29/06/2019 – Scene Magazine – From the heart of LGBTQ+ Life

Queen of cruising Jane McDonald charters her own ship for fans to join her on an exclusive week on the high seas.

Sail Away with Jane McDonald sees everyone’s favourite cruise star charter Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas in September 2020.

Jane’s exclusive charter of the ship will allow passengers an unprecedented Jane McDonald experience including guaranteed entry to see Jane perform two different exclusive headline shows, a one-of-a-kind Audience-With event and a seven-night holiday.

Sail Away with Jane McDonald is a Southampton round-trip visiting Cherbourg, Vigo and Lisbon.

To secure an exclusive pre-sale cabin on this exclusive cruise from 10am today (June 29), click here:

You can make a phone booking from 12midday by calling 0333 300 3455.

Jane said: “I can’t begin to tell you how excited I am to be having my own special cruise.

“As everyone knows, I’m just a true Yorkshire lass who loves performing and enjoying a cruise or two, so it makes perfect sense to charter my own ship.

“This is something I’ve wanted to do for a long time so to finally have the opportunity to invite everyone to come on holiday with me is very exciting.

“We’ll have a whale of a time and I can’t wait to see everyone there.”

Jane McDonald won a place in the nation’s hearts and became an instant star in the BBC’s documentary series The Cruise back in 1998.

Since then she has toured extensively and released 8 studio albums. While Jane has made a couple of one-off performances on cruise ships, Sail Away will be the first time everyone’s favourite cruise star has chartered a ship for her own dedicated cruise.

As well as seeing Jane perform during the cruise, passengers will also get to enjoy a special ‘Audience With’ event where Jane will be interviewed live on stage about her life and career.

And if that isn’t enough, Jane will be onboard for the duration of the cruise making special appearances throughout the ship.

Sail Away with Jane McDonald departs Southampton, September, 20, 2020. Passengers will enjoy Royal Caribbean’s luxurious Anthem of the Seas with full board dining and amazing features including the incredible Bionic Bar – where you can order cocktails mixed by robots, the FlowRider surf simulator, the signature Royal Caribbean Rock Wall, SeaPlex – the largest indoor active space at sea, RipCord by Ifly – the first skydiving experience at sea and North Star, providing 360-degree views 300 feet above sea.

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This year’s Pride is one of reflection as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Stonewall.

WHILE we’ve certainly come a long way since the first Pride march was born from the Stonewall Riots of 1969 and we continue, despite backlash in some countries to make progress – progress has simply not come fast enough in other parts of the world.

Sixty-eight countries still criminalise same-sex relations. Sixty-eight places where being Queer is not only unsafe: it’s illegal.

As we celebrate Pride, so many members of our global LGBT+ communities suffer in a variety of unjust, illegal, and even brutal ways all over the world.

In Chechnya, attacks against our communities began anew earlier this year. People “perceived” to be anything but straight have been incarcerated, interrogated, and sometimes even tortured.

In the Caribbean, same-sex relations are still illegal in nine countries, with hate groups regularly rallying supporters to abuse members of the LGBT+ communities.

In Brunei, the Sultan recently expanded the criminalisation of same-sex relations to be punishable by death. People can be sentenced to death by stoning, just for being who they are.

Jessica Stern

Jessica Stern Executive Director of OutRight Action International, the LGBTIQ Human Rights Organisation said: “This is egregious. But together we can and are standing up against discrimination and violence, and when do – we win.

“Think of Bhutan and Botswana, which recently struck down their anti-homosexuality laws. Think of Taiwan and Ecuador, which have become the most recent countries to legalise marriage equality. And this year, for the first, time, the World Health Organisation depathologised being transgender – which is no longer classified as a mental illness.

“Now more than ever, during World Pride, is the time to think globally. What happens in one country can directly affect what happens in another.

“Unite with us and support our critical global work during Pride month? We need you, and we are so grateful for your solidarity and your support!”

For more information about World Pride, click here:

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Day: June 29, 2019

Queen of the high seas invites her fans on cruise

Queen of cruising Jane McDonald charters her own ship for fans to join her on an exclusive week on the high seas.

Supporting global LGBT+ human rights at World Pride

This year’s Pride is one of reflection as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Stonewall.

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