roommate for cruise to Alaska

[beach52]

I just got a divorce and want to take a cruise to Alaska but don't want to pay the single rate. What is the best way around this. How do you find someone to share a cabin? I'm straight and 57 and just want to take a cruise through the inside passage.
Al

[jfrenaye]

Check out www.singlescruise.com they buy block space on cruises and offer a roomie service as well.

[Ned]

Originally posted by beach52@Apr 9 2006, 09:49 PM
I just got a divorce and want to take a cruise to Alaska but don't want to pay the single rate. What is the best way around this. How do you find someone to share a cabin? I'm straight and 57 and just want to take a cruise through the inside passage.
Al
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Hi B,

Welcome to Tripso.

Perhaps you belong to a church or synagogue. If you do, I'm sure you'll find others in the same situation as you, who would love to travel. If you live in an apartment building maybe there's someone there who you met who you like and would be interested. After my father-in-law died, my mother-in-law, who was about your age then met some wonderful women in her apartment building with whom she struck up friendships and for the next 15 years they had great fun traveling together. Good luck.

[Carchar]

Hi Al,

And another welcome to Tripso.

The tour company that you choose can probably help you find a roomie. I believe there are even some companies that don't charge the single supplement if you request a room mate but one cannot be found.

I'm married, but my husband had no desire to go to Antarctica and the Sub Antarctic Islands. So, I requested a room mate from Heritage Expeditions, the company I sailed with. I'm from NY and I was paired up with a lovely woman from Invercargill, NZ (our embarcation city.) We got along famously and she even gave me the cook's tour of her city after we got back from our trip. It turns out that out of the 48 passengers on our vessel (maximum capacity,) 18 roomed with travelers they had not met before, and quite a few of those had spouses who didn't want to venture to this icy part of the world.

Ned,

I know Antarctica is the only continent you haven't been to. (At least, that's what I've gathered from the postings.) It was a super trip and you've got to go, if you can.

Carrie

[Ned]

Originally posted by Carchar@Apr 9 2006, 11:46 PM
Ned,

I know Antarctica is the only continent you haven't been to.* (At least, that's what I've gathered from the postings.)* It was a super trip and you've got to go, if you can.

Carrie
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Actually I haven't been to Asia or Australia (Oceania) yet too, but I have hit the other continents. It looks like we're probably going to Australia next summer (their winter) to visit our daughter-in-law who will probably be stationed there for 6-8 months by her company. In between visits by our older son, her husband, her parents are going to visit and then we're going to visit. I'll bet after the parental visits she'll have had her fill of us for a while. Neither set of parents see them too often (for the parents anyway) because we're in the east and they're in LA.

We are looking seriously at Antarctica. We were with our travel agent last night at a party and discussed it for quite a while. He and his wife might go with us. We seem to be zeroing in on Lindblad, but Heritage, which if my memory is right you took, is a possibility too. There is still a chance we'll choose to go to the Galapagos this time and visit Antarctica another year.

[Carchar]

Sorry, Ned

I had you more well-traveled than you actually are, but not by much...

I chose Heritage because I wanted to see the historic region of the Ross Sea Ice Shelf area of Antarctica. And I wanted to see Scott Base and McMurdo Station. Unfortunately, pack ice and strong winds prevented us from getting closed than 8 miles to McMurdo, so we didn't make it there. However, we did see other historic explorer's huts on the way, 8 species of penguin, 6 species of seal, lots of birds and we had lots of great adventures. We also picked up (on Terra Nova) a Norwegian man who had just made a solo crossing of the continent, through the South Pole, with a sledge, on skis and on foot. We had his fiancee on board to reunite with him after a 4 month separation.

Lindblad is a good company. I would have chosen them, but they did not go to the Ross Sea region. My cousin and her family sailed with them to the Galapagos. She said they had a super time and attributed their enjoyment to Lindblad. Heritage also is a good reliable company to go with. They try to get you to all the desired landings while keeping safety of utmost priority.

Carrie