Topic: Cunard Cruise Share

IF we were to put a section up for single cruisers to meet up and share cabins or do a share scheme - what would you suggest that we should and should not do/include?
all suggestions welcome
thanks - Sukie

Cruise lines and min. grade of cabin preferred, M/F, smoker/non, age, quick summery of likes/dislikes, type of dining and preferred table number, snorer? night owl or lark, likes a drink or two/ abstemious. All in no particular order.I'm sure many will add to this. It's no use a night clubber joining up with an early riser without knowing this, equally a very sociable character might not get on with a recluse etc etc. Could be very interesting.

Could add to that if they would like to try exploring ports on their own or would only do ships excursion. Would they like to meet up before the cruise? Do they only want to share within a certain age bracket?.Carol

Agree with Morton & Carol, would add that it might be helpful if people put their preferred destinations + those they wouldn't want to do. There are also questions of a more sensitive nature, such as sexual orientation.....? Could be very important to some! Lizzie

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Cruise lines and min. grade of cabin preferred, M/F, smoker/non, age, quick summery of likes/dislikes, type of dining and preferred table number, snorer? night owl or lark, likes a drink or two/ abstemious. All in no particular order.I'm sure many will add to this. It's no use a night clubber joining up with an early riser without knowing this, equally a very sociable character might not get on with a recluse etc etc. Could be very interesting.

You may need to include religion someone may want to pray a few times a day.
It will turn into a mine field.
Let them meet on a thread on the forum and sort themselves out then book.
If they don’t get on it is down to them.
In today’s world someone could start legal action win or lose the amount of time taken up out-ways the profit to be made in arranging cruise partners. ;)

I think anyone offering to share will have some idea of what is, and what is not expected of them. I have shared in the past and not many of these question where put forward. Usual ones were age, sex, smoker, non smoker, dinner sitting and that was about it. I have shared with people three times my age who went to bed at the time I was going out. Or they retired hours before me. You have to have consideration more than anything else. You have to consider the other person. So if I came in late which I always did. I would not put on all the lights in the cabin . Maybe the bathroom light would be left on and that would be enough to not disturb the other person. I would undress in the bathroom and creep around to hang up my dress. I would always stay out of the room whilst my companion got ready for dinner. Usually we were on different dinner sittings. One has to be considerate about how tidy you are and be aware of how you leave the bathroom. One side of the vanity unit was mine and the other was theirs. It is all down to been considerate. You may need to take earplugs but I always travel with them anyway. I suppose you could pair up with someone who has the same interests as yourself, and maybe you could touch base before the cruise to try to get to know each other. With email and such things it is easy to get an idea of someone before you go on the cruise. On the other hand you may not like the person so it might be better to wait and see who you get. If you get anyone at all! Once you book a shared room if no ones comes along to share with you get the room to yourself!
I think it is a good idea as long as you are a tolerant,considerate person. Maybe these two qualities should be on the list of question.
Are you a tolerant & considerate person?

Thanks everyone, I have been pleasantly surprised by the response to this post and have enjoyed reading your thoughts and stories.
It would be a good idea for the cruise lines(or Cruise.Co.Uk) to introduce a sharing facility of some description, as there are a lot of single travellers out there who have huge single supplements to contend with.
The idea and thoughts will be passed on to the marketing department and I will let you all know if anything materialises.

Thanks again

Daniel

Hi Daniel

Any news on a section on finding cruise buddy's?
Jeannie