A 'Golden Girls' cruise is setting sail and you can be on board
This is not a drill.
Get ready to hit the open seas: There's a "Golden Girls" cruise setting sail next year and you can be on board.
The five-night cruise will be on the Celebrity Infinity Feb. 24 through Feb. 29, 2020 leaving from Miami (of course) and visiting Key West and Cozumel.
On-board activities include a caftan sail away party with cheesecake, a Shady Pines craft corner, a "One Night in St. Olaf Dance Party" (including a game of Ugel and Flugel, natch), a Key West "Golden Girls" bar crawl, "Golden Girls" trivia and more.
"The 'Golden Girls' [trip] was inspired by my two favorite things, 'Golden Girls' and cruising," organizer Chad Kampe of Flip Phone Events told "Good Morning America." "It seemed like a perfect fit, as the 'Golden Girls' lived in Miami and you could see them all jumping aboard a cruise boat. There is the one episode where they go to a tropical island and it's a complete disaster."
Though it's the first time Kampe has put on a "Golden Girls" cruise, he's actually been running "Golden Girls" bar crawls in Minneapolis for some time.
Kampe grew up watching the show with his grandmother.
"The show was also groundbreaking for its time, discussing HIV/Aids, homosexuality, sexuality at an older age, and feminism," he said. "Each of the 'Golden Girls' is so relatable and human."
Kampe thinks people still love "Golden Girls" 27 years after the last episode because "everyone compares the 'Golden Girls' to their circle of friends. We all know a Blanche and a Rose, and so on."
The price of the cruise starts at $945 and is based on double occupancy.
"The most exciting part of the cruise will be the new friends everyone makes," Kampe said, "'Golden Girls' is about love, acceptance, and living your truth."
