Singles Holidays and Solo Travellers

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We are often asked about singles holidays for over 50s, and we’ve brought together a range of suggestions and ideas to help you make the best decision for your next holiday.

We're delighted to report that not only are specialists such as Solos Holidays providing a great choice, but also, many of the larger tour operators have listened to our requests and are reducing or removing the dreaded single supplement.

And we’re pleased to note that many of the cruise lines are building their new ships, or re-modelling older vessels, to include more single cabins.

You can see all of our singles holidays partners here. 

Our top recommendation is:

Solos Holidays is an award-winning specialist tour operator with over 30 years’ experience.  If you’re a little nervous about heading off on a two week holiday for your first ‘on your own’ holiday, try a UK dinner dance or an overnight trip to a Christmas market to test the water. And then you’ll realise just what fun travelling with a group can be, especially when a tour director is always on hand to support and advise. Before long, you could be off on a sun and sand holiday, or an activities break, with many different sports to be enjoyed. solos Holidays also have a range of exclusive Club Solos Hotels, just for singles of course! 

For single travellers, Silver Travel Advisor also recommends:

Saga Holidays – Specialists for those over 50 and award-winning for single travellers on huge range of holidays.

Travel One – Mediterranean holidays for sociable solo travellers.

Inghams have many hotels in Europe in the lakes and mountains where single supplements are not charged. 

Shearings Solo tour options includes a mixture of Solo-exclusive tours and existing tours with solo places available at no extra cost, as well as low single supplements available on many other tours. Find out more

Titan welcome thousands of solo travellers on their holidays every year. Their solo tours are reserved exclusively for those travelling by themselves, and if you’d rather travel on one of their other holidays, many of them carry low or no single supplement. Find out more

Wendy Wu’s tours for solo travellers are designed exclusively to provide you with a ready-made group of like-minded fellow explorers to share your holiday with. Find out more here

River Cruising

AmaWaterways – No single supplements on various river cruises in Europe and worldwide. Double cabins for single occupancy.

Avalon Waterways – No single supplement on many European river cruises. Limited to five rooms per sailing, so it's advisable to book early.

CroisiEurope – No single supplements on many European rivers, including those in France.

Emerald Waterways – No single supplements on many European river voyages: pay a twin-share price but enjoy single occupancy of your cabin. Limited to five cabins per sailing, so be sure to book early.

Scenic – No single supplements on many European river voyages: pay a twin-share price but enjoy single occupancy of your cabin. Very inclusive - drinks on board are included throughout, as is wi-fi, shore excursions, gratuities and more.

Uniworld – No single supplements on many European river voyages. Enjoy true luxury in a boutique setting.

Ocean Cruising Singles Holidays

Azamara Club Cruises® has offers keeping single supplements to a minimum. Dining tables and activities are organised to enhance mingling.

Cruise & Maritime Voyages – Magellan features 150 superior inner and ocean view cabins for single occupancy, with just a 25% single supplement. Columbus also offers 150 single cabins. A number of the single cabins are actually doubles allocated for solo occupancy, so you benefit from the space of a double cabin, without the equivalent cost.

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines – Good numbers of single cabins are available, and reduced or no single supplement departures, wherever you're sailing to. Fred. Olsen takes good care of its solo travellers with special activities arranged and gentlemen hosts for dancing in the evening.

Hebridean Island Cruises – Hebridean Princess has ten single cabins on a ship with a passenger capacity of just 50 and will suit solo travellers looking to travel with like-minded guests. Ship's officers host one or two large tables in the Restaurant, ideal for singles who don't wish to dine alone.

Holland America Line – Well known for hosted singles dining, a meet up group and dance partners.

Hurtigruten voyage along the Norwegian coast, enjoying the fjords and northern lights, frequent singles offers.

NCL – The innovative big ship Norwegian Epic offers a new approach: compact 'Studio Cabins' which look out onto a corridor, clustered together and featuring a shared lounge for the exclusive use of studio guests.

Noble Caledonia offer expedition and destination cruises around the world. On some of these they arrange same gender cabin sharing.

Silversea welcomes single travellers with supplements from just 25%, and Gentleman Hosts on selected voyages as dance partners or dinner companions.

Escorted Tours & Coach Trips

Adagio – join a gentle group of like-minded people and explore the world at a more leisurely pace.

Cosmos – Great deals for single travellers, with all the security and friendliness you could want. Room share options too. 

Cox & Kings – With group tours for solo travellers, no supplements.

Grand UK Holidays – No supplements on UK mainland holidays and singles only trips available too.

Jules Verne – Join tours, many with no single supplements and experience world-class trips.

Just Go! Holidays – A great range of short breaks in the UK, Ireland and Europe without single supplements.

Single Travellers Activity Holidays

HF Holidays – Guided walking for solos, with no single room charges. Great activity holidays too; music, dancing, painting and more in friendly country house atmosphere.

Ramblers Walking Holidays – Lots of options if you like to walk in group, almost anywhere in the globe.

Holiday Property Bond

The Holiday Property Bond gives you access to over 1,400 holiday properties in stunning locations across the UK and Europe. You’ll be able to enjoy exclusive facilities such as heated swimming pools, gyms and libraries, and there are always events and excursions for travellers, with regular breaks specially designed for solo travellers too.

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