Every cabin for one at sea, ship by ship.
Which ships actually carry solo cabins, what category they are, how many exist, and what social access comes with them — read from each line’s own pages. Where a line doesn’t publish a count or a size, we say so instead of borrowing a blogger’s guess. One rule holds everywhere: these are the smallest inventories on the ship, and they sell first.
Last checked 2026-06-10 · Reviewed by Guennadi, CLIA-accredited NestCruise advisor · CLIA #00592834
The 30-second fit-finder narrows every solo line to the one built for your week.
Solo cabin inventory by cruise line
Norwegian (NCL)
Nearly 1,000 fleetwide, per Norwegian's own announcement- Ships
- All 19 ships (Solo Inside / Oceanview / Balcony); Studios on Aqua, Bliss, Breakaway, Encore, Epic, Escape, Getaway, Prima, Viva, Pride of America
- Categories
- Solo Inside · Solo Oceanview · Solo Balcony · Solo Studio
- Size
- Not published per category
- Social access
- Studio Lounge on 9 ships — Studio guests only; not on Pride of America
- The read
- The deepest solo inventory at sea, and the only fleetwide solo balcony category.
Celebrity
Beyond 32 · Ascent 32 · Apex 24 · Edge 16 · Silhouette 4 — Celebrity's own figures- Ships
- Edge, Apex, Beyond, Ascent (singles with Infinite Veranda); Silhouette (single insides)
- Categories
- Edge Single Stateroom with Infinite Veranda · Single Inside
- Size
- 184 sq ft (42 sq ft veranda) Edge-class · 103 sq ft Silhouette
- Social access
- No solo lounge; hosted Solo Travelers' Gathering and Dinner on board
- The read
- The best solo hardware in the premium tier — a real veranda, priced for one.
Virgin Voyages
Not published- Ships
- Fleetwide (adults-only ships)
- Categories
- Solo Insider · Solo Sea View
- Size
- Not published
- Social access
- No solo lounge; solo meetups listed in the ship's app, communal dining built in
- The read
- The social architecture is the amenity — and current pair promos exclude these cabins.
Royal Caribbean
Not published- Ships
- Quantum-class and Oasis-class ships only
- Categories
- Studio Interior (category 2W)
- Size
- Not published
- Social access
- None
- The read
- Interior-only studios on the world's biggest ships; everywhere else the published rule is 200%.
MSC
Not published- Ships
- MSC World Europa (Studio Interior, Studio Ocean View); MSC Meraviglia (Studio Interior, Studio Balcony)
- Categories
- Studio Interior · Studio Ocean View · Studio Balcony
- Size
- Not published
- Social access
- None named
- The read
- Real studios on the newest ships, unpublished pricing everywhere — a quote-first line.
Holland America
About a dozen per ship — HAL's own wording- Ships
- Rotterdam, Nieuw Statendam, Koningsdam (Pinnacle class)
- Categories
- Single Ocean View
- Size
- 127–172 sq ft
- Social access
- No lounge; dedicated solo meetups on the program
- The read
- No-supplement ocean views on a premium line — about 36 cabins fleetwide, gone first on Alaska. Solo Verandahs arrive on Oosterdam December 2027.
Cunard
Not published- Ships
- Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria, Queen Elizabeth (not Queen Anne)
- Categories
- Britannia Single Inside · Britannia Single Oceanview
- Size
- Not published
- Social access
- No lounge; dedicated solo coffee mornings and drinks receptions in the Daily Program
- The read
- Singles with butler-ish flourishes — breakfast in bed, Penhaligon's, sparkling wine — and a published 175–200% supplement everywhere else.
Princess
Not published- Ships
- Sun Princess and Star Princess only
- Categories
- Single stateroom (interior)
- Size
- Within the line's 136–162 sq ft interior range
- Social access
- None
- The read
- Two ships, interior only — if the single stateroom is the plan, the ship picks your itinerary.
Oceania
Not published- Ships
- Vista (Solo Veranda, Concierge Level); Regatta, Insignia, Nautica, Sirena (Solo Oceanview)
- Categories
- Concierge Solo Veranda · Solo Oceanview
- Size
- Not published
- Social access
- Concierge Lounge access with Vista's solo verandas
- The read
- Solo cabins with country-club-at-sea dining — plus reduced supplements up to 50% off on select sailings.
Crystal
Not published- Ships
- Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony
- Categories
- Single Guest Room (ocean view)
- Size
- Not published
- Social access
- No lounge; Ambassador Hosts for dining and dancing
- The read
- True singles on an all-inclusive luxury line — and 25% supplements on select voyages, booked by July 31, 2026.
AmaWaterways (river)
Not published- Ships
- AmaCello, AmaDante, AmaDolce, AmaLyra
- Categories
- Single-occupancy stateroom with French balcony
- Size
- 140 sq ft
- Social access
- Solo hosting: guided ship tour, cocktail gatherings, Captain's Table invitations
- The read
- The river benchmark: real single cabins at standard fare, plus code-based supplement offers fleet-wide.
Carnival · Disney
0- Ships
- None
- Categories
- —
- Size
- —
- Social access
- —
- The read
- Neither line offers cabins for one. Carnival prices solo per sailing; Disney charges the full two-guest package. Both have honest pages in this guide.
When do solo cruise cabins actually sell out?
The working rule from travelers who book them: twelve to eighteen months ahead for peak itineraries — Alaska summers, Mediterranean high season — and meaningfully less for Caribbean shoulder weeks. Norwegian’s fleetwide expansion eased the squeeze, but a ship with sixteen solo cabins is still a ship with sixteen solo cabins.
Two practical moves follow. If your dates are fixed, book the cabin first and perfect the rest later — solo inventory doesn’t wait while you compare shore excursions. If your dates are flexible, that flexibility is your leverage: the same cabin class on the adjacent week can price hundreds apart, and we watch those windows for a living.
“A ship with sixteen solo cabins is still a ship with sixteen solo cabins.”
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Sixteen cabins on a ship of thousands. We know where they are.
Tell us your dates and the kind of cabin you want to come home to. Guennadi checks the solo inventory across every line that carries it, in writing, complimentary.
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