE
• GAY CISE OPERATORS ARE FDG WH THE NEW YORK TIM
• 'GAY SUMMER MP': HOW CIS CREATE SPACE FOR LGBTQ+ TRAVELERS AT SEA
• GAY TRAVEL AGENTS & TOUR OPERATORS
• BT GAY CIS
• CAN A GAY CISE KEEP 4,700 PEOPLE SAFE AMID COVID?
• GAY CIS EUROPE: TOP DTATNS AND TIPS FOR AN UNFETTABLE VATN

VACAYA – GAY & LGBT+ CIS & RORT VATNS REIMAGED

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. No, not that type of cisg – although that too n be for anyone – but gog on a gay cise ship. Whether you opt for lmer seas on a smaller vsel, or the stormy waters of a bigger party boat, you're guaranteed a good time on a gay cise.

You'll be surround by like-md LGBTQ+ shipmat, and a crew whose jobs are centered around providg the bt – and gayt – experience possible. Regardls, there's somethg to su every type of LGBTQ+ journeyer on a gay cise..

11 THGS I LEARNED ON MY 1ST GAY CISE

Easy to meet new people – one great aspect of takg a gay cise is that most of the guts are iendly and open to meetg new people.

On a gay cise, there are many activi that help nnect guts to give you a better chance at meetg people. Travel alone – most gay cise pani offer a b match program where they will assign you a roommate, so you don’t have to pay for the full price of a two-person room if you’re travelg alone. Great entertament – most of the big gay cise l brg on big headlers or “gaylebry” performers.

How about performanc om some of the top gay celebry edians, entertaers and famo drag queens om RuPl’s Drag Race? Be yourself – probably one of the most attractive parts about a gay cise is the fort zone. The entire ship is full of LGBT guts and all staff has been extensively traed to provi you wh a welg and gay-iendly experience.

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

The ncept of LGBT-specific travel started the ’70s and was pneered by Hans Ebensten, who began takg gay men on tours raftg through the Grand Canyon as well as to Carnival R Janeiro.

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT GAY CIS

The ncept of a gay cise was the perfect environment bee the ship self was isolated on the ocean and all the atten uld be pletely themselv whout fear of judgment or harassment. The first all gay cis were started by RSVP 1987, followed by the other pneers Atlantis Events (1991) and Olivia, who started offerg lbian cis 1990.

Large full-ship gay cis – this is the most mon and popular gay cise where you n expect top-of-the-le cise ships om well-known pani like Royal Caribbean, Virg Voyag, Celebry Cis or Norwegian Cise L.

Small full-ship gay cis – smaller pani like Source Journeys, Brand g, Out Adventur and other LGBT tour operators anize smaller cis. Gay river cis – gay river cis are popular Europe and typilly vis statns like France, Germany, Atria, The Netherlands or Belgium, jt to name a few.

SAME SEX, SEVEN SEAS: GAY CISE CHARTERS A PROFABLE NICHE

They are siar to small full-ship gay cis, wh the exceptn that they cise on a river as opposed to the open ocean. Partial-ship gay cis – some LGBT tour operators wh a smaller dience or client base will anize a small group on a mastream cise.

Gay sailg trips – there are a number of pani that offer gay sailg trips different statns around the world. It’s important to note that the experience on a small sailg boat of around 10-20 people is que a different experience than a gay cise.

However, larger sailg ships holdg between 20 to 300 guts might feel a b more like a small gay cise. We even offer our own Two Bad Tourists gay sailg trips sce 2018, visg Greece and Croatia wh a Europe-based gay sailg pany. Send, if takg a cise fely terts you, next you’ll need to ci if you prefer a gay cise or a mastream cise.

GAY CISE OPERATORS ARE FDG WH THE NEW YORK TIM

Gay cis n be a b more expensive than mastream cis due to the elaborate parti and unique entertament onboard. Dtatn – ci if you are gog on a gay cise for the ports of ll, for the gay cise experience general, or both. The entry-level price to gay cise typilly starts around $800 per person for a week-long trip.

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

The crowd – the type of people who go on each gay cise vari and might be a termg factor. Atlantis, RSVP and La Demence are about 99% gay men and Olivia is 99% lbian women.

VACAYA has a missn to be more diverse and clive for the entire LGBT+ muny, though their trips are still probably 80-90% gay men. Los Angel, Uned Stat Found 1985, RSVP Vatns produc all-gay vatn experienc for guts of all ag, genrs, rac, body typ, and sexual orientatns.

Key Wt, Uned Stat Cultural, culary, adventure and ctomized tours and holidays for gay men, lbians and their iends all over the world. Los Angel, Uned Stat Gay and lbian tour operator wh all-gay cis and gay rort vatns sce 1990 wh holidays throughout the world, cludg Europe, South Ameri, Caribbean, Asia, Atralia and Mexi.

GAY TRAVEL AGENTS & TOUR OPERATORS

Toronto, Canada Provis schled tours over 15 untri and ctom tours around the world for gay men, their iends and fay.

Miami, Uned Stat An experience pany that produc gay cis and adventur around the world, signed and ctomized for people who are spirual, adventuro, imagative and ee-thkg. San Francis, Uned Stat Esrted, small-group gay tours to worldwi statns sce 1998 for discerng LGBT travelers who like their forts.

BT GAY CIS

Hoton, Uned Stat Organiz gay and lbian cise events wh LGBT onboard programmg to lotns cludg Alaska, Canada, Caribbean, Europe, Mexi, Virg Islands and more, aboard luxur cise l cludg Carnival, Celebry Cis, Holland Ameri, Norwegian Cise Le, MSC and Royal Caribbean. New York Cy, Uned Stat Organiz gay and lbian group cis sce 1990 on some of the biggt nam LGBT-iendly cise lers wh monthly partur and groups rangg size om 15 to 900 passengers. So you’re thkg about takg your first gay or lbian cise, and you’re probably wonrg where to beg.

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

Gay cisg is takg the cise market by storm, offerg a h take on what cis n (and should) look like. There has never been a better time to experience your first gay cise, but we always believe ’s better to be prepared so you have an ia of what to expect. First, you should probably ask yourself if and why you should take a gay cise.

Then, remember to rearch the bt (and worst) ports and statns for gay cis to avoid beg discrimated agast or feelg unwele. Next, you'll want to plan your cise, and that might clu fdg the bt 2020 gay cise als out there and gay-iendly cise l and ships.

GAY CIS EUROPE: TOP DTATNS AND TIPS FOR AN UNFETTABLE VATN

We will try answerg all your qutns to give you a good ia of what a gay cise actually looks like.

Now this article, we provi gay cisg tips for first timers: how to pack, what to do and what not to do and how to stay safe durg your cise. How to pack for a gay cise In many ways, packg for gay, lbian, or bisexual cisg is no different om packg for any other cise. However, if you’re lookg to book a chartered all-gay cise wh an operator like Atlantis’ gay cis, there are a uple special twists om a tradnal packg checklist you should keep md.

Travel light This is a great cise tip regardls of whether you’re takg a gay or mastream cise.