RickIronton

Looking forward to our 8 day sailing and meeting kindred spirits.  We're 2 guys from Tampa and our gal friend from Jacksonville, all retired.

Is there interest in gay roll call for Sep 7, 2021 on the Carnival Miracle?

Is there a LGBT roll call for the Pearl 11-22-19

Welcome, Sappy Sailor.

There are four of us retired cruisers now sailing the Sunshine.

We'll be at the first LGBT gathering. Looking forward to meeting your group

I know of another couple who will be sailing that I saw on ******************

plus there are 3 more from Tampa that I talked to months ago that should be on board.

See ya next week. Rick

We'll be on the 5 day cruise out of Tampa to Cayman and Cozumel.

I'm a frequent cruiser and my friend is a newbie, and we are both in Tampa.

This is an introductory cruise for him to see if he likes it, in prep for a 7 day cruise to New England/Canada next Oct 2017.

See you on board.

Rick and Bob

There will be three of us, in separate cabins, sailing the New England/Canada cruise, Oct 7th, 2017.

Looking forward to meeting LGBT cruisers.

Rick, now retired in Tampa

There will be three of us, in separate cabins, sailing the New England/Canada cruise, Oct 7th, 2017.

Looking forward to meeting LGBT cruisers.

Rick, now retired in Tampa

I just booked last minute.

Will be at GLBT/FOD each night.

Looking forward to a fun cruise.

Thanks, for all the great recommendations for gay reading.

I found most of them on Barnesandnoble.com

We'll be sailing on the Carnival Breeze for her maiden transatlantic from Barcelona on Nov 6, 2012 and I'll definitely have a few of these suggestions with me.

I'd like to add: Numbers by John Rechy.

Does anyone have a favorite spot for quiet reading on board?

Rick

We just booked a TA from Barcelona to Miami on 11-2012.

We love the diversity of an open ship.

The daily get togethers with GLBT is more than enough for the gay crowd.

Both type of cruises have their advantage but the cost is our final decision maker.

Rick

My buddy and I have been on gay cruises to Florida ports, Mexican ports, Mediterranean ports and Baltic ports.

We have enjoyed them all but no longer book exclusively gay cruises.

Mainly because,......... of the price. We find much cheaper prices on regular cruises with the possibility of upgrades and specials through our travel agent.

Secondly,......"straight" cruises have a much more diverse, eclectic group than the homogeneous group aboard the gay cruises.

And finally,.......there seems to be a subtle judgment concerning age, occupation and life style.

True,...all gay cruises alleviate the apprehension of homophobic comments but to date, we have not experienced negative reaction to our life style on straight cruises.

We encourage all cruisers to experience both type cruises. I'm sure some will prefer "gay" while others will enjoy "straight",.....and still others will mix it up.

Looking forward to comments about the gay versus straight cruise experience.

Rick