Celebrity Cruises, a subsidiary of Royal Caribbean Group, has announced its most ambitious season of sailings with approximately 500 departures for the 2024-2025 cruise season. The company’s fleet of 16 ships, including the first large cruise ship approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), will resume sailing from a U.S. port on June 25. The first ship to sail will be the Celebrity Edge, which will depart from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Saturday with 95% of its passengers vaccinated.
The cruise line has made the decision to cancel several sailings on Celebrity Solstice sailings from January 2, 2022, through April 24, 2022, as well as two Transatlantic sailings. Two more Celebrity ships (Celebrity Edge and Celebrity Equinox) will restart sailings out of Fort Lauderdale on June 26 and July 25, respectively. Cruising in U.S. waters can officially resume in June.
The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown a wrench into the launch plans for startup lines Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection and Virgin Voyages. Celebrity Reflection will only perform short Caribbean sailings during the Summer 2024 season and six to eight night Caribbean sailings from November 2024 to April 2025.
Celebrity Infinity, formerly Infinity, is a Millennium-class cruise ship operated by Celebrity Cruises, a subsidiary of Royal Caribbean Group. After the cruise lines paused operations, she is scheduled to resume sailing from Port Everglades on June 25, 2022, sailing weekly Caribbean voyages.
Guests on Celebrity Reflection can enjoy award-winning onboard experiences and relax in stylish accommodations. Starting September 5, 2022, all guests, regardless of vaccination status, departing on most sailings from the U.S. and Europe can now cruise as long as they meet local testing requirements to board. Celebrity Cruises will also accept any commercially available test, including unsupervised self-tests.
Celebrity Edge will spend her first season in Alaska in 2024, offering guests a fully immersive experience with its unique outward-facing design. Guests on Celebrity Edge can experience a 7-night Alaska Dawes Glacier cruise starting on June 7, 2024, departing from Seattle, Washington.
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Solo cruisers unite! Thank you Zach for bringing this to our attention and for following up. I have an upcoming transpacific cruise on Celebrity this fall, but I booked it a year in advance, before the “gouge the solos” policy. I have booked a Mediterranean cruise on Norwegian for fall 2025. I will be sailing in one of their solo cabins. It will be my first time in an interior cabin, but it was a great deal, and it’s a very port-intensive cruise, so I won’t be spending much time in my cabin except to sleep. Celebrity execs please note, if you want my business (and you should), you will have to price your product fairly.
Stopped sailing on Celebrity Cruise Line after sailing on the Celebrity Silhouette. Since my wife passed away I am a solo cruiser. Don’t want to pay 200+ percent. Besides, The Celebrity Silhouette wasn’t a good cruising experience and won’t go back. Other cruise lines, not NCL or RCCL, provide better cruises. The NCL solo staterooms are more expensive. Last cruise was on Princess Cruises. Had to pay a single supplement although I was paying for two people all along. You should cancel your Celebrity Cruise Line cruise. I do vote with my pocketbook.
Zach I will never sail Celebrity again because about a year ago I did a B2B and I got a great deal which was booked post COVID $905.00 for each week in an inside room but I saw a big quality difference in the food in the buffet and there was not a lot of variety from day to day and the staff and officers in the buffet for the most part had attitudes. After your last report of how they were treating solo cruisers I won’t even look at X. Thanks for the update !
I’m not a solo cruiser, nor do I plan to be, but I think it’s terrible to punish solo cruisers. I can see charging double (if the room normally accomodates two people), but charging more than double (to make up for the lost additional revenue that a second cruiser would likely generate) and/or limiting options for solo cruisers seems wrong. And, really, what percentage of cruisers are solo? I can’t believe it impacts their bottom line all that dramatically.
