Allure Caribbean Cruise -Jan 29 -Feb 5, 2012

Atlantis' Biggest Gay Cruise | January 29 – February 5, 2012 Allure of the Seas from Ft. Lauderdale

Experience the largest and most extravagant gay cruise in history onboard the biggest cruise ship ever built – the awe-inspiring Allure of the Seas. We’ve reinvented the gay cruise with superstar entertainment, outrageously fantastic parties, and more fun than you ever imagined in a week. It’s like having the best of Miami, Vegas, and New York in the middle of the Caribbean. Sail with Atlantis this winter for a cruise of truly epic proportions!

Words can only do so much to describe the different ways to play on the most fabulous ship we’ve ever chartered, so we’ve created a few short videos highlighting the different elements of your vacation. Take a look around, each video is under 2 minutes!

Start here with an overview of the entire experience. 

Then explore the different ways to enjoy Atlantis on the Allure.

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Disembarkation begins at approximately 7 AM, and we do not recommend flights earlier than 9:30 AM.

Date Port Arrive Depart 29 January Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 5 PM Fort Lauderdale is truly the perfect place to begin any gay cruise, with over 100 gay-owned hotels, guesthouses, shops, bars, clubs and restaurants. Relax on one of the inviting gay beaches. Visit the Riverwalk arts and entertainment district for shopping and dining. And Ft. Lauderdale's varied nightlife includes something for virtually everyone. Of course, you can't miss Wilton Manors whose main street is well known as "the gayborhood" by locals. You'll find gay businesses of all kinds, from bars and bakeries to clothing and thrift stores. 30 January At Sea 31 January Labadee, Haiti 7 AM 5 PM 1 February At Sea 2 February Costa Maya, Mexico 12 PM 7 PM 3 February Cozumel, Mexico 8 AM 8 PM 4 February At Sea 5 February Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 7 AM

Our first cruise on the Allure was a massive success, but with all new things we learned a lot and have created an even more exciting and vastly entertaining vacation for you in 2012. Here’s a short summary of some of the new additions to 2012:

• We’re redesigning the dance spaces to make them more open, easier to get around, and adding more lighting, lasers and video technology. The outdoor Solarium will get a brand new dance floor covering the main pool, an incredible video system, and triple the number of lights to create our most dynamic and wow-inducing venue in Atlantis history.
• All-new party themes and a streamlined program design to make it easier to get to everything you want to experience.
•Look for superstar entertainment that’s never been seen on any gay cruise.
• We’ve created more intimate social activities to make it easier to find your friends and meet people throughout the ship.
• Our all-new itinerary brings back Labadee, our ravishingly beautiful private island

And that’s just the beginning. We’re working very closely with Royal Caribbean to make sure every aspect of this fantastic ship is in tip-top shape for you including new menus in some of the restaurants, improved guest communications, and so much more. Our second year on a new class of ship is always our best!

Forget whatever you’ve heard or even experienced when it comes to cruising. It all changes when you set foot on the incredible Allure of the Seas. She’s the most amazing ship for a gay cruise, featuring more ways to entertain, amuse, enlighten, pamper, challenge, tantalize, and marvel at than you could possibly imagine. Where else will you find:

5 Theaters with over 20 different shows featuring the best of gay talent and beyond
5 Distinctive dance spaces ranging from massive to intimate – something for every style and musical taste.
13 tantalizing restaurants and cafés
4 inviting pools on the world’s largest and highest open-air deck
7 unique “neighborhoods” to meet friends, explore, play, and relax
An ice rink, rock wall, zip line, sports court, and two FlowRider® surf simulators to challenge you

And we’ll use it all to create the most fantastic Atlantis cruise yet!

But is Allure too big? That’s a matter of personal taste, but if you want to experience the most feature-rich, best reviewed, and most talked-about ship in history then Allure is for you.

Seven distinct neighborhoods span seventeen decks, creating a technical marvel that inspires awe at every turn. From shopping, dining, and people watching on the Royal Promenade, to challenging yourself on the Sports Deck, there’s a new vista waiting for you at every turn. Stroll the lush gardens of Central Park, ride the carousel on our open-air Boardwalk, have a laugh with our gay comics or a dance in Entertainment Court, or enjoy the warm Caribbean sun on the world’s largest outdoor pool deck.

