Fear not, travel advisors with solo travelers in 2025. But act fast.
Celebrating its 100th anniversary with a nod to the $500 billion global solo travel market—whose members make up 11% of the industry and travel an average three times a year—luxury tour operator Tauck is waiving single supplements on many of its river and land cruises for Wave Season. And so too is Aurora Expeditions, on polar expeditions.
Tauck is offering single travelers supplement-free sailings in Category 1 cabins on European river cruise. The smallest cabins on Tauck ships, these measure 150 square feet and have no balcony. Looking for something larger? The Wave Season special offers $1,000 off the single supplement on many other cabins (mostly categories 4 and 5) on 52 departures.
On land, meanwhile, Tauck has reduced the single supplement by up to $600 on 84 departures on five continents—including up to $300 off trips to the US National Parks, Hawaii and the Canadian Rockies; $400 off its iconic 14-day Classic Italy itinerary; or $600 off trips in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
More adventurous souls might appreciate the Wave Season offer from Aurora Expeditions, which is targeting the solo market on high-end cruises to the Arctic and Antarctica. Through March 31, it is offering a number of supplement-free rooms on polar sailings in 2025 and 2026, including 10 single rooms with no supplement on every 2026 sailing on three ships—among them the new Douglas Mawson, scheduled to debut in December 2025. (The supplement usually is 50%, or as much as $6,500 per person.) Aurora also will pair guests with a roommate of the same sex, or honor the double rate if they cannot find you one.
Cruise lines typically charge as much as 100% extra for singles occupying a stateroom built for two, as they lose out not only on the extra fare but also on incidentals and upcharges. Cruzely.com notes that on Royal Caribbean, for example, 31.2% of the $1,818 average spend per passenger per trip comes from onboard spending.