Celebrities support Olivia’s Australia & New Zealand Cruise.
We rub shoulders with Ruby Rose and her fiance Phoebe Dahl and her fiance Phoebe Dahl , Beccy Cole & Libby O’Donovan and UK actress Sophie Ward with her partner of 18 years Rena Brannan
Day 2
At Sea. The serenity and simplicity of the ocean strip away the last hangovers of crazy deadlines and my media world. No Billboards, no distractions as long as you can keep your eyes peeled at the horizon.
Woman Say Something Panel made me proud of what this Australian organisation has achieved, the voice they have given to many women related causes.
Merryn Johns, one of 5 panel speakers and Editor In Chief of Curve Magazine, explained with passion the significance of Media and Community.
Jill Cruise, Cruise director of Olivia, urged woman to take their lives into their own hands and make a difference, for others and yourself.
The speakers also included Sophie Ward, the UK actress, who famously came out in 1996 as one of the first public celebrities, and just as Ellen DeGeneres experienced backlashes and discriminations.
How the times have changed – and we cannot forget to thank those pioneers for their courage!
This cruise has a significant number of women on board, who have over the past couple of decades, made a significant change to our lives. It’s almost an overwhelming feeling to see those women in one room. It feels genuine, passionate without frills. The dynamics are starting to form into something; I believe will have a strong outcome.
With Valentine’s Day in full swing, Tanya, my partner and I join Pink Sofas CEO, Liz James at a special event for singles.
I have been told there are nearly 500 single women on board, easy recognisable by a special dog tag given by Olivia – the message is clear: I am single – lead me away! Liz, started her company almost 15 years ago – and has maintained and cemented a position in lesbian dating that has worldwide recognition.
Another refreshing encounter that late afternoon was to meet Ruby Rose and her fiancée Phoebe.
I have admired Ruby’s work over the past years, with the recent release of BREAK FREE – which was groundbreaking work opening discussions about gender roles in the most controversial performance.
Her personal fight promoting Anti Bullying Campaigns in schools and her commitment to normalise gender stereotype across the modelling word – is admirable to say the least.
As Jill Cruise said: “make a difference for others and yourselves” these are women, who have made a difference to others and themselves
