'None of us want to be there if they don't want us… I think we're fabulous': LGBTQ+ cruise passengers left 'disgusted' after Turkey and Egypt refuse ship entry

What was meant to be the trip of a lifetime took an extraordinary turn when an LGBTQ+ cruise was refused entry to two countries. Those on board reveal what happened.


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