Thanks for the info.. will cross post. Re Club Med last March… my friend was in a “mood” the entire time and barely participated in anything . I sat by the pool or beach solo, ate most meals solo (except dinner), did exercise classes solo….. needless to say… not traveling with her again.

You certainly won't be the only solo. I'm a solo cruiser and know many other solo cruisers. Virgin is literally targeting solo cruisers due to its child free cruising !

Try posting on Cruise Critic.

Either the Solo Cruisers forum

https://boards.cruisecritic.com.au/forum/279-solo-cruisers/

Or the Virgin Voyages forum

https://boards.cruisecritic.com.au/forum/826-virgin-voyages/

I guess the question is whether you want solo travel as defined by the board's sticky post or really singles' travel?. Both answers are ok, but at this forum the majority of travel promoted by commenters is truly solo and independent. The good news is that several other forums are there for cruises. The Cruise forum here is ok, but Cruise Critic forums are pretty good for singles' travel. Personally I've been on one cruise as part of a singles group and alone in one cabin - but my best cruises have been with other friends and sharing a cabin.

Solo. Solo. Independent. Not looking to join a singles group going on a cruise.

I’ve done loads of cruises solo (20+) but only 3 with a friend or relative. Not sailed on VV yet but am in the Med in September.

Most of my cruises were on ships where English speakers were in the minority but I got on fine. I am not looking to make new friends though and I absolutely don’t care about doing anything on my own. I don’t give 2 hoots what others might think either!

I’m not anti social though and will chat to others. I find people are far more likely to talk to you when you’re on your own. Crew will chat too.

For VV, Im envisaging a positive and a negative when it comes to interactions with others. First almost all passengers will be native English speakers or speak it as a second language so I will not have to resort to my limited French, Spanish ir Italian.

The negative is no set table in the main dining room each night where you get to know your tablemates over the cruise.

My biggest worry when considering booking with VV was I was too old. Talking on the VV forum on cruise critic allayed that worry.

Its a beautiful ship with lots of different restaurants. A spa, entertainment and an itinerary I like. So even if the only people I speak to during the week are crew, I’m sure I will still enjoy the experience

welcome back..

i guess if you like cruises, go with what floats your boat.

good luck

Just to clarify - Cruise Critic has two different forums for "solo" and "singles" as they are two different travel styles.

The link I provided was specific the solo forum as the OP himself stated solo.

I have friends of various ages - some solo early 30s, mid 50s couple, 2 older solos - doing back to back cruises out of Melbourne on VV Resilient Lady since before Xmas. So far by all accounts they are all having a great time. Another solo friend booked a series of back to backs out of Melb as soon as she saw the words "child free cruising" haha ! I look forward to her feedback.

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