Jarod's Journeys is gay owned and operated. We can help you plan the vacation of your dreams at an accepting venue. We work with several hotel chains world wide that welcome the LGBT community.
For those of you looking to travel on LGBT Specific itineraries (VACAYA, Atlantis, RSVP, Olivia, etc), we can help with that as well.
For those of you looking to travel on LGBT Specific itineraries (VACAYA, Atlantis, RSVP, Olivia, etc), we can help with that as well.
vacaya
VACAYA /vuh kai' uh/ is a fresh new approach to LGBT+ travel, one focused entirely on you and creating memorable bespoke full-ship and full-resort travel experiences built around amazing destinations, stellar entertainment, world-class hospitality, and endless fun!
VACAYA completely reinvents the all-gay cruise and all-inclusive gay resort concepts by opening up the experience to lesbians, bisexuals, trans persons, queer men/women, those questioning their sexuality, intersex, asexual, pansexual, and polyamorous individuals, as well as gay men who've enjoyed the typical gay cruise experience. VACAYA is the only large-scale vacation company on earth built for the entire LGBTQIAPK community and their straight ally friends.
Check out the below scheduled to see what is in the works!
VACAYA completely reinvents the all-gay cruise and all-inclusive gay resort concepts by opening up the experience to lesbians, bisexuals, trans persons, queer men/women, those questioning their sexuality, intersex, asexual, pansexual, and polyamorous individuals, as well as gay men who've enjoyed the typical gay cruise experience. VACAYA is the only large-scale vacation company on earth built for the entire LGBTQIAPK community and their straight ally friends.
Check out the below scheduled to see what is in the works!
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Iceland Cruise
September 1-September 8, 2021 VACAYA makes history with the first all LGBT+ circumnavigation of Iceland on the brand new luxurious 5-star Le Jacques Cartier from Ponant Cruises! This is the ultimate voyage of discovery of Iceland and the Arctic Circle - a truly exotic summer adventure on the trail of the vikings. For 8 days, VACAYA will take you to extreme lands and breathtaking scenery. Glaciers, lava fields, geysers, and steam baths await those with a passion for travel and a love for the finer things in life. Iceland is a destination worthy of all superlatives. Ponant's Newest Eplorer, Le Jacques Cartier will make her debut in 2020 as the last in Ponants series of six new explorer yachts boasting only 92 staterooms and suites. Le Jacques Cartier will give you a unique cruising experience thanks to her cutting-edge design, environmentally-friendly equipment, smaller size, and subtle blend of refinement, intimacy and comfort. Day #1: Reykjavik (boards 5:00PM & Departs 9:00PM) Day #2: Isafjordur (8:00AM-4:30PM) Day #3: Grimsey (2:00PM-8:00PM) Day #4: Akureyri (6:00AM-4:00PM) Day #5: Seydisjordur (8:00AM-3:00PM) Day #6: Heimaey, Vestmannaeyjar (1:30PM-9:00PM) Day #7: Reykjavik (Arrive 8:00AM, Overnight) Day #8: Reykjavik (Disembark 9:00AM) Pricing (based on double occupancy): Balcony Options Deluxe: $5797 per person and up Prestige: $6397 per person and up Suite Options (includes butler service) Deluxe Suite: Sold Out Privilege Suite: $15,197 per person and up Grand Deluxe Suite: $17,797 per person and up Owners Suite: $22,697 per person and up Traveling by yourself?? Solo rooms are available if you prefer to have your own space! Contact us for pricing. |
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New Orleans Cruise