The cruise lines are following the airlines “screw the customer” marketing program. What they don’t realize is that if you have to travel within a couple of days, an airline is your only option. Cruises lInes please remember: No One HAS to cruise! Pretty soon you’ll see a lot of empty cruise ships leaving ports. Don’t get me started on Celebrity’s stupid move to charge $2.00 of a chocolate chip cookie. That ended REAL fast. It’s what happens when bean counters become the CEO. Used to sail Celebrity exclusively, now I sail Princess.
I’m a TA and solo traveler myself…solo travel, and especially solo cruising, is BOOMING! I get so many inquiries from solo travelers but few of them book because they won’t pay a single supplement! Celebrity really fucked up when they implemented that excess solo supplement. Meanwhile I will be taking my first Celebrity cruise next year on Silhouette in one of their solo cabins!
I am a solo cruiser who cruised with Virgin in May as my first cruise. I loved it so much I’ve booked three more cruises with Virgin in 2025. Why? Because of the solo inside cabins. I feel like I am valued as a customer with Virgin where I would not be with Celebrity. I will not cruise Celebrity with their current trend of ripping off solo cruisers.
Fairly new to cruising and solo, when comparing pricing looking for a cruise I found celebrity at the time was close to 1000 dollars dearer. I understand paying for 2 in a cabin and totally accepting of that fact but anything on top I’m out of there and not going back EVER! Also as much as I enjoy Princess I have found a couple of times lately when putting in 1 traveller there are no balconies but try with 2 and guess what balconies, if people are willing to pay I don’t think choices should be taken away. I also know couples that cruise and go out of their way not to spend more than their fare cost so no real benefit either! I haven’t given up on princess yet.
I’ve sailed once on Celebrity (just over a year ago) and was very happy with the cruise (Celebrity Summit). I had planned on doing more cruises with Celebrity, but then they came out with this new solo pricing strategy six months ago. I unsubscribed from all their mailing lists and vowed I wouldn’t cruise on Celebrity again. I’m still sticking with my promise and will be sailing on Princess to Alaska next month. Apparently Celebrity still has no idea what damage this policy did to their reputation, especially amongst us solo cruisers.
While it has been a couple months since I actually dug down and researched any cruises with my formerly favorite cruise line, what I have found is even worse than what you cited. The ocean view and balcony verandas available on the cruises I researched only showed aqua class. So 300% doesn’t even come close to what they showed me. I’m an elite level loyalty person so I have history with both RC and celebrity. I feel like they’re telling me to bend over Really not feeling much loyalty based on their recent take the money and run business practices It’s a seller’s market right now They know it I’m not playing or buying Other lines are going to get my business until their business practices get adjusted. Buh bye Celebrity
I’m skeptical, too. I’m wondering if this is temporary due to the recent change in advertising pricing to reflect taxes and fees. If a solo price is displayed as 300% solo supplement AND taxes/fees, it would completely turn solo travelers off and away. So reducing the supplement makes it more “desirable” (until we all get use to the new price reflections). Awesome vid and update on the solo supplement with Celebrity—thanks, Zach!
I found the weird ‘no availability’ on a cruise. I found the solution is to use a 3rd-party travel agent, which had full availability and a good discount. The other positive is that they now allow you to search by number of passengers, so I have a saved search for Celebrity. The other key is to look for ones with less-insane demand, like Pacific coastal and north-south Alaska on Summit, and I found a cheap Constellation, and their cheapest solo cruises seems to be Transatlantic. For cruiseplum, the solo deals are usually more expensive per night than just searching Hot Deals or do a thorough search for per night, which is the most important thing, not the actual single supplement. Another alternative I did was to book Quantum of the Seas, which has studio cabins, and I’ve also been trying HAL standby program, which charges the same for one person as for two in a cabin, but it’s more difficult now to actually get a spot on a cruise–I’m 0 for 3 this summer in Alaska.
I just got off of the Eclipse Sunday. It wasn’t the Celebrity I know and love. Food was borderline inedible, public restrooms dirty, crew not smiling, room attendant issues. It was so disappointing. I did file a complaint while onboard. Guest relations did call me to discuss, but the restrooms continued to be a disaster the remainder of cruise. The head of MDR “looked after us” for the remainder of trip but of course it didn’t change the quality of food. There was a weird vibe we felt. It felt like the crew was just going through the motions and didn’t want to be there in comparison to our other celebrity cruises.
