What makes a cruise line gay-friendly? A truly gay-friendly cruise line markets to our community through targeted advertisements, offers all-gay sailings, understands our communities needs as a customer, makes our journeys safe and comfortable, and offers discrete activities to help us find fellow gay passengers. GaySailAway’s Top 10 List of Gay Friendly Cruise Lines has actively sought out gay travelers and have consistently made our vacations wonderful cruising experiences. Click on the cruise line logo for more informataion and a link to the cruise line's home page. Bon Voyage.

Celebrity Cruises venture into the luxury cruise line. Gorgeous ships, exquisite dining, unusual itineries and an attentive staff make this new line a fresh contender in this much sought after market.

Well established luxe cruise line that caters to the well-traveled gay cruiser. Gourmet cuisine, seminars at sea, mid-sized ships, and spacious suites make this line a great choice for the gay man who wants sophistication and premium service.

Cunard’s cruising style is the best of the transatlantic passages of yesteryears infused into a new style of cruising. Ultra posh suites and restaurants assigned to the category of stateroom you book, Cunard combines the best of the old world with new and amazing ships. The QE2 is a ship fit for any queen.

Formally Radisson Seven Seas, is a luxury cruise line with an emphasis on casual luxury. Be certain that Regent’s cruise are filled with the same level of luxury with other ships in this category. Open seating in the dining room allows a more relaxed dining experience, allowing you to chose to dine when you want and with whom you want on any evening of the cruise.

Sophisticated, upscale, and intimate. The yachts carry no more than 200 guests on small, well-appointed ships throughout the world. The emphasis of Seabourn is to pamper their guests while they travel to unusual destinations in style and luxury.

Celebrity offers four tiers of ships, from small exclusive vessels that sail excursion cruises to the Galapagos Islands to mega-size cruise ships that have an elegant contemporary flair. Imagine Ian Schrager boutique hotels on the high seas and you can envision the luxurious feel of the Celebrity fleet. Celebrity is known for their excellent dining and service experience at a substantial price reduction from the luxury lines.

Holland America offers the gay cruiser a European inspired cruise style. The ships decor tend to be more European contemporary than it's competition. HAL's cuisine is superb for a line in this category and with over 13 ships, there is bound to be an itinerary that is a must-do for any gay traveler.

Norwegian Cruise Line’s offers its guests freestyle cruising, a new concept where guests can dine at their leisure with no set dinner times. NCL’s ships are a little less stylish than their competitor’s ships but fun and relaxing. At this time their Hawaii cruises are substandard cruising experiences and not recom-mended for any seasoned cruisers.

Princess, the original Love Boat, has come a long way from the tiny ships of the 1970’s television show. Princess is fit for any gay man with gourmet cuisine, several unique dining options, delightful spas, and wonderfully appointed ships.

Royal Caribbean has something for most gay men’s tastes. The have the largest fleet of ships a float with five distinct styles of ships including their Freedom class ships their notorious giants of the sea. RCCL is unparalleled in the industry for having the best sports programs afloat including rock climbing, ice skating, wave riding and scuba.