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The Bahamas
Kyle Newton wrote:
Gay Cruise visitors to take in local tours They will participate in same activities as all cruise visitors, says organiser By Raymond Kongwa,Guardian Staff Reporter Some of the estimated 1,600 participants of the "Gay Family Values Cruise," scheduled to call on Nassau Friday aboard Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Dawn, will take part in a number of tours in and around the city, a Guardian investigation has revealed. One of the popular destinations reportedly scheduled to be toured by the group is Blackbeard's Cay. According to well-placed sources, the privately run resort island off Cable Beach has been booked for the cruise visitors exclusively for Friday morning. When the Guardian contacted the resort's operations manager, Moniqua Farqhuason, on Monday and inquired about the details of the tour, she declined comment. Scuba diving with Divers Haven is also on the group's itinerary for Friday, The Guardian has learned. However, a representative of that company, when contacted by The Guardian on Tuesday, said she was not authorised to confirm or deny whether the group had in fact booked any such tour. Nassau Cruises, the parent company of Divers Haven, was also contacted, but again a representative of the company declined comment and deferred to Chief Operations Officer Jeffrey Beckles, who was said to be off the island until Friday. A tourist site in Nassau to be visited by the controversial group is the Pirates of Nassau Museum on George Street, a spokesman for the attraction confirmed to The Guardian on Tuesday. Speaking on the condition of anonymity, the representative said it was not the first gay cruise to visit the museum but noted that it was the first to openly promote homosexual values. "This is not the first time we have had a gay cruise visit … we never had a problem before," said the spokesman. "But this the first to openly promote the lifestyle like they're doing." Pirates of Nassau is one of the spots frequently visited by Norwegian Cruise Lines, so the "Gay Family Values Cruise" organisers were not directly responsible for selecting the tour, but the cruise line itself. The Pirates of Nassau representative said it had not yet been determined how many passengers would visit the museum. Greg Kaminski of R Family Vacations, the company that planned the cruise, told The Guardian on Tuesday that the group would be participating in all the tours and activities that regular Norwegian passengers were accustomed to. The expected visit of the cruise has sparked outrage and fury among many Bahamians. That fury played out Sunday when, during a rally in Rawson Square, the "Save the Bahamas Campaign," a Christian group opposed to such visits, challenged government to change its position and deny the cruise entry into Bahamian ports. The "Gay Family Values Cruise" is designed exclusively for homosexuals and their families. It will feature seminars on artificial insemination, adoption and a host of other issues facing gays and lesbians. The cruise is reportedly being financially backed by comedienne Rosie O'Donnell. She and her lesbian partner Kelli Carpenter and their family are scheduled to be among the ship's passengers. The cruise leaves Port Canaveral Wednesday and is set to call at Great Sturrup Cay in the Berry Islands on Thursday before visiting Nassau. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor [input] [input] [input] [input] [input] I'm a WomanMan seeking a ManWoman Enter city or ZIP [input] Age: [input] to [input] [input] Show only profiles with photos [input] --------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bahamianbrothersonthedl/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~-- Yahoo! Domains - Claim yours for only $14.70 http://us.click.yahoo.com/Z1wmxD/DRE...LSAA/5SYolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~- Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bahamianbrothersonthedl/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ --multiplaza.nl.nu-- |
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