It does stink how solo cruisers are over charged and I’m not even a solo cruiser. There are times I would love to go solo but it’s so expensive. Why should I pay the same as if my husband came. I’m not comfortable sharing a room with anyone unless it my family anymore. Even then I’m fine without anyone. There’s a reason I stay at my moms at times. I like my solitude. lol
The solo supplement % is definitely a consideration for me, but overall price is a bigger factor. I appreciate that NCL caters to solo cruisers more than most lines, but I don’t drink alcohol or soda so the “freestyle” thing just increases my cost unnecessarily. Another huge factor for me is smoking policy — I won’t cruise on a ship if it’s difficult to avoid smoke (e.g. if the casino allows smoking and the smoke can migrate or you have to walk thru it to get somewhere else. Some NCL ships are good on that score but not all.
I really hope the decision makers at Celebrity see this great article and read the comments. Their management team definitely needs to figure out a better pricing strategy than drastically overcharging solo cruisers while limiting our cabin choices. I have two remaining sailings with them for this year. Moving forward though, I see no reason to remain loyal to this company due to the way they’re blatantly overcharging us.
Love the Celebrity ships, but the price makes it less fun for me as a solo cruiser also. One thing they’re doing now, at least when I search their website, is showing the cruise price for one person before I even click on it. Maybe a cookie on my computer, but whatever, I like it. No yikes when the price doubles after clicking further to investigate the option. I’ve been choosing Princess after realizing the huge price differences and continue to listen to you and other solo cruisers in helping to choose best options. I tried Holland America to Alaska this month for the best solo price and along with two Princess cruises next year, trying Norwegian based on your input. Thanks for your insights! Happy sailing. ~ Pam
I feel like I’m being driven out of the cruise market. Like Zach, I’m almost always a solo cruiser, and Celebrity has been my favorite cruise line. I’ve been totally turned off Carnival, NCL, and Royal Caribbean due to terrible food and a strong dislike of mega ships and screaming children. I can’t afford the small-ship, adults-only luxury lines. Celebrity and HAL were all I had left, and now Celebrity is saying they don’t want my business.
Hi Zach, very interesting article. We don’t cruise solo but we understand your perspective. We still love Celebrity and look forward to your articles – next up for us, a 10-night Med in Sept. We do believe that Celebrity listens and we noted that the service on our last cruise (Silhouette Transatlantic this spring) was the best we have experienced (esp the F&B Director, Mazy) and the food and wine were great as expected. We see that the cost of hotels and air travel has gone up a lot more over the same time, but that’s no reason to penalize solo cruisers.
Very good article Zach. Agree with pretty much everything you say although I am maybe even more skeptical given the restrictions you cite. When I looked at this issue a few days ago, it was even more restrictive on certain cruises for E-class ships – solo cruisers could choose either a single balcony stateroom (priced more than a regular sized stateroom) or the Retreat. This is another version of the extra solo supplement pricing policy. In some ways it’s worse – you can’t even choose to pay a 250-300% supplement to get the stateroom category you may want. Can’t tell whether this is some kind of a trial or the start of a broader policy but it’s discouraging to put it mildly. It’s one thing to prioritize couples and families, it’s another to actively discourage, restrict and punish solo cruisers. I continue to really enjoy the onboard experience on Celebrity ships but I’m finding it tough to reconcile these experiences with the company’s policies and decisions, including its apparent view that it would prefer fewer or no solo cruisers on their ships. Have a several Celebrity cruises booked at decent prices (prior to the anti-solo cruiser policy) but will also try other lines going forward. Appreciate your analysis and suggestions.
