Are you allowed to book a stateroom for a single person?

Question

My mother in law wants to go on another cruise and my husband and I would like to go too. Of course we want our own stateroom and she would want her own too. Problem is she would be going "single". At this time none of friends are able to join her. How do we go about this? Is she able to get a room by herself? We are looking at RC or Carnival. We have cruised with both lines before. What is the best was to do this and of course cheapest way.

Answer 1

Yes, you can, but it will be more expensive, because the staterooms are based on double occupancy, so if you're the only one in the room, then you have to pay more.

Answer 2

they have no problem letting you do it but it will cost more than one persons fare...it might be as much as spending equivalent for two....they will allow it though but it then turns into a question of how much money you want to spend......if money is an issue take carnival because they are ALWAYS cheaper than royal caribbean....i would call both of the lines to see how they handle single person rooms because maybe one way is better than the others

Answer 3

yes, but she will need to pay an additional 50% to 100% of the regular fair for one person that books double occupancy.  it would depend on how booked the ship already is and maybe even what cruise line you will be sailing.

Answer 4

yes

Answer 5

You can book a single but, you'll still have to pay the same price as if someone was sharing the room with her.  Some cruise lines give small discounts to single passengers but, they're not great.

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Answer 6

yes. but you pay more.

Answer 7

Sure you can, but you'll wind up paying between 1.5 - 2 times more for the cabin as the prices shown are per person based on double occupancy.

Answer 8

yes, but you pay more for the room. good luck search around and maybe you can find a good deal.

Answer 9

On RC, some of the larger ships offer "family staterooms" which include a separate, walled-in small bedroom in addition to a curtain you can pull across to isolate the master bedroom.   (Rather than the usual pullman bunk or sleeper sofa you usually get when you put another person in your cabin.)

Maybe that could satisfy everyone's privacy needs?   It would be an exta-nice room and probably wouldn't cost as much as two separate cabins.

RC doesn't do singleton cabins.  But I have heard that for people in the higher brackets of VIP status (platinum, diamond) they sometimes make exceptions for interior rooms.  (ie they'll book it with one person for half the usual double-occupancy rate.)

Answer 10

Yes, you can book a stateroom for one person.  The problem is, depending on which line you are sailing on, the cost can be anywhere from 110% to 200% of the per person rate.

For example, if a cabin normally cost $1000 each for two people, then one person would pay $1100 to $2000 for that cabin.

On major cruise lines the typical inside cabin is 150% for one person.  All other cabins are 200%.  However, some of the older ships have cabins for one.  If the ship has a cabin for one, then that person only has to pay the per person rate.

Though you do not seem interested, some ships offer a share program where they match you up with another single (same s*x and smoking preference) so each only has to pay the per person rate.  

Nonetheless, the answer to your question is yes, cabins are sold to singles.  I have purchased a cabin for one on four of my seven cruises and all four of my up coming cruises.

Answer 11

You can get your own stateroom, but it would actually cost more because they are based on double occupancy...you would this that its the other way around, but being a "single" is actually more expensive

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carnivalcruiselines.com

hope this helps!! = ]