EastSideGuy

Hi - Booked the Southampton to Fort Lauderdale segment of the South America voyage on the QV - departing the UK on January 7. Anyone else in the community on board?

Hi - Any other LGBT'ers on the Volendam from January 6-20 ex-Singapore? Hoping not to be the only gay in the village...

Next cruise is Azamara Journey in August from Southampton to Lisbon, sailing via Guernsey, Bordeaux, St Jean de Luz, San Sebastian, Bilbao and Porto.

I agree with Peter - it was a very good time. It was a really nice group of gentlemen, and I would look forward to meeting again.

Happy sailing to all.

- Frank

Boom chica mow wow? As Berlusconi would say, bunga bunga!

I will be there. My friends Alan and Noel may be there as well.

Note to Howard (HLR) - also single here, so you're not the only one. :)

- Frank

6 PM - 8 PM sounds great then. Let's be sure the info is posted on the other board. Peter - thank you for the name tags - I can be terrible trying to remember names, especially so many at once!

Hi Attila - Thank you - glad to help out, I think there are lots of cool people on this board who will be great to meet!

Hi Dana and Sharine -

Your wedding photos are so lovely! You both look so happy in the pictures. I can't think of a better place to get married than a ship.

I hope to meet you on the 20th - it will be great to hear your story in person.:)

Saw some support for Uncle Charlie's, so let's go there - it's gay, in Midtown, very close to Grand Central and the theater district, and has lots of space.

Uncle Charlie's - 139 East 45th Street (north side of street between Lex and 3rd, 2nd floor)

It's been mostly men on here, but want to emphasize it's LGBT, and bring your LGBT-friendly cruisemates as well!

Looking forward to meeting everyone.

- Frank

Apologies for delay in responding - am in Chicago on business. Chuck and Scott - thank you for your original offer - that was very gracious - I will look forward to meeting you two.

I had suggested the date of April 20 originally. I posted on the roll call suggestions of Lily's at the Roger Smith on Lex bet 47 and 48, Therapy (upstairs - that was a good suggestion by someone) or Uncle Charlie's.

Thoughts?

I have a friend who is F&B Director of a hotel near Grand Central - their bar (which is actually pretty cool and moderately priced) has a quieter room in the back we could possibly use - I can ask her.

I'm in as well - can spread the word to a couple of friends.

How about Friday, April 20 from 5 PM to 8 PM? Perhaps somewhere in Hells Kitchen to make it convenient for Penn Station and Port Authority, and not too far from Grand Central?

Chez Josephine is still open on West 42nd - and still getting good reviews in Zagat, as well. Hope you two have fun here this summer. The QM2 is a wonderful ship.

Hi - Thank you for starting the thread.

Manhattan here (East Side, thus the name). Did a QE2 crossing decades ago coming home from studying in Europe - there used to be youth fares that were cheaper than airfare (OK, I'm dating myself as almost 50 here). Recently have done a 5-day QM2 Halifax/Boston cruise (loved it) and a 2-week Celebrity cruise (liked it much less). This August going on an 11-day European cruise along the Atlantic coast on Azamara.

Have not done a gay cruise (at least not on water), so cannot comment. However, there was a Pied Piper group on the QM2, and met some very nice people from the group.

Great to see other people in the Tri-State area here - hopefully, we'll get to sail together one day!

Happy cruises to all.