Wow, I did not know about this, no wonder when I was originally looking for bookings as a solo the options were limited! Having my sister want to go with me suddenly made it easier to schedule an inside cabin. And here I thought they were sold out a year out. Approaching the question more in the mindset of appeasing shareholders is how you’ll get your answer. I think sure, they are listening to consumers, but the loudest voice to them is the shareholders, thus the high end cabins only being available to get those dollars! I don’t think the people in charge of any company anymore understand brand loyalty and serving people, I think that generation was all left in the dust for the newer ones who only care about shareholders.
Fellow solo cruiser here… I’ve been booking two people for the room, and then two weeks before embarkation canceling the second person. So far it is kept it to the regular double occupancy rate, and then they reimburse the port fees for the second person. I am Five days out from boarding the celebrity ascent for a Greek Isles cruise which worked. I have three other celebrity cruises scheduled over the next year going this route or just booking single now that 200% seems to be the max. I get similar results from Princess and Holland America, which I have cruises booked on for 2025.
This discrimination against solo cruisers is also taking place on Royal Caribbean. I’ve done exactly what you said, I’ve gone to the website and tried to book for two people, and the price is X amount, when I go back into the site and put one person, the price jumps up to more than double. Since celebrity is owned by Royal Caribbean, it appears as if this is a corporate practice. I have sailed solo on Princess a few times and I’ve gotten some good prices with 50% or less solo supplement, also Norwegian as you mention is a good option, but it depends on which ship I sailed on Holland America earlier this year, but that I had to pay 200% or the equivalent of two passengers in the cabin since it was a circumnavigation of Japan and demand was through the roof, so there was no way were going to sell the cabin for less than the price of two passengers, but it was well worth it. I loved the cruise. Thanks for making this article but I personally will more than likely be staying away from celebrity, unless I see a change pricing practices related to solo cruisers. Also just wanna throw in there sometimes people wind up as solo cruisers due to the death of a spouse or a break up or for numerous reasons. Solo cruisers have money to spend and the cruise lines like celebrity are missing out on that revenue.
My first cruise was on Norwegian and I was so impressed about how they actively take care of solo cruisers. I was on the Ascent in February because my parents love Celebrity. I know you really loved that ship but tbh I wasn’t impressed. It was so loud everywhere. The food was okay but not what it used to be according to my parents. My intention is to stick with NCL.
I just book what I can afford. All lines are doing the same, even NCL. However, I just found three itineraries with Celebrity reasonably priced for the solo cruiser. Of course, these are during the low season for them, which coincides with the best time for me, early autumn. All of these options are on old ships. No problem with me. I usually use HAL but they have increased the prices a lot.
Don’t know about the negative reviews but Celebrity is our only cruise line. We’ve sailed on others but keep coming back. I’ve never had a bad experience and have always loved their ships. Food is great, shows are great . No complaints. We did a celebrity cruise from Honolulu to Sydney Australia and ended up getting Covid and were confined to our cabins for most of the trip. They gave us free premium wifi, drinks etc. at the end of our cruise they refunded our money and gave us a discount on the next cruise we took out of Florida. They may be a little pricier but I’m not interested in taking a “budget cruise ” after hearing the horror stories on line.
LOL at 3:05 “it almost told me that Celebrity didn’t welcome me on their brand.” Charging you more than 200% is telling you they don’t want you. They are not going to put up a sign saying it but how else can you interpret charging singles more, not allowing cheaper room bookings, etc. They don’t want singles!
Luckily I booked my 2025 Celebrity cruise back in 2023 and feel like I got a good deal on a balcony cabin. I have been checking each month for price drops but I still have the best price. I have also booked a HAL cruise for this year and a Princess cruise for 2026. I used to always cruise on RCL but their prices have been higher than these other cruise lines.
Elite Plus here on X and so sick of the X money grab. I’m moving over to Princess. The value is great for the money and their onboard technology far exceeds Celebrity. When you do their upgraded packages they are truly all inclusive and not nickel/ dime like Celebrity. I don’t give a damn about Zenith.
