Question about going on the cruise as a single person...

[andrewonbway]

Hello all,

I wasn't exactly sure which forum this thread belongs to, so I decided to go with the General one and hope that I am right.

I am curious about attending the cruise as a single person - meaning going alone (although I am also indeed single - meaning available. LOL). I am SURE that I can have SO much fun being on my own...but not having any family/friends along is kind of...odd, isn't it?

I'm a 22 year-old male who is one of those hetero types - perhaps you have heard of us...straight? I have *ALWAYS* wanted to go on this cruise and support gay families. But you know, going on a cruise isn't really such a strong way to SUPPORT, in the sense of the word I like to use. Really, I guess, instead of saying "support," I could just say "hang out with really cool gay families." I want to witness this paradise I've been hearing about -- really? A world where there is no judgement? Everyone is equal? I'M *SO* IN! Even if just for a week...

OH - but then on top of that - Broadway concerts? Showtunes? Rosie? It can't be a PARADISE as it *MUST* be heaven!!

Anyway, in recent months I discovered that I am bisexual (that's an entirely lengthy story I won't attempt to write out). I've had a difficult time fitting into the world since I began to reveal this to friends. My gay friends treat me different, my straight friends treat me different, and my family does not know (thankfully). I feel like I need to now, more than ever, go to this place on a boat that r Family vacations has setup and just be.

So now after that rather long vent, does the r Fam cruise seem like something I SHOULD do alone? Or is it really just more geared towards families? The main reason I ask is the money factor. If I had the moolah, of course I would have already been there. But since I'm one of those poor college students (perhaps you've heard of us, too?), I would have to save up to go on it Spring or Summer of '09.

Thanks in advance!

Peace, Love, & All That Jazz,

Andrew

[candue]

Hey Andrew, hello, welcome and of course a roomie will help defray the costs. Being single should not sway you in the least, as my grown son went and did not hang with famlies mine or other solely. Many of the people he met and became friends with, were single, as well as being of all orientations. What he has decided to do if I am unable to take my crew on every ship is to work as a manny to some families that would be more comfortable with their own resources. Several families approached him and the schedules were very doable in his eyes. Ah you young folk! That is, in fact, why I included him to help me in the professional capacity. He does work for me, in sense of helping a single mom through meals, to pick ups and drops offs or early evening conflicting events. He earns his ticket/room/space by sharing with a preteen young male and working. Neither crunch his style or choices for the week and he gets to cruise free. Some people would benefit from lower cabins if they didn't have to get adjoining rooms. Like I do and several friends of families with young ones. At over $20.00 an hour for nanny service (which is great by the way if you aren't a true night owl) but the price is worth it to me to have better coverage availability ironed out in advance. An example is, I like the early show, he did the late one. I gamble in the afternoon he watched the kids poolside and some meals with us. A need for my family if we want to eat out in public taken care of in advance. Just a thought, in how some folks manage on limited incomes. And how ome of us with large families manage to take full advantage of what is offered. Some folks bring relatives who are willing to help. I don't want any of my kids to feel as though they are duty bound by name, nor are they as grown people entitled to hand outs, so this is wwworkable relationship. Oddly I have found most families on these cruises enjoy time with their kids and still may have some unmet needs of some sort. That is one of mine and some other parents I met. He got the tan, I got the jackpot. All good. He was in high demand and so might you be!