What It Was Really Like Gog on a Gay Cise

Contents:

• I WENT ON A 10-DAY CISE WH 4,000 OTHER GAY MEN. I CRIED FOR DAYS AFTER END, AND I N'T WA TO GO BACK.
• I WENT ON MY FIRST GAY CISE — HERE'S WHAT IT WAS LIKE
• 11 THGS I LEARNED ON MY 1ST GAY CISE
• MY ATLANTIS GAY CISE TRIP – WHAT IT WAS LIKE
• THE GAY CISE OF AGE
• I SPENT $5,200 TO GO ON AN ALL-GAY CISE — AND SPENT THE ENTIRE 10 DAYS ISOLATN WHEN I TTED POSIVE FOR COVID
• THE 8 TOP GAY CIS FOR 2023
• 12 TOP GAY CIS YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS 2023 AND 2024

I WENT ON A 10-DAY CISE WH 4,000 OTHER GAY MEN. I CRIED FOR DAYS AFTER END, AND I N'T WA TO GO BACK.

I had a great time on a 10-day Mederranean cise wh 4, 000 others, the majory beg gay men. As a gay man, I fell love wh beg the majory for once. At the end of the fal, dis-themed dance on my 10-day "all-gay" cise, I met up wh a man I'd shared a few timate moments wh.

I'd fallen love wh beg the I booked my 'all-gay' cise, I prepared myself to be disappoted. In 2021, I raid my savgs acunt and spent $3, 059 to book an "all-gay" cise around the dancg troupe nvced me to buy the ticket, which was for 10 days on the Royal Caribbean's Odyssey of the Seas. The special 2022 Atlantis sailg would be filled wh about 4, 000 gay people, the majory of them my life warned me to manage my expectatns.

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

I also received negative reactns om my gay iends — some said they uldn't thk of anythg worse than an "all-gay" cise. Others add a lghg emoji each time they msaged about , as if the choice self was ludicro or exclively beg around gay people was crgeworthy and embarrassg.

11 THGS I LEARNED ON MY 1ST GAY CISE

I now know that, until you've been on one of the cis, you really have no ia what happens on day one, I was havg the time of my life — we'd created our own floatg universe As our ship set sail om Rome, dawned on me that I'd never been around this many gay men before. I met upl, sgl, and other gay dividuals om around the globe. As a gay man who is Brish-born and liv Atralia, I'm grateful I'm able to be myself.

It mands rtrat to not absorb microaggrsns, but to stead allow them to fuel my day, I mt stand firm and ph agast nventns and benchmarks of the heteronormative world that many gay men like myself choose to reject. Nonstop parti, unwarranted ments, and a lack of diversy were a few reasons why I avoid bookg a gay cise. I've always been secure about my weight, and if the marketg strategy for an LGBTQ+ cise, vatn, or tour pany don't clu me or make me feel seen — as a chubby Black gay man — I avoid .

But when I was offered the opportuny to sail wh Vaya, I asked a few iends about their gay cise experienc — specifilly, about the pany's chartered sailgs and rort vatns. Even before settg sail, some of my prenceived notns about gay cis seemed to fa.

MY ATLANTIS GAY CISE TRIP – WHAT IT WAS LIKE

I met several people, cludg Ken, who drove 12 hours om Chattanooga, Tennsee, to go on his first gay cise; Eric and his partner, Jason, om Taa, Washgton, who chatted about how they met, Jason's "g out" story, and his amible divorce om his ex-wife; and Osr, a passenger om L. I disvered that a gay cise allows to be fully ourselv a rpectful environment, rng wh old iends om prev cis and cultivatg new iendships that go beyond our seven-day journey. Celebry's safety protols and Vaya's attentn to tail, transparency, and clive vibe and strategy are all reasons why I was able to enjoy my first gay cise and return home COVID-ee.

The Atlantis Gay Cise Experience, First-Hand. While most of have seen an Atlantis gay cise via social media or advertisements, you’re probably still wonrg…what are the Atlantis gay cis really like?

I’ve done some other gay vatns, but a huge gay cise like this is pretty unique. Other trips for ternatnal gay pri events, ski weeks, and events like Gay Days are great, but the Atlantis Gay Cise jt felt granr.

THE GAY CISE OF AGE

Pl, everythg was tered to the gay muny. How Were the Atlantis Gay Cise Theme Parti? So, at a mimum, you n start preppg the gay party accsori that you n wear to the.

Lots of first-timers expect Atlantis gay cis to be a nstant sex party, but ’s not exactly like that. What Should Travelers Brg on an Atlantis Gay Cise? Check out my extensive list of the bt gay swimwear brands.

I SPENT $5,200 TO GO ON AN ALL-GAY CISE — AND SPENT THE ENTIRE 10 DAYS ISOLATN WHEN I TTED POSIVE FOR COVID

Can Atlantis Gay Cis Be Overwhelmg for First-Timers?

THE 8 TOP GAY CIS FOR 2023

But for some reason, the ia of gettg on a 5000+ person gay cise h me like a brick wall. I thk ’s important to know that every Atlantis gay cise has so many programmed events happeng, that ’s tly impossible to do everythg. Go to one of the many gay edy, mil, piano bar, or drag shows happeng on the ship.

It seems most people do on the ternatnal cis, but sounds like the gay cis out of Miami and San Diego are pretty much nstant circu parti. Atlantis gay cis n get que expensive, so there generally wasn’t a huge number of younger people.

Your Gay Cise Alternativ. Gay guys are bookg Atlantis cis like crazy, pecially now that we’re out of the woods regardg the panmic. If you’re thkg about browsg some tamer or not-so-gay cis, there are plenty of fun alternativ.

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

Lookg for other gay vatn optns? Check out the epic gay sailg trips the Mederranean!

For s, the thought of an LGBTQ+ cise brought to md one thg: a mega ship full of shirtls gay men — mostly cis, whe, buff and tanned — plyg the waters of the Caribbean to seemgly endls club mic. Variety Cis is focg on the Seychell for an October LGBTQ+ cise (which is cheekily emed as “straight iendly”) bee the island natn is one of very few Ai that has passed laws to actively protect lbian, gay and bisexual employe om discrimatn the workplace. Dave Benbow booked an all-gay cise the Mederranean for $5, 200 and was so exced to go.