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6th Jan 2023Harrietgf commented on:
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17th Sep 2017Harrietgf commented on:
looking for a cruise companionHello, I am writing to address your concerns about the single supplement on cruise ships. I found a great solo travel option through Norwegian Cruise Lines. In June 2017, I took a cruise to Bermuda as a solo, and booked a solo suite with NO PENALTY. And, this cruise line has a structured program for solo cruisers. Once I was aboard ship, I quickly realized how many others were also cruising solo. We had access to an exclusive lounge, with a solo travel cruise director at our service. He'd pair us up to the various restaurants and entertainment venues as we wanted...and yet, if you wanted to be by yourself (for instance, when went ashore to shop, I wanted "me" time), there was no pressure to pair or group with other solos. It was wonderful. I liked it so much that I have booked another cruise for December of 2018, leaving from New York, for a Bahamas and Florida cruise aboard the same cruise ship. Norwegian Cruise lines has a great website (NCL.com). It explains everything. On my cruise a lady traveled all the way from Poland to New York to catch the cruise ship. She was also a solo traveler. We ended up enjoying several activities together as part of the solo cruiser itinerary, and we also met up at Bermuda's famed Horseshoe Bay and enjoyed a day of "beach bumming"..! It was a wonderful experience. So, I offer this as a suggestion for traveling solo aboard a cruise ship. You can do it without a single supplement penalty and, if you go with Norwegian Cruise Lines, I believe 7 of their ships have the solo studio cabins which are lovely, very comfortable. And you are housed in the same corridor with all the other solo travelers..but you still have access to the entire ship. Hope this helps...and, if you decide you may like to go to the Bahamas and Florida in Dec. of 2018, book with Norwegian Cruise Lines ship "Breakaway" departing out of New York Dec. 1st. returning on the 8th. I'm booked for those dates, and barring unforeseen emergencies (heaven forbid!), I plan to be aboard!