November 14 - 22, 2021 VACAYA makes history yet again with an exciting and innovative CLOSE-TO-HOME vacation option for North Americans – an 8-night adventure roundtrip from easy-to-get-to and seductively gay-friendly New Orleans up the Mississippi River! This fresh new getaway from VACAYA is the first US-based river cruise in LGBT+ travel history! Spacious luxury awaits aboard the floating masterpiece that is American Duchess. This uniquely American, boutique-style paddlewheeler offers exquisite dining, beautiful decks, fun entertainment venues, and exceptional amenities. Her spacious suites reach up to 550 square feet, providing you with the largest accommodations on the rivers. An included pre-night hotel stay at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside affords us the luxury of a short walk from the hotel to the French Quarter and to our ship. Your journey starts with an overnight at the Hilton Riverside, just steps from all the excitement, music, and culinary adventures of The Big Easy’s famed French Quarter and Warehouse District. American Duchess will dock at the Riverwalk Shopping Center at the foot of Canal Street – mere feet from our hotel. American Duchess will be our home for 7 luxurious nights. Together, we’ll journey back in time to uncover the treasures, charm, and history of the Deep South as you indulge in iconic cuisine spiced with the cultural flavors of the region’s past. Day #1: New Orleans (Check In 3:00PM) Day #2: New Orleans (Boarding 1:00PM, Departs 5:00PM) Day #3: Cruising Day #4: St. Francisville (8:00AM-1:00PM) Day #5: Natchez (8:00AM-5:00PM) Day #6: Vicksburg (8:00AM-5:00PM) Day #7: Baton Rouge (12:00PM-5:00PM) Day #8: Nottoway (8:00AM-6:00PM) Day #9: New Orleans (Disembark 9:00AM) For the first time in all-LGBT+ cruising history, VACAYA offers you a close-to-home vacation option that challenges all typical expectations. Of course, savvy travelers recognize “value” doesn’t mean “low price.” Instead, value is defined as getting something extraordinary for a great price. And that’s exactly what VACAYA’s 2021 New Orleans Mississippi River Cruise delivers. Here at VACAYA we are dedicated to providing you with the very best. That’s what drives us, journey after journey. And it’s amazing what’s included:
If you desire more than beer and wine with dinner, our unlimited all-inclusive premium beverage package affords you carefree enjoyment of your favorite premium spirits, beer, and wine by the glass throughout the length of your voyage. Some restrictions do apply. Package can be purchased in advance beginning in late 2020. Pricing (based on double occupancy): Haven Stateroom: $2297 per person and up Veranda Stateroom: : $3997 per person and up Suite Options Deluxe Suite: $8297 per person and up Loft Suite: Sold Out Owners Suite: Sold Out Traveling by yourself?? Solo rooms are available if you prefer to have your own space! Contact us for pricing. |
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Caribbean Cruise
January 10 - 17, 2022 AN ALL-NEW CARIBBEAN ADVENTURE FROM VACAYA! We’ve got a never-before-offered adventure waiting for you and the LGBT+ community! Sailing 7 nights from convenient Fort Lauderdale on the beautiful and fully-revolutionized Celebrity Millennium, we’re taking you deeeeeeep into the Southern Caribbean to explore two of the most idyllic islands in the world – Aruba and Curaçao! There’s no way to get to these islands in 7 nights on a standard cruise. Only VACAYA can take you there. And with this cruise sailing over the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Weekend, it’s the perfect way for US-based travelers to maximize vacation time! THE CELEBRITY REVOLUTION IT’S NOT A MAKEOVER. IT’S A $500-MILLION MODERNIZATION.Celebrity Millennium received a multi-million dollar Celebrity Revolution refresh in 2019 which included features from the new Celebrity Edge Class. Every imaginable comfort, complemented by Celebrity’s unrivaled guest service, promises an unsurpassed cruise experience. Celebrity Cruises brought together more than 500 leading architects, designers, and engineers to reimagine the best fleet in the world.
