jgmc Posted November 16, 2022 #1 Share Posted November 16, 2022 I will be sailing solo for the first time in May and wonder if there are gatherings for solo travelers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCCruiser57 Posted November 16, 2022 #2 Share Posted November 16, 2022 Generally, there is a solo travelers' get together for pre dinner cocktails and then some gather for dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyk47 Posted November 16, 2022 #3 Share Posted November 16, 2022 I don’t cruise as a solo but my impression is that Silversea does a really effort to make solo cruisers have a great experience. Personally my wife and I have met a number of solo travelers and almost without exception they have raved about their cruise. We also reach out and welcome solos and have often invited them to dine with us, just hang out around the pool with us, and on a number of occasions have one or more join us on tours both ship and privately arranged. Over our ten years on Silversea we are still in contact with many fellow passengers both other couples and solos. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stumblefoot Posted November 16, 2022 #4 Share Posted November 16, 2022 7 hours ago, jgmc said: I will be sailing solo for the first time in May and wonder if there are gatherings for solo travelers. As Lois, JollyJones, and others can confirm, there are lots of gatherings should you choose to participate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollyjones Posted November 17, 2022 #5 Share Posted November 17, 2022 (edited) Hi Stumbles. To the OP, yes as Stumbles implies, SS is attractive for solos and they are treated well. It's very easy to mix with solos and non-solos, no need to feel that you must stay 'solo'. I am currently on the Dawn and there's plenty, I've heard the number 48, solos - there certainly seemed like a good crowd at the solo cocktail gathering the first night. I don't usually go to the solo things any more, I have developed my own way of cruising, but there are 5 solos in my trivia team, and only one married couple! Edited November 17, 2022 by jollyjones 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lois R Posted November 17, 2022 #6 Share Posted November 17, 2022 Hi, I agree with the others on here and SS does their best to make sure solos feel very welcomed😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyk47 Posted November 17, 2022 #7 Share Posted November 17, 2022 6 hours ago, Lois R said: Hi, I agree with the others on here and SS does their best to make sure solos feel very welcomed😀 We would love to cruise with Lois but it must be three or four times one of us was getting on while the other was getting off. 🤪😬 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare irvington Posted February 4, 2023 #8 Share Posted February 4, 2023 This is so helpful, I'm thinking of doing a solo trip later this year and it sounds like I will have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clodia Posted February 6, 2023 #9 Share Posted February 6, 2023 I have done 3 solo cruises with Silversea. There's no pressure at all to join in, but if you want to talk to other solos there's a nightly meet up and some do go to dinner together. I am happy to be on my own, though I have joined others at times. I actually think Silversea is one of the best lines for solos, with of course some low supplements if you choose carefully. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chas2crews Posted February 16, 2023 #10 Share Posted February 16, 2023 (edited) I finished my first Silversea cruise on February 8 on the Dawn, and I can confirm Silversea does an excellent job with the solos. The cocktail session starts at 7:15, and crew members rotate who joins the singles group. They can help break the ice and smooth over arrangements for group dining if that is what the group (or some subset) wants to do. The hosts were all great, though some were “greater” than others in my opinion. We also had the luxury of having a Silversea veteran cruiser traveling solo, and he was a fountain of knowledge for us first timers and Venetian Society members alike. I would say if you dined alone as a solo, it was because you wanted to dine alone as a solo. Also, a number of folks made excursion arrangements and assembled trivia teams at the cocktail hour. I highly recommend solo travel on Silversea. Edited February 16, 2023 by Chas2crews Grammar 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hencoll Posted February 16, 2023 #11 Share Posted February 16, 2023 This is great to hear solos feel welcomed. I will be doing my first solo Silversea cruise in July on the Silver Dawn out of Copenhagen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler216 Posted February 17, 2023 #12 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Great to hear that Silversea treats solo cruisers well. I'm on my first solo cruise on the Silvercloud to Antarctica in a week. Hope to meet new people and have a great adventure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpackermuti Posted February 18, 2023 #13 Share Posted February 18, 2023 I, too, will be traveling solo for the first time on the Silver Muse leaving from Osaka, Japan, on April 26. Thanks to all of you for your responses. If you have any other recommendations, please post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Port Power Posted February 20, 2023 #14 Share Posted February 20, 2023 On 2/18/2023 at 7:04 PM, bpackermuti said: I, too, will be traveling solo for the first time on the Silver Muse leaving from Osaka, Japan, on April 26. Thanks to all of you for your responses. If you have any other recommendations, please post! Welcome toCruise Critic, and to Silversea. You will definitely enjoy yourself. For solo cruisers, the included excursions make a big difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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