Small ship cruises for single travellers
There are loads of reasons why you might go on a small ship cruise on your own. Perhaps your friends or family aren’t free…or you want to be a few thousand miles away from your nearest and dearest for a week. Perhaps you’re a savvy traveller who knows well the value of solo travel. In fact, who needs a reason? Imagine standing on deck, breathing in the frost-thick Arctic air, and watching whales dive as you blow the steam off your coffee. Solo cruises are like a meditation – especially if you travel with an expert tour operator.
Our Small ship cruising Holidays
Southern Croatia cruise in comfort
Cruise Croatia's beautiful islands on a small cruise ship
Falklands, South Georgia and Antarctica cruise
The Ultimate Antarctica Experience!
Skye and the Small Isles sailing holiday
Sail Scotland's Small Isles and visit spectacular Skye
Luxury Arctic cruise Spitsbergen & Franz Josef Land
A unique expedition to rarely visited Franz Josef Land
Spitsbergen Arctic Cruise
An exciting wildlife cruise around the Svalbard archipelago
Antarctic cruise and hiking in Chile
Walk in Atacama and Patagonia before cruising Antarctica
Classic Antarctica cruise & South Shetland Islands
Experience all that this remarkable area has to offer!
Chukotka and Wrangel Island wildlife cruises, Russia
Explore Russian Arctic - home to Polar Bears, walrus & more
Scotland private charter sailing holidays
Private Charter a small ship around the Scottish Islands
Wildlife Cruise of New Zealand Subantarctic Islands
New Zealand's wildlife rich & remote Subantarctic wilderness
St Kilda and the Outer Hebrides cruise, Scotland
Scottish Cruise to St Kilda and the Outer Hebrides
Split to Dubrovnik Luxury cruise, Croatia
Cruise Split to Dubrovnik in luxury via Croatia's islands
Melanesia cruise, wildlife cruise
Explore idyllic islands of the South Pacific inc Vanuatu
Alaska Glacier Bay small ship cruise
Get close up to Alaska where the big ships can't go
Seychelles 7 day sailing cruise
Cruise the Seychelles on a beautiful wooden sailing ship
Cruising holiday in Burma, the Mergui Archipelago
A comprehensive tour of Burma including ocean sailing
Dubrovnik to Venice luxury cruise
Cruise the Croatian Islands before a bus journey to Venice
Luxury small ship cruise in Croatia
Luxury small ship cruise through Croatia's Islands
Arctic sailing voyages, Spitsbergen
Experience sailing in the fjords
Antarctic Peninsula and Weddell Sea cruise
Antarctica & Weddell Sea Emperor Penguins by ship/helicopter
Hebrides cruise, The Sounds of Mull, Luing, Shuna and Jura
Cruise the Sounds of the Hebrides: Mull, Luing, Jura, Shuna
Arctic wildlife holiday, Polar bear explorer
A wildlife focused Arctic safari in Svalbard
Luxury gulet cruise in the Aegean
5 star services while cruising the Greek Islands in luxury
Kamchatka and Chukotka wildlife cruises, Russia
Explore wild Kamchatka's volcanoes, fjords and wildlife
Galapagos luxury cruise
Cruise the Galapagos on a vessel custom made for the islands
Scotland West Coast cruise, Skye and the small isles
Scottish Holiday to Skye and the Small Isles | Cruise
Northern lights and whale watching cruise in Iceland
A cruise around Iceland with a chance of whales & Aurora
Skye and the Small Isles cruises, Scotland
Scottish Cruise to Skye and the Small Isles in the Hebrides
French Polynesia cruise in the South Pacific
Sail this Polynesian paradise visiting at least 12 islands
Single cabin
Shared cabin
Most small ship cruises give you the option of booking a shared cabin. It’s just like a shared room on any small group holiday. You’ll be matched up with someone of the same sex – and if you’re really jammy, you might luck out and get no cabin mate at all. Cabins on small boats tend to be on the petite side, so make sure you’re content with sharing your personal space. You’ll get all the elbow room you need up on deck – along with head-turning views.No single supplement
The small ship cruise industry seems to be slowly cottoning on that solo travel is on the up – and the trend isn’t going anywhere. Some trips have totally scrapped single supplements. Others do away with them at certain times of the year. Single supplements are sometimes dropped off-peak (for instance, May and October in the Mediterranean) to encourage passengers on board during their quiet shoulder seasons.“We are still developing single traveller issues because we feel that it is really unfair that single travellers have to pay a huge supplement to visit places, just because they are travelling on their own.”
Single supplement
This is our least favourite option, as we don’t think independent adventurers should be penalised for deciding to travel alone. So consider all the above workarounds first. The option of paying a single supplement is always there if you have the budget for it.Our top Small ship cruising Holiday
Southern Croatia cruise in comfort
Cruise Croatia's beautiful islands on a small cruise ship
2021: 17 Apr, 24 Apr, 1 May, 8 May, 15 May, 22 May, 29 May, 5 Jun, 12 Jun, 19 Jun, 26 Jun, 3 Jul, 10 Jul, 17 Jul, 24 Jul, 31 Jul, 7 Aug, 14 Aug, 21 Aug, 28 Aug, 4 Sep, 11 Sep, 18 Sep, 25 Sep, 2 Oct, 9 Oct