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Golden Girls fan cruise to set sail for five nights in 2020

The cruise pays tribute to the cult American sitcom

Clémence Michallon
New York
Monday 18 February 2019 15:52 GMT
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The Golden Girls actresses Betty White, Beatrice Arthur and Rue McClanahan, winners of the Pop Culture award, pose for a portrait during the 6th annual TV Land Awards held at Barker Hangar on 8 June, 2008 in Santa Monica, California.
The Golden Girls actresses Betty White, Beatrice Arthur and Rue McClanahan, winners of the Pop Culture award, pose for a portrait during the 6th annual TV Land Awards held at Barker Hangar on 8 June, 2008 in Santa Monica, California. ((Photo by Todd Williamson/Getty Images for TV Land))

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A Golden Girls cruise is set to set sail next year, taking fans on a five-night journey around Florida and the Caribbean Sea.

The cruise was announced on Monday by Flip Phone Events, which organises various events including parties and drag brunches.

The cruise will depart from Miami on 24 February, 2020.

It will keep going for five nights, visiting Key West and the Mexican island of Cozumel.

The trip will wrap up on 29 February, 2020, when the ship returns to Miami.

Activities include a caftan sail-away party with cheesecake (an iconic Golden Girls snack), Golden Girls trivia, a costume contest, and "Dorothy's bingo" – an homage, of course, to the character played by Beatrice Arthur, Dorothy Zbornak.

The Golden Girls, which also starred Betty White as Rose Nylund, Rue McClanahan as Blanche Devereaux, and Estelle Getty as Sophia Petrillo, aired for the first time in 1985.

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It ended in May 1992 after season seven, having earned a long-enduring place as a fan favourite.

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