It’s summertime, and if you’ve been wondering whether one of those big, LGBTQ+ cruises is the ideal way to spend your hard-earned vacation, you’ve got an ocean of possibilities.
Over the years, “gays on a boat” has proven to be particularly welcoming waters for film and television, with a number of stories tapping into the ways floating out on the open seas can speak to the queer experience—either as an adventurous escape form the norm or a vessel for isolation and introspection.
So, like an all-you-can-eat-buffet, these 10 tales offer glimpses of what could await you should you choose to climb aboard: Maybe someone will catch your eye—in the unlikeliest of places. Maybe you’ll party in the sun with friends new and old. Maybe you’ll get asked to walk the plank. Or maybe you’ll wind up embroiled in a whodunit mystery where everyone on board’s suspect (given the examples below… that seems pretty likely).
Wherever the tide may want to take you, set sail with these 10 queer films and television shows that take place on a boat.
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Mrs Howell and her nelly husband, Mr Howell were the biggest queens on that 3 hour cruise! Where are they!!!!!!!!!! Bwa bwa bwa.
RIP Thurston and Lovey