Europe's flagship gay cruise: a week at sea around the Mediterranean with thousands of men, themed deck parties every night and the unmistakable touch of Brussels' La Demence.
About the event
The Cruise, powered by La Demence, is the European answer to the big circuit cruises: a full ship taken over for a week each summer, sailing a Mediterranean route while the parties never really stop. It comes from La Demence, the legendary Brussels club night, and carries thousands of guests from dozens of nationalities, with English as the on-board common language.
Days are for ports, sun decks and pools; nights are for a relentless run of themed parties spun by La Demence DJs, from white parties to fetish and carnival nights, plus shows, competitions and a famous after-hours scene. Each edition picks a different itinerary through ports such as Barcelona, Sicily, Malta, Greece or the Adriatic, so the destination is half the appeal.
Unlike a one-night event, the cruise is a self-contained holiday: you board once, unpack once, and let the ship carry you between beaches, cities and dancefloors for a week.
What to do
- A whole ship chartered for gay travellers
- Themed deck parties every night by La Demence DJs
- Mediterranean ports as part of the package
- International crowd, dozens of nationalities
- Shows, competitions and after-hours parties
- Who it's for
- For travellers who want a one-week, all-in party holiday at sea, happy to mix non-stop nightlife with sun decks and Mediterranean ports.
- When to go
- Runs once a year in summer; the itinerary, embarkation port and dates change each edition, so check the-cruise.eu and book months ahead as cabins sell out.
- Getting there from Switzerland
- You fly to the embarkation city, which varies by edition (often Barcelona, Italy or the Adriatic); from Switzerland that usually means a short flight from Zurich, Geneva or Basel to the port closest to the departure.
Sources
We summarise public information; final dates and tickets are always on the organiser's official site.
Updated: 2026-06-22
