TRAVEL FREELY WITH THE LEADER IN SOLO TRAVEL!

Why travel solo with Vantage?

With our Free and Reduced Single Supplements and exclusively designed solo cabins, we offer an award-winning solo travel experience you can’t afford to miss!

Join us and attend fun Solo Connection mixers — relaxed gatherings hosted by your Adventure Leader or Cruise Director where you can meet and mingle with your fellow solo travelers — and enjoy other solo-friendly activities including group seating at dinner and on motorcoach rides, home-hosted meals with locals, cooking demonstrations, dancing lessons, paint nights, performances, and more.

Whether cruising the world’s oceans aboard our new 5-star Ocean Explorer or Ocean Odyssey or searching for wildlife on an African safari, you’ll enjoy inspiring, authentic experiences with expert guides while boosting your confidence on a journey that lets you prioritize one thing — you.

Always Innovative. Uniquely Vantage.

New for 2021: Landmark solo accommodations

As the Leader in Solo Travel, it was a no-brainer to outfit our new 5-star ocean fleet with a landmark 15 solo cabins, and many with private verandas. When it comes to our award-winning worldwide river fleet, we added even more custom-built solo cabins — many with French balconies — in 2021, and suites just for solos aboard our 5-star m/s Nebu in Egypt. Even better: we’ll never charge a supplement!

Free or Reduced Single Supplements

Going by land? We offer limited free Single Supplement on every land adventure, too! No more single cabins? You’ll save thousands on Single Supplements in select-double occupancy cabins during designated departures. But if you’re seeking an alternative to single cabins and supplements, we’re happy to match you with a same-gender roommate and you’ll pay the lower double-occupancy rate!

Announcing NEW opportunities to travel solo!

For a limited time enjoy FREE Single Supplements on ALL cabin categories on select 2021 journeys and NEW solo space in Grand Veranda Staterooms on select 2022 journeys!

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Solo-friendly cruises

Now you can travel solo and save even more money with new solo-friendly river cruise and small ship departure dates! Whether cruising the Aegean or Portugal’s River of Gold, you’ll discover Europe’s most stunning destinations while enjoying deluxe accommodations at a fraction of the regular cost!

The world’s solo-friendliest ships

Ocean Explorer

Launched in 2021, the intimate Ocean Explorer boasts an elegant Scandinavian design that brings together a multilevel observation deck with floor-to-ceiling windows, a sundeck with infinity pool, private dining options, an onboard spa, and more. With a maximum capacity of 162 travelers (130 on polar expeditions), this 5-star vessel is truly your sanctuary at sea.

Our unique Solo-Friendly features:

As the Leader in Solo Travel, we’ve also dedicated a landmark 15 cabins for independent travelers, many with private verandas
Solo Connections — Exclusive onboard events
Worldwide Concierge service available on every departure
Guest and Resident Lecturers, performances, and more

Ship Details

Ocean Odyssey

Launching in 2022, the intimate Ocean Odyssey boasts an elegant Scandinavian design that brings together a multilevel observation deck with floor-to-ceiling windows, a sundeck with infinity pool, private dining options, an onboard spa, and more. With a maximum capacity of 162 travelers (130 on polar expeditions), this 5-star vessel is truly your sanctuary at sea.

Our unique Solo-Friendly features:

As the Leader in Solo Travel, we’ve also dedicated a landmark 15 cabins for independent travelers, many with private verandas
Solo Connections — Exclusive onboard events
Worldwide Concierge service available on every departure
Guest and Resident Lecturers, performances, and more

Ship Details

m/s Splendor

This proud addition to the Vantage fleet was launched in the spring of 2013. The wine-themed Splendor greets our solo travelers with 5-star features on fabulous cruises including Majestic Rivers of Europe Wine Cruise: Castles, Cathedrals & Fairytales.

Our unique Solo-Friendly features:

14 supplement-free solo cabins, 6 with French balconies
8 adjoining cabins to stay close to friends and family
Solo Connections — Exclusive onboard events
Worldwide concierge service available on every departure

Ship Details

m/s Nebu

Say hello to the new Queen of the Nile! The brand-new, custom-built m/s Nebu offers the finest and newest accommodations in Egyptian cruising, and with its history theme and onboard Egyptologists, the Nebu is hands-down the most luxurious, enriching, and exclusive way to sail this ancient waterway.

Our unique Solo-Friendly features:

4 Supplement-free solo cabins
4 adjoining cabins to stay close to friends and family

Solo Connections — Exclusive onboard events

Worldwide concierge service available on every departure

Ship Details

Need inspiration? Browse our most popular journeys for solo travelers:

Frequently Asked Questions

Here are the most frequently asked questions about our Solo Travel Program.

What kind of Single Supplement will I have to pay?

It may well be that you pay no single supplement at all, if you take advantage of the one FREE Single Supplement space we offer on just about every departure of every Vantage trip. Plus, Vantage is the only company in the travel industry whose river ships (and most of our small ocean-going ships) have single occupancy cabins where there is no supplement at all. For either of these options early reservations are a must because space is limited. But you may still be able to save…. You can request that we find you a same-sex roommate with our Roommate Matching plan, which eliminates the single supplement if we find you a roommate. Otherwise, we have the lowest single supplements around (we’ve recently reduced our rates), starting at just $1,499.

Can you match me with a roommate?

Yes we can! Sign up for our FREE Roommate Matching Service, and we will find you a same-sex roommate so you both pay only the double occupancy rate. You’ll pay half the single supplement up front, and when we find you a match your money will be refunded. If we fail to find you a roommate, you travel as a single but only pay 50% of the usual single supplement.

How do you help solo travelers prepare for their trips?

After you reserve you’ll receive detailed information about your upcoming trip—a complete day-to-day itinerary, hotel descriptions, packing tips, suggested reading and movies, and much more. Your Tour Director, Cruise Director or Adventure will email you in advance of your departure to introduce him- or herself and ask if you have any questions or special requests.

What kind of support do you provide for solos during their journeys?

Every Vantage journey is led by an experienced Tour Director, Cruise Director, or Adventure Leader. He or she will make sure the journey goes smoothly for everyone. But they always keep a special eye out for our solo travelers, so that you always feel welcome, comfortable, and engaged. Do you need directions to a special shop? Looking for someone to share a taxi? Want some help translating the menu? Your leader will be right there to assist. If you have a special hobby or interest, let them know about it and they will do their best to connect you with others in the group who might share your interest.

Not sure about traveling by yourself? Just go — Vantage takes care of everything and the other people on the tours are great!

Jane Farley , 1st-time traveler

The entire crew was outstanding and as a single traveler I knew right away I was in good hands. From the start of my journey to the end, it was by far one of the best vacations I have ever been on.

Gloria Russell