This only lasted until they all entered our Battle of the Sexes trivia game! The women challenged the men and the men took it! Even with all the hair questions that were asked to a group with a bald captain! Thanks Jeff! As our elegant captains night approached, we were graced with wonderful hosts for our cabin crawl. Thanks to Deb, April, Cliff, Jay and Peter for opening up your rooms and balconies for us!

Grand Turk, Margaritaville. Half Moon Cay and Freeport were outstanding ports to visit as we ventured away from the ship. Even after our wonderful business meetings until 4am on the back Lido deck! And if you happened to be missing a friend, all you had to do was check out the craps table at 11pm…you were sure to find our group watching or participating as we had a few sharks! What a wonderful week and commencement with our newfound family.

Did you make plans for New Years Eve yet? Why not join a fabulous group of singles as we toast to the new year on our 7-night New Years Eve Caribbean Affair singles cruise!

Tara

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.

Dubrovnik was gorgeous with many opting to walk the walls around the old city. Ephesus was awesome, what a fabulous way to see such an incredible ruin without spending days to get there. Santorini is classic picture post card perfect while Corfu was the greenest of all the islands.

We enjoyed our tours out to Paleokastritsas. Not to mention Venice…the city of love where even getting lost is a joy.

Europe is an outstanding place, if you haven’t had the chance to visit please don’t wait too long. You just can’t imagine the sites you are missing and the history that is there to learn. It truly is life changing.  Be sure to join us on our next Royal Caribbean cruise – we’ll be mixing and mingling as we sail on the new Oasis of the Seas in January 2011. 

Until next Time,

Laurie

The first two days were spent at sea heading to Jamaica and that meant a lot of fun sea day games and time for everyone to get to know one another. We had complimentary cocktail parties on the first and third night – one to get your beads and meet everyone for the first time and the other for a fun filled Karaoke party.  Those are always a blast and we somehow always find hidden talent within the group.

The first port of call was Montego bay, Jamaica and it was a hot and sunny day – just what we ordered!  A good part of the group went zip lining and I went along too, and this is one of the best zip lines in the Caribbean, filled with thrills and some real fun guides too. The rest of the gang went to the beach and Margaritaville – I was surprised everyone made it back to the ship on time. Good job everyone!

The next port was Grand Cayman and you can’t go to this Cayman island without a snorkeling visit to the famous Stingray City. Our boat was a really nice sailboat with a lot of room to laze around in the sun on the way out to meet our buddies the stingrays.  I knew everyone was having fun when you can hear all the screaming and laughing as the rays come to feast on the fish you have to give them.  This is always one of the most enjoyable excursions and today was no different, fun was had by all.

The last port was fun-filled Cozumel, Mexico where most of us spent the day at Carlos N Charlie’s beach club, swimming, jet skiing, parasailing, getting beachside massages, drinking and eating, and mostly having fun.  What a great day!  And when the rain came it was 3:30 and time to start heading back to the ship anyway, just mother nature’s way of helping make sure all my peeps get back. I know a lot of them would like to stay a few days or years, but not on my watch.

Besides we had one more  sea  day back to Galveston, and that meant another party , more games, more fun, more food , and more—-whatever, and don’t forget life changing prizes too.

I know everyone enjoyed this trip and will be back for more in the near future.  Don’t miss our next over 40 singles cruise in November on our 8-night Tropical Oasis Singles Cruise from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

Harvey

Laughter and smiles filled the air.  We sailed to the beautiful ports of Key West and Cozumel and we will be cruising on the same fun long weekend itinerary in just two months on our Late Summer Caribbean Fling singles cruise!  We held our wine tasting the following evening and Rick was a fantastic host and Tom had the suite with a balcony (that’s the way to live!) Thank you gentlemen! Mr. “Fun Guy”  made the party super fun as usual! 

Gus and the guys went parasailing in Key West and everyone had a blast at our famous Carlos and Charlie’s Beach party! I heard about some body shots by the piano bar but who knows where all the photo evidence is hiding! I am so glad you all had a wonderful time on this short singles cruise get-a-way.

I hope to see you all on another singles cruise soon, I know we’ll see our little peach, Margaret, on our Greek isles singles cruise coming up right around the corner!

Harvey

The next day was Dominica with more beauty in one place than should be allowed.  Dominica is a nature lovers’ dream spot.  If you like magnificent tropical foliage, steep mountains and rainforests with cascading waterfalls everywhere, 365 rivers, sulfur hot springs and some of the most friendly and sweet  folks in the Caribbean, then this nature island is for you.  There’s so much to do here you could sail here every week for a few months and not get to see it all. 

We then went on to Barbados, and what a really great place this is, with enough British flavor mixed in with the Basion mix.  You have to love the people and the cleanliness, beaches, and fun you can have here.  Most of us went to a Zoological garden zoo and had a great time playing with the green monkeys, turtles, and some really strange animals that looked like crossbreeds of a few different species. Some folks went to the Boat Yard, a really fun watering hole, just outside downtown, and partied hardy on the beach.  We then got to experience the thrill of swimming with the live sea turtles in the ocean.  We even got to feed them, and had a great time watching some of our more apprehensive fellow singles slowly approach the huge turtles!