I enjoy your website and your cautious approach to Celebrity is a valid one. But you usually travel balcony class or higher so this limited inventory wouldn’t impact you, nor those of us who also only book balcony/veranda. I agree you nor anyone should be ripped off but you’ve created a real influential niche focusing on Celebrity. There’s so many more vloggers with content on Norwegian that your niche is at risk.
Celebrity was my favorite cruise line when I cruised with my husband. I’m now a solo cruiser and decided Celebrity was out for me with their solo policy announcement. My 1st cruise was on NCL and it’s once again my go-to cruise line. I’ve done 3 sailings on them as a solo within the last 9 months and have 2 more booked. Until the other lines start solo offerings like NCL, I won’t sale them.
Wild. Cruising is slowly losing its value for me so im not sure if this will make me change lines or just book a non cruise vacation. I generally like royal and celebrity the most but this pricing scheme is leaving a bad taste. I didnt like ncl at all, princess tried to scam me so i am avoiding all carnival brands, and disney is for kids. I am considering msc and virgin but i have heard some concerning things from others. Msc is described as not the best for unusual food allergies and this is a concern for our party. Virgin the menus are not picky eater friendly and some people i know who have went described nudity and things like that onbard which isnt for me. We went to a local beach recently and athough it wasnt great it also wasnt exactly as boring or bad as we remembered.
I’ve been solo traveling on NCL for years, and have loved their attention to solo travelers. I have my first cruise on Celebrity in a couple of months The pricing was good, so that wasn’t a problem. It will be interesting to compare how these two differ from each other when it comes to how they treat solo travelers.
Celebrity isn’t worth the money even at double the cost of a solo cabin. Maybe 25 percent more but that’s it. My 7th and last Celebrity cruise is in November Barcelona to Florida. I booked that a long time ago when they gave an actual 75 percent off for a sec on person. I’ve done 3 cruises at this price. Celebrity is worth the 25 percent extra nothing more. They have dropped down in quality since I first sailed in 2019. The buffet has better food than the main restaurant. The rooms on their older ships are tired and in need of a major refurbishment. Not only that in 5 years time large cruise ships (3000 passengers and above) will be banned from most ports. Celebrity is a 4.5 star maybe, maybe a 5 star but that’s pushing it. Celebrity is a junior Royal Caribbean heading towards the class of a Carnaval line
Going back well over a decade Celebrity and Royal have offered meta category guarantees (inside, oceanview, balcony, aqua, suite) under category codes w, x, y, z etc. Those meta guarantees have NEVER been available for solo travelers to book. Whether we agree with that methodology or not is irrelevant. If they have inventory in defined cabin categories that either allow cabin assignment, or a guarantee (I1/2, O1/2, V1/2/3, etc) then those will be made available to solos. So if interior and oceanview are not available to solos to book it is most likely that they only inventory available is the meta guarantees. Hope that helps clarify.
The 200% pricing is why I don’t really cruise (or go on tours). I start looking and then I end up doing an independent land-based vacation. Sometimes I’ll include a 2-4 day cruise (with less then 20 passengers) into my trip. In those cases, meals & tours will be included. You maybe pay for transport and just a tip at the end. I’m finally going on my 3rd ocean cruise (my first one was 20 years ago) this September with NCL, since I want a more relaxed vacation & they have solo balcony pricing. Let’s see if I like this big ship thing. And for everyone who always comments about how hotels aren’t discounted – there’s a lot more options and price ranges. In some countries, hotels will have rooms for solo travelers. Depending on the size of the city/town, you can choose to stay in a hostel, B&B, hotel, serviced apartments, Airbnb/VRBO or other options – it depends what you’re comfortable paying. Pre-pandemic, I was always able to find accommodations in the <$100-150. Food, activities, transport, etc also don’t have to be that expensive - or you could choose luxury.
