Important Notice

We are changing the dates for the SIN Cruise 2010 that was originally planned for May 2010.  We chose the 1st week of May 2010 since that is the same timing I had for the SIN Cruise that I organized this last May before it was diverted by the swine flu crisis.  The previous travel agent, Paul Stalbaum, that I used for that SIN Cruise also has planned his own poz cruise trip for the 1^st week of May 2010 on the same ship.  Having two separate poz groups on the same sailing has caused confusion and conflict within some of the HIV community.

I assume responsibility for the misunderstanding, particularly any insult to or bad feelings within the community of poz cruisers that Paul has developed during his October HIV cruises.  Our goal was never to cause confusion or to disrupt Paul's efforts to establish his own West Coast cruise each Spring.  My sole intent was to plan a trip for poz guys just for the fun of it as I personally was not making any profit off the SIN Cruises.  My mission has always been to bring poz gay men together for their own empowerment and social networking to combat isolation and stigma that can be caused by HIV rather than cause ill will or gossip, and I have failed at that recently.  Over the summer I did have some personal concerns and didn't express them properly.

To heal this "rift", we are assessing if and when we will re-schedule the SIN Cruise for next year but it will certainly not be during the 1^st week of May as booked by Paul's group.  We will provide you with any updates as soon as we have confirmed those.  For more information about the existing poz cruise being organized for May 2010 by Paul Stalbaum, visit his website at:  www.hivcruise.com

If you had made reservations for the SIN Cruise, please contact our travel agent, Jonathan Klein, at (800) 255-6951 or jk@...

Again, I apologize for any confusion or hurt feelings that my actions have caused.  I know that guys had a great time on the recent HIV cruise to the Caribbean and bringing together poz guys anytime we can should be our collectively focus.

Sincerely,
Bryan Levinson

Founder, SIN