Twobonbons Posted July 10, 2011 #1 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Do any cruise lines /ships offer solo cabins to Alaska? I do like Princess southbound on the Diamond. If no solo cabins, what is the single supplement on the various lines doing Alaska. Travelling with family with one member who wants their own cabin. Generically, which ships have solo cabins? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaveDiving Posted July 10, 2011 #2 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Do any cruise lines /ships offer solo cabins to Alaska? I do like Princess southbound on the Diamond. If no solo cabins, what is the single supplement on the various lines doing Alaska. Travelling with family with one member who wants their own cabin. Generically, which ships have solo cabins? All ships have solo cabins. In fact virtually all cabins can be solo cabins. Just be ready to double the per person fare when you book one. Occasionally, there may be a solo cabin for only 150 percent of the per person fare, but these are getting more difficult to find. Scott & Karen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie J. Posted July 10, 2011 #3 Share Posted July 10, 2011 All cabins are solo if only one person is in it. That person usually just has to PAY for two people, two fares, even if only one person uses the cabin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twobonbons Posted July 10, 2011 Author #4 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Yes, I understand you can double the fare but I am wondering about the ships that have the actual solo cabins built for one person; it would be more cost effective. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie J. Posted July 10, 2011 #5 Share Posted July 10, 2011 How is a single cabin more cost effective? It is more cost effective if you pay for two people not one. Then you only feed one person, not two, but less is spent on bar items and in the casino. They make less with only one person paying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twobonbons Posted July 10, 2011 Author #6 Share Posted July 10, 2011 As I understand it, some of the newer ships have cabins with one bed for individual travellers. This precludes paying for two beds, also known as the single supplement if one person is filling a double room. Yes, this would make it more cost effective for the passenger in paying for one fare rather than the two fares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted July 10, 2011 #7 Share Posted July 10, 2011 There are TA sites who display less than 200% solo fares. Here is one for Alaska. 10 nights departing August 8, 2011 on Princess' Sea Princess Double Occupancy Inside $1,499 Single Occupancy Inside $2,238 Single Supplement 49% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaveDiving Posted July 11, 2011 #8 Share Posted July 11, 2011 As I understand it, some of the newer ships have cabins with one bed for individual travellers. This precludes paying for two beds, also known as the single supplement if one person is filling a double room. Yes, this would make it more cost effective for the passenger in paying for one fare rather than the two fares. Could you please indicate exactly the ships to which you are referring. Thanks. Scott & Karen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bus man Posted July 11, 2011 #9 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Yes, I understand you can double the fare but I am wondering about the ships that have the actual solo cabins built for one person; it would be more cost effective. Thanks. My understanding is that Royal Caribbean's Radiance of the Seas has some cabins built for solo travelers. Not that you'd know it from their website's deck plans, though; I don't think they've fully updated them to reflect the changes made in her recent drydocking. But this ship does sail Alaska, so I'd start there and see what you can find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitty9 Posted July 11, 2011 #10 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Princess does not have any solo cabins. All are double occupancy. Makes no difference in the number of beds in a cabin, as the number of beds in a cabin has nothing to do with solo cruising---many cabins only have one double bed, but they are still double occupancy. There are currently three ships that have dedicated solo cabins: Radiance of the Seas has a few inside solo cabins, NCL Epic has their solo Studio cabins and HAL's Prinsendam has two solo cabins. No other US based ship has solo cabins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treven Posted July 11, 2011 #11 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Yes, I understand you can double the fare but I am wondering about the ships that have the actual solo cabins built for one person; it would be more cost effective. Thanks. I believe the new NCL ship has solo cabins. They're very much like a studio apartment on land; i.e. not a lot of space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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