I am not a solo traveller at all and I get that its a money making business but charging more than 200% for a solo traveller is a crap move especially if you are talking 250-300%. Just because you are one person does not mean that you will spend less on other things than 2 or 3 people. I do hear that Celebrity is more of a cruise line for couples and mature groups of people so maybe they are just trying to dissuade a lot of singles. This was actually one of the reasons we decided to try out celebrity and cruises in general. ( Going on our first cruise in October with them. ) We wanted to be in an environment with very few children, couples especially the more mature age range. We did not want a party or family boat or a swingers boat XD. I will say I would rather have singles on my cruise than kids. I really hope they completely reverse this.
I’m writing this on a Diamond Princess cruise in Japan and one of my fellow solo cruisers made the same complaint about Celebrity. It’s too bad because Celebrity’s Edge class ships in particular look beautiful. BTW, thank you again for recommending Japan. While Diamond Princess shows its 20 years of age in many places, I’m otherwise having a great time.
I agree Celebrity partially reversed this policy for selective sailings, like my October 2025 transatlantic repositioning cruise. I checked the prices for solos and two persons before booking, and I am only paying the same as two persons (less the extra taxes and gratuities). The partial reversal is also due to Celebrity’s ongoing promotion of 75% off the second guest. Often the rate they advertise is the average per-person rate for two people traveling together at 75% off. Since they do not offer this discount to solos, the solo rates are triple the advertising rate or a third higher than the rate for two people traveling together. I like Celebrity, but I will only book cruises that offer a fair rate to solo travelers. I also plan to look at other cruise lines like NCL and Virgin that offer better rates and experiences for solo travelers.
my guess is that even paying double for a room they’d probably still prefer two people because two people can eat twice as many specialty meals or use twice as many spa services. if they don’t want solo cruisers (if they can get groups) then raising the price would be one way to tip the balance in whatever direction they want.
I am not a solo cruiser but my wife and I like yourself identified as Celebrity cruisers. We stopped after they made the solo change. We also were mad about the retreat butler change. We have a cruise in September on the Summit that we booked almost two years ago. They still say we will have a dedicated butler but if that turns out not to be true we are probably done with Celebrity. A pity since we will move up to Elite level with this cruise. What a shame that they have damaged such a nice brand. Hope ncl is filling the void.
I sailed 7 nights solo in a solo cabin on NCl Bliss this past May. Although I see where NCL is praised for having the solo program, I found that the service and quality of the food, entertainment, and room amenities were far below of what I just experienced on a 14 day sailing, similar itinerary on the Royal Princess. On a per night basis, I paid less for a standard interior room on Princess vs the solo cabin on NCL. I found the included food and entertainment to be of better quality. On Princess, “no” was not in the vocabulary of the staff, whereas on NCL it was the norm. I feel I am in a good position to be making this comparison by taking the two cruises within 2 months of each other. I believe both ships are similar age, class, and capacity and directly compete with each other for the Alaska sailings.
We have taken 10 Repositioning cruises with Celebrity. They used to have great itineraries. I have noticed since the new CEO has taken over there are far less ports of call on these cruises. They also have scheduled Bermuda & Ponta Delgada on most of these itineraries. In my opinion not the best choice.
So if they are running a special where the 2nd person cruises for 25%, are they charging only 25% over a single fare? I agree with you on the inventory. You are 100% correct. Also, I have had trouble booking up-charge dining as a single cruiser. Has anyone else run into this issue? For example, upcoming cruise in November, though it shows times available, if I try to book an Eden reservation as a solo, I get an error code and it won’t populate the cart. I still need to call Celebrity about this.All that said, I have a repositioning cruise from Sydney to HI booked for 2026, and the pricing is just as good as for double booking. And, yes, I am now looking and sailing on Explora.
With all the amusement park additions to cruise ships it’s clear that they want families. Lots and lots of families. It doesn’t seem they want solo cruisers. I can understand it isn’t just the stateroom cost. It’s also gratuities. The stateroom needs to be cleaned with one passenger or two but there are only gratuities from one in a solo situation. That hurts the crew, not just the bottom line. The policy doesn’t seem fair, but it is understandable…kind of.
