Solo Cruiser's Roll Call

[Midwestern Cruiser]

16 minutes ago, croozbabe said:

I believe that all 3 of those ships were built long AFTER 2007.

they were -- the first part of the post (about the Single Partners Program) is from 2007...can find it for you (I think)

 

[Midwestern Cruiser]

19 minutes ago, croozbabe said:

I believe that all 3 of those ships were built long AFTER 2007.

bottom right shows a date of January 2007
http://book.hollandamerica.com/pdfs/media/factsheets/SingleCruisers_FactSheet.pdf

I think some bloggers picked up this 'fact sheet' and then added the solo cabin info

 

also a CC discussion on this topic

 

[coastcat]

5 hours ago, croozbabe said:

I believe that all 3 of those ships were built long AFTER 2007.

The referenced article appears to be combining two different sets of info, one outdated and the other current:

• That program matching up solo travelers seems to be from over a decade ago and no longer in use.
• The three Pinnacle-class HAL ships (built 2016 and later) have single-occupancy ocean view cabins. They're all the way forward on Main (deck 1) under the theater. Based on the photos they're well designed for a solo traveler and look airy & spacious, with a big picture window to bring in natural light and what looks like the same bed found in "regular" cabins. The location could be noisy though.

[VOYOV]

I booked on Radiance OTS on 12/24/21 , my first solo cruise .

I hope europeans  total vax can enter US on that time .... 

Some french speaking abord ? 

[MStarzky]

thats pretty far out, a lot can change by then.

[Karma1709]

Celebrity Summit July 31 - August 7 2021

Just booked a last minute solo cruise. 
I have never been on a Celebrity cruise. Will there be other solo cruisers? Any info is greatly appreciated.

Edited July 28, 2021 by Karma1709

[hallux]

@VOYOV check with your cruise line.  Some are accepting only vaccinations authorized by the US CDC/FDA.  Additionally some are not accepting if mixed dosages (Pfizer for first dose, Moderna for second as an example) are used.

[VOYOV]

Thank you Hallux .  two Pfizer , but borders still closed for europeans .  Hope they open before december ;

[coastcat]

7 hours ago, Karma1709 said:

Celebrity Summit July 31 - August 7 2021

Just booked a last minute solo cruise. 
I have never been on a Celebrity cruise. Will there be other solo cruisers? Any info is greatly appreciated.

If you haven't already, check out the Roll Call for your cruise:

 

 

[geoherb]

I booked the Majestic Princess to Alaska for 8/22/21 this week. The single supplement was running 50% more than the per person double occupancy fare--but my travel agent offered it at 33% more plus a little bit of OBC. It's my first cruise since December 2019. I did three solo cruises that year plus one with DH. He's decided, though, not to take any more cruises while his mother is still alive. (She's 94.) He's an only child and doesn't want to be away if she has any health emergencies. I sort of understand. When my mother was still alive, I always coordinated our vacations with my brother so that one of us would be in town for her if she needed us.

 

There's a great live thread from the first cruise back of the Majestic Princess happening this week. Reading it is one of the things that influenced me to book this cruise. 

[jimdee3636]

1 hour ago, geoherb said:

I booked the Majestic Princess to Alaska for 8/22/21 this week. The single supplement was running 50% more than the per person double occupancy fare--but my travel agent offered it at 33% more plus a little bit of OBC. It's my first cruise since December 2019. I did three solo cruises that year plus one with DH. He's decided, though, not to take any more cruises while his mother is still alive. (She's 94.) He's an only child and doesn't want to be away if she has any health emergencies. I sort of understand. When my mother was still alive, I always coordinated our vacations with my brother so that one of us would be in town for her if she needed us.

 

There's a great live thread from the first cruise back of the Majestic Princess happening this week. Reading it is one of the things that influenced me to book this cruise. 

Geoherb:

 

If you think of it, please post your impressions of the Majestic after you get home. I'm on the ship in early October, once it repositions to L.A. Like you, I'm married but sailing solo.

 

Jim

[geoherb]

12 minutes ago, jimdee3636 said:

Geoherb:

 

If you think of it, please post your impressions of the Majestic after you get home. I'm on the ship in early October, once it repositions to L.A. Like you, I'm married but sailing solo.

 

Jim

 

I plan to write a live thread over on the Princess board during my cruise. I will try to remember to copy and paste some pertinent parts over here on the solo board.

