Cruising is great for single travellers. It offers a safe and secure environment in which to meet people and make friends.

There are lots of organised activities and social events to keep you busy night and day if you wish. Also there are usually quiet places where you can seek tranquillity. Many ships organise singles cocktail parties and will put singles on the same dining tables where requested.

Singles Friendly Cruise Lines

Cruise LineSingle
Cabin
ShareHostsBelow
50%
suppl
A-ROSA   Yes
Adriatic CruisesYes  Yes
Amadeus River Cruises   Yes
AmaWaterways Yes Yes
American Cruise LinesYesYes Yes
American Queen Steamboat CoYesYes  
APT River Cruises   Yes
Aqua Expeditions   Yes
Aurora Expeditions Yes  
BelmondYes   
Celestyal CruisesYesYes  
CroisiEurope   Yes
Cruise and Maritime VoyagesYes  Yes
CruiseCo   Yes
Crystal  YesYes
Crystal River Cruises  YesYes
CunardYes Yes 
Discover Egypt   Yes
European WaterwaysYes  Yes
Fred OlsenYesYesYes 
Fred Olsen River CruisesYesYesYes 
G Adventures Yes  
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises   Yes
Hebridean Island CruisesYes   
Holland AmericaYesYesYes 
Hurtigruten   Yes
Lindblad ExpeditionsYes  Yes
Magna Carta   Yes
Marella Cruises Yes Yes
Noble CaledoniaYes  Yes
Norwegian Cruise LineYes   
Oceanwide Expeditions Yes  
P and OYes  Yes
P and O Australia Yes  
Pandaw ExpeditionsYes  Yes
Pearl Seas Cruises   Yes
Portuscale CruisesYesYes  
Princess   Yes
Quark Expeditions Yes  
Regent Seven Seas  YesYes
Riviera Travel Yes Yes
Saga Yes  
Sea Cloud Cruises   Yes
Seabourn   Yes
ShearingsYes  Yes
Silversea   Yes
Silversea Expeditions   Yes
Star Clippers   Yes
Tauck   Yes
The Majestic Line Yes Yes
TitanYesYes Yes
U by UniworldYesYes Yes
UniworldYesYes Yes
Vantage Travel Yes Yes
Variety CruisesYes  Yes
Viking Ocean CruisesYes  Yes
Viking River CruisesYes  Yes
Voyages to AntiquityYes  Yes

There are no singles only cruises yet but younger and fun seeking cruisers might prefer larger ships and cruise lines like Norwegian Cruise Line, P&O, Carnival, Royal Caribbean and Cruise and Maritime Voyages – however single supplements sometimes are applicable.

Some cruise lines cater better than others for single passengers. Norwegian Epic has 128 studio cabins for solo cruisers. Others set aside a limited number of twin cabins for sole use at a supplement to the normal one person fare. There are also cabin share programmes that will pair you with a traveller of the same sex to share a twin cabin. BOOK EARLY if you want one of these options – they go quickly.

To help you find the right cruise, we have selected the cruise lines that provide single cabins, share programmes, gentlemen hosts and fare supplements below 50% for sole occupancy of a twin cabin. The Singles Search will check these lines for cruises on your dates (not availability) or you can click on the line name to review their cruises.

Most River Cruise Lines have low supplements for sole occupancy of a twin cabin so we would suggest that you visit the River Cruises page and use the Quick Search there to find a suitable cruise.