Shelby’s Blog for SinglesCruise.com

Shelby, Onboard Group Activities Specialist for SinglesCruise.com

What a great start! Even before getting on the ship part of our group began the pre-celebration at our hotel lounge and continued the party in Baltimore! Alas, the Carnival Pride set sail and we were off to our first official meet and greet. A group of new found friends started out as if they had known each other for years and were just catching up.

Cruising the exotic seas of the Mediterranean with a fun group of singles, what could be more exciting!

From the gondolas in Venice to the spectacular sites in Greece, we certainly enjoyed our week on board the Royal Caribbean Splendor of the Seas. The food was terrific and the staff was lovely. We loved the Viking lounge which had panoramic views and the rock climbing wall was a hit with our sporty single cruisers.

We had great weather, this time of year is warm in the Med but we cooled down back at the pool and bar after our days in port.

We’re back from another successful over 40 singles cruise.  This time we were on the Carnival Conquest out of Galveston, Texas and sailed to Montego Bay, Grand Caymen, and Cozumel.  The singles cruise group was nice and intimate, about 50 of us, and we were really able to get to know one another! Good things come in small packages because there were a lot of really nice people on this cruise.

We enjoyed a quick four night cruise in June out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Royal Caribbean’s Grandeur of the Seas.  Don’t miss our upcoming singles cruise on Royal Caribbean’s beautiful new Oasis of the Seas!  We had an even amount of men and women and the weather was spectacular!  We met in the Viking Crown Lounge for a cocktail party and I set up a meet and greet that went so well that the lounge was buzzing I actually felt a vibration….but that could have been the thrusters as we pulled out of port!

Nothing like being in rainy, rainy, San Juan on May 28 and 29 – what a sense of humor Mother Nature has!  Luckily as we pulled out of the harbor in Puerto Rico for the seven days and six ports to come, the rain came to a halt. The next morning we hit St. Thomas and everyone had a great time snorkeling, hitting the beach, shopping and just lounging on ship deck lounge chairs.

Singles in their 20’s and 30’s are wild and crazy party people! They even brought jello shooters on board, I believe the amount was 5,000! How do they do it?! Our first party was in a lounge on the ship but that didn’t stop them from dancing on the furniture! They couldn’t wait until we got into the disco. This group likes to move their booty! We had excellent weather in all ports of call and some of you guys got a little purple, poor things!  I know many of you in this young bunch were not afraid of the sun – but you learned you have to wear SPF in the Caribbean! 

We had a great group of 135 guests on the beautiful Carnival Liberty. We enjoyed great weather and fantastic parties throughout the week. Dancing was at the top of the list for these cruisers. Every night the disco was heaving and the dance lessons during the day were jam packed.

We introduced a new theme this cruise called “Biker Night” and this was by far one of the best theme nights we have ever offered. Everyone brought black, lots of leather, skullies, fake tattoos and little black skirts…..they were bad to the bone!

What a great kickoff to our SinglesCruise.com March 10^th cruise on Princess Cruises.  We bonded quickly starting right out at the pre-cruise dinner. We started our cruise with our meet and greet followed by dinner in the Michelangelo Dining room…just think of the Sistine chapel, it was gorgeous!

Capt. Joe and crew took great care of us on the catamaran in St. Thomas to start off our days on the islands! St. Kitts followed. Hitting 5 cities in 7 hrs in St. Lucia was very memorable, especially the windy, windy, windy hills! What great troopers we had on that trip! Barbados…at least the island got the much needed rain and the wildlife preserve was memorable for everyone who went.

What a wonderful SingleCruise.com group!  The Celebrity Solstice is just a beautifully fantastic ship.  This was a 60’s plus cruise and they were a ball!  The shows were fantastic and food delicious.  Our waiter, Sam, went above and beyond to offer us exceptional dining service.

Our first port of call was San Juan we had a wonderful time exploring this fantastic port as well as visit Puerto Rico’s lush and tropical rain forest.

St. Kitts is one of the “unspoiled” islands of the Caribbean.  Our group enjoyed an island tour with a short stop at the Plantation Inn (a former sugar plantation) for a relaxing drink on the verandah.  Talk about a step back in time!

I was looking forward to this cruise as it was my first time on such a new ship (less than 6 months old)!  WOW what a big and beautiful ship this is, congrats to Carnival Dream creators for such a great job in the design of this ship’s interior and exterior.