[coastcat]

19 hours ago, geoherb said:

 

I plan to write a live thread over on the Princess board during my cruise. I will try to remember to copy and paste some pertinent parts over here on the solo board.

Excellent, please post the solo bits here! I'll be solo on the September 5 Majestic cruise as my first Princess experience.

[GTVCRUISER]

Solo cruise  in 63 days  on the Koningsdam 

[MorganClark]

3 hours ago, GTVCRUISER said:

Solo cruise  in 63 days  on the Koningsdam 

 

If you don't mind, I'm stealing this pic (if I can figure out how, lol) 

[Midwestern Cruiser]

4 hours ago, GTVCRUISER said:

Solo cruise  in 63 days  on the Koningsdam 

Your beer is begging for a koozie!  :-}

[GTVCRUISER]

18 hours ago, MorganClark said:

 

If you don't mind, I'm stealing this pic (if I can figure out how, lol) 

You can steal it no problem 

[GTVCRUISER]

17 hours ago, MidwesternCruiser2 said:

Your beer is begging for a koozie!  :-}

This is my Koozie 

[cruiseelady]

I am booked on MSC Meraviglia out of Miami for a 7 days cruise for September 25 2021.  I had never been on MSC but $500 for 7 days and a balcony stateroom.  I had to do it. 

[MorganClark]

37 minutes ago, cruiseelady said:

I am booked on MSC Meraviglia out of Miami for a 7 days cruise for September 25 2021.  I had never been on MSC but $500 for 7 days and a balcony stateroom.  I had to do it. 

 

Me 2! I'm on the Aug 27th sailing and doing a B2B. $638 for a 7-day cruise In a balcony (solo)  I couldn' t say 'no"  Normally, 7-day cruises have been running me around. $2K.

[cruiseelady]

15 minutes ago, MorganClark said:

 

Me 2! I'm on the Aug 27th sailing and doing a B2B. $638 for a 7-day cruise In a balcony (solo)  I couldn' t say 'no"  Normally, 7-day cruises have been running me around. $2K.

Yes exactly pretty incredible prices now.  I actually want to book for January which will cost $551 for a 7 days cruise for a balcony but not sure if I should do it now or onboard.  Someone mentioned you get onboard credit if you book onboard. 

Since you are going sooner please let know if they have a solo meet and greet on a daily.  Someone mentioned that they didn't see it on their August 2nd cruise. 

Edited August 9, 2021 by cruiseelady

[MorganClark]

2 minutes ago, cruiseelady said:

Yes exactly pretty incredible prices now.  I actually want to book for January which will cost $551 for a 7 days cruise for a balcony but not sure if I should do it now or onboard.  Someone mentioned you get onboard credit if you book onboard. 

Since you are going sooner please let know if they have a meet and greet on a daily.  Someone mentioned that they didn't see it on their August 2nd cruise. 

 

Yeah, I think you're right. You get OBC if you book your next cruise onboard. I'm on the roll call for the Aug 27th cruise but  I don't remember seeing anything about a meet & greet.  @GA Dave, have you seen whether our cruise will have a M&G? I may attempt to do a LIVE review of these cruises. Stay tuned.

[cruiseelady]

4 minutes ago, MorganClark said:

 

Yeah, I think you're right. You get OBC if you book your next cruise onboard. I'm on the roll call for the Aug 27th cruise but  I don't remember seeing anything about a meet & greet.  @GA Dave, have you seen whether our cruise will have a M&G? I may attempt to do a LIVE review of these cruises. Stay tuned.

Not really interested in regular meet and greet but might ask if anyone wants to do a meet and greet just for solos.  I would go to that one.  I will ask the say on the Facebook roll call for September 25. 

[hallux]

9 minutes ago, cruiseelady said:

but might ask if anyone wants to do a meet and greet just for solos.

I may have mentioned it earlier in the thread but I think this is a GREAT idea.  This was organized for my April 2019 cruise on NCL, planned a time and place to meet for lunch on embarkation day and it was a GREAT ice-breaker.

[GA Dave]

2 hours ago, MorganClark said:

 

Yeah, I think you're right. You get OBC if you book your next cruise onboard. I'm on the roll call for the Aug 27th cruise but  I don't remember seeing anything about a meet & greet.  @GA Dave, have you seen whether our cruise will have a M&G? I may attempt to do a LIVE review of these cruises. Stay tuned.

I have not seen anything about Meet and Greets.  I will review the dailies people are posting on FB and see if it lists anything.