Gay cis you don't want to miss - The Pots Guy

Contents:

• 12 TOP GAY CIS YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS 2023 AND 2024
• THE 8 TOP GAY CIS FOR 2023
• I WENT ON MY FIRST GAY CISE — HERE'S WHAT IT WAS LIKE
• MY ATLANTIS GAY CISE TRIP – WHAT IT WAS LIKE
• THE GAY CISE OF AGE
• GAY CISE STOCK PHOTOS AND IMAG
• WET AND WILD GAY CISE
• BT GAY CIS
• ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT GAY CIS
• GAY CIS: EVERYTHG YOU WANT TO KNOW BEFORE YOU SAIL
• 'GAY SUMMER MP': HOW CIS CREATE SPACE FOR LGBTQ+ TRAVELERS AT SEA
• GAY CIS
• ALL GAY CISE CALENDAR:

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

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 8 TOP GAY CIS FOR 2023

"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.

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

"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. " 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.

MY ATLANTIS GAY CISE TRIP – WHAT IT WAS LIKE

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. 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.

THE GAY CISE OF AGE

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. "Puerto Vallarta, Mexi, [is] full of gay bars, clubs and gay beach, " says Martez.

GAY CISE STOCK PHOTOS AND IMAG

]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. 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.

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. 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.

WET AND WILD GAY CISE

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.

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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. Can Atlantis Gay Cis Be Overwhelmg for First-Timers?

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT GAY CIS

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.

GAY CIS: EVERYTHG YOU WANT TO KNOW BEFORE YOU SAIL

Atlantis gay cis n get que expensive, so there generally wasn’t a huge number of younger people.

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

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. 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.

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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. Atlantis gay cise on the Millennium March 2008.

ALL GAY CISE CALENDAR:

For fans of cis remends: Bali to Sgapore – Atlantis gay cise between 15 – 25 March onboard the Seabourn Odyssey. On March 12, 2009 the good gay and lbian folks of Curao hosted a tea dance for those of visg the island on the Atlantis gay cise.

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. Prentg Sponsor of Miami Beach Gay Pri.

Celebry has been a major sponsor for Miami Beach Gay Pri two years a row. There was not wet or wild and nothg gay except the ctomers.