Singles Cruises! Your Valentine's Vacation Starts With A Few
Nautical Tips
Singles Cruises are a great way to fulfill your single
adventures, and with Valentines Day just around the corner,
cupid may have a few cruising tips up his/her sleeve!
We know that many singles get frustrated this time of year when
passion and love hits the air with a fury, and they find it
difficult every year to get out into their community to find
that ultimate Valentine's Day date.
Some reasons could be that you're too shy, or you just don't
have the time to meet people because of work, or personal
commitments. So for all the singles struggling to find your
special date, I suggest you save all your pennies, because a
cruise vacation may be what the singles cruise doctor
ordered!
When traveling alone you're complete strangers to everyone on a
singles cruise, so normally many men and women tend to let their
personal guards down during their vacation time, and become more
relaxed and carefree.
This new attitude allows you to meet new people comfortably, and
you become more open-minded and adventurous. While you're having
fun encountering all your new acquaintances, you never know,
this may be the moment you finally connect with your soul mate.
For all the people who actually met, and fell in love with their
special partners while on vacation, you know exactly what I'm
talking about here!
Singles cruising has become extremely popular and affordable,
and many single men and women take vacations by themselves
because it provides them freedom, privacy, and offers them
unique and exciting adventures of the unknown.
If you enjoy the hot sun, sandy beaches, and flowing rum punch,
a Caribbean singles cruise may be the one for you. If you're a
hopeless romantic, art lover, and enjoy relaxing while sipping
on a glass of fine red wine, then possibly consider a European
cruise. Whatever you desire, there's a vacation cruise right for
you, and possibly someone waiting to meet you!
Sold on a singles vacation cruise? Here's Two Tips To
Remember
Cruise Lines do acknowledge the growth of single travelers, and
especially around Valentines week, they may provide special
singles rates, unique singles events, and Valentine related
activities. All you have to do is a little research on which
Line out there offers the best singles special, and a few that
come to mind are Royal Caribbean Cruises, Carnival, and
Norwegian.
If you have never cruised with any of these ships before, you
will come across specific terms in the industry that you should
know in order to make sure you don't get confused on any of the
offers the select Cruise Line's provide.
Tip #1: Individuals that are traveling alone will be
subject to a single supplement charge. All cabins in most cases
are based on double occupancy, so what Cruise Companies do to
compensate for a stateroom not occupied by two people, is adding
a supplemental charge for only one person in a room. It's not
uncommon to see 150% or higher on top of the double rate, so it
could get a little pricy!
However, during a promo or ship special, look out for the Cruise
Lines that waive this additional fee, where if you tell them
you're traveling as a single person, you will pay for the double
rate, but they will place you in a stateroom with another person
of the same gender. This program is called "Single Share", or
something similar.
The second offer I mentioned is more common, and in my
experience (no guarantees), they usually don't find a match, and
you end up getting your own cabin. Good deal if it works out
that way, but for some of you having a roommate might be
interesting and fun!
Tip#2: Check your local newspaper, or go online directly
to some of the exclusive cruise suppliers, and see if there are
any group-cruises blocked for Valentine's week, or for any other
week that you desire. There may be a Singles Club that has
already pre-booked space, and is selling it to their current
members and to the public.
By joining a group "Theme Cruise", you're still traveling as a
single, but you get the advantages of the discounted savings, or
reduced single supplement fees. They will also coordinate fun
interactive singles activities, such as a singles night at the
ship's bar, nightly dinner match-ups, and singles tour
excursions, which is personalized for casual, and no pressure
mingling.
The best feature traveling with a large group, is you're
cruising with people that have a common interest; they're all
single searching for love!