The next two ports of St. Lucia and St. Kitts offer extremely beautiful islands with volcanoes, lush mountains, black sandy beaches, sun, and a lot of good food, fun, and friendly people. I know all the singles cruisers had a great time here discovering all of the treasures on these two islands.  We will be visiting St. Kitts again on our 8 night Tropical Oasis Over 40 singles cruise in November!

The last port of call was St. Maarten and as we always do, we hosted our own SinglesCruise.com beach party at Orient Beach and the fun, booze, and laughs never stop coming that day.  The weather was sunny and hot and the water smooth and inviting.

On the ship, we managed to squeeze in three fun filled cocktail parties, and a hugely popular karaoke night!  The group had 85 single, happy fun loving people and I know everyone had a great time. This was a great group and everyone blended really well.  Are you our friend on Facebook and Twitter?  If not, follow us to find out the latest news and fun we are having onboard our singles cruises.

I’m looking forward to the next cruise!

Harvey

Our country theme night was a hoot! “Handy Andy” showed up with a horse! Seriously he had a blow up horse, and it provided us with such a laugh. On biker night Jody was soooo in disguise, with a mustache that any biker would die for!  Two of our gals even had matching tattoo shirts, what a riot.

Mark told me that this was the BEST cruise ever and this was his 5^th! I find that so flattering, as many people get bored on the same types of vacations over and over but not SinglesCruise.com.  Our singles tell me time and time again that they just keep having MORE FUN!  So thank you all for your high energy and great big smiles! We still need more women on our 20’s and 30’s cruises, I don’t know why but there are always more men on that one….ladies come out and join us, our next 20’s and 30’s cruise is September 2^nd !  “All the single ladies…all the single ladies! ”

Until next time,

Shelby

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!

The ladies pulled a narrow victory for the battle of the sexes trivia…go girls! The wine tasting event also continues to be one of the best nights of the cruise. Although, the cruise ships are getting a little more strict on their alcohol policy.  Carnival still allows you to bring one bottle of wine/champagne with you in your carry-on on embarkation day.

Many new relationships were formed and old friendships rekindled. Ernie and Page loved every minute of it and they can not wait to see you all again!  Be sure to check out our upcoming summer and fall sailings – hop onboard our 4-night Late Summer Caribbean Fling singles cruise, or our  8-night Exotic Isle Labor Day singles cruise. 

Shelby

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.

Antigua…as small but great group…what a relaxing, peaceful and wonderful day!

We bring the party!! Dancing all night in the disco was just as memorable as Cisco and his backup dancers singing Karaoke!  We had a great cruise!

Have you made plans for your summer vacation yet?  If not, join us on one of our fun cruises we have planned: 4-night Summer Splash weekend cruise from Ft. Lauderdale, 7-night “over 40” Caribbean cruise from Galveston, or our 7-night Alaska wonder singles cruise from Seattle.

Tara Howe

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!

St. Maarten is always special.  Not only does it offer great shopping opportunities, but it also has famous (or is that infamous) Orient Beach!  We enjoyed a few hours at the Kakao area of the beach.  The weather was fantastic with bright sunshine and gentle blowing breezes.  We also enjoyed a yummy lunch and a couple of delicious drinks.  Ed, Jan and Jerry just need to learn to put sunscreen on their entire body including the face and other tender spots!

Our days at sea were filled with group and ship activities.  Many enjoyed the glass blowing demonstrations and the galley tour.  Others enjoyed the pool and trivia games.  Our group danced each night away (even talking the band into staying longer than scheduled).  We even had a budding romance…and we weren’t even on the “official” love boat!

What a wonderful group!  Our cruisers came from all over the United States as well as Canada.  We all left with new friends and hopes of getting together on a future cruise.  I hope to see everyone again very soon!  Watch for our next “Over 40” singles cruise sailing this fall to the Caribbean from Galveston. 

CJ

We had a good mix of singles from all walks of life in this fun group and it was obvious everyone enjoyed the ship, the ports, and the activities.  Brr, what a cold day to get on a ship, 33 degrees – we all couldn’t wait to get south of Florida.  First we had a quick overnight in Nassau and a short day to squeeze in some quick shopping, snorkeling or a tour of Atlantis, and back on board for a day and a half of fun filled singles activities. Ladies need to calm down on the battle of the sexes, it’s just a game, wow!!  The men took the gold!

St.Thomas was fun,WARM and a great time had by all who went sailing and snorkeling, and I know the rest had fun at Magens Bay and exploring the island by jeep.  St.Maarten was next and three quarters of the group went to the beach party at Orient beach and was such a beautiful day. It was picturesque – calm water, clear blue skies, and lots of people on the beach.  I don’t know how the bartender kept up with our group, but kudos to him for such a great job. A fun time had by all.

We now had two fun days at sea back to Orlando, filled with a lot of sun and games one day, and the next wrapped in blankets on deck chillin (no pun) chatting, eating, drinking and looking for a little sun as we headed home. 

The group enjoyed the parties we had and the shows onboard – our singles only karaoke party was a big hit with our talented singers belting out great hits!  It was a fun cruise and I know a lot of people are looking forward to their next SinglesCruise.com vacation.  Join us this summer on our 4th of July Celebration singles cruise to the Eastern Caribbean.

Harvey