But punitive single supplements are the biggest bugbear of solo travellers. Luckily, market forces are at work and cruise lines are gradually incorporating more and better single cabins into new ships, or offering better deals for solos. You just have to know where to look β and you have to be quick to snap up deals.
Here are some of the best offers around at the moment, all for solo occupancy unless specified. This article contains affiliate links, which can earn us revenue. The trip is fully escorted by two tour managers and two Egyptologists β and you can choose an extra perk between a car from home to the airport, a pre-cruise overnight at an airport hotel or regional flights.
Snow-draped Antarctica and its thrilling wildlife encounters can seem impossible for solo travellers thanks to sky-high single supplements.
This night expedition from Ushuaia visits the South Shetland Islands and the Antarctic peninsula, with Zodiac landings where you can spot penguin colonies and seals. There are options to kayak, camp on the ice and brave the polar plunge with your new companions. Travelling this early in the season means the icy landscapes will be pristine too.
Fly to Ushuaia via Buenos Aires. Riviera Travel has some great deals for solo travellers. Excursions are included so the days are full of shared experiences. The Australian-owned line also offers a cabin-share scheme on its sleek expedition ships, which is a great opportunity, as expedition voyages are never cheap. Fly to Oslo. Windstar Cruises is offering solo supplements of just 20 per cent to put this in perspective, per cent is the usual on most cruise lines on selected sailings.
