maureencruiser Posted July 15, 2021 #1251 Share Posted July 15, 2021 Can I make a suggestion to whoever curates this forum? This thread is 5 years old and 51 pages long. We all agree this is a slow time for solo deals. Can we maybe start a new thread and retire this one, like we did back in 2016? Thanks. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinkr2 Posted July 16, 2021 #1252 Share Posted July 16, 2021 On 7/6/2021 at 1:31 PM, cruiseelady said: Just booked super cheap cruise for 3 days on MSC Maraviglia. Its my very fist time cruising with MSC. August 6-9, the price was the same for inside and balcony. I paid $280.50 total including taxes and feel for a balcony. I just booked the 4 day on August 2 for 379 on Meraviglia in a balcony. Great deal, fantastica experience with a photo. I had no idea about the levels but it was only 20 to jump and a picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bones774 Posted July 16, 2021 #1253 Share Posted July 16, 2021 8 minutes ago, tinkr2 said: I just booked the 4 day on August 2 for 379 on Meraviglia in a balcony. Great deal, fantastica experience with a photo. I had no idea about the levels but it was only 20 to jump and a picture. Yeah, those of you in Florida can get some great deals on MSC. Meraviglia is a nice ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILgirl Posted July 16, 2021 #1254 Share Posted July 16, 2021 I thought I read on CC that MSC requires masks on board? In spite of the low fare that would be a deal breaker for me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choose2cruz Posted July 16, 2021 #1255 Share Posted July 16, 2021 1 hour ago, ILgirl said: I thought I read on CC that MSC requires masks on board? In spite of the low fare that would be a deal breaker for me Yep, this is still the current policy from the MSC website: Vaccinated Guests: "You will be required to wear a mask throughout the cruise while indoors and in public areas. Mask use is not required outdoors. Where social distancing is not possible outdoors, mask use is recommended for all guests." Unvaccinated Guests: You will be required to wear a mask throughout the cruise while indoors and in public areas. Mask use is not required outdoors but is recommended for unvaccinated guests. Where social distancing is not possible outdoors, mask use is recommended for all guests." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crusinthrough Posted July 18, 2021 #1256 Share Posted July 18, 2021 On 7/1/2021 at 10:34 AM, coastcat said: The January 30, 2022 sailing of Celebrity Edge to the Western Caribbean is offering super low solo supplements in all categories. The only cabins not going for cheap are the single-occupancy Single Infinite Verandas! Those are priced at $2213, but you could book a regular Infinite Veranda as a solo for $1800. That’s somewhere around a 15% solo supplement over the ppdo prices. Even a cabin in The Retreat can be had for a really low supplement. Thank your posting. It's odd that only this sailing has this pricing. The others and the Apex are regular rates. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julig22 Posted July 18, 2021 #1257 Share Posted July 18, 2021 As of 7/7, NCL had 150% (normally 200%) solo, as follows: Encore, 7 day Alaska 9/25-10/16/21 Epic7 day W Med from Barcelona or Rome, 9/5-10/24/21 Getaway 10/11 day Greece/Italy, 10/4-10/25/21 Jade 7 day Greece/Italy, 9/26-11/7/21 50% airfare is currently in effect - 90 day policy exception for Epic, Getaway and Jade if booked within 60 days of sailing. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springaussie Posted July 18, 2021 #1258 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Limassol Cyprus is the current destination for Navigator and Radiance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OctoberLace Posted July 18, 2021 #1259 Share Posted July 18, 2021 (edited) 44 minutes ago, julig22 said: As of 7/7, NCL had 150% (normally 200%) solo, as follows: Encore, 7 day Alaska 9/25-10/16/21 Epic7 day W Med from Barcelona or Rome, 9/5-10/24/21 Getaway 10/11 day Greece/Italy, 10/4-10/25/21 Jade 7 day Greece/Italy, 9/26-11/7/21 50% airfare is currently in effect - 90 day p6olicy exception for Epic, Getaway and Jade if booked within 60 days of sailing. I booked NCL Getaway a few days ago, Studio cabin 30% off plus various perks, including 1/2 price airfare, sailing the Baltic R/T Copenhagen with 2 sea days and stops in Berlin, Estonia, St. Petersburg (overnight), Helsinki, and Stockholm, 10/17-26/2023. Deposit was only $125 and