How one cruise line is catering to the solo-travel trend

In early October Norwegian Cruise Line made another move in the small-but-growing trend of solo cruising, saying it would more than double the number of cabins for single travelers across its fleet. And an article by cruise editor Andrea Zelinski about NCL’s plans, and how other lines are building single-occupancy cabins, quickly shot to the top of our most-read list, indicating it is a hot topic. With Zelinski, host Rebecca Tobin and NCL's senior vice president of North America sales, John Chernesky, we talk about why cruisers traveling solo might prefer a cabin for one, the single-supplement, what cruise lines do for single travelers and the evolution of ship design and the cruise experience. This episode was recorded Nov. 13 and has been edited for length and clarity.  Episode sponsor: This episode is sponsored by ALG Vacations: https://www.algvacations.com/blackfriyay Related reports: Norwegian Cruise Line reserves more cabins for solo guests https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Norwegian-Cruise-Line-reserves-more-cabins-solo-guests Lines double down on solo cabins https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Norwegian-Cruise-Line-reserves-more-cabins-solo-guests The Serenity ship remodel ‘went down to the steel’ https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Crystal-Serenity-ship-remodel-went-down-to-the-steel Coming together for solo travel https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Tour-Operators/Coming-together-for-solo-travel John Chernesky will head North American sales for