Caribbean Escape Lesbian Cruise

Patti LaBelle

Patti Labelle has sold over 50 million records, and is on Rolling Stone’s “100 Greatest Singers” list. The recipient of numerous awards, including two GRAMMYS, Ms. LaBelle was inducted into the GRAMMY Hall of Fame, the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Apollo Hall of Fame, and the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame and she was honored with the World Music Awards’ Legend Award.

Patti LaBelle’s work as a humanitarian is also legendary. As a supporter of equal rights and an ally to the LGBT community, she received the GLAAD Media Excellence Award in 2007. She remains an advocate for adoption, foster care, Big Sisters and the United Negro College Fund, among many other initiatives. After being diagnosed with diabetes, Ms. LaBelle became a spokesperson for the American Diabetes Association.

It’s a small wonder that she has time for anything else in between recording and touring, but she has also shared her passions by authoring five books, creating a line of sauces and marinades called Patti’s Good Life and even a designer bedding collection. It seems there isn’t anything she can’t do!

Karen Williams

Karen Williams is one of today’s hottest comedy stars — with an awesome personality, stunning good looks, and a sterling reputation for delivering laughs each and every time! She is known for her quick repartee, insightful commentary, audience rapport, and sheer likeability! She is a comic craftmaster, a gifted actor, a multitalented writer, and an inspirational lecturer, whose HaHA Institute attracts clients from the public and private sectors. Armed with her “healing with humor” philosophy, Karen is a modern-day alchemist and motivational humorist, whose audiences revel in her cathartic laughter and whose peers consider her a comic’s comic!

As a solo entertainer, Karen delights fan-filled audiences from San Francisco to South Beach to Sydney. An international comic favorite – who showcased her talents at the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal several times – Karen Williams is a star entertainer and headliner with Olivia Lesbian Cruises and Resorts, where she’s garnered some 150 laugh-filled trips around the globe!

Karen is a featured comic in “We’re Funny That Way,” the hilarious, internationally-acclaimed film shot at Buddies in Bad Times in Toronto and shown regularly on HBO. She was also a nominee for the 1999 GLAMA Award for her irreverent comedy CD, “human beings: what a concept” (Uproar Records).

Comedy writer and former television host of the New York variety show, “In the Life,” Karen sharpened her comedy teeth as a ghostwriter at Columbia Pictures. Her humor writings appear in numerous anthologies, including Joke Stew(Andrews McMeel Publishing); Revolutionary Laughter (Crossing Press); Out in All Directions (Warner Books); and Out, Loud & Laughing (Random House).

Karen graduated summa cum laude from Cleveland State University with a personally-designed major in “Humor and Healing.” She earned a Master of Education degree from CSU’s Adult Learning & Development program. Founder and CEO of the International Institute of Humor and Healing Arts, Karen has successfully branded HaHA Institute as the go-to resource network for educational programs, workshops and seminars focused on the healing power of humor.

Karen taught Stand-Up Comedy in the Dramatic Arts department of Cleveland State University; studied improv at Second City Chicago; and directed inaugural comedy classes at Second City in Cleveland. Karen continues to perform comedy worldwide and star in television commercials while teaching acting and improvisational comedy at ProModel and Talent Management, training students to compete at IMTA (International Model and Talent Agency) Conventions in New York and Los Angeles.

Her hilarious one-hour solo comedy special “I NEED A SNACK” — filmed live at The Knitting Factory in Hollywood — aired regularly on LOGO TV and is available on DVD. “LAUGHING MATTERS” is an award-winning documentary film showcasing Karen’s star quality and highlights her social activism.

Curve Magazine calls Karen Williams “…a laugh riot!” The Sydney Morning Herald proclaims that Karen Williams is “ferociously funny, with perfect pace, timing and structure.”

Gina Yashere

Gina broke onto the American comedy scene with her performances on Last Comic Standing, where she made it to the final 10. She is known for her regular, hilarious appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Madame Yashere, The Surly Psychic.

Three-time award winner for “Best Female” at the Black Comedy Awards, Gina’s bombastic delivery, infectious personality and cheeky observations have wowed audiences all over the world. She was named one of the top ten rising comedy talents by The Hollywood Reporter.

Gina hails from London via Nigeria and shoots from the hip. Her unique take on being both a cultural insider and outsider never fails to raise the roof. Following an early career as a Lift Engineer, Gina made her comedy debut at the Edinburgh Festival in 1995 to an almost sold out show.

Since those early heady days, Gina has continued to take the comedy world by storm and is now one of the most highly sought after comics in the UK and the US. Some of her TV appearances have included her one-hour comedy special Skinny B*tch, Are We There Yet, Stand Up in Stilettos, The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien, Last Comic Standing, Chelsea Lately, Def Comedy Jam and The Celebrity Fame Academy. Gina also played a series regular on the UK series Married, Single, Other.

Her radio shows have ranged from her BBC Radio London show to the critically acclaimed radio sketch show, The Powder Room. Feature films have included Kiss Kiss and Mr. In Between. She has appeared on the West-End stage inThe Vagina Monologues and has written several plays for BBC Radio 4 and sketches for Richard Blackwood’s Channel 4 series. She has performed in the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal and Toronto and The Comedy Festival in Las Vegas.

Gina currently resides in Los Angeles and tours non-stop around the world.

Judy Gold

Emmy award-winning actress and comedian, Judy Gold is best known as the star of her two critically acclaimed long-running Off Broadway hit shows. Judy’s most recent show, The Judy Show – My Life As A Sitcom ran in 2011/12 at The D-R-2 Theater in New York and will be part of 2013 season at The Geffen Theatre. The NY Times made it a critic’s pick and called it, “Highly entertaining! Brash, buoyant & infectiously nostalgic.” The Huffington Post said the show is, “Comedic Gold. A funny & fantastic ride! It’s the ultimate laughter-through-the tears tale.”

Judy was nominated for the 2012 Outer Critics Circle Award for The Judy Show, as well as a 2006 Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Solo Performance for her previous show, 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother. In addition, the show won the 2007 GLAAD award for “Outstanding New York Theater.” The New York Times called this one-woman show “fiercely funny, honest and moving.” A book based on the show was nominated for the prestigious Quill Award.

Judy will be seen on The Food Network’s Celebrity Chopped this spring. Judy recently appeared on 30 Rock, has co-hosted The Anderson Cooper Show, and is a guest star in the upcoming series finale of Showtime’s The Big C. Judy is the host of Nick’s new comedy show, NickMom Night Out and she appears frequently on The Wendy Williams Show. Judy has been in the cast of Nora & Delia Ephron’s Off-Broadway play, “Love, Loss and What I Wore.” Gold can be seen regularly on Tru TV Presents World’s Dumbest. She has guest-hosted ABC’s The View, where she appears regularly along with Current TV’s Say Anything with Joy Behar for which she has also guest-hosted. Judy has recently appeared on TFN’s The Next Food Network Star and on TLC’s The Next Great Baker. Judy hosts a monthly radio show on Sirius/XM called Hatched by Two Chicks. Judy is also the host of the Funny People series at the 92nd St. Y, and is a frequent contributor to The Moth. Judy has appeared on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, The Dr. Oz Showand starred in an episode “The Glades” on A&E and “Are We There Yet?” on TBS. She was the host of HBO’s At the Multiplex with Judy Gold from 1999 – 2009; she also hosted Comedy Central’s100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time and the GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS, which aired on LOGO and VH1. Her TV specials include a half-hour comedy special for LOGO and she is featured in the HBO documentary, All Aboard. Her stand-up specials include Comedy Central Presents: Judy Gold, Comedy Central’s Tough Crowd Stands Up, and Judy’s HBO half-hour special, which received a Cable Ace Award. Gold was seen in the smash hit film The Aristocrats and the documentaries Making Trouble and I am Comic.

Gold won two Emmy awards for writing and producing The Rosie O’Donnell Show. She was nominated twice for The American Comedy Award’s funniest female stand-up. Judy has written for Wondertime Magazine, Momlogic.com andThe Advocate. Gold is an instructor at ESPA Primary Stages where she teaches Solo Performance.

She has also appeared on Ugly Betty, Law & Order, Law & Order SVU, Hollywood Squares, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and The Conan O’Brien Show to name a few.

Gold lives in New York City with her two children. She frequently tours theatres and comedy clubs around the country. Her CD, Judith’s Roommate Had a Baby is currently available.

Michele Balan

Michele Balan is a classy woman with attitude. Sometimes the class has to move over for the attitude. She was a finalist on NBC’s Last Comic Standing, and titleholder of “Last Woman Comic Standing.” Michele was voted one of the “Top 10 Comics” by Backstage Magazine. The San Francisco Bay Times also placed her on their national Top 10 and Broadway World honored Michele at number two in their Top 10 List of cabaret performers.

Michele headlines around the country at top comedy clubs, festivals such as Montreal’s “Just for Laughs,” corporate events, JCCs, country clubs, on cruises, and more! She is appropriate for all audiences…well, maybe not children’s parties! She is a recurring performer on The Joy Behar Show, and has numerous appearances on HBO, Showtime, Comedy Central, Byron Allen’s Comics Unleashed, and E!. Along with her stand-up, Michele writes for many well-known comedians and is a contributor to a variety of magazines.

Often told she was naturally funny, this Brooklyn native left a high-paying executive position at a computer company to pursue comedy and has been performing ever since.

What people say…
“Dynamite” – Cindy Adams The NY POST

“As part of the Nantucket Comedy festival, Balan had the full house in stitches.” – Nantucket Mirror

“Michele Balan is on a roll, there is no stopping her!” – The Friars Club

“You know what I dislike about stand-up comedy—there’s too much standing.” – Michele Balan

DJ Tatiana

Born in Madrid, DJ Tatiana has been making people dance around the globe since 1999. Fueled by her passion for music, this talented Denver based DJ has been rocking dance floors across the US and abroad with her beautiful smile and her energetic vibe. Regularly featured in magazines, social media and TV throughout her music career, Tatiana has also earned several awards and community recognitions. A delightful peoples’ person and a very talented musician, DJ Tatiana has headlined at leading club venues around the world such as The Church, Café Del Mar, Nikki Beach and Body English to name a few. She has participated in worldwide recognized parties and events like White Party, Electric Daisy, Pride Fest, AquaGirl and many more. Tatiana incorporates many styles into her sound, from popular top 40s remixes to tribal house, with musical favorites from all genres coming together in her sets. Her passion and energy have created demand making her one of the most sought after new female DJs in the game.

DJ Rockaway

Born and raised in Queens, NY, DJ Rockaway has been bringing her passion and love for music to dance floors for over a decade performing for audiences in the U.S. and internationally. From nightclubs on both the east and west coasts, to private weddings and events, she is a regular DJ on Olivia cruise and resort vacations and DJ’s for national non-profit events such as NCLR, HRC and Equality California, to name a few. She is the founder of PLAY San Francisco and PLAY San Jose, which are monthly events for women who love to dance. A true New Yorker (just listen to her talk), DJ Rockaway’s unique mix of music styles – dance, hip-hop, R&B, house, club, retro – allows her to play to all who love to dance and feel the music. For DJ Rockaway, music is more than a blend of sounds, music is an experience – she wants you to feel it, live it, escape into it.

Inclusions:

Accommodations for 8 days/7 nights on board Holland America’s ms Westerdam
All meals on board, including room service (specialty restaurants have a nominal charge)
Coffee, tea, juices during all meals
Gratuities, port charges/taxes, which are covered in NDA fees
Olivia’s signature programming, entertainment and staffing assistance throughout

Not Included
Airfare
Airport transfers
Boutique, casino, spa, photos and bingo
Internet access, phone, fax and other incidentals
Medical attention
Optional excursions
Soft drinks, bottled water, specialty coffees, alcohol such as wine, beer and cocktails
Specialty restaurants
Travel insurance
Other incidentals

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