AhhCruising

9 hours ago, The-Inside-Cabin said:

I talked to Merge.  She says Hi and is sorry that she will miss you as she departs before the Seychelles.   
 

Thank you! 

On 3/4/2024 at 7:51 AM, The-Inside-Cabin said:

Current Entertainment Guide for next 2 weeks

 

Can you corral Merge and tell her hello from Bonny? She and I spent two gruelling years together in Grad School. Hopefully she will still be on board when I board in the Seychelles!

You can ask your travel agent to specify in the booking, or you can do it when you board the ship. Or, depending on where you get seated on the first night, you may be happy where you are and have no need to change.

So far out of the 4 or 5 solo cruises I have taken I have had very good luck with table mates.

 

I became a solo cruiser when everyone in my party canceled their cruises at last minute except one couple, who informed me that they had changed their dinner reservation to a different table and dinning room just before dinner. I was quite angry with them, but after my first dinner I realized what a favor they did me. My table mates were a retired minister, his wife, a retired constitutional lawyer and several other retired folks all around the age of 80. Anyway they were a hoot and so interesting. The minister ended up having breakfast with me every morning because his "women folk liked to sleep in" and the lawyer and I took turns buying the shot of the day at dinner every night and split a couple of bottles of wine. I believe they were best table mates I have ever had.

 

One other memorable trip I did anytime dining(never again), I met a nice young lady and we ended up paling around most of the cruise and went to dinner together every night and ended up having different table mates every night. We pretended we were a couple off on a secret cruise, when the photographer would come to take our pictures at dinner we would refuse by saying "my wife would kill me if she saw a photo of us together" we got some strange looks... NOTE we were both single.

Sounds like a blast! Next time you can take on the persona of an "international secret agent"......

I've travelled many times as a solo traveller (I'm Canadian) to Europe and the States over the past few years since my husband passed away. I've never even been asked if I'm travelling alone or with someone else. And have not (I hope I don't jinx myself) had any secondary screening or questions when going through Customs and Immigration.