A few years ago only people who had a lot of money could afford to travel alone, and it was not well seen by society either. However, and fortunately things are changing and singles, or singles, have become an important market niche for the tourism sector, and also for cruises.
Now it is easier to get a cabin for one person, and the travelers who do it alone do not have to pay the double occupancy of the same. The different companies, according to their prices and style, offer one-person cabins, without that dreadful annex: “individual supplement”. These are some of the alternatives if you want to travel alone, beyond the theme cruises for singles.
The newly remodeled Norwegian Epic has been the first ship in the fleet to offer cabins, and no more and no less than 128 cabins for solo cruise passengers. Now Norwegian Breakaway Norwegian Getaway, offer 59 cabins all to yourself. Norwegian Escape will have 82 single cabins. All of them without extra supplement.
The ships Quantum of the Seas and Anthem of the Seas have two categories of cabins for solo travelers, 28 on each boat. Royal Caribbean currently offers 3 single-occupant interior staterooms aboard Radiance of the Seas, Serenade of the Seas and Brilliance of the Seas.
The shipping company Costa Cruises has individual cabins on half of its ships. Costa Favolosa and Costa Fascinosa offer 17 cabins each. These cabins are having a lot of acceptance, because the company itself always thinks of exclusive activities for single travelers, even if the trip is not specific to them. The bad news is that these cabins have a small supplement.
The characteristic of Cunard is that for years it has among its regulars people who traditionally travel alone, especially on transatlantic trips. The shipping company has a policy of accommodating cruise passengers traveling alone at the same table. Only the Queen Elizabeth has 9 single cabins, 8 of them exterior. The good news is that the shipping company usually offers discounts for solo travelers.