Hi there John

I have been on a couple cruises so far . and  have 2 more lined up for the future so far.

I wish there was a better Meet & Greet set  up for us  single cruisers.

The ship seems to be loaded with couples and families.  And  I find it  hard to meet people, because  everyone seems to already be  with other  people. If  you know  what I mean...

its   an Icky feeling when you are sitting there watching everyone else  dance ..and  you are just sitting there watching ...

I have never  gone  on  a  singles  cruise  yet

perhaps  I would  have better luck if  I did.

I have gone  one  time with my kids , been seated for dinner with two other families...but  I was  the  single  one

and  the second time , I went with my sister and some coworkers... but again ... I was the  single one  there too

My next cruise I am going with my daughter and a few coworkers  , but they are all married .  So who knows  how that  will turn out  for  me  again

I wish I had  some  single friends  to hang out  with

It is  a  bummer sometimes

Carolina,

I know what you mean. I am very happily single, most of the time. However in social settings I would like to have someone with me even if just as friends, to dance, dine, etc...

Most of my friends are women so that makes it harder at times and the men I am friends with are "involved" so it wouldn't be possible for them to escort me on a cruise or many other places.

I don't want to "hook up" with someone. That is not who I am but I would enjoy the companionship of a nice gentleman.

Good luck to all of us singles. I hope we find what we are looking for.

Hey everyone,

Maybe I'm he odd man out, but I am single, but when I go on a cruise I take it a step further.  I don't go with any friends or family, just me.  It's nice at times, but as it has been mentioned before, it is always nice to have someone to dance with.  The joys of going alone is that it forces you to get out there and meet new people.  My first cruise on the Fascination I was lucky enough to meet a group of three girls that were there cruising with some friends and ended up hanging out with them most of the time.  I have met a lot of single male cruisers, and it seemed like all they wanted to do was "hookup" on the cruise.  Being a single guy here I don't really undertand the desire for random hookups, but oh well.  Maybe i'm just the odd man out.

 hey there! I hope there are some folks like you on my scheduled cruise! I like to talk to all sorts of people..not just exclusively singles..but like you said...just to dance, etc. would be great fun. 

I'm really glad we have this tool to help other singles at least reach out.  I like to see people who are posting their cruise and trying to use this as a way to maybe find a connection.  I also like that gay posters are here.  I just want to have the option of some company maybe dining and dancing or even embarrasing myself at karaoake.  It's a cruise, it's all good.  And good luck to all of us, either way we will have a good time.  Has anyone attended a cruise singles party onboard?

My g'friend and I are going on a "Girls Only" cruise 10/2, on Holiday, to Cozumel.  I'm married, she's not.  But we have a GREAT time!!  We just want fun, sun, maybe someone to buy a few drinks, hangout, chat, laugh, laugh some more, and get to know people!  That's what cruising is about isn't it?  Having a great, fun time away from reality?!  (Of course, being a monkey-head waster helps!)

If anyone else is going on the Holiday October 2, 2008, we'd love to hang out and party!  We'll be the good looking fun ones!  (At least that what WE think!) LOL

John,

I also think this was a good idea.  If nothing else we may end up with a dance partner, a dinner companion or someone to sing a duet during karaoke. LOL

I think it is good that people of all lifestyles feel free enough to put what they are looking for on here. Who knows we may find what we are looking for, if not we are developing further friendships, and what better person to share dinner or a show with than a friend.

I am now booked for my 8th cruise by myself.  (Valor 11/2)  I have been really fortunate sometimes and gotten a great table of people who are singles or just a few friends cruising together.  I remember one dreadful cruise though, where there was just me and a single man, alone, at a table for 10 in the dining room!  That was TERRIBLE!

 I never cruise with the intention of meeting someone romantically, and I never have.  But I have met hundreds of interesting people from all over the world, and I generally enjoy myself.  I also wouldn't be caught dead at one of the "singles" meets at the beginning of the cruise - why do they have them so late in the evening and in the disco, usually?  Maybe they should try a martini happyhour or something.  (And I stay up pretty late, but trying to meet folks at midnight smacks of a singles' bar where everyone is looking for a cheap hook-up.)

This is a real refreshing and welcome thread. My last cruise 8/30/08 on the Inspiration I had a great time. I don't look for sex because of my Christian morals, but I chanced to meet some guys that all they did was make inappropriate comments about the women onboard. I had to get up and move away from them. I spent a lot of time with a bartender that along with one of the liddo deck waiters kept me laughing with their antics. While on my shore excursion I chanced to meet up with some single women from the cruise ship Holiday at Playa Mia beach in Cozumel. What a wonderful time just sitting and talking to intelligent personable ladies, no expectations just good clean fun conversation. I don't do much dancing, unless coaxed into it, but in the evenings it was relaxing just listening to the band in the bar and watching others enjoy the dance floor. I thought I was strange until I found this thread. Hope to see some of you onboard one day.

Happy Sailing

Phil

I haven't gone on any singles cruises.  I thought about going to the singles function they have on board, but always chicken out because I was afraid it would just be awkward or a total meat market scene.  All of the posters on this thread sound like decent normal people, so maybe next time I will pop into the singles meet.  I can relate to how it's tough to meet people if you are by yourself & everyone else is part of a group or couple.  I also agree on wishing the singles meet weren't in a disco way late at night. If it's just dancing, that doesn't bother me - I usually find someone to dance with.   It would be fun to meet someone to hang out with on board, but I personally wouldn't likely want to get involved in a shipboard romance.  Unless you live in the same area locally, it just isn't for me to want to get involved for such a short period.  I met a musician in a band on the caribbean cruise I went on, we had a couple drinks together but then he got interested in being more than friends.  It kind of messed things up because after that I didn't feel like going to the disco to dance, it was like he thought I was there hanging around for him.  I have met some nice people on board though - my first cruise I went with my son when he was young, and I was seated with a single Dad and his daughter.  We did some shore outings together - no romantic sparks at all but always nice to meet new friends.

I love being single and usually have a blast wherever I go.  Short term hook-ups are not my thing, so most likely I will seek out the company of other single women to pal around with.  I plan on going to the single’s meet & greet, it is what you make of it. You can look desperate anywhere.

Hi...I'm going on my first cruise 10/13 (Freedom, from Rome).  I'm curious as to how many singles are usually on the ship and what the singles get-together is like.Sounds like I'm pretty similar to most of you, interested in having fun but not "hooking up" for 12 days. 

 Thanks!

What part of North Carolina?

HELLO SINGLE CRUISERS,

My name is BARBARA

I am a SOLO/SINGLE

Cruiser.

Canival is my favorite

Cruise line.......

They really need to inprove

their Single's meet & greet.

In the Caper,there is

differ areas on the ship

for the different age groups....

Or maybe all in the disco

or piano bar....

I wish they would have

one staff member that

would have get togethers

for singles.....

In the Piano Bar (singles

only)the hrs-9p.m.to 11..

Or High Tea for singles..

I am not looking to hook

up,,,just looking for

other singles...

The Formal Dining room

is a goood place.

Because Carnival tries

to sit people that are single,couples,families.

Any way I enjoy cruising...

HAPPY CRUISING..