One thing we do know is that with seven distinctive neighborhoods, you’ll always find a place for your friends, and a setting that makes you feel right at home.

While some of you may never leave our floating resort, our stunning itinerary takes you to some our favorite beaches in the Western Caribbean. From sunny Ft. Lauderdale, sail to the island of Cozumel for some of the best diving and snorkeling in the world. Or spend the day on a relaxing powder-white sand beach. The laid-back port of Costa Maya is the perfect gateway to fascinating Mayan ruins and cultural treasures.

We’ll even spend a glorious day on the shores of Labadee, our own private island. This exclusive destination offers pristine beaches, breathtaking scenery and spectacular water activities including a new Aqua park, Mountain Zip Line, sports park, private cabanas, and even a roller coaster through the hills! Our private beach day is always the highlight of an Atlantis Caribbean cruise.

While you can’t help but to look up and around at the grandeur of Allure, you’ll find plenty of intimate places to call your own. The brilliant two-story Royal Promenade offers eight inviting bars and lounges to meet friends old and new, including the original Rising Tide Bar. Pull up a chair in Central Park for a refreshing outdoor lunch at Park Café. Plan a romantic dinner for two at 150 Central Park, or meet friends for the perfect steak in Chops Grill. Watch the parade of boys on the Boardwalk with an ice-cold margarita at Rita’s Cantina. Find a quiet oversized lounger to read a book or play scrabble in our Solarium. Or let us pamper you in the largest spa at sea.

On a ship this big, there’s always plenty to do, starting with an entire deck dedicated to sports and activities. Play a little water polo in the sports pool, try out one of the two challenging rock climbing walls, fly through the air on the zip line, or join a game of volleyball on the full-size court. For something truly original, check out our two FlowRider® surf simulators where you can boogie board, and even go surfing 150 feet above the ocean!

The gym is first-rate and fully equipped, with the latest in cardio and weight-training equipment. And runners will love the wrap-around track with fabulous ocean views.

Atlantis has always been known for our stellar shows and phenomenal entertainers from the gay community and beyond. Allure lets us take things to a whole new level, with three distinctive theater spaces and the most sophisticated shows at sea. Our theater plays host to the full Broadway production of Chicago, a brilliant acrobatic and flying musical called Blue Planet, Miss Richfield 1981’s new show, and superstar guest entertainment.

Studio B features a fantastic ice skating show and original Atlantis entertainment. And the AquaTheater offers nothing less than the most dazzling show ever conceived on a cruise ship. OceanAria is a wonder of acrobatics, high-diving, and dance set against the ocean’s night sky.

We’re thrilled to announce four of the world’s leading gay DJs and may add more! Our spectacular parties will be headlined by Abel from Miami, Manny Lehman from L.A., Pagano from London, and Wayne G. from London/S.F.

With five distinctive dance venues, we’ll create the most spectacular and outrageous parties in Atlantis history. Our famous afternoon t-dances and a few evening parties will take place in the sensational outdoor AquaTheater. We’ll create one of the most spectacular venues you’ve ever seen, surrounded by massive LED screens, world-class sound, views from the balconies and rock walls, and the ocean all around you.

At night, we’ll transform the open-air Solarium, into one of the world’s most brilliant dance spaces using the latest in lighting, video, and laser technology to light up the night sky and the world around you. It’s a massive venue, able to easily accommodate every reveler in comfort with more visuals and more spectacle than you’ve ever imagined.

And yet there’s more. Look for a few special events in the Promenade, a slightly darker and heavier sound in Studio B, after-hours and alternative music in Blaze, and retro classics in the art-deco themed Dazzles. On Allure, there truly is something for everybody!

Our design for 2012 is completely different (and a lot bigger), with significant changes in terms of style, crowd flow, sound design, and party themes than Atlantis has ever created. You literally won’t believe your eyes and ears!

While we’re always striving to create a bigger and better production, we always remember that this is first and foremost your vacation. Everything we do is designed for your enjoyment and we believe there’s no better stage than on the Allure of the Seas. It let’s us create more options, more diverse entertainment, more ways to meet, and more ways to play than ever before.

Be a part of the largest gay community at sea as we sail the awe-inspiring Allure of the Seas for the biggest Caribbean cruise yet in Atlantis history.