Going on excursion solo

[junebug8]

DH and I are sailing in a few weeks on the Inspiration. We did this same cruise two years ago and really enjoyed it - we did a ship excursion to a very nice resort in Ensenada with lunch included. Anyway, this time I'd like to go horseback riding which he has NO interest in this time. He said he'd be fine hanging out on the ship for the three hours I'd be gone.

 

So....have any of you every done an excursion by yourself? This excursion is very highly rated and popular. I'm a big horseback riding fan - we rode horses on Half Moon Cay which we both enjoyed.

 

Thoughts? :)

[dolfndreams]

I have done a lot of excursions solo. While I've travelled with sisters on occasion alot of my cruises have been solo (pretty awesome actually).

 

I have never had a issue with being solo on excursions and I have done alot of them through outside vendors I found through cruisecritic. I contacted them and just let them know I needed one slot. I haven't done the take a chance and pick it up on the dock so by the time I had read reviews here and tripadvisor I was already very confident about the tour itself and never have been turned away because I was solo.

 

I have never felt out of place and almost always ended up in casual chatting with the other people on the excursions. Met some amazing people along the way. The fact I was there solo didn't even come up.

[coevan]

I am a diver, wife is not. I always get one or two dives in on every cruise. If I get a morning dive, I can be back to the ship for lunch. I NEVER use CCL's excursions. A private dive arranged online is usually 4-6 people. A Carnival dive could have 20-30 people, not very safe in my opinion.

[Elaine5715]

I always am solo on excursions. Never a problem.

[evandbob]

I've cruised solo maybe 30 times and have never had a negative experience on a tour or excursion due to being a solo. It is actually freeing as I can converse with almost anyone else on the tour.

Perhaps the only time it could have mattered was on a river float but that was more related to weight balance on the raft. I just wound up in front it the other 2 couples as we went down river

You should be fine horseback riding. You won't have to wait for your spouse to catch up!

[rkacruiser]

My traveling companion and I have an agreement: if she wants to do an excursion and I don't or vice versa, that is not a problem.

 

Sometimes, I have found when traveling with a friend, it is good to have just some "me" time once in awhile.

[True Texan]

When DH and I go to Jamaica he plays golf and I go horseback riding. We both have a ball and meet up on the ship later.

[cb at sea]

No worries! You'll be with a group..not alone! No need to be "joined at the hip"!

[riffatsea]

Hi,

Don't you and your husband do any separate activities at home?? Are you always together when not working?

I ask because DH and I have always had time together and time separately at home and on cruises.

I've gone snorkeling while he stays on board.

I've gone kayaking while he went into town on his own.

Guys often go on golf trips or off to play poker with friends. I imagine you have gal pals that you spend some time with so it is not unusual to pick a different excursion either. Go and enjoy!

[summersigh]

I think that the real issue in this thread is not spending time apart but that you're in different locations in a foreign country on an active excursion. :) The older some of us get the more we realize that "stuff happens".

 

DH has mobility problems and sometimes can't go on the excursions so I do go alone. On thing I do is introduce myself to some others from my ship and ask that if the bus is going to leave and I'm not on it ... please tell the tour guide. :) DH and I feel more comfortable that way while he reads on the balcony and I explore Mayan ruins. :)

[coevan]

It's called having a good relationship. She might go to the spa, while I go to the gym. She might say, I'll be on deck 11 port side and I will go to the casino for an hour or so. It's all good, we have a great time cruising.

[riffatsea]

I am in my late 60s and DH is in his 70s.

I go on excursions without him and I even travel to foreign countries without him.

It is not about age. It is about being independent and having different interests.

[BlazinSunsets]

I went snorkeling solo this past cruise and had a blast. The only bad part about it was waiting 20 mins for the thing to start by myself, but I'm a good daydreamer so that didn't bother me too much. In general doing solo excursions is fine and I'm sure you'll have a good time.

[terri-eddie]

I always cruise with my husband, and sometimes our teenage daughter joins us. We don't all have the same interests, so sometimes we take excursions together, and sometimes we break up [our daughter is always with one or the other of us..we don't let her take excursions alone at her age].

 

I like it best when we're together, but I'm not worried to do an excursion by myself. There are always other people around, and if you start up conversations with them, you will soon find yourself part of the group.

[ma_in_ak]

I have been to lots of stuff by myself. I went on an excursion in Jamaica and Grand Cayman by myself years ago when my companion wants to stay on board. My husband and I went to a lodge years ago where he went fishing every day and I went snorkeling every day and we had the best time showing each other our photos and telling each other about our day.

 

 

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Edited June 12, 2016 by ma_in_ak

[Trish12345]

I did the Rail & Sail in St Kitts in April with the ship while I sent my husband off to dive with the CC group. We both had a blast!

What we did was very safe, we were always with people off our ship.

The one thing I would NOT ever do is step in a cab by myself to tour an island.

[Rala]

I have also done excursions by myself...no big deal at all. Enjoy! :)

[dorisdvu]

I'm a quiet and shy person and I was wondering if it would be awkward to be alone on a ship excursion. I thought about a private tour but I'm not sure that would be much fun. I'm assuming if it is a reputable company, I would be safe to go alone. I also worry about if something happens to me (fall, get sick etc.) and my travel companions are not with me, what I would do. Anyone else have these concerns?

[Havingfun2010]

I was on an excursion once by myself, zip lining. My wife will never do this, so she was happy doing what she was doing. Another individual, roughly young 20's, female, wearing an Air Force T-shirt was also on the trip. A nice "nosey" lady, asked her if she was alone? With a puzzled look, she said yes. Than the question was asked if she minded being alone on the excursion? Really? Her answer was that she was in the Air Force and travels around the world. Why would I be lonely on a 4 hour zip line trip? My parents are laying on the beach, and I'm enjoying nature.

 

The lady that asked, should have stayed on the ship. She ended up being helped the whole way, and this was not the trip for her.

 

I do things by myself all the time, and so does my wife. We go on a cruise, because on the ship, or off the ship, and during the whole week, there are activities and events that interest one of us, or the other one. She wants to sit and read. I want to play dodgeball.

 

Off the ship, it is the same. We don't like all the same things. We are individuals. As individuals, we participate in the things that we enjoy.