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A service to hook up singles for cruises?
I want to buy my [straight] son a cruise, but none of his male friends
are interested and he doesn't want to be encumbered with a girl. Is there some forum or website that solves that problem? |
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"Ike" wrote in message ... I want to buy my [straight] son a cruise, but none of his male friends are interested and he doesn't want to be encumbered with a girl. Is there some forum or website that solves that problem? Here's one website for single cruisers. But it looks at first glance to be more for those looking for love. http://singlescruise.com/ If he just wants to cruise and meet some new friends, and you nor he have decided on a specific cruise/line/itinerary etc. I suggest http://boards.cruisecritic.com They have a roll call section for each cruiseline and ship. I'd say the best thing to do would be pick a general area of interest (itinerary) then choose the cruiseline that sounds best to you (My personal preference is Princess). Then choose the ship and date. Check the cruise critic roll call for that specific cruise and see how active it is. If it isn't active and he wants to get to know more people precruise, choose another date. I don't know what time frame you're looking at, but there are quite a few group cruises already organized through the website. Prices are generally low. Depending on his age and interests, the Pre-Halloween cruise on the Carnival Conquest (October 15th) might be good. At last check, the roll call for that cruise had almost 40,000 posts (http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=103797 Note that the original information in this thread lists the ship leaving from New Orleans. It has since changed to leaving from Galveston) . The theme for the main group is "Saints & Sinners" and then the group that I cruise with has chosen that cruise as well. Our group is called "Cabin Crawlers". From the sounds of the CC group, there are quite a bit of party people onboard (and I know from experience that my group is into partying and having a great time, but we also like having formal dinners together and just hanging out on the beach together) To find a list of organized group cruises go down towards the bottom of the cruise critic page and there's an entire section with each upcoming group cruise and date. I hope you can find the perfect vacation for your son. It's a very nice gesture for you to offer to buy him one. BTW, I think it's hilarious that you pointed out that your son was straight. Had you not, though, you would have had a few responses with pied piper, atlantis, RSVP and other gay cruise groups and charters. LES! -- To email me privately, please remove YOUR CLOTHES OURCLOTHES |
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LES! wrote:
"Ike" wrote in message ... I want to buy my [straight] son a cruise, but none of his male friends are interested and he doesn't want to be encumbered with a girl. Is there some forum or website that solves that problem? Here's one website for single cruisers. But it looks at first glance to be more for those looking for love. http://singlescruise.com/ If he just wants to cruise and meet some new friends, and you nor he have decided on a specific cruise/line/itinerary etc. I suggest http://boards.cruisecritic.com They have a roll call section for each cruiseline and ship. I'd say the best thing to do would be pick a general area of interest (itinerary) then choose the cruiseline that sounds best to you (My personal preference is Princess). Then choose the ship and date. Check the cruise critic roll call for that specific cruise and see h active it is. If it isn't active and he wants to get to know more people precruise, choose another date. I don't know what time frame you're looking at, but there are quite a few group cruises already organized through the website. Prices are generally low. Depending on his age and interests, the Pre-Halloween cruise on the Carnival Conquest (October 15th) might be good. At last check, the roll call for that cruise had almost 40,000 posts (http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=103797 Note that the original information in this thread lists the ship leaving from New Orleans. It has since changed to leaving from Galveston) . The theme for the main group is "Saints & Sinners" and then the group that I cruise with has chosen that cruise as well. Our group is called "Cabin Crawlers". From the sounds of the CC group, there are quite a bit of party people onboard (and I know from experience that my group is into partying and having a great time, but we also like having formal dinners together and just hanging out on the beach together) To find a list of organized group cruises go down towards the bottom of the cruise critic page and there's an entire section with each upcoming group cruise and date. I hope you can find the perfect vacation for your son. It's a very nice gesture for you to offer to buy him one. BTW, I think it's hilarious that you pointed out that your son was straight. Had you not, though, you would have had a few responses with pied piper, atlantis, RSVP and other gay cruise groups and charters. LES! Thanks, Les. He's a great guy, out of the Marines and working hard - he needs a break. I'd like to avoid the single occupancy surcharge, and he'd like to find a cabin-mate who'll respect the Do Not Disturb sign... There must be a more people who don't want the obligation of a date but can't find a cabin-mate with compatible vacation time. I would have thought that would be organized by now. Ike |
