VACAYA – Gay & LGBT+ Cis – Vatns Reimaged

Contents:

• THE 8 TOP GAY CIS FOR 2023
• VACAYA – GAY & LGBT+ CIS & RORT VATNS REIMAGED
• GAY CISG SPOTS
• GAY CIS
• JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU
• GAY PARIS
• OUR GAY CRUISE AND TOUR CALENDAR 2023 AND 2024
• 'GAY SUMMER MP': HOW CIS CREATE SPACE FOR LGBTQ+ TRAVELERS AT SEA

THE 8 TOP GAY CIS FOR 2023

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VACAYA – GAY & LGBT+ CIS & RORT VATNS REIMAGED

For over 30 years, Atlantis Events has hosted inic all-gay vatns some of the most stunng and exotic plac on the pla.

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. 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.

GAY CISG SPOTS

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. 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.

" 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.

GAY CIS

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. 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.

JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU

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.

]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.

GAY PARIS

Also, the ships chartered are almost uniformly elevated and luxur.No longer are gay and lbian groups and full-ship charters relegated to olr, tired vsels.

Full-ship gay charters mand big bs for the cise dtry, and major cise l are rpondg by offerg their newt and most excg ships. Many charter pani will take over the entire ship, brgg aboard their own dance parti, entertament, activi and hosts to tailor the vatn experience to their dience.The magic of a gay cise li the shared experience of travelg wh your muny. Here are 12 of the bt gay cis 2023 and 2024.ALL-INCLUSIVE PHOTO PROJECT/CELEBRITY CRUISESOUTbound's Christmas Market River CiseDate: Dec.

OUR GAY CRUISE AND TOUR CALENDAR 2023 AND 2024

The bt part of bookg that cise wh OUTbound, a charter pany that foc on LGBTQ+ travelers, is gog to those markets wh your newfound group of queer iends.Reward your box wh the TPG Daily newsletterJo over 700,000 rears for breakg news, -pth guis and exclive als om TPG's experts.OUTbound's December erary on Emerald Cis' Emerald Dty pli the Danube River, alightg at ports Germany, Atria, Slovakia and Hungary, where there will be plenty of time to sample the lol warm chtnuts and mulled we.Most of the OUTbound trips are hosted by celebry gay uple Jonathan Bent and Jaym Vghan, who brg a playful whimsy to the journey.

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

11-20, 2023.Sailg the first gay cise to Bangkok, Atlantis is gearg up for a full-ship charter of Norwegian Cise Le's Norwegian Jewel, which has a pacy of more than 2,300.The ne-night cise will leave om Sgapore and vis Port Klang (Kuala Lumpur) and Langkawi Island, Malaysia; Ho Chi Mh Cy (Phu My), Vietnam; Sihanoville, Cambodia; and Ko Samui, Thailand, before arrivg s fal port, Bangkok (Laem Chabang, Thailand).The erary also clus three days at sea, which the charter pany will fill wh pool parti, gay-foced entertament and dance parti.Atlantis charters are specifilly geared toward gay men, though you will likely fd a small percentage of lbian women and a few straight alli.

John's, Antigua, wh three days at sea.Vaya is the first and only large-sle travel group to openly and outwardly wele the entire LGBTQIAPK (lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, tersex, asexual, polygamo/polyamoro and kk) muny and s alli.The vibe on board is iendly and easygog, the entertament is Broadway-liber and the nightly parti are more about gay anthems than hoe beats. The pany also featur an opportuny to give back on each trip wh s ReachOUT program, where passengers n volunteer wh a lol project while port.Far for available bs on the upg Caribbean cise start at $1,997 per person based on double occupancy, not cludg port tax, fe and gratui.How to book: Get up-to-the-mute availabily on the bs and their lotns for the Caribbean Cise 2024 on Vaya's webse or by llg 718-504-0404.Related: 11 thgs I learned on my 1st gay ciseOlivia's Majtic Alaska CiseDate: Sept.