Just booked my first solo cruise

[Shadygap]

It is a short 4 day Carnival cruise in March.  It will be my 3rd cruise overall.  I've done with one with NCL and one with Carnival.  I know that Norwegian caters more to solo cruisers but I just took a cruise with friends in October.  I"m really anxious to go on alone and this is all my budget will allow.  But then I'm saving for aa solo cruise on Norwegian.  I'm 58 years old and I have traveled cross country to visit my daughter and grandson and I have traveled cross country to take trainings, but I have never taken a vacation like this alone.  The last cruise I did have my own cabin and I loved it!  I did a lot of my own things and met up with my friends at dinner.  Dinner is what worries me a little.  I did have any time dining but changed it to late dining hoping to get seated with others and possibly other solo cruisers.  I'm excited.

[PerfectlyPerth]

Don't be too anxious. Just go with the flow. It sounds like you are pretty open to the experience ! Have a ball. 

[travelnap]

Congratulations on joining the solo sailor's club.  I think you will enjoy your cruise.  You can do want ever you want to do, whenever you want to do it.  The only person you have to please is yourself.  Happy Sailing.

[Shadygap]

Thank you very much! That's what I am looking forward to.  Only doing what I want to do! 

Edited December 20, 2018 by Shadygap
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[Lois R]

Another congrats on the booking......the only way I cruise is solo!  Hope you have a marvelous time!

[CoW mAn]

On 12/19/2018 at 6:36 PM, Shadygap said:

 Dinner is what worries me a little.  I did have any time dining but changed it to late dining hoping to get seated with others and possibly other solo cruisers.

 

You can dine with strangers on Any Time or Late or Early dining. For Late or Early dining you'll be dining with the same people all cruise long which can be good or can be bad depending on the people, for Any Time you might get different folks each night.

 

All that having been said I highly recommend dining with strangers, it's generally a great experience...

 

 

[CruiserEK]

I just came back last week from taking my first solo cruise.  I admit I was a bit nervous myself eating alone on the first night. By the second night I felt fine.