First Cruise - Single mom

[singlemom]

I'm taking my 8 year old daughter on our first Disney Cruise Dec.4-11. I'm recently divorced and have never travelled alone. I am a little concerned about going to these formal, adults-only dinners by myself. That takes a lot of fun out of it for me. I've read all the different messages on this forum, but it left me wondering, are there any single MEN on these trips?

 

[mickeyfan1]

Hop over to the cruise boards and look at the cruise meets sub board. You will probably find your cruise date and from there you can meet a lot of fellow cruisers online. There may or may not be single men, but you don't have to worry about dining alone. You and your daughter will be assigned a table with others. She can eat with you at every meal, unless she decides to stay in the club. If she is into princesses and has a princess costume dress, let her wear that on "formal" night for the pictures. It will be a great memory.

 

[NCRedding]

I believe that early in the cruise there will be a "single Mingle" event where you can meet others. Also, I think DCL puts other like families together, so you may be seated with some single parents. I agree with the recommendations to go to the cruise meet boards--it's nice to see friendly faces, even if you don't spend that much time with them.

Have a great trip!

 

[singlemom]

Thanks so much for your help. I'm just a little nervous i guess. I didn't realize that they'd actually create seating assignments, that helps a lot.
I can't wait!

 

[ufgator]

I don't know anything about the Disney cruise, but I just wanted to tell you to have fun. My parents got divorced when I was 2 and I grew up with my mom. We used to take trips every summer together up until I was a senior in college. I was 8 (your daughter's age) when we took our first trip together out of state. We have great memories and those trips were a lot of fun. Be sure to take lots of pictures.