Comments on: Cruising Solo: What the Cruise Lines Don’t Want You to Know https://cruisemaven.com/cruising-solo-what-the-cruise-lines-dont-want-you-to-know/ Cruising the World One Port at a Time Thu, 27 Jul 2023 18:26:50 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: Sherry Laskin https://cruisemaven.com/cruising-solo-what-the-cruise-lines-dont-want-you-to-know/#comment-238533 Thu, 27 Jul 2023 18:26:50 +0000 https://cruisemaven.com/?p=34599#comment-238533 In reply to Cynthia.

Hi Cynthia,
Thank you for sending your comment and question.

Good for you! There’s no reason to wait for someone to go with you on a cruise (or any trip!). I bet you’ll have a wonderful time. Here are a couple of links to other solo cruise and travel articles that you might find useful:
https://cruisemaven.com/solo-female-travel-tips-and-advice/
https://cruisemaven.com/43-lessons-ive-learned-from-traveling-solo/

I hope these articles offer some good advice so you can truly enjoy your solo cruise. I have a feeling that you’ll be hooked! Have a great time and thank you again for your comment.

]]> By: Cynthia https://cruisemaven.com/cruising-solo-what-the-cruise-lines-dont-want-you-to-know/#comment-238415 Tue, 18 Jul 2023 00:33:20 +0000 https://cruisemaven.com/?p=34599#comment-238415 I am from MD going on my first solo cruise Aug 3-6 to Grand Turk via Miami. I have struggled as a single Mom to take time for myself. My teen daughter will be visiting her father’s family in Mexico, so I have this time to myself. For a long time, I thought I needed a romantic partner to cruise. Well, the hell with waiting for that. I finally took the plunge. I love the pampering of a cruise. The traveling hotel concept of a cruise. The “get dressed up for dinner” or lounge around the pool part of a cruise. I always struggle with accommodating others, so this time everything will be on my schedule. I am anxious and nervous too. Any advice is welcome.

]]> By: Sherry Laskin https://cruisemaven.com/cruising-solo-what-the-cruise-lines-dont-want-you-to-know/#comment-237479 Sun, 16 Apr 2023 22:35:39 +0000 https://cruisemaven.com/?p=34599#comment-237479 In reply to J Lizardi.

Hi,
Thank you for reading my article and taking the time to comment. Those “U-Turns” are either hilarious or frustrating! I agree with your choice of cruise lines, as well as dining. Happy cruising!

]]> By: J Lizardi https://cruisemaven.com/cruising-solo-what-the-cruise-lines-dont-want-you-to-know/#comment-237474 Sun, 16 Apr 2023 03:58:28 +0000 https://cruisemaven.com/?p=34599#comment-237474 ]]> What a wonderful article. I’m a solo traveler too, including 17 cruises. I agree with most of your points. Have had similar experiences. Always thought it was hard for me as a grown/mature man but I see it could go both ways.
I do like HAL, Princess, and Celebrity the best, as most of the time my main interest is the ports and the ship is just the convenience of a moving hotel. Do love to read a book out by the pool deck and have a drink after dinner on a piano bar, but if too tired will happily go to bed.
Dining was/is the most challenging experience on a cruise. I do ask for my table away from others, if possible. Some cruise lines like to place these tables too close to each other and it is uncomfortable for me.
And lastly, even on certain organized “solo get together” I had to use your technique of keep walking or making a u-turn 🤣

]]> By: Sherry Laskin https://cruisemaven.com/cruising-solo-what-the-cruise-lines-dont-want-you-to-know/#comment-237339 Mon, 27 Mar 2023 23:06:28 +0000 https://cruisemaven.com/?p=34599#comment-237339 In reply to Margaret.

Hi Margaret,
Thank you very much for your kind words. I’m impressed that you’re going on your first solo cruise and in The Haven! It will be a wonderful experience, I’m sure.

Also very nice for exclusive accommodations is the Yacht Club aboard MSC. Like NCL, the “regular” staterooms are nice but there’s something special about The Haven and Yacht Club.

Enjoy your first solo cruise! Thank you again for taking the time to write. Bon Voyage!

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