Day #1: Fort Lauderdale, FL (Departs 4:00PM) Day #2: Sea Day Day #3: Sea Day Day #4: Oranjestad, Aruba (8:00AM-11:59:PM) Day #5: Willemstad, Curacao (8:00AM-4:30PM) Day #6: Sea Day Day #7: Sea Day Day #8: Fort Lauderdale, FL (Arrive 6:30AM) Pricing (based on double occupancy): Interior: $947 per person and up Oceanview: $1147 per person and up Veranda: $1497 per person and up Family Veranda: $1797 per person Concierge Class: $1697 per person and up Aqua Class: $1977 per person and up Sky Suite: Sold Out Celebrity Suite: Sold Out Royal Suite: Sold Out Traveling by yourself?? Solo rooms are available if you prefer to have your own space! Contact us for pricing. |
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Antarctica Cruise
December 6 - 17, 2022 A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME ALL-LGBT+ LUXURY ADVENTURE TO THE END OF THE EARTH!The most remote continent on Earth is unlike anything you’ve ever experienced. No matter where you’ve been or what you’ve seen on previous travels, Antarctica is different from every other destination on the planet. Here, in the midst of the great Southern Ocean, you’ll find nature at its most magnificent. Make history with VACAYA yet again as we host the first all-LGBT+ full-ship charter to Antarctica on the most thrilling journey of all time! We’re sailing one of the world’s most luxurious expedition ships – Le Boreal from Ponant, which provides the perfect home-away-from-home for 10 adventure-filled days and nights in Antarctica. And YES… there are multiple daily landings on the continent via Zodiac®, so you’ll have the chance to hike, kayak, mix and mingle with penguins, and explore this new universe up close and personal! In Antarctica you’ll see thousands of penguins eagerly nesting and feeding during the short summer months. There’s also a rich variety of mammals. Since they haven’t been hunted for decades, most species are more curious than afraid of humans. There’s also an abundance of birds, with the mighty Albatross as the king of the sky. During the austral summer, Antarctica’s shores are a feeding ground for thousands of whales. You can also see the torpedo-like leopard seal patrolling the shorelines, and the singing humpback whale as it acrobatically breaches the water. But before we get to Antarctica, we get to explore one of the greatest cities in the world together… BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA! Our journey begins under the warm summer sun of one of the world’s most exciting cities, the “Paris of South America” – Buenos Aires, Argentina. We’ll all meet up here for an overnight in this bustling town of beautiful people, delicious delicacies, and unique neighborhoods. Live your Evita dreams as you stroll past the Casa Rosada or visit her grave in Recoleta, sit in a churrascaria and enjoy the best steaks on the planet, or grab a tasty empanada to go as you stroll through La Boca or San Telmo. Your Dec 6 hotel is included in your VACAYA vacation package, but if this is your first time to Argentina, we HIGHLY recommend staying a couple extra days before or after our cruise to explore this cosmopolitan gem. Le Boreal, like Sisterships L’Austral, Le Soléal, and Le Lyrial, epitomizes the unique feel and atmosphere of the ships of the Ponant fleet. Subtly combining luxury, intimacy, and serene well-being, the ship has been designed to offer her guests both moments of conviviality and spaces conducive to peaceful tranquility and a sense of escape and getting away from it all. Her exterior and interior lines testify to the ingeniousness and refinement with which the Sisterships have been designed. Le Boreal was built in 2010 and has led the way among Ponant’s expedition ships for over a decade. She is a stunning vessel with sleek lines and an unusual dark-gray hull that makes her truly stand out. Le Boreal is decidedly upscale and unashamedly French. She’s guaranteed to take your breath away. Le Boreal is purpose built as an expedition vessel with a higher ice-class and advanced navigation tools that allow her to ply Earth’s polar regions. We believe that as an explorer you need an “expedition base-camp” that is not only practical, but luxurious, as well – something that combines all-oceans capabilities with safety, flexibility, and environmental friendliness. Le Boreal was selected by VACAYA because she’s simply the best expedition ship imaginable. Day #1: Arrive Buenos Aires Day #2: Flight to Ushuaia (Embark 5:00PM) Day #3: Drake Passage Crossing Day #4: Drake Passage Crossing Day #5: Antarctic Peninsula Day #6: Antarctic Peninsula Day #7: Antarctic Peninsula Day #8: Antarctic Peninsula Day #9: Antarctic Peninsula Day #10: Drake Passage Crossing Day #11: Drake Passage Crossing Day #12: Disembark 8:00AM and Flight to Buenos Aires Pricing (based on double occupancy): Superior SOLO Stateroom: $14997 Sold Out Deluxe SOLO Stateroom: $15997 Sold Out Deluxe Stateroom: $10997 per person Sold Out Prestige Stateroom: $12197 per person and up Sold Out Deluxe Suite: $17997 per person Sold Out Prestige Suite: $20997 per person and up Sold Out Traveling by yourself?? Solo rooms are available if you prefer to have your own space! Contact us for pricing. |
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atlantis events
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Atlantis Events can be considered the "leader" in gay vacations. They host over 20,000 people each and every year on their cruises and resorts vacations. They have grown into the world's largest gay and lesbian specialty vacation company.
