What's the best deal on a singles cruise if I want a single cabin??

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What's the best deal on a singles cruise if I want a single cabin??

Answer 1

http://www.vacationstogo.com/singles_cru...

Answer 2

If you want a cabin to yourself, then you have to pay extra.  All cabins on major cruise lines are sold as price per person -double occupancy.  The charge for a single room is the price for 2 people minus the taxes and port charges for one of the two.  Taxes and port charges vary from roughly $120-200 on most cruises leaving from US ports.

The cheapest rate is for an inside upper/lower cabin.  It has one twin bed in the cabin with a pull down bed mounted above it on the wall.  Many travel agents do not advertise this cabin as most customers prefer a double room or larger which comes with 2 twin beds which can be put together to form a king.

No major cruise lines have singles only cruises.  There are some travel agencies such as singlescruise.com which reserve group space on cruise ships, but the number of singles may well be outweighed by other passengers.  With the travel agencies that set up singles groups, they have a roommate service if you do not have someone going with you.  Otherwise you will still have to pay for the double rate to get a room alone.

Also know that there are single people on every cruise and the cruise lines have activities geared to adults and singles even if a singles travel agent has not set up a group with group activities.

The only cruise line I know which sets up some cruises as singles only cruises is Windjammer.  They,however, also charge for the second bed in the cabin if not used.

Use caution when going through specialized travel agencies, as they often charge more for the room to pay for the extra activities they add to the cruise.  Also watch out for any processing charges or charges in addition to the room, with the exception of possible postage.  Many cruises have electronic tickets and boarding passes, ask your agent if you can go paperless to avoid postage charges, most will accomodate.

Answer 3

All cruise lines sell all of their cabins as DOUBLE OCCUPANCY so if you want to cruise and have a cabin alone you essentially pay a double fare.

Now there are some web sites that advertise cruises for singles and what they do is pare you with someone else who is single (same s*x).  Holland America Cruise line does this for seniors also.  But personally I would rather pay for my brother, cousin, nephew, or some relative or close friend to go vs having a total stranger in a room with me for a week, or even 3 nights.  Most cabin are less than 200 sq feet, about the size of a 9' x 12' bedroom.  That is close quarters.

So if you decide to do a single cruise and not have a room mate, get the very cheapest cabin on the ship (an inside cabin) and select a date when the fare is the lowest.  Fares for the same itinerary can differ by hundreds each week.  Then a single cabin can be as low as $1200 to $1500., if you don't mind spending that to be alone.

If you want to find a roomer, check this web site:

http://www.solocruiser.com/4697527_37434...

If you want to check out singles cruises check this web site:

http://www.singlescruise.com/pages/Home....