White Party – the name says it all, wear all white.We have an entire post on ‘What to pack for a gay cruise’ but here are the typical themes you can expect to see every year are:
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On the other hand we have seen people dress full on as jelly fish, sea gods and polar bears! You might decide to wear very little (i.e just a jockstrap), be nervous stood in your room and then get to the party and realise you had nothing to worry about – no one judges you!
People get incredibly creative and you can wear anything you want at all. We love to party and we (Sion mainly) love a good fancy dress – although on an Atlantis gay cruise “gay fancy dress” is a little bit different to standard fancy dress.įor every cruise both the day time parties (T-Dance parties around 3pm) and the night time parties (around 11pm onwards) have themes. 2) The Atlantis gay cruise themed parties are spectacular! You will meet so many people and some will become lifelong friends – given that 2000 people on-board booked immediately for the following year, you can see how the community builds and builds. We really wish it was like this in day to day life, people don’t talk to each other enough or simply ask how your day is going. People would talk to you at every opportunity and it felt refreshing to experience this – people were just genuinely nice.
Without a doubt the environment on the Atlantis gay cruise ship was the most friendly and welcoming environment we have ever encountered in our lives. We had seen in advance through various Facebook groups that there were a lot of large groups of friends, and this being our first cruise and not knowing anybody in advance we were worried that it might feel ‘clique-y’. We didn’t know what types of people we would be meeting on-board. Atlantis Gay Cruise: 12 Things you need to know 1) An Atlantis gay cruise is exceptionally friendly! (Also check out our gay cruise video diary below). Here are 12 things you need to know about going on an Atlantis gay cruise and why you need to go on one at least once in your lifetime. To us it looked like pure fun in the sun with all the different themed parties, visiting spectacular destinations and all held on-board a luxurious ship! However there so much more to this gay cruise.Īfter going on our first Atlantis gay cruise, all of our expectations were quite literally blown out of the water. Beer and wine are available, too.We had wanted to go on an Atlantis gay cruise for years! This is the gay cruise that everyone talks about and the Atlantis gay cruise in particular is one of the best known and hosts the biggest gay cruise in the world. But throughout the day, you'll find all sort of other tasty dishes, including Coca-Cola BBQ-glazed salmon salad, vegan BBQ burritos, and turkey pot roast with green beans and mashed potatoes.
These affordable, down-home eateries are best known for breakfast (served all day), with treats like eggs with chicken sausage and grits, and smoked-salmon scrambles standing out in particular. But the original and highly charming Candler Park location has long been a favorite with Atlanta's gay community, going back to when it opened in 1993, and the much newer Midtown location near 10th and Piedmont is still an LGBT mecca. Sure, these days, Flying Biscuit Cafe is well-known among the hetero suburbanites of Atlanta and Charlotte, as this regional chain now has more than a dozen outposts around the metro Atlanta area, including Brookhaven, two in Buckhead, Evans, Johns Creek, Kennesaw, Midtown, two in Peachtree City, Roswell, Sandy Springs, and Toco Hills.