Dance the nights away at sea (dance hosts)

Do you enjoy dancing the nights away at sea? You might think that the tradition of the gentleman host is a fading tradition... but not really.

Cunard Line

Cunard Line embraces the tradition with dance hosts on EVERY sailing, with 4-8 hosts onboard:

• Queen Mary 2 - World Cruise Sailings: 8 dance hosts
• Queen Mary 2 - all other sailings: 6 dance hosts
• Queen Elizabeth - World Cruise Sailings: 6 dance hosts
• Queen Elizabeth - all other sailings: 4 dance hosts
• Queen Victoria - World Cruise Sailings: 6 dance hosts
• Queen Victoria - all other sailings: 4 dance hosts

Holland America

Holland America offers dance hosts on select sailings (some may be broken into segments):

• January 4, 2014 - ms Amsterdam - Fort Lauderdale, roundtrip - 113 nights
• January 5, 2014 - ms Prinsendam - Fort Lauderdale, roundtrip - 68 nights
• February 7, 2014 - ms Maasdam - Fort Lauderdale roundtrip - 49 nights
• March 14, 2014 - ms Prinsendam - Fort Lauderdale to Rome - 57 nights 
• September 21, 2014 - ms Amsterdam - Seattle to San Diego - 78 nights
• October 31, 2014 - ms Maasdam - Fort Lauderdale, roundtrip - 42 nights

These are all gentleman hosts, in the tradition of having the male dance partner available on board for ladies sailing alone.

But it's not just for women sailing solo. I know of one couple who take advantage of the service, as she loves to dance, and he doesn't. Picking a cruise with a dance host onboard is the perfect solution for them.

If you're interested in learning more, or would like to book aboard one of these sailings, please get in touch.

Uniworld River Cruises: Solo Traveler Savings

Uniworld Boutique River Cruises is offering both waived and reduced single supplement savings on a number of sailings.

I particularly like Uniworld's offers for solo cruisers, as they completely waive single supplements on many sailings, while still reducing them on others. Their offers strike me as fair, as they work hard to provide the greatest value on a wide range of cruises from their collection.

International river cruising is Uniworld's specialty. These vessels tour the great rivers of Europe, Asia, and Egypt. Uniworld's river cruises offer conveniences and amenities you wouldn't expect to see on small vessels. Most shore excursions are included in the cruise tour price. TO EDIT


Waived Single Supplement Savings is available on the following select river cruise itineraries and departure dates:
Bordeaux, Vineyards, and Châteaux | Bordeaux to Bordeaux | 8 Days
 2014: May 25
Burgundy & Provence| Avignon to Lyon| 8 Days
 2014: April 6
Castles along the Rhine | Basel to Amsterdam | 8 Days
 2014:  Nov 2, 9
Classic Christmas Markets | Nuremberg to Frankfurt | 8 Days
 2013: Dec 22
Enchanting Danube | Budapest to Passau | 8 Days
 2013: Nov 10
 2014:  Apr 6, 20, Nov 2, 9
European Jewels | Budapest to Amsterdam | 15 Days
 2013: Oct 20

European Serenade | Vienna to Amsterdam | 13 Days
 2013:  Oct 17, Nov 2
Imperial Capitals of Europe | Istanbul to Vienna | 16 Days
 2014: Apr 7 (cruise and tour)
Imperial Waterways of Russia | Moscow to St. Petersburg| 13 Days
 2014: May 28
Legendary Rhine & Moselle | Amsterdam to Basel | 13 Days
 2013: Oct 15, Nov 8
Paris & Normandy | Paris to Paris | 8 Days
 2014: Mar 16, 23

Paris & the Heart of Europe | Paris to Vienna | 18 Days
 2013:  Oct 5, 19
Portugal, Spain & the Douro River Valley | Porto to Porto | 8 Days (cruise only)
2013: Nov 14
 2014: Mar 30, Apr 6, Apr 13

Springtime Tulips & the Rhine | Amsterdam to Frankfurt | 8 Days
 2014: Apr 2, 9, 16
Timeless Wonders of Vietnam, Cambodia & the Mekong | Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi | 15 Days
 2013: Dec, 4, 8, 18 (cruise and tour)
 2014: Jan 1 (cruise and tour)



Venice & the Po River | Venice to Venice | 8 Days
 2013: Nov 3, 10
Venice & the Gems of Northern Italy | Venice to Venice | 8 Days
 2014: Apr 6, May 4, 11, Jun 22, Jul 6, 27, Aug 3

REDUCED SINGLE SUPPLEMENTS

Reduced Single Supplement Savings is available on the following select river cruises and departure dates:

Portugal, Spain & the Douro River Valley | Porto to Porto | 8 Days
 2013: Nov 17
 2014: Mar 27, Apr 3, Apr 10
Splendors of Italy | Venice to Rome | 13 Days
 2013: Nov 3, 10
Splendors of Northern Italy, Venice, Florence & Rome | Venice to Rome | 13 Days
 2014: Apr 6