Cruise Haus

PHOTOS: Inside The Big Gay Atlantis Cruise

 

GayCities/Queerty co-founder Chris Bull and Swish Edition podcaster R. Scott Wallis were on the Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas, the largest cruise ship in the world—along with Idina Minzel, Bruce Vilanch, Alex Mapa, Tupperware queen Dixie Longate and thousands of gay men (and 78 women!), ranging from 20-year-old twinks to 80-year-old grandads.

The Atlantis Events cruise sailed last week from Ft. Lauderdale on a seven-night itinerary that included ports of call in Labadee, Haiti and Costa Maya & Cozumel in Mexico. With countless bars, multiple restaurants, a huge gym, concerts and performances, and of course the usual all-night dance parties, the big ship was rocking in more than one way from start to finish.

The Allure staged a spectacular high dive show as well as a pared down version of the musical “Chicago.” Travis Wall & Nick Lazzarini from TV’s “So You Think You Can Dance” fame taught the cruisers how to move–as if the boys needed lessons! And a gaggle of comedians like Alec Mapa, Erin Foley and Bruce Vilanch were a highlight.

“It’s mostly bottoms that come to our shows, so they are very receptive,” New York City-based comedian Chris Doucette quipped.

The jubilant mood was dampened on Friday, however, when the ship’s captain announced that passenger Kenneth John Gemmell from Ireland went overboard in what is being described by Royal Caribbean as an apparent suicide.

Here’s a small, mostly G-Rated, sample of all the goings on.

Click through for images from the Atlantis Events Cruise of the Caribbean

 

You can hear the segments Swish Edition recorded in the Allure’s On Air Club below, including some of our stories from the cruise. Plus: Chats with comedians Jim David, Chris Doucette, Alec Mapa & Erin Foley as well as Travis Wall & Nick Lazzarini from TV’s So You Think You Can Dance.

If you don’t get it from iTunes, stream the latest episode right now: 

 

Scott Wallis is the co-host of the Queerty/GayCities-sponsored Swish Edition comedy and interview show.

 

Photos via Atlantis Events, Ray Delgado, Scott Wallis & Dale Blades

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