Originally Posted by
Analise
Great, so for the MANY who are single who want to do a cruise on his/her own, the boat will 'match' the single with a stranger so that the single doesn't have to be charged 2X the amount for the room? Why would anyone travelling alone give up her hard-earned money to a business that treats her like that?
It's sometimes not even that good -- I've seen some that charge over 2x. But, as other posts have described as well, the cruise company really charges per room, not per person. Because it's an "all inclusive" they list the price as per person.
When you book a hotel, and it's $250 per night for you and your companion, you probably don't think of it as $125 per person. If you did, then you'd have the same reaction when your solo trip costs you $250 per person not the $125 per person you're accustomed to.
There ARE lines and cruises that offer a "discount" to the per cabin rate when only one person occupies it, but they are often the higher priced lines or on cruises that dont fill. The other exception is the Epic -- as posted above, where the room is (I think) quite small, or some lines that actually have cabins designated as singles, also usually quite small.