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Atlantis Events, Inc.

Company type	Private
Industry	Tourism
Founded	1991 (1991)
Founders	Rich Campbell
Headquarters	Hollywood, CA , United States
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Rich Campbell (CEO)
Brands	Atlantis Events, RSVP Vacations
Services	Ocean and riverboat cruises; resorts

Atlantis Events, Inc. is a cruise and tour company catering exclusively to gay men and women. It was founded in 1991 to provide a way for gay friends to vacation together without fear of judgment or ridicule. Since that time, it has grown to produce at least ten all-gay cruises per year on some of the largest ships in the world and numerous land-based all-gay resort vacations.

Cruises

Atlantis cruises are among the most well-known and well-attended gay vacations in the world. The company charters entire passenger ships for its cruises, allowing a complete takeover of the ships' entertainment line-up, facilities, and other elements.

Dance Parties

Among the most well-attended events aboard an Atlantis cruise are the nightly (and sometimes afternoon or morning) dance parties. Each comes with a theme announced a few weeks before the cruise and guests are encouraged to dress up for the occasion. Though the themes change with every cruise, they tend to follow the following general pattern for a seven day cruise:

Afternoon Tea Dances

A typical seven-day Atlantis cruise has three day-time dances, held for just two hours immediately before dinner.

Theme	Usual Day	Description
Dog Tag	First sea day after embarkation	A military theme where each guest is encouraged to wear a dog tag with color-coded stickers. One red sticker signifies that the guest is "taken;" a yellow sticker indicates the guest is open to conversation or having a drink; a green sticker indicates the guest is "available;" and two or more green stickers indicate that the guest is looking for sex at that very moment. This dance always occurs on day two of a seven-day cruise.
Sun	Varies	This theme can vary from merely a tropical or Caribbean theme to a wet water gun party.
Disco	Final sea day	This dance always occurs on the final sea day of a seven-day cruise. Guests wear 1970s-themed costumes and the music fits the theme.

Evening Dances

A typical Atlantis cruise has a different dance party every night of the cruise. These dances typically begin at 11pm and last nominally until about 3am but often continue past sunrise. The following themes are seen on nearly every cruise with some variation.

Theme	Usual Night	Description
Set Sail	First	There is no official theme for this party. Guests often wear apparel specific to their home towns, underwear, or nothing in particular.
Cruise-Specific	Varies	There will often be a dance with a costume theme that is cruise-specific, either stemming from the departure city (e.g., a New York-themed party for a cruise departing from New York), current events, or a recent popular culture event (e.g., a Star Wars themed party following the recent release of The Force Awakens).
Light/Glow	Varies	Another staple dance party is the light or glow party. Guests' costumes are often made up of glowing, blinking, or other light-emitting or light-reflecting materials.
Classics	Varies	This party's music includes top 40 songs from the 1980s to early 2000s remixed as heavy dance anthems. It carries no costume theme (though guests will often dress in costumes to match the music).
Dance	Varies	This party's music includes classic dance anthems and new remixes. It carries no costume theme.
White	Penultimate	This dance party is always on the second-to-last night of the cruise and guests are encouraged to wear costumes in all white.
Last Dance	Final	This is a smaller dance party, usually in a smaller indoor venue. There is no costume theme.

Past and Future Cruises

Year	Cruise Line	Ship	Region	Month	Ports	Headlining Entertainment	Notes
2015	Celebrity Cruises	Celebrity Silhouette	Caribbean	January	Labadee, Sint Maarten, San Juan	Deborah Cox & Vanessa Williams	The cruise was sold out.
2016	Royal Caribbean	Navigator of the Seas	Caribbean	January	George Town, Cozumel, Belize City, Roatan	Kathy Griffin	The cruise was originally scheduled to dock in Labadee, Haiti, but the itinerary was changed to visit Belize City due to political protests. The cruise was sold out.
2016	Royal Caribbean	Anthem of the Seas	Caribbean	May	Orlando, Nassau, Cococay	Wanda Sykes	The ship was only at approximately 90% capacity, a rare non-sellout for Atlantis in recent years.
2017	Royal Caribbean	Allure of the Seas	Caribbean	January	Cozumel, Costa Maya, Labadee	Jennifer Holliday	This was the third Atlantis cruise on the Allure of the Seas. The cruise was sold out.
2018	Royal Caribbean	Harmony of the Seas	Caribbean	January	Labadee, San Juan, St. Maarten	Olivia Newton-John	On board, Atlantis cruise director Malcolm Neitzey claimed that the Olivia Newton-John concert was the largest pop music concert ever at sea, due to being played to a sold-out crowd in the largest venue on the largest cruise ship ever built. The cruise was sold out.

RSVP Subsidiary

In 2007, Atlantis acquired its direct competitor, RSVP Vacations. Since that time, Atlantis has kept RSVP as a separate and distinct brand, catering to a more relaxed group of guests.

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