fully refundable. I booked air to arrive day before the cruise leaves and depart the day we come into port, with the hotel to be determined later. Edited July 18, 2021 by OctoberLace 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KmomChicago Posted July 19, 2021 #1260 Share Posted July 19, 2021 21 hours ago, crusinthrough said: Thank your posting. It's odd that only this sailing has this pricing. The others and the Apex are regular rates. That's like the depths of low season. Well after winter breaks are over, before any spring breaks begin, plus the risk of difficult weather to travel to a port. I'm not surprised there is an unusual discount for this date. The Apex being newer likely is drawing slightly more interest. This is a super opportunity. GRAB IT! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastcat Posted July 20, 2021 #1261 Share Posted July 20, 2021 On 7/18/2021 at 6:09 PM, KmomChicago said: That's like the depths of low season. Well after winter breaks are over, before any spring breaks begin, plus the risk of difficult weather to travel to a port. I'm not surprised there is an unusual discount for this date. The Apex being newer likely is drawing slightly more interest. This is a super opportunity. GRAB IT! It’s like booking NCL Bliss now - NCL Encore is the shiny newer version so prices are higher. I’ll book Celebrity Apex after Celebrity Beyond launches and the Apex prices drop! Low season is glorious for solos. January travel weather, well, I’m planning to fly in at least a full day early and might pay extra for a non-stop. Just in case. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KmomChicago Posted July 20, 2021 #1262 Share Posted July 20, 2021 2 hours ago, coastcat said: It’s like booking NCL Bliss now - NCL Encore is the shiny newer version so prices are higher. I’ll book Celebrity Apex after Celebrity Beyond launches and the Apex prices drop! Low season is glorious for solos. January travel weather, well, I’m planning to fly in at least a full day early and might pay extra for a non-stop. Just in case. Good for you. Come back and tell us all about it. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseelady Posted July 22, 2021 #1263 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Today I booked a solo cabin on MSC Meraviglia for September 25. Total was $500 for a 7 night cruise guarantee balcony. Cruise is sailing from Miami. Never been on MSC, does anyone know if they have solo meet and greet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crusinthrough Posted July 22, 2021 #1264 Share Posted July 22, 2021 On 7/18/2021 at 9:09 PM, KmomChicago said: That's like the depths of low season. Well after winter breaks are over, before any spring breaks begin, plus the risk of difficult weather to travel to a port. I'm not surprised there is an unusual discount for this date. The Apex being newer likely is drawing slightly more interest. This is a super opportunity. GRAB IT! It's a great price and I would have jumped on it. I got a great lift and shift price on the Apex in April. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bones774 Posted July 22, 2021 #1265 Share Posted July 22, 2021 1 hour ago, cruiseelady said: Today I booked a solo cabin on MSC Meraviglia for September 25. Total was $500 for a 7 night cruise guarantee balcony. Cruise is sailing from Miami. Never been on MSC, does anyone know if they have solo meet and greet? Been on Meraviglia and it's a nice ship, they do meet and greets if you ask and organize but as I'm following MSC board they have been suspended as of now but some roll calls are doing indy meets 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganBound Posted July 24, 2021 #1266 Share Posted July 24, 2021 (edited) On 7/18/2021 at 6:54 PM, julig22 said: As of 7/7, NCL had 150% (normally 200%) solo, as follows: Encore, 7 day Alaska 9/25-10/16/21 Epic7 day W Med from Barcelona or Rome, 9/5-10/24/21 Getaway 10/11 day Greece/Italy, 10/4-10/25/21 Jade 7 day Greece/Italy, 9/26-11/7/21 50% airfare is currently in effect - 90 day policy exception for Epic, Getaway and Jade if booked within 60 days of sailing. I follow NCL solo pricing fairly closely and I look mostly at balcony room prices. Some great deals on Epic in the Med this summer and into the fall. Lots of 50% single supplements available. Even the TA out of Rome in November is a decent deal although the single supplement is still at 100%. Edited July 24, 2021 by MichiganBound 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare geoherb Posted July 28, 2021 #1267 Share Posted July 28, 2021 I booked a cruise on the Majestic Princess today to Alaska from Seattle for the end of August. The August 22 and 29 cruises have a 50% single supplement instead of 100%. It turned out to be a 33% single supplement when I found a TA that had a better price than booking directly with Princess. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimdee3636 Posted July 28, 2021 #1268 Share Posted July 28, 2021 11 hours ago, geoherb said: I booked a cruise on the Majestic Princess today to Alaska from Seattle for the end of August. The August 22 and 29 cruises have a 50% single supplement instead of 100%. It turned out to be a 33% single supplement when I found a TA that had a better price than booking directly with Princess. If it's not too much trouble, why don't you post a quick review of your experience after the cruise. I'm sailing solo on the Majestic in early October out of L.A. and would love to know your impressions of the ship and what it was like to sail solo on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare geoherb Posted July 28, 2021 #1269 Share Posted July 28, 2021 1 hour ago, jimdee3636 said: If it's not too much trouble, why don't you post a quick review of your experience after the cruise. I'm sailing solo on the Majestic in early October out of L.A. and would love to know your impressions of the ship and what it was like to sail solo on it. I plan to post a live thread on the Princess board. Right now, I'm not very impressed since I can't get the medallion app to install on my phone. I'm currently on hold with Princess to try to work it out. I've tried various fixes suggested the Google Play Store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottomfeeder Posted July 31, 2021 #1270 Share Posted July 31, 2021 I just got an email tonight offering no single supplement AND free airfare for several Viking cruises this summer/early fall--both ocean and river cruises. Offer is EBD according to the email. I had pretty much decided I am not cruising until I believe the pandemic is finally getting under control, but this offer is REALLY tempting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprigs616 Posted July 31, 2021 #1271 Share Posted July 31, 2021 9 hours ago, bottomfeeder said: I just got an email tonight offering no single supplement AND free airfare for several Viking cruises this summer/early fall--both ocean and river cruises. Offer is EBD according to the email. I had pretty much decided I am not cruising until I believe the pandemic is finally getting under control, but this offer is REALLY tempting. I received the same email and agree ... super tempting! I've been wanting to try Viking Ocean since they first launched but I like having my own cabin and the normal 100% SS is a budget killer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bones774 Posted August 2, 2021 #1272 Share Posted August 2, 2021 On 7/31/2021 at 10:31 AM, Sprigs616 said: I received the same email and agree ... super tempting! I've been wanting to try Viking Ocean since they first launched but I like having my own cabin and the normal 100% SS is a budget killer. I've been searching for this deal, can you give me any type of guidance for my search? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bones774 Posted August 2, 2021 #1273 Share Posted August 2, 2021 32 minutes ago, bones774 said: I've been searching for this deal, can you give me any type of guidance for my search? thanks found them, had to do deep search and sort thru diff dates till I found the free air and no single sup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprigs616 Posted August 2, 2021 #1274 Share Posted August 2, 2021 2 hours ago, bones774 said: found them, had to do deep search and sort thru diff dates till I found the free air and no single sup Sorry ... I just now saw your note. Glad you found them. The email I received had links that took me directly to some of the solo deals but not to all of them. I ended up just searching the website as you're doing. Safe journeys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprigs616 Posted August 2, 2021 #1275 Share Posted August 2, 2021 So ... I put a 24-hour hold on Viking's 7-night Bermuda Escape (ocean). The entire solo fare came to $1599 and included air from California! The regular fare would have been $1799 but I received a $200 discount for being a previous cruiser with Viking. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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