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Cheers, good to know it's not totally unusual and I'd not likely be the only one by myself. Also nice to know that sometimes other passengers are happy to go and look at things in groups on shore independent of an FO-organised excursion, I can imagine those get really pricey! Great! I don't mind the possibility of there being not as many people my own age. I've been on a few trips away with people my own age recently and it can get drunk and disruptive pretty quickly and I can't be bothered with that anymore 🤣 nobody wanting to do any sight seeing because of their tremendous hangovers! I've come back almost regretting going away at all and then felt myself wishing I could just go away on my own, did some digging and now I'm here! Unlikely I'll be going anywhere this year due to family commitments, but I've got my eye on a trip to the Faroe Islands and Iceland (L2422) and the Scandinavian Capitals (S2407A) in 2024. It's a shame as there's an itinerary that would have been perfect for me (L2320) and my interests but it leaves too soon for me to be able to go. Hopefully FOCL will organize something similar another time 🙂 Thanks for your replies everyone, you've made me feel loads more confident about making some plans!

Out of all the cruise lines I've looked into, the Fred Olsen itineraries look the most appealing to me. New to cruising and I've loved reading everyone's experiences on here good and bad (especially the lady who made a blog about her "round the world in 80 days" cruise, looks like you guys had an amazing time!) The main reasons cruising appeals to me are probably the same for all of you, but additional ones for me are that I do quite like the idea of going on my own so I can just do my own thing and not worry about keeping a travel companion happy (none of my friends would be interested in visiting the places Fred goes) and that it does "seem" safer as a 30yo female travelling alone to go along with such a large group. Am I being naive, things I haven't thought of? TIA!