Cruises are one of the best ways to meet people, yet up to now cruises for singles were quiet expensive. Prices are often 150 to 200% more than the double occupancy.
Things are about to change! Norwegian Cruise Line just announced a completely new concept to make cruising more attractive to solo travelers on the company’s largest and most exciting Freestyle Cruising ship to date, the Norwegian Epic, launching this July.
Each Studio stateroom, at approximately 100 square feet of living space, features a contemporary design with a full-size bed and separate areas for the bathroom, sink and shower. There is also a flat screen TV and small desk.
These Studios cabins will have private access to the exclusive Studio Lounge. Here, guests can have a cup of coffee, kick back, watch their favorite show or sporting event on the big screen tvs, or have a drink before dinner. Since many of the Studio staterooms are connecting, there is also the opportunity for friends to travel together, while giving each their own private space.
Great concept, but is 100 square feet big enough? Probably not, if your claustrophbic, but if you want to meet people and spend very little time in your cabin, it’s a great option. The cabin will have a window where you can see out to the corridor, but others cannot see in.
Currently no other cruise line sailing in the Caribbean waives the single supplement charge on all sailings. Some do offer it on select sailings, while Holland America Line does offer a cabin “share” program to match single travelers, but then you have to be willing to room with someone you don’t know in order to save money on the cruse fare, leaving these studio cabins as the best option out there for single cruisers.
These specially designed and priced Studio staterooms available on all of Norwegian Epic’s sailings – with no single supplement – go on sale Monday, January 18, 2010.
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