Each Atlantis cruise or resort vacation promises a carefree week or more of friendship, camaraderie, relaxation, luxury, adventure and uninhibited fun. Beautiful locations, fantastic entertainment and legendary parties set the stage for the magic that happens when a diverse group comes together and everyone is free to be themselves. Check out the schedule and pricing below to see what is coming up! |
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CLUB ATLANTIS
MAY 1 - 8, 2021 The ultimate gay resort vacation is back in a big way at the new and improved Club Atlantis Cancun for 2021. Atlantis takes over the entire Club Med Cancun resort for an incredible experience on three gorgeous private beaches filled with entertainment, sports, activities, parties, and great friends. There’s no better place in the world to relax in total comfort, learn a new skill, challenge yourself, cut loose a little, or just spend time with friends old and new. All for one low all-inclusive price! Our Club Atlantis all-gay resort weeks are designed to create a relaxing and engaging beach vacation far away from the ordinary. For one very special week, this stunning beach resort becomes ours – filled with stellar entertainment, exciting sports & activities, outrageous parties and a pure sense of fun. Perfect your tennis game, learn to windsurf, kayak in the Caribbean, snorkel the beachfront reef, or even discover the flying trapeze. You’ll find an incredible array of activities at Club Atlantis, ranging from sports with expert instruction to unique experiences like Club Med’s famous Circus School. We even bring down our very own gay boot camp instructors for a beachside workout unlike anything else in the world. And that’s just the beginning of an extraordinary week of fun and adventure. Explore nearby Mayan Ruins, take a stroll on our powder-white sand beaches, or simply relax with friends under the Caribbean sunshine. No matter how you like to play, our friendly expert instructors and team members are ready to take you to the top of your game. You’re always free to do everything or nothing at all. It’s your resort to enjoy, on your schedule, any way you dream of. For over 10 years, Club Med Cancun has exceeded our guest’s expectations to become our favorite Atlantis premium resort destination. From the newly redesigned inviting rooms to Cancun’s most beautiful beaches, this massive 40-acre private paradise has it all. There’s a brand-new oceanfront pool, new gourmet experiences, a sensational wine bar, new theater, and many more upgrades. We love how our favorite beach resort just keeps getting better! And all of it featuring the friendliest international staff you’ve ever imagined. A sparkling pool in the center of our all-gay village creates a magical setting for sunning, swimming, water volleyball, or Atlantis’ zany pool games. And there’s no better place for relaxing during the day or enjoying the warm ocean breezes at night than the massive modern outdoor lounge near the beach. Your day winds down at one our fun-filled, sunset T-dances right on the beach, creating a perfect ending to a magnificent day. Later on, stroll down to our open-air nightclub for Atlantis’ legendary parties featuring some of the world’s top gay DJs. Our relaxed and friendly environment offers something for everybody and each night features something a bit different to keep things special. At the newly re-designed Club Med Cancun, you’ll enjoy all the comforts of a premium resort, thoughtfully designed to fit the natural landscape and provide a backdrop for every imaginable beach experience. Start with the most beautiful powder-white sand beaches in Cancun on a massive 40-acre property. Three sparkling pools, including a brand-new oceanfront one, offer a place to relax, play, and connect. Dine anytime at your choice of three delicious restaurants. Marvel at our shows in the modern new theater, or enjoy an intimate performance outdoors under the stars. And of course, there’s an endless selection of sports and activities to challenge and delight you day and night. All hosted by Club