July 2025:
September & October 2025:
We are going on the New England & Canada BearCruise, which departs from and returns to Midtown Manhattan. The cruise line is Norwegian Caribbean Lines on their Norwegian Getaway ship. In addition to several “bear friends,” our friends Kevin & Eric will also be on the cruise. Port calls include:
- Newport, RI
- Portland, ME
- Bar Harbor, ME
- Halifax, Nova Scotia
- St. John, Bay of Fundy
February 2026:
We are going on the Vacaya Caribbean Cruise, and I haven’t been to any of the 4 port calls before. This is an all-gay (LGBTQ+) cruise (the ship holds 2,666 passengers), and we’ll be with our BearCruise group, which traditionally has numbered near or about 100 folks. Port calls include:
- Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos
- San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas
- Half Moon Cay, Bahamas
August 2026:
We are going on the Vacaya Total Eclipse Med Cruise, which departs from and returns to Barcelona. This is an all-gay (LGBTQ+) cruise that 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! Port calls include:
- Barcelona, Spain
- Ibiza, Spain
- Tangier, Morocco
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Porto, Portugal
- A Coruña, Spain