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quote:When a heterosexual Italian couple booked their cruise vacation, they were not notified that they would be setting sail with a crowd of 1,500 gay men on Italy's first gay cruise.According to an October 16th report by the Daily Mail, the Italian couple arrived at port to find news crews surrounding the cruise vessel. At first, the couple thought someone famous was onboard—but they soon realized the media was in a frenzy to capture Italy's first all-homosexual cruise. Even more surprising was the couple's embarrassment when they spotted acquaintances that they had not known were gay onboard the ship. After witnessing three days of gay-centric parties and activities while the ship sailed from a port near Rome, Italy to Barcelona, Spain and back again, the couple is suing the cruise line for reimbursement of their fare: around $4,500. The couple, who has not been named, denies that their actions are homophobic. Their lawyer, Antonio Francesconi, told the Daily Mail that the lawsuit "is not a question of discrimination but one of lost satisfaction because no-one had told them their holiday was at the same time as the gay cruise." Francesconi also said that "[his] clients were also left embarrassed because among the passengers were people they knew and had no idea that were gay, which was uncomfortable for all parties." The cruise—called Revuelta—was organized by Gay.it, the largest gay and lesbian Italian website. According to the Revuelta website, the cruise featured "the best of the Italian gay scene for shows and entertainment." The itinerary included themed entertainment such as a "Hawaiian Party" with special guest Mama Mia star Regina Miami. Tickets were also included for a "GayDay Party" at a club in Barcelona, which featured internationally-known disc jockey Hector Fonseca. The Daily Mail reported that organizers insisted the cruise "featured no scenes of excess." One of the cruise organizers, Alessio De Giorgio, told the news outlet: "This is a clear case of homophobia. Nothing scandalous happened. It's a clear example of how prevalent homophobia is in this country."
According to an October 16th report by the Daily Mail, the Italian couple arrived at port to find news crews surrounding the cruise vessel. At first, the couple thought someone famous was onboard—but they soon realized the media was in a frenzy to capture Italy's first all-homosexual cruise.
Even more surprising was the couple's embarrassment when they spotted acquaintances that they had not known were gay onboard the ship.
After witnessing three days of gay-centric parties and activities while the ship sailed from a port near Rome, Italy to Barcelona, Spain and back again, the couple is suing the cruise line for reimbursement of their fare: around $4,500.
The couple, who has not been named, denies that their actions are homophobic. Their lawyer, Antonio Francesconi, told the Daily Mail that the lawsuit "is not a question of discrimination but one of lost satisfaction because no-one had told them their holiday was at the same time as the gay cruise."
Francesconi also said that "[his] clients were also left embarrassed because among the passengers were people they knew and had no idea that were gay, which was uncomfortable for all parties."
The cruise—called Revuelta—was organized by Gay.it, the largest gay and lesbian Italian website. According to the Revuelta website, the cruise featured "the best of the Italian gay scene for shows and entertainment." The itinerary included themed entertainment such as a "Hawaiian Party" with special guest Mama Mia star Regina Miami. Tickets were also included for a "GayDay Party" at a club in Barcelona, which featured internationally-known disc jockey Hector Fonseca.
The Daily Mail reported that organizers insisted the cruise "featured no scenes of excess." One of the cruise organizers, Alessio De Giorgio, told the news outlet: "This is a clear case of homophobia. Nothing scandalous happened. It's a clear example of how prevalent homophobia is in this country."
Rich
[ 10-17-2009: Message edited by: Linerrich ]
quote:Originally posted by desirod7:the ship sailed from a port near Rome, Italy to Barcelona, Spain and back again, the couple is suing the cruise line for reimbursement of their fare: around $4,500
So it would make roughly 3000 €, so 1500€/head for a 3 night cruise on ferry ! You can get probably cheaper on the QM2 with a suite. That is the good reason to sue the company !
quote:Originally posted by Pascal:So it would make roughly 3000 €, so 1500€/head for a 3 night cruise on ferry ! You can get probably cheaper on the QM2 with a suite. That is the good reason to sue the company !
This sounds like a chartered sailing, much like RSVP or Atlantis does--those cruises are always much pricier than usual, because of special entertainment and other extras which are brought on board and must be paid for.
It's a bit hard to understand how this couple wound up on board; you would think the pricing alone would have had them asking questions ahead of time!
I think they have right to ask there money back. I don't think they are homophobic. To be the only hetero pax on board is not fun at all.
But over 4.000 fore 3 days you cane go with MSC 2 times Crazy people the Italians Gay ore HeteroJust my 2 cents.
Greetings Ben.
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