Solo Travel Blog

There’s some myths about solo travel, and they can place real roadblocks to planning your first trip on your own. Bust the myths, and armed with some practical advice, you’ll be taking off on your first solo adventure before you know it.

This is hands down, a standout memory for our solo travellers that just came back from their African Safari. How often does a tour guide capture your treasured travel memories with poem about your journey?

Embarking on an exploration of the Inside Passage along the rugged Alaskan Pacific Coast is a journey laden with discoveries in waiting. One of the first pivotal decision awaits: choosing the vessel that will be your floating haven amidst the breath taking landscapes. Will it be the grandeur of a leading cruise liner o ...

Planning a visit to Scandinavia in summer for your first time and you probably conjure up images of dramatic green landscapes, endless days of daylights with pretty flowers in bloom. But when you travel around Scandinavia it’s not long before you realise there’s a whole lot more waiting to surprise you. 

The question of whether to book a shore excursion via the ship’s Shore Excursions desk or make your own plans is a hot topic among cruise forums and passengers. Travelling solo, and you may be keen to have plans locked in, and know that you’re joining a group of like-minded cruise goers.  However, in Dunedin it was sup ...

Cruising solo and staying connected to life on land just got a whole lot easier.  When you’re at sea and cruising alone, keeping in touch with family and folk on land could be high on your cruise ‘must-haves’ list. As I take care of solos cruising, I’d be waiting for the first chance to ‘sea test’ Royal Caribbean’s cla ...