December 16, 2010
Well-Loved Duo to Headline All-Gay Costa Rica Cruise
Mark Thompson READ TIME: 3 MIN.
HOUSTON, Tex., November 30, 2010 - Concierge Travel, the largest gay-owned and operated travel agency and tour operator in Texas, announced that world-famous performers Amy Armstrong and Freddy Allen would headline their all-gay Costa Rica cruise sailing March 6 to 13th 2011.
Chicago based Amy and Freddy have been performing for 15 years coast-to-coast. Their wit and musical prowess make them one of the most successful cabaret acts to come from Chicago in the last decade.
Amy and Freddy have opened for such big names as The Supremes, Phyllis Diller, Bea Arthur and Jennifer Holiday. They've also been performing on RSVP Vacations cruises since 1999, where they are crowd favorites and were named official "Entertainment Ambassadors" in 2006.
"We're thrilled to have these iconic performers-Amy and Freddy- who are so well known to gay audiences on the high seas aboard our ship," said Kim Gustavsson, vice president of sales and marketing for Concierge Travel. "We think our guests will love Amy and Freddy's performances aboard the luxurious Star Flyer."
"This season marks a special occasion for us as we celebrate our 15th anniversary performing together," declared Amy Armstrong and Freddy Allen. "Over the years we have been fortunate to travel the globe with the LGBT community and we are proud to be working with our dear friends at Concierge Travel. We enjoy the smaller cruise voyages as it gives us the opportunity to get to know the entire ship. It will be an exciting, memorable and rare travel experience."
This cruise is Concierge Travel's first all-gay luxury sailing ship cruise to Costa Rica and Panama. The full ship charter cruise, carrying 170 passengers, will sail on the elegant Star Flyer clipper ship March 6-13, 2011. The ship will sail from Puerto Caldera, Costa Rica on March 6, 2011. After a relaxing day at sea, the ship will dock in Isla de Coiba, Panama, where guests can explore virgin rainforests or dive among sea turtles, dolphins and manta rays.
The cruise continues on to six more ports on Costa Rica's sunny Pacific coast, with highlights ranging from archaeological ruins on Isla del Cano to powder white sand beaches and an astonishing array of wildlife in Quepos and nearby Manuel Antonio National Park.
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Staterooms on this Costa Rica and Panama adventure start at $2,275*.
Reservations for the Costa Rica and Panama cruise as well as any other Concierge Travel vacation can be made by contacting Concierge Travel directly at 877.775.9616. For more detailed information, please visit our newly redesigned website at www.conciergetravel.cc
* Transfers, gratuities and port fees are additional
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About Concierge Travel : Founded in 1997, Concierge Travel is a boutique, gay-owned travel agency and tour operator that creates intimate, customized experiences for its LGBT guests on its own exclusive small-ship cruises and land tours. Concierge Travel also provides a range of services and enhancements on the vacations that it books for its guests with other travel providers. Voted Houston's "Gayest & Greatest Travel Agency" by OutSmart Magazine every year since 2002 and "Best LGBT Cruise or Tour Company" in 2010, Concierge Travel also believes strongly in supporting the gay and lesbian community, and donates 20 percent of its total net travel revenue annually to important LGBT organizations.
A long-term New Yorker and a member of New York Travel Writers Association, Mark Thompson has also lived in San Francisco, Boston, Provincetown, D.C., Miami Beach and the south of France. The author of the novels WOLFCHILD and MY HAWAIIAN PENTHOUSE, he has a PhD in American Studies and is the recipient of fellowships at MacDowell, Yaddo, and Blue Mountain Center. His work has appeared in numerous publications.
