Best affordable cruise line for single traveling with married family members

[aprilyn30]

Not my first time cruising but my first time cruising with my entire family, sans children, as the only single person. All of the cruises I have done in the past have been family or group cruises and we have stuck with carnival for their value and overall entertainment options. Have loved every single one! I am however open to the possibility that their might be another cruise line that caters to married adults between the ages of 28-53 who are active and fun and have a 30 year old single sister who loves vacation and does not enjoy spending it alone and actually loves her other family members. Yes, we are weird like that.

Long story short...would love suggestions for a cruise line that has a variety of activities for marrieds but is also going to have nice things for me to look at, I mean a variety of activities for me too.

Thanks!

[lcmslady]

I'm facing the same problem - I'm going on a cruise with the rest of the family and I'm the single one. My bigger concern is cost - the supplement just kills me!
We are doing the Celebrity Summit in January. I've sailed the Summit before and found it was a middle-aged crowd and not a huge party atmosphere - just perfect for us middle-agers!

Have fun and good luck!

[ursunshine86]

It's true that Carnival is by far the lowest-priced popular cruise line out there. They have exciting ships, lots of activities geared toward younger, "hip," people, and they like to make themselves known as being the "fun ship" cruise line.

If you wanted to try something different, and not tarry too far away from the fun atmosphere of Carnival, I'd have to recommend Royal Caribbean. What they're known for is catering to the widest range of age groups--old, young, families, singles--and doing it well. They're ships reflect that same attitude and even gear more towards active people: onboard rockclimbing walls, ice rinks, and zip lines (at least, on the ships being released this year).

The cost runs a bit higher than Carnival, but I usually find that getting a lower-category cabin to cut the price is smart--with the Royal Caribbean ships, there's so much to do on the ship that I usually don't NEED to spend too much time in my cabin.