Solo Repositioning Cruises: Crossings With No Single Supplement and Cabins Built for One

The only reliable way to take a repositioning cruise with no single supplement is to book a cabin built for one person. Standard cruise cabins are priced per person on the basis of two guests, and a solo traveler in one of them pays extra: Royal Caribbean, for example, states that its standard single rate is 200% of the per-person fare. Solo cabins are priced for one, and several of the ships that have them make transatlantic, transpacific and Panama Canal crossings every year.

As of 2026, those ships belong to six main lines: Norwegian, Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, Cunard, Holland America and Princess. The practical approach is to pick the ship first, then look at which crossings it makes, and book early, because each ship has only a handful of solo cabins.

Which lines have solo cabins, and on which ships

Sizes vary a lot. Celebrity lists its Edge single at 184 square feet including a 42-square-foot veranda, and its Silhouette inside singles at 103 square feet. Holland America’s Pinnacle-class singles run 127 to 172 square feet with a full-size bed. Royal Caribbean’s studio interiors are its smallest cabins, at about 101 square feet. Norwegian describes its Studios as having “just enough space for one,” and they share a keycard-access Studio Lounge with coffee and snacks.

Holland America is also adding solo verandah cabins to two older ships, according to its website: 30 on Oosterdam from fall 2027 and 32 on Zuiderdam from March 2028.

Crossings that use ships with solo cabins

Our sailing data, built from the cruise lines’ own sites and checked in fall 2026, shows plenty of repositioning voyages on these ships. A selection of the upcoming ones:

Itineraries change, and a solo cabin can be sold out even when the ship has space, so check the specific sailing with one guest selected. Queen Mary 2 adds the simplest option of all: its seven-night crossings between Southampton and New York run through most of the year, and our guide to repositioning cruises from Southampton covers the routes from the UK side.

Norwegian: the most solo cabins on the most crossings

Norwegian is still the first line to check if you’re crossing alone. Its Solo and Studio stateroom page says solo staterooms are priced for one and lists solo inside, oceanview and balcony cabins across the whole fleet, with Studios on 10 ships. Epic, Prima and Viva all make Atlantic crossings in our data, and Bliss makes Panama Canal moves.

The older ships that do many of Norwegian’s crossings, such as Norwegian Star, Jewel and Sun, don’t have Studios, but Norwegian lists solo cabins on them too. Freestyle dining, with no fixed table or time, also suits people traveling alone. The NCL repositioning cruises guide lists the full program.

Royal Caribbean and Celebrity: studios and single verandas

Royal Caribbean’s FAQ on booking a cabin for one is unusually blunt: all posted rates assume two guests, a solo guest pays 200% of the category rate, and studio interiors are on Quantum and Oasis class ships only. Quantum-class ships do a lot of Pacific repositioning, so Quantum of the Seas and Anthem of the Seas are the ones to look at for Australia, Hawaii and Japan. Freedom of the Seas, which crosses between Miami and Southampton, is not one of them. See Royal Caribbean repositioning cruises for which classes sail where.

Celebrity’s Edge single is the most comfortable solo cabin on a mainstream line, because it has its own Infinite Veranda, with the veranda space built into the cabin itself. All four Edge-series ships make crossings: Apex between Florida and Southampton, Ascent between Fort Lauderdale and Rome, and Edge between Sydney, Hawaii and Vancouver. More in our guide to Celebrity repositioning cruises.

Cunard, Holland America and Princess

Cunard lists 15 single staterooms with large ocean-view windows on Queen Mary 2 and nine single rooms on Queen Elizabeth, and Queen Victoria also has singles. On a seven-night Queen Mary 2 crossing, a single cabin is the easiest way to cross the Atlantic alone on a date you choose. Queen Elizabeth’s crossings between Barcelona or Southampton and Miami and Queen Victoria’s long voyages in early 2027 also qualify. Queen Anne, Cunard’s newest ship, is not listed among the ships with single staterooms. Read more in our Cunard crossings guide.

Holland America says its single ocean-view cabins on Koningsdam, Nieuw Statendam and Rotterdam come with no single supplement. Nieuw Statendam and Rotterdam both make Atlantic crossings between Rotterdam and Fort Lauderdale, and the line’s quiet ships and lecture programs suit people who like a calmer voyage. See Holland America repositioning cruises.

Princess has interior singles on Sun Princess and Star Princess, its two newest ships, and says there are only a few of them. Sun Princess crosses between Barcelona and Fort Lauderdale, and Star Princess makes Panama Canal moves between Los Angeles and Florida. Princess also says some sailings have singles mixers or meetups for solo travelers.

Choosing a crossing as a solo traveler

The route shapes the trip as much as the cabin does. An Atlantic crossing from Europe to Florida in the fall has five or six sea days in a row after a run of Spanish and Portuguese ports, which suits people who like a busy start and a quiet middle. A Pacific crossing from Australia to Hawaii or Seattle runs about two to four weeks, with island stops spread out between long stretches at sea. Panama Canal moves mix sea days with frequent ports and appeal to people who get restless after three days without land.

Think about the season, too. Spring eastbound crossings lead into a European summer, while late fall westbound crossings end in Florida sunshine. Neither direction is better for meeting people, but a longer voyage gives you more time to settle in, and the passengers you meet on day two are the ones you’ll still see at the farewell dinner.

If no solo cabin is available

Solo cabins sell out first on popular crossings, so here is what to try if they’re gone:

1. Price the regular cabin for one. Set the guest count to one in the line’s booking engine. On some sailings the supplement is lower than 200%, especially on crossings with spare space.
2. Watch late-season crossings. November westbound and late spring eastbound crossings often have more empty cabins, and lines sometimes run promotions that reduce single supplements. Our guide to cheap repositioning cruises explains how to spot price drops.
3. Compare the cost per night, not the total. A 13-night crossing with a supplement can still cost less per night than a seven-day Caribbean cruise in a solo cabin.
4. Check again near the final payment date. Cabins come back into inventory when other passengers cancel before full payment is due, which is typically a few months before sailing, depending on the line.

What solo travelers should budget

As of 2026, mainstream transatlantic crossings typically sell for about $60 to $110 per person per night in an inside or ocean-view cabin based on two guests. Solo cabin prices are set sailing by sailing, so compare each one with the double-occupancy rate and with a regular cabin at a full supplement. A regular cabin with a 200% supplement doubles the fare: a crossing that costs a couple $1,200 each costs a solo traveler about $2,400.

Gratuities and service charges are added per guest per day by most lines, so a solo traveler pays one share. Our sister site explains how cruise gratuities work line by line. The one-way flight is the other cost to count, because a crossing starts and ends on different continents.

On board, long runs of sea days work in a solo traveler’s favor: trivia, lectures and classes fill each day, and it’s easy to find the same faces by the second sea day. If you want company at dinner, ask the restaurant to seat you at a shared table on the first night. Royal Caribbean’s own solo guide notes that staff can seat solo travelers together if you ask in advance, and other lines do the same.