A luxury cruise ship with gay passengers only will dock in Busan Port later this month. The Busan Port Authority announced on Monday, "The 30,277-ton luxury cruise ship Azamara Quest of Azamara Cruises, an affiliate of Royal Caribbean Cruises, will enter the International Cruise Terminal at Busan Port, carrying 710 gay male passengers, on March 22."
The cruise was organized by a U.S. travel agency, which booked out the entire Azamara Quest for the voyage.
The passengers will fly from the U.S. to Shanghai, and after touring the Chinese city will board the Azamara Quest on March 20. They will arrive in Busan early morning on March 22, tour Busan or Gyeongju, and then depart for Hiroshima in the afternoon. The 11-day voyage also includes stops in Taiwan and Hong Kong.