ammorgan86 Posted October 8, 2019 #1 Share Posted October 8, 2019 Are there any kind of LGBTQIA/queer-friendly meetups on the Epic? This will be my first cruise (Western Mediterranean leaving Civitavecchia on 10/30) and I haven’t seen anything about this specifically, although I read that these might be called Friends of Dorothy on cruises. I’d love to meet other cruisers from the LGBTQIA community on the ship 😊 Link to post Share on other sites
BirdTravels Posted October 8, 2019 #2 Share Posted October 8, 2019 There are meet ups daily. Look at your Freestyle Daily for LGBT meet ups. Link to post Share on other sites
coastcat Posted October 8, 2019 #3 Share Posted October 8, 2019 I found a thread from this summer with dailies from an Epic cruise: Looks like there was a daily informal (unhosted) LBGTQ+ meetup every evening. I remember seeing a daily meeting in my Bliss dailies last month, too. Link to post Share on other sites
Goldconnection Posted October 9, 2019 #4 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Yes, there are LBGTQIA get togethers. I have noticed that every NCL ship we have been on has them. Enjoy your cruise. Link to post Share on other sites
ColeThornton Posted October 9, 2019 #5 Share Posted October 9, 2019 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Goldconnection said: Yes, there are LBGTQIA get togethers. I have noticed that every NCL ship we have been on has them. Enjoy your cruise. Goodness sakes, is there now more letters added to that? I can't keep up anymore. (Disclaimer for the PC crowd: That's a joke). Edited October 9, 2019 by ColeThornton 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Stealthdog Posted October 9, 2019 #6 Share Posted October 9, 2019 13 hours ago, ammorgan86 said: Are there any kind of LGBTQIA/queer-friendly meetups on the Epic? This will be my first cruise (Western Mediterranean leaving Civitavecchia on 10/30) and I haven’t seen anything about this specifically, although I read that these might be called Friends of Dorothy on cruises. I’d love to meet other cruisers from the LGBTQIA community on the ship 😊 There is a daily meet-up on NCL ships, usually early evening. Each sailing is so different though. We have been on ships where 20-30 people showed up daily and on others where we were the only ones. I think NCL calls it the "LGBTQIA Get Together" - I think Celebrity calls their version Friends of Dorothy. They will post the time and location on the daily planner. Have a great cruise! Link to post Share on other sites
newmexicoNita Posted October 9, 2019 #7 Share Posted October 9, 2019 14 hours ago, ammorgan86 said: Are there any kind of LGBTQIA/queer-friendly meetups on the Epic? This will be my first cruise (Western Mediterranean leaving Civitavecchia on 10/30) and I haven’t seen anything about this specifically, although I read that these might be called Friends of Dorothy on cruises. I’d love to meet other cruisers from the LGBTQIA community on the ship 😊 I think every cruise we have been on has a meeting and get together almost daily. Link to post Share on other sites
newmexicoNita Posted October 9, 2019 #8 Share Posted October 9, 2019 42 minutes ago, ColeThornton said: Goodness sakes, is there now more letters added to that? I can't keep up anymore. (Disclaimer for the PC crowd: That's a joke). Have to ask the same thing, no idea what AI stands for?In fact the Q was just added recently, but regardless, I guess the OP knows and I am glad we can help by giving the answer. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
luckyinpa Posted October 9, 2019 #9 Share Posted October 9, 2019 41 minutes ago, newmexicoNita said: Have to ask the same thing, no idea what AI stands for?In fact the Q was just added recently, but regardless, I guess the OP knows and I am glad we can help by giving the answer. i take surveys online and for the 1st time ever there was a non binary selection next to male/female. the world is changing and i cannot keep up. to me when i was in school binary was a number thing. not a person thing. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
MotownVoice Posted October 9, 2019 #10 Share Posted October 9, 2019 1 hour ago, ColeThornton said: Goodness sakes, is there now more letters added to that? I can't keep up anymore. (Disclaimer for the PC crowd: That's a joke). Disclaimer for the insensitive crowd: It's not funny. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
ammorgan86 Posted October 9, 2019 Author #11 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Thanks for the replies! I’ll keep an eye out. Link to post Share on other sites
jasoneats Posted October 9, 2019 #12 Share Posted October 9, 2019 We have found on our last few cruises (16 on NCL) that they have been hosted. As noted above, sometimes the turnout is big, sometimes just a few people. We have met some really wonderful people through these events. We are still in touch with some of them many years later. Only once was there one oddball trio and they ended up being quite entertaining after all. 😮 My one rule for these get togethers is to not talk about work! I’m on vacation and I don’t want to think about it. If someone asks what I do for a living, I just change the subject. There are plenty of other things to talk about! (I guess this is true for shipboard life in general, not just these meetups.) Link to post Share on other sites
SolocruiserMA Posted October 10, 2019 #13 Share Posted October 10, 2019 My husband and I have had successes at these events far more often than misses. They seem to be 7:00 ish on most ships. A good time for a convivial post or pre dinner libation, if that's your thing. Have a wonderful time! Phil and Edward Link to post Share on other sites
salty dingo Posted October 11, 2019 #14 Share Posted October 11, 2019 On 10/9/2019 at 9:32 AM, newmexicoNita said: Have to ask the same thing, no idea what AI stands for? Artificial Intelligence. Software you can socialize with. Link to post Share on other sites
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