New Lesbian Cruise Company to Set Sail in 2009
 Gene Sloan - USA Today
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There's a new player in the lesbian cruise market, a San Francisco-based company called Sweet.
The newly-formed outfit has chartered a Norwegian Cruise Line ship, the 1,972-passenger Norwegian Spirit, for its first voyage, scheduled for late 2009.
The seven-night trip, dubbed the Sweet Caribbean Cruise, will start in New Orleans on Nov. 8, 2009, and include calls in Costa Maya and Cozumel, Mexico; Belize City, Belize; and Roatan, Honduras. Sweet also is selling a two-day, pre-departure New Orleans package that includes city tours, voluntourism and ecotourism programs, as well as a kick-off celebration.
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Voluntourism is going to a big part of the Sweet experience. Norwegian says Sweet is working with local agencies in an effort to leave each port better than they found it. The line says projects will address local needs like education, wildlife and natural resource preservation.
Sweet's first cruise also will feature nationally-known performers such as comedienne Suzanne Westenhoefer, musical artist Jen Foster, comedienne Erin Foley and singer Edie Carey. Norwegian says Sweet also is working with the country’s largest lesbian party promoter, Club Skirts, to host tea dances and parties on board.
Sweet is taking bookings for the voyage at 877-793-3830; more information is available at discoversweet.com. |
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Travel & Outdoors | January 2009 
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