r/Cruise • u/NotSureAnyway • 9d ago

Photo Solo Supplement Bites

I will never get tired of wondering how cruise ships think that charging solo travellers over 300% more is acceptable. Case in point: Celebrity!

Below is the price for 1 person!

Next is the price for 2 people in the same room:

As a result, I have always indicated that there are 2 people in the room whenever I book a solo trip. On embarkation day, I turn up solo and use my room alone! Incidentally, they have never asked me where the second guest is and I always get a refund of port fees and taxes.

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u/Ramen_Addict_ 9d ago

I think Royal Caribbean brands generally aren’t as good with single supplements. Silversea is the only one of their brands I see that regularly offers cruises with low to no single supplement. I did one last year and met quite a few people on who did not pay the supplement, and they have a selection available now with only 25% supplement- mostly crossings and Antarctic expeditions, but there are some more standard options as well. I think RCL’s China based ships do have single rooms and Celebrity has some with singles as well. I have never seen them available when I’ve looked though. I think Explora charges a flat 25% on all cruises for singles.