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 What is your favorite thing about taking a cruise?
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 Can Someone Offer Some Advice About Getting Best Deals on a Cruise Ship vacation?
Hi. I am interested in finding out what the best deals are to take a 3-4 day Carnival Cruise from Long Beach, CA to Mexico. I went online to do research and it is overwhelming on how or where to find ...


 Do prepaid cell phones work on cruise ships?
I am taking a Carnival cruise on 10/13 departing from Norfolk Va and going to the Bahamas. We will be stopping in Freeport and Nassau. Is there a prepaid cell phone that will work.
I use my ...


 Has anyone out there had a bad experience with carnival cruise line?
First time on a cruise, I just wanted to know all the bad things that could happen. Did you have any warning sign?Did everything work out in the end?...


 Age to go on Cruise?
I am 18 and so is my girlfriend, my mom was thinking about sending us to the bahama's on a cruise because graduating with honors, I was wondering could me and my 18 year old girlfriend go by ...


 Have you been on a cruise ship? Do you enjoy cruises?
Do you think they're dangerous? Worth the money? Good place to have a honeymoon? Can you recommend a cruise line or destination for a honeymoon? Thanks.......


 How old do you need to be to go on a cruise by yourself?
im 17 and i want to go on a carnival cruise with some friends who are younger than me. If my parents book it do you think i can go by myself?...


 Is it possible to go on a cruise with no spending money?
I'm going on a cruise this sunday and I am bringing spending money, but i'm wondering is it possible to get by paying nothing? I know food and drinks are included, so other than souvenirs,...


 What currency do you need to take on a Caribbean cruise?
It just occurred to me that we will be visiting a few different locations and I don't know what currency any of them use. Will we able to exchange currency on the cruise ship for each ...


 Which is the best cruise line?
I'm trying to find a cruise. I've never been on one, my husband has been on several. He says that he WON"T go on Carnival. Can anyone tell me why? The choices I have for the dates ...


 Am I crazy for booking a cruise during hurricane season?
We are going to the western Caribbean Sept. 14-Sept. 19. Anyone been during that time?...


 Which cruise ship would be best for two 20 year old females (African Americans) that love to party?
I was thinking the Carnival.
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I was thinking the carnival. I put my ethnicity because I would like to be on a cruise with african americans....


 I am going on a carnival cruise and I need to know where I can find dresses to wear at the formal dinners?
Long dresses or short dresses, what colors are best, sparkly/detailed or plain? help!
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are ballgowns way too much then? i want to dress up but i dont want to dress up ...


 Going on a cruise that stops at Grand Bahamas, Key West, Cozumel and Costa Maya. Suggestions for stuff to do?
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 Who wants to...?
Who wants to jump aboard ship with me and sail the seven seas, plundering & pillaging wherever we go?
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Ah yes, there shall be booty a plenty. Plenty for all. M...


 Im going on a cruise in 3 days any advice!?
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 Is there anything you wish you packed when going on a cruise? or something that you're glad you did pack?
leaving sat on a cruise through the carribean. starting to pack. advise?...


 What would happen if I bring a little alchohol on my cruise with me and they find it?
I don't want to bring a lot, maybe just a mouthwash container with some Jack Daniels in it. IIf they search my luggage and find it, will they just take it, or will they seriously not let me ...


 How hard is it to smuggle alcohol on a cruise ship?
My hubby and i are going on a cruise in February, and we would like to be able to party a bit without spending a fortune. I was thinking of smuggling vodka in a mouthwash bottle, but someone told me ...


 How long does it take to unload a cruise liner?
I am going on a cruise soon, transatlantic, and i was wondering how long it takes for 2000+ passengers to unload a ship at a port of call? How early should i be back to board the ship before it ...



Amy D

Are you allowed to book a stateroom for a single person?

My mother in law wants to go on another cruise and my husband and I would like to go too. Of course we want our own stateroom and she would want her own too. Problem is she would be going "single". At this time none of friends are able to join her. How do we go about this? Is she able to get a room by herself? We are looking at RC or Carnival. We have cruised with both lines before. What is the best was to do this and of course cheapest way.

    



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Zef H
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Yes, you can book a stateroom for one person. The problem is, depending on which line you are sailing on, the cost can be anywhere from 110% to 200% of the per person rate.

For example, if a cabin normally cost $1000 each for two people, then one person would pay $1100 to $2000 for that cabin.

On major cruise lines the typical inside cabin is 150% for one person. All other cabins are 200%. However, some of the older ships have cabins for one. If the ship has a cabin for one, then that person only has to pay the per person rate.

Though you do not seem interested, some ships offer a share program where they match you up with another single (same sex and smoking preference) so each only has to pay the per person rate.

Nonetheless, the answer to your question is yes, cabins are sold to singles. I have purchased a cabin for one on four of my seven cruises and all four of my up coming cruises.


John S
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yes, but she will need to pay an additional 50% to 100% of the regular fair for one person that books double occupancy. it would depend on how booked the ship already is and maybe even what cruise line you will be sailing.


Sara M
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On RC, some of the larger ships offer "family staterooms" which include a separate, walled-in small bedroom in addition to a curtain you can pull across to isolate the master bedroom. (Rather than the usual pullman bunk or sleeper sofa you usually get when you put another person in your cabin.)

Maybe that could satisfy everyone's privacy needs? It would be an exta-nice room and probably wouldn't cost as much as two separate cabins.

RC doesn't do singleton cabins. But I have heard that for people in the higher brackets of VIP status (platinum, diamond) they sometimes make exceptions for interior rooms. (ie they'll book it with one person for half the usual double-occupancy rate.)


Nikki♥
You can get your own stateroom, but it would actually cost more because they are based on double occupancy...you would this that its the other way around, but being a "single" is actually more expensive

rccl.com
carnivalcruiselines.com

hope this helps!! = ]


Tivogal
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yes, but you pay more for the room. good luck search around and maybe you can find a good deal.


njdevil
they have no problem letting you do it but it will cost more than one persons fare...it might be as much as spending equivalent for two....they will allow it though but it then turns into a question of how much money you want to spend......if money is an issue take carnival because they are ALWAYS cheaper than royal caribbean....i would call both of the lines to see how they handle single person rooms because maybe one way is better than the others


cecee
yes. but you pay more.


Fred F
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You can book a single but, you'll still have to pay the same price as if someone was sharing the room with her. Some cruise lines give small discounts to single passengers but, they're not great.

have cruise questions? join the newest cruise board on the web:

http://cruisefreekforums.forumfreek.com/index.htm


anonymous100
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Yes, you can, but it will be more expensive, because the staterooms are based on double occupancy, so if you're the only one in the room, then you have to pay more.


JavaJoe
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Sure you can, but you'll wind up paying between 1.5 - 2 times more for the cabin as the prices shown are per person based on double occupancy.


1Cheapcruise
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yes





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