"All Aboard!: Rosie's Family Cruise," HBO's documentary about the landmark R Families Vacation cruise for gay people and their families that Rosie and Kelli O'Donnell launched in summer of 2004, will have its premiere on April 6th.
"One cruise. Five hundred families. Thousands of memories. For years, Rosie and Kelli O'Donnell dreamed of a society free of discrimination against gay and lesbian families in America. In 2004, they made that dream come true when 1,500 people-gay, lesbian and straight-set sail on a seven-day cruise to the Caribbean. This documentary takes viewers on board the Norwegian Dawn cruise ship...The result is a joyous look at the birth of a new community in a judgment-free setting, as passengers celebrated their freedom and made a positive, progressive statement about what 'family' means today," states HBO's website. The documentary was directed by Shari Cookson.The R Families Vacations cruise included a number of Broadway performers, many of whom sing and danced aboard the cruise ship. Among the stars were Darius DeHaas, Jose Llana, Julia Murney, Billy Porter, Liz McCartney, Euan Morton, Seth Rudetsky, Gavin Creel, and Christine Ebersole.Videos