LONG comment made short: Try Princess and gamble. If you can earn at least 500 points per day in the casino, you’ll get offers for free interiors. You can upgrade for about $100 to $180 a night extra to a balcony. That’s for one or two in the cabin – same total so bring a friend if you want. How many cruises have these lower casino prices? HUNDREDS. You can cruise the world with Princess’s itineraries for under $200/night all in solo or with two in a cabin….
I’ve never cruised solo before but have booked NCL Viva in a solo cabin for January 2026. I booked it awhile back 6 months ago during the celebrity controversy and have decided to stay away from Celebrity. I am cruising this December on Princess and Royal Caribbean but not solo. Looking forward to my NCL cruise since I’ve never been on them. After 2026 I will probably only be cruising solo from now on because my cruise partner, my Dad is 98 and I think after the two cruises in December he will hang up his cruising hat. Lol
About 2 weeks ago I received a email from Celebrity announcing a new policy for the casino and gaming policies. I didn’t give it much attention because I don’t gamble much so I deleted it. 2 days later, another email showed up from Celebrity apologizing for the past email 2 days before because of the outrage from customers and that Celebrity will fix this mistake. So the president of Celebrity gives me another good reason to go to look at other lines. I will ad this to the list of incompetence of the current company president. Right up there with “cookie gate”- charging for chocolate chip cookies, removing tips and butlers among nickel and diming so much. Please make a article about that Zack. Thanks for all you do.
You know EVERY CRUISE LINE HAS PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT SOMETHING Zak when you look at comments on you tube or any other chat board. Personally I have cruised on Norwegian, Carnival and most recently Celebrity and I could complain about something on all of them or there policy etc etc but my overall experiences were worth the cost. I see ALL these complaints and honestly I ask myself how many of these people are still going on cruises?? Lol. The bottom line is if you have a complaint the best way to get movement other than writing the CEO of a cruise line is NOT GIVE THEM YOUR MONEY but currently the industry is thriving with cash so they must be keeping people happy overall despite what I’m reading in the comments. Personally we have had great experiences on Celebrity and have a 11 night Panama Canal and Southern Caribbean in a Aqua Sky Suite coming in March of 2026 on the Ascent. The industry will run things how they want and it’s up to consumers to decide if they like it or not? Capitalism at it’s finest. Lol. Thanks for the content.
Zach: I’ve been on 42 Celebrity cruises and have 16 booked in advance. I cruise solo and ALL the specials are 75% off 2nd cruiser which does apply to single cruisers. I’ve booked one SOLO CRUISER CABIN for my (monthly) August cruise. I am 100% dedicated to Celebrity. And I book directly with Celebrity. YOU SHOULD TOO.
I find it funny that because you feel, as a solo traveler, that Celebrity needs to bend to your way of thinking. Why should any cruise line want to increase solo cruising? Let’s take the Celebrity Equinox for example as that’s our next cruise. Let’s just say 10% of cabins have solo cruisers and there are 900 cabins, just verandas and inside no suites or Aqua/concierge. For a typical 7 night Caribbean cruise those cabins would average a per cabin fare of $3500 which would bring in approx $3.2M so their solo reduction of 50% second would be already be a reduction of $320K. This is also not considering reduction of Drink package, Gratuities, Dinner packages…..etc. $320K x 52 is a $16 MILLION on one ship a year. Where is the benefit of solo travelers? They cost the same to maintain the room, serve food, drinks etc and at 1/2 the gratuity pool. Keep Traveling 🛳️
Not only am I a potential solo cruiser but am vegan too. Double whammy against me, I guess. Why would I put up with an inferior cabin, high cost and lack of food? I won’t. I would never cruise on Celebrity or any other massive mega ship that makes me feel like an ant in an ant hill unless I’m the queen, haha.