Med’s legendary and friendly international staff. Three beautiful restaurants offer a variety of cuisines, starting with Club Med’s famous international buffet with lavish options all day long in a casually upscale setting. Indulge in contemporary Mexican cuisine at Taco Arte, our dramatic beachside specialty restaurant. Or join friends for a leisurely dinner at the authentic steakhouse. Four stylish bars provide a great place to meet, relax, and enjoy. And since everything is included there’s never an extra charge! As with every Atlantis vacation, there’s no dress code or assigned dining times. We invite you to enjoy a meal when you want and with whomever you please. We believe that every meal should be relaxing, friendly, and simply delicious. Our contemporary rooms offer the perfect place to relax, with plenty of modern features, including flat screen TVs, super-comfortable pillow-top beds, modern bathrooms with rain showers, and much more. All have private balconies, and many offer stunning ocean views. And if you’re traveling with friends, take a look at our brand new two-bedroom suites in our newest buildings! All rooms feature free basic WiFi! For the ultimate in beachfront luxury, the indulgent Jade complex features a private pool, concierge service, special menus, afternoon cocktail hour, complimentary high-speed internet, and stunning modern Mexican rooms and suites. It’s like a private resort within the resort, with a great community feeling. Pricing (based on double occupancy): Balcony Options Deluxe: $5797 per person and up Prestige: $6397 per person and up Suite Options (includes butler service) Deluxe Suite: Sold Out Privilege Suite: $15,197 per person and up Grand Deluxe Suite: $17,797 per person and up Owners Suite: $22,697 per person and up Traveling by yourself?? Solo rooms are available if you prefer to have your own space! Contact us for pricing. |
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Virgin voyages caribbean cruise
june 6 - 11, 2021
venice to athens Cruise
july 9 - 18, 2021
odyssey med cruise
august 29 - september 7, 2021
olivia vacations
Olivia is the leader in lesbian travel and offers cruise, resort, luxury and adventure vacations to fit a variety of styles and budgets. From Alaska and Caribbean cruises with thousands of woman onboard, to all-inclusive Mexican resort vacations, upscale European riverboat tours, and dream vacations like African safaris and Amazon riverboat cruises, lesbian travelers are sure to find something they will enjoy. We charter the whole ship or buy out the entire resort so you can have a truly "out" and free
experience. Plus, Olivia has a 98% satisfaction rate, so you know you are going on a great trip!
experience. Plus, Olivia has a 98% satisfaction rate, so you know you are going on a great trip!
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Itineraries:
Olivia has way to many to list. If you are interested in an amazing vacation, reach out to us at jarod@jarodsjourneys.com and let us know which trip you have an interest in. |
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rsvp vacations
Established in 1985, RSVP Vacations is the originator of the gay and lesbian cruise concept. Since its inception, RSVP has stuck to one of our core principles: to appeal to a broad spectrum of the community. From age 21-95, from Buenos Aires to Boston, single or coupled, thousands have joined in celebrating our diversity. And although RSVP primarily focuses on fun, we are proud to have partnered with many national and international organizations, as well as prominent individuals, to offer RSVP guests a diverse range of informational seminars, special guest speakers, authors, experts in various fields of interest, community leaders, politicians, and other enrichment opportunities that make our trips unique.
misc. resorts worldwide
- Club One Seven Gay Hotel - Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Aquarius Gay Guesthouse - Phuket, Thailand
- Club One Seven Gay Hotel - Phuket, Thailand
- EL Mirasol Villas Resort - Palm Springs
- Pineapple Point - Fort Lauderdale