Interior Rooms with Outside Views

Inside-Outside Staterooms on Disney Dream

The designers of Disney's soon to debut ship Disney Dream (debuting January 26, 2011) have outdone themselves. Interior cabins will have High Definition "Video Portholes" that will bring the outside... in, way in to the interior staterooms of the ship.

For many cruisers, an interior stateroom is a great way to save on cruise fares, providing most of the important amenities of an outside stateroom without a view to the outside world. Disney Dream will debut "Video Portholes" in the interior cabins. Using camera's positioned on the outside of the ship, the cameras will project the outside world, in real time, to the Video Portholes.

But Disney does not just stop with an outside view...there's never a missed opportunity to parade the beloved characters by passengers on board the Disney ships. Mixed into the real time outside views will be projections of Disney Characters, Mickey Mouse and Nemo, and even a Haunted Pirate Ship, periodically integrated into the view... to remind viewers, once again, that they are on a floating Disney Resort. And for those who are a little sheepish with the idea of having a Peeping-Mickey watching you in your staterooms, the Video Porthole can be turned off.

Disney Cruises are a great option for LGBT travelers who love the Disney Resort experience. The ships have adults-only decks, showrooms, clubs, restaurants, pools and spas, so those who prefer a kid-fee experience will have ample sanctuaries to retreat to. They're a good option for gays traveling with families or friends that have kids. The food, entertainment and accommodations will be certain to satisfy everyone...and who doesn't like a little Mickey Mouse once in a while?

Disney cruises to the Caribbean, Mexican Riviera and Europe.

Norwegian Epic's

Norwegian Epic Studio Rooms

Norwegian Epic debuted earlier this summer to raves and just a little criticism (ok, so she has a profile like Bab's). For solo cruisers Epic has cool new studio rooms that are synthesize both glam and modern into a small 100sq foot space. The rooms are really well laid out for a cruiser seeking an economical room with fun and modern accoutrements. The studios have mood lighting, similar to the cabin lighting in Virgin America's planes (red for sex), a double size bed, a window looking into the interior hallway of the ship (with blinds for privacy) and a space age bathroom. And studios residents get access to a private retreat for socializing. More on Epic to come.

An Interview with Charlie Rounds, President of R.S.V.P.

Photo: R.S.V.P. President, Charlie Rounds (right) and husband Mark Hiemenz

GaySailAway is privileged to interview Charlie Rounds, President of R.S.V.P. Vacations about his career as a Pioneer in the Gay Cruise Industry, the upcoming R.S.V.P. Hawaiian Cruise and the industry in general.

Here is a preview of the interview. The complete interview will be debuting shortly on our website www.GaySailAway.com.


Gay Sail Away- With so many exciting cruise itineraries available for RSVP to select from as a travel company what were the deciding factors that made RSVP select NCL’s Hawaiian Island Cruise?


Charlie Rounds - "What was really important for us at RSVP was that we’ve never been to Hawaii in 25 years. And we thought what a great way to start our next 25 years to go to one of, I think, the best places in the world for a cruise. To do our kick-off for 25 years, That’s what brought Hawaii to the top.”


Remember to cruise Hawaii with RSVP, October 30, 2010! More details at www.rsvpvacations.com

Coming Soon Bear "FURLough" 2011

GaySailAway's Bear FUR-lough 2011

GaySailAway is planning our new Hosted Gay Event "Bear FUR-lough 2011". Full details will be presented soon...until then all we can say is that we will be heading North-to-Alaska on the high seas with a group of Bears, Otters and their admirers. The Group will be lead by GaySailAway's "Bear for 2010", Tommy "Salami" and GaySailAway President, Steven Craig. Check back for further details or drop us a line at info@gaysailaway.com

Left: Guest Host, GaySailAway's Bear for 2011, Tommy "Salami". Come join the fun with Tommy and crew as we cruise Alaska and have a great furry time.

Nip Tuck...Royal Caribbean Style

Well kind of...Royal Caribbean's nipped, but didn't tuck, the 70,000 GTR ton megaship Enchantment of the Seas recently. In June 2005, Enchantment was actually stretched in a shipyard in Rotterdam, adding a 73- foot midsection to her superstructure (stretching her to 990 feet). All said, her new addition, which includes 151 new staterooms, a 15% larger pool deck which includes suspension bridges, two new pools, four whirlpools and an interactive splash deck, an outdoor bar and bandstand, fountains with a fibre-optic light show, four bungee trampolines, the Boleros Lounge, larger art gallery, additional room to the spa and fitness area and the Lattetudes Coffee House, adds on an additional 10,000 gross registed tons to her structure. Now we've heard of gaining 10-15 pounds during a cruise but this is a new "stretch" to the problem of weight-gain on a cruise. Check out the pictures of her Nip-Tuck below.

Get College Credits while Sailing the Seven Seas with Crystal Cruises...and learn Windows 7 Operating System and more!

For a nominal fee, 2010 World cruisers on Crystal Cruises ships, Serenity and Symphony can earn three transferable college credits taking courses in their Computer University@Sea program by instructors from Del Mar College. Coursework includes classes in the new Windows 7 Operating System, the Macintosh Operating System, Components of the System Unit, Computer Storage Devices, Database Management and Privacy and Ethics. Visit www.crystalcruises.com or http://www.crystalcruises.com/Search.aspx?s=university%40sea#link237

We're back...!!!!

Ed and I are back from taking the summer off to travel and we have ship-loads of exciting cruise news and information to help you have the best cruise vacation possible. Keep coming back everyday to get great cruise deals!