Is Princess Single friendly

[dnice1979]

I was considering taking a cruise on this line. Any reccomendations.

[Coral]

The ship's themselves are. The prices are not necessarily.

[TorontoTL]

Princess typically has singles get togethers on the cruises I've been on. I'm not sure if that is what you were wondering about.

[Jsipes]

Definately Single friendly, you can share a cabin if you wish, and group meetings areheld daily (at sea) for singles to get together, and often singles are grouped at the same dining table so they get to be friends. And did I mention ...some cruises are specifically for singles. So you will be very comfortabler on this line.:)

[Colo Cruiser]

Definately Single friendly, you can share a cabin if you wish, and group meetings areheld daily (at sea) for singles to get together, and often singles are grouped at the same dining table so they get to be friends. And did I mention ...some cruises are specifically for singles. So you will be very comfortabler on this line.:)

 

 

I don't think Princess does the cabin share thing anymore. :)

[Jsipes]

Sorry, I didn't know the cabin share has been cancelled

[DougH]

I agree 100% wuith Coral. No problems onboard once you bite the bullet and pay the single supplement. Sure would be nice if all ships had some single cabins.

[FloatillaTheHun]

According to this, you can still share a room http://www.princess.com/learn/cruise_vacationing/new/singles/index.jsp

 

Cost of a Singles Cruise

If you're looking for a roommate to cut costs, the Match Program can pair you with a same-sex single in one stateroom (on singles sailings only), enabling us to offer you the same per-person pricing that couples receive.

 

It does seem to be managed by a third party though, no idea if that has always been the case.

[Coral]

According to this, you can still share a room http://www.princess.com/learn/cruise_vacationing/new/singles/index.jsp

 

 

 

It does seem to be managed by a third party though, no idea if that has always been the case.

 

It does look like an agency is matching people.

 

Princess, themselves, discontinued this a year or two ago.

[Desert Nurse]

I cruise alone about 1/2 of the time. You are never alone on a cruise! Just sit at a bar, in the casino or by the pool and you are with friends. I've never found the singles get togethers enjoyable but I'm not looking for someone to fall in love with! I usually book traditional dining when I am sailing solo and have met some great table mates over the years. You have the freedom to anything or nothing whenever your choose. Check out the roll call for the sailing that you choose and you'll be fine. Feel free to email me at my address listed in my signature for any questions.

[Colo Cruiser]

Sorry, I didn't know the cabin share has been cancelled

 

 

 

Guess you learn something new everyday, I had heard they did away with it, so this is good to know. :)

[Pam in CA]

I've cruised as a "single" for years. While not strictly alone on the cruise, I am a single in a cabin and meet up with whoever I'm traveling with pretty much just for dinner. I go my own way during the day and do my own things. In a way, it's not too different from traveling single and doing Traditional dining. We always request a large table and just about every time, there have been at least one or two "real" singles at our table. When you do Traditional dining, Princess often matches up singles at a table. The same thing happened to us on our HAL cruise. There were a couple of people traveling as singles (one of whom was a 96-year old lady who boarded a plane -- by herself -- in Philadelphia, flew to Amsterdam, and boarded the ship. We pretty much looked out for her during the cruise and on tours) at our table and we all had a great time together.

[Mercury]

Do you (as a single) have to pay the full rate for a cabin? In other words, if a cabin costs say, $1000 for two people, what amount would a single be charged - $500/$750/$1000??

[bwjm]

Neecy,

There's a group of us (about 30) who are cruising in 2009 on Princess (I'd say at least 25 of us are first time cruisers), and of those 25, I'd say 20 of them are single. So here is at least one cruise where there will be a bunch of single people on board, and new to Princess and/or crusing!:D

As far as I know, most are bunking together/sharing rooms, though.

[Princess Cruiser27]

Do you (as a single) have to pay the full rate for a cabin? In other words, if a cabin costs say, $1000 for two people, what amount would a single be charged - $500/$750/$1000??

 

On the single pricing, you have to pay the single supplement rate. Which would be 150% or 200% depending on which cabin cat. your going to be booking.

[Coral]

On the single pricing, you have to pay the single supplement rate. Which would be 150% or 200% depending on which cabin cat. your going to be booking.

 

It also depends on when you book. Princess often has some great last minute specials (flash). When you book these, single supplement is often 200%. Though paying 200% on a flash fare may be cheaper than paying 150% if you had booked that same cruise 6 months earlier.

[bubbadog]

i think it is a great thing, i never liked that 150% thing, it wasnt fair i thought,but hey thats just me,hope it works out for you;)

[dnice1979]

I cruise alone about 1/2 of the time. You are never alone on a cruise! Just sit at a bar, in the casino or by the pool and you are with friends. I've never found the singles get togethers enjoyable but I'm not looking for someone to fall in love with! I usually book traditional dining when I am sailing solo and have met some great table mates over the years. You have the freedom to anything or nothing whenever your choose. Check out the roll call for the sailing that you choose and you'll be fine. Feel free to email me at my address listed in my signature for any questions.

 

Ok thanks good I will

[dnice1979]

I cruise alone about 1/2 of the time. You are never alone on a cruise! Just sit at a bar, in the casino or by the pool and you are with friends. I've never found the singles get togethers enjoyable but I'm not looking for someone to fall in love with! I usually book traditional dining when I am sailing solo and have met some great table mates over the years. You have the freedom to anything or nothing whenever your choose. Check out the roll call for the sailing that you choose and you'll be fine. Feel free to email me at my address listed in my signature for any questions.

 

Ok thanks good I will

[SeanCU79]

i think it is a great thing, i never liked that 150% thing, it wasnt fair i thought,but hey thats just me,hope it works out for you;)

 

As someone that cruises single alot I agreed its not fun paying that but fully understandable. Considering the main source of revenue is the actual cruise fare then its understandable why singles end up paying more. No different then Hotels or other guided tours.

[Pam in CA]

Do you (as a single) have to pay the full rate for a cabin? In other words, if a cabin costs say, $1000 for two people, what amount would a single be charged - $500/$750/$1000??

For the cruises I take and based on the $1000 analogy, I would pay something like $1900. It's almost full fare for the entire cabin. For some cruises, it's a bit less and on other cruiselines or river boat cruiselines, the single supplement is less onerous. I chalk it up to the cost of cruising and my preference for being a single in a cabin. I've had, and have, several cruises planned with a friend and while we're very good friends, we prefer to be singles in a cabin and pay the penalty rather than double up. I've been on roll calls where people on the roll call have almost insisted that I add a friend of theirs to my cabin to "save me money" and I've had to politely say that "I am single in the cabin by choice." They then guilt trip me by saying that the friend won't be able to cruise if I won't share. I won't get sucked into that for all the tea in China. There are times when I do share a cabin but that's by my choice and I'll pick my own cabinmates, thank you. :)

[Rowtyd]

As someone that cruises single alot I agreed its not fun paying that but fully understandable. Considering the main source of revenue is the actual cruise fare then its understandable why singles end up paying more. No different then Hotels or other guided tours.

 

I've never paid a 150% single supplement for a hotel room.:confused:

[Rowtyd]

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[Pam in CA]

"I've never paid a 150% single supplement for a hotel room."

 

I sure have. It's very common practice in Europe and other countries. Not only that but you often get a room just big enough to hold a bed, a little table, and perhaps a small desk. Usually, they're so small that you can roll your suitcase into the room and not much further.

[Northshorecruisers]

I can never imagine being alone on a cruise unless you choose to be.

I don't know about other lines, but last I heard Holland America did a single rate at 175%. Don't know if they have a cruise person that overseas this or if it's luck of the draw.