The Nubian Dreams Story

Every event has a story. The Nubian Dreams Cruise is no different. For years James Saunders and Laurence Pinckney have been getting requests to do an event on a cruise out of NYC. That is easier said than done. In the fall of 2007 they decided to throw caution to the wind and give it a try. It had been two years since the last and original Dominican Island Heat and one year from Bahian Heat and three years since the last Black Pride NYC event that they produced. On each event the same challenges presented themselves; Major sponsors who were willing to provide funding were hard to come by because most believe that the African American LGBT market is serviced from the general LGBT and also the African American markets are covered. We have tried to explain the benefits of specifically targeting us (African American LGBT's) and giving us special attention. Fortunately HBO continues to show support for our events as does several media outlets like Next Magazine, Go Magazine, Bleu Magazine, GBM News and Clik Magazine. Along with our promoter partners and affiliates the word is out yet that leaves our biggest challenge - getting people to commit to the event EARLY. Of all the events we have done this has been the fastest seller, however, we need the rest of the 50 cabins to sell out before May 1, 2008. That will leave us free to focus on the special programming we have in store for our guests.

This sailing on the Carnival Miracle is selling faster than all others. The cruise ship would be very happy to pick up some of the cabins we are currently holding so that they could sell them to their other guests at a premium. We don't want that to happen so we encourage everyone who says they are going to make the reservation today by making the initial deposit of $400.00 via mail or online. Don't wait any longer. In the next installment we will talk about the wonderful programming during the cruise for the "Sun Pass" guests. Here is a sneak peek. Don't forget to check out our new events page for upcoming events in NYC and elsewhere.