Solo cruise on Disney Cruise Line?

[BradleyOzDisFan]

I am a 51 year old gay man and will be cruising for three nights on the Dream from 29/4/22. I have NO problem doing things on my own and cannot wait!

 

[pirate33]

I am a 51 year old gay man and will be cruising for three nights on the Dream from 29/4/22. I have NO problem doing things on my own and cannot wait!

More power to you! I’m good at solo too in general; I went to the New Year’s Eve party at the California Grill solo which definitely seemed a little foreboding but I had the best time and was texting photos to my friends and family all night. It was a buffet so I didn’t think there would be tables but more roaming about. It turns out they had assigned tables, which made it much easier for a solo.

I had thought I would go back to my room at Bay Lake Tower for a couple hours but I only did so for a bit less than an hour. Too fun!!

I decided not to book the DCL cruise after my original post because I was looking at transatlantic and other long cruises, and the expense and advance planning was a little overwhelming so I held off. It’s now been almost a year since my husband’s death, and I’m in the early stages of dating a very interesting fellow who actually likes Disney. So maybe a transatlantic with him is in the future…. Time will tell.

 

[pirate33]

P.S. On the first, short Disney cruise I did with my husband and son, we did concierge and there is no going back. But the prices are just eye popping and even though I have the means, it is hard to pull the trigger.

(And, if the reference to my son is confusing in terms of my solo travels, he also has a mom with a separate household and goes back and forth so he was with mom. This was all by design, a 2-dad and one mom family for my son who will graduate from high school this year.)

 

[HooperSnag]

My partner and I went on a cruise once and, due to some snafu, we got placed at a larger round table with 6-8 other guests. We actually enjoyed ourselves greatly. I wonder if DCL has these kinds of tables for singles?

 

[beckicnm]

Thanks for this tip!

I cruise solo on Celebrity, and I do not pay for two guests. It is more than it would be if I sailed with someone else, but it's not that much. I have priced out Norwegian's single cabins and they are more than a regular cabin with the single supplement. They do have a separate lounge.

The new Celebrity ships have a few single cabins, and I really want to try one of those.