Can you book solo and MSC

[electro]

I've been trying to price a solo cruise online, when I put in 1 adult for passengers it says the ship is sold out, but if I put in 2 adults, there is rooms available. Tried the Canada site, the US site and a third party site. 

Does MSC just refuse to sell rooms to solos?

[JT1962]

58 minutes ago, electro said:

I've been trying to price a solo cruise online, when I put in 1 adult for passengers it says the ship is sold out, but if I put in 2 adults, there is rooms available. Tried the Canada site, the US site and a third party site. 

Does MSC just refuse to sell rooms to solos?

MSC seems to limit the number of solo cabins on each cruise. The best availability is to book 6 months or more into the future and / or to book longer cruises, especially Grand Voyages (Repositioning cruises). 
 

Here is a link to a previous post on this issue: 

 

 

 

[awatt]

I have done one solo and have 2 more booked. Availability varies with each sailing unfortunately. Its time consuming but I keep trying different dates on the website until I find one that works.

[Loucat]

What-do-solo-cruisers-pay-on-MSC?

Single-or-double-rates?

[Morgsmom]

13 hours ago, Loucat said:

What-do-solo-cruisers-pay-on-MSC?

Single-or-double-rates?

Depends on the sailing.  It can be as low as 20% up to 100% supplement.

[Nikita4]

Yes it depends the ship, the region and the time of the year. Some cruises are 120% and some 200%... I sail once ore twice a year solo in YC, but it ist not cheap... during covid there weren't any supplements für solos, so I was sailing twice in YC for less tann 1000 Euro a week, my next cruise in February is more dann 3600 Euro a week in YC, so I booked a normal balcony cabin for me.

[awatt]

For reduced supplements on solo sailings I look at cruiseplum search engine

[Loucat]

Thanks-all-for-your-information! Helpful-for-an-MSC-newbie.

[morpheusofthesea]

Speaking to a frequent solo cruiser on MSC , it appears there are only 6-8 solo slots and he has to grab them way in advance. He also uses a travel agent.

[Jamie7777]

I paid $699 last year for a solo deluxe balcony room.  It was my first time on MSC.  A friend of mine is a travel agent and she booked me on a group cruise for June.  I wasn't even aware of how hard it was to get a room as a solo traveler.  The issue never came up.

[Nikita4]

On the newer Ships there are a few solo inside cabins/studios. But on the older ships not. 
Last year there were other prices than this year for solos.

[dexddd]

Booked DM in YC once recently at zero supplement.  Low season.

[insidecabin]

On 1/9/2024 at 8:35 PM, awatt said:

I have done one solo and have 2 more booked. Availability varies with each sailing unfortunately. Its time consuming but I keep trying different dates on the website until I find one that works.

Just do a global search on price for 1 person, then sort on price

becomes fairly obvious which have low no solo sups.

 

here is a US web search(until MSC block it).  then filter on the other criteria

https://www.msccruisesusa.com/Search Result?page=1&passengers=1

 

 1103 cruise in the list (2pax has 1159) 

[cruisingadget]

I am booked as a solo on a March cruise. When I look now, if you search saying you have 1 passenger, the cruise is completely sold out. If you say you have 2 passengers, there are cabins available...

So, it seems they do offer solos, but in limited quantities. 

[awatt]

I find I have muchbetter chance of solo booking the farther out I book.

[caribsun]

I booked a solo Interior cabin 5 weeks ago on Maraviglia  sail date feb 25 2024 for less than 600.00.

[Nikita4]

There is also a difference between US Cruises an European Cruises. US Cruises are cheaper and have more Solos I think. In the Med there are only a few solo cabins.

[wikoffclan]

I've rarely had a problem finding (inexpensive, reasonable, relatively cheap) solo fares on MSC, even close in. On 12/8/23, I booked a solo 9 night on Opera from Genoa to Athens in May '24 for $767/inside. Due to high cost of airfare, I decided (a week ago) to switch to a 7 night, still May '24, out of Port Canaveral for $670/inside. Both of those fares were about half of what I would pay for RCCL or Celebrity for a similar itinerary sailing Solo.

Two of my 3 previous MSC cruises have been solo. Both of those were on Seaside with an Inside Guarantee and I was assigned a Balcony. Hoping I might get that upgrade again, but IMHO any cruise is a good cruise.