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- Vacaya Caribbean Cruise (February 14-21, 2026)
- Line: Holland America | Ship: Nieuw Statendam
- Ports: Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Half Moon Cay, Bahamas
- Notes: Although this was a Holland America ship, Vacaya — a travel company specializing in LGBTQ+ vacations and who charters entire ships “to provide a welcoming and inclusive environment where guests can be themselves and connect with others” — chartered and operated this cruise. The ship accommodates 2,106 passengers, and although we booked this cruise through BearCruise, it was a small group and we didn’t really do much together as a group, since the entire ship was LGBTQ+ folks, and Vacaya had many, many (themed) parties planned.
- Vacaya Total Eclipse Med Cruise (August 2026)
- Line: Celebrity Cruises | Ship: Celebrity Equinox
- Port calls: Barcelona, Spain; Ibiza, Spain (overnight); Tangier, Morocco; Lisbon, Portugal; Porto, Portugal; A Coruña, Spain (the eclipse will be in totality in this port)
- Notes: This is an all-gay (LGBTQ+) cruise, with a ship’s capacity of 2852, and which will include being in A Coruña, Spain on August 12 in the path of totality for the total eclipse of the sun, and Bonnie (Total Eclipse of the Heart) Tyler will be on board. In addition to ~2500 gay men, our friends Wayne & David will will also be on the cruise and about 16 cabins down from ours on deck 10! Other friends also on this trip include: Michael Trent & Kirk Bryant (whom we met on Vacaya’s Africa Safari trip in August of 2024), Gill & Rick (whom we met on the New England & Canada BearCruise in September of 2025), and our friend from Raleigh Brian Jefferies!
- Southern Caribbean Cruise (March 15–24, 2019)
- Ode to Italia Cruise (April 19–26, 2022)
- Halloweenie Mexican Riviera (October 29 – November 5, 2022)
- Dominican MayDaze (May 26-31, 2023)
- Northern Europe (June 15-25, 2023)
- Danube Delight Riverboat (July 5-12, 2025)
- New England & Canada (September 28 – October 5, 2025)
- Line: Norwegian Caribbean Lines | Ship: Norwegian Getaway
- Ports: Newport, RI, Portland, ME, Bar Harbor, ME, Halifax, Nova Scotia, St. John, Bay of Fundy
- Notes: We’re spending the day with a friend in our Portland port call, and we’re driving to the Anne Murray Centre during our Halifax port call.
Ultimate Disco Cruise (February 25 – March 2, 2023)
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- Line: Celebrity Cruises | Ship: Celebrity Summit
- Ports: Key West & Cozumel
- Notes: This cruise had actual disco stars on it including: KC & The Sunshine Band, Kool & The Gang, The Whispers, Taylor Dane, Sister Sledge, The Bluenotes, Evelyn “Champagne” King, Heatwave, The Trammps, The Ritchie Family, Maxine Nightingale, and more.
Western Caribbean Cruise (April 21-26, 2008)
Sawyer Glacier Alaskan Cruise (August 21-28, 2005)
- Line: Norwegian Cruise Line | Ship: Norwegian Sun
- Port calls with blog entries and photos: Boarding and sailaway, Cruising the Inside Passage, Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, Wrangell, & Day at sea (includes “ship’s tour” photos)
- Notes: John went on this cruise with his family. including his mom & dad; Vivian (sister); Terri, Dennis, & Cynda (aunt, uncle, & cousin); and Lu & Bob (Terri’s sister & her husband).
Greek Isles Cruise (September 27 – October 7, 1999)