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"Ike" wrote in message ... Thanks, Les. He's a great guy, out of the Marines and working hard - he needs a break. I'd like to avoid the single occupancy surcharge, and he'd like to find a cabin-mate who'll respect the Do Not Disturb sign... There must be a more people who don't want the obligation of a date but can't find a cabin-mate with compatible vacation time. I would have thought that would be organized by now. Ike I'm always looking for a good cruise bargain. I know that the October cruise I mentioned is under $800 for a single inside cabin. I think that's a great rate for a single on a 7 day cruise. Carnival seems to have the best single rates, but I've found good rates on Princess as well. What I'm doing is booking the single cabin that sleeps 5. Then if anyone needs/wants a cabinmate, I'll add them to the cabin. (I'm a fag, so I doubt your son would want to share with me, but the idea itself is a good one) I have a couple friends interested in the cruise but they're undecided, so this way they have an inexpensive option to cruise with us (If I add someone to my cabin the rate drops to about $450pp). I'm just procrastinating on booking it. I want to get the 2 April cruises out of the way first. Plus I'm still debating on popping for a balcony cabin instead of the inside. Guess I'm a bit wishy washy lol. I'm holding the 5 person inside for now until I decide for sure. I became a travel agent just for the ability to search better rates and get a little advanced information on cruises and ships. I've only booked 1 cruise through myself (Grand Princess this past December) I'm too cheap to pay high rates. The best rates I usually find for singles and general cruising are at smartcruiser.com and cruisecompete.com Smartcruiser is best for quick quotes and to get a general idea on rates. Cruise compete gives you several agents to choose from and their rates plus any extras they throw in. You can check the Cruise Critic boards. There may be people looking for cabinmates on specific sailings. I do want to add that respecting the Do Not Disturb sign may be a hard one to come by. Keep in mind that whomever he shares a cabin with is also on vacation and the whole dorm room "sock on the door" thing is not something I'd every respect on a cruise. Heck, it's my vacation too and I want to be able to enjoy it as best as possible! Good luck! LES! -- To email me privately, please remove YOUR CLOTHES OURCLOTHES |
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Ike,
This is an ongoing problem... singles don't have a lot of choices. They can ask around among friends and acquaintances (you never know who might turn up, a co-worker I hadn't thought to ask joined me on a cruise), they can advertise on one of the cruise related travel sites (I found a lady on CruiseMates who went on two cruises with me), they can book with a group that does sets up shares (there's several of them out there) or they can take a singles' cruise on Windjammer Barefoot Cruises and they will set up a share. I've done all of those things, generally successfully, but things change and I'm not a young manG. Regarding that "do not disturb" thing... don't forget... it goes both ways. He COULD find himself locked out of his own cabin for long periods of time. Marsha "Ike" wrote in message ... He's a great guy, out of the Marines and working hard - he needs a break. I'd like to avoid the single occupancy surcharge, and he'd like to find a cabin-mate who'll respect the Do Not Disturb sign... There must be a more people who don't want the obligation of a date but can't find a cabin-mate with compatible vacation time. I would have thought that would be organized by now. Ike |
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"LES!" wrote: Thanks, Les. He's a great guy, out of the Marines and working hard - he needs a break. I'd like to avoid the single occupancy surcharge, and he'd like to find a cabin-mate who'll respect the Do Not Disturb sign... There must be a more people who don't want the obligation of a date but can't find a cabin-mate with compatible vacation time. I would have thought that would be organized by now. Ike I'm always looking for a good cruise bargain. I know that the October cruise I mentioned is under $800 for a single inside cabin. I think that's a great rate for a single on a 7 day cruise. Carnival seems to have the best single rates, but I've found good rates on Princess as well. What I'm doing is booking the single cabin that sleeps 5. Les, what single cabin sleeps 5? I've never seen one. Lloyd |
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"Lloyd Parsons" wrote in message news:lloydparsons- Les, what single cabin sleeps 5? I've never seen one. Lloyd It's not a specific single cabin. It's one of the Carnival inside upper/lower cabins that sleeps 5. I'm still heeming and hawing on whether I want an inside, OV or balcony. It's the only of my 4 cruises this year that I haven't booked yet. I'm waiting until after my April cruises so I can give friends and family time to decide if they want to go and if so, we can decide together what kind of cabin we want for sure. I really don't want an inside. Of my previous 4, I've only had 1 inside. The 3 I've already booked for this year are at least OV's or above. LES! |
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"LES!" wrote in message ... "Lloyd Parsons" wrote in message news:lloydparsons- Les, what single cabin sleeps 5? I've never seen one. Lloyd It's not a specific single cabin. It's one of the Carnival inside upper/lower cabins that sleeps 5. I'm still heeming and hawing on whether I want an inside, OV or balcony. It's the only of my 4 cruises this year that I haven't booked yet. I'm waiting until after my April cruises so I can give friends and family time to decide if they want to go and if so, we can decide together what kind of cabin we want for sure. I really don't want an inside. Of my previous 4, I've only had 1 inside. The 3 I've already booked for this year are at least OV's or above. LES! ACK! Let me try to save what little bit of sense I have here. I know the upper/lower only sleeps 2. I have no idea what I was thinking. Anyway, there are a few cabins that sleep 5, but right now I have no idea what categories they are lol |
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"LES!" wrote: "LES!" wrote in message ... "Lloyd Parsons" wrote in message news:lloydparsons- Les, what single cabin sleeps 5? I've never seen one. Lloyd It's not a specific single cabin. It's one of the Carnival inside upper/lower cabins that sleeps 5. I'm still heeming and hawing on whether I want an inside, OV or balcony. It's the only of my 4 cruises this year that I haven't booked yet. I'm waiting until after my April cruises so I can give friends and family time to decide if they want to go and if so, we can decide together what kind of cabin we want for sure. I really don't want an inside. Of my previous 4, I've only had 1 inside. The 3 I've already booked for this year are at least OV's or above. LES! ACK! Let me try to save what little bit of sense I have here. I know the upper/lower only sleeps 2. I have no idea what I was thinking. Anyway, there are a few cabins that sleep 5, but right now I have no idea what categories they are lol Whew! I thought Carnival was hiding something for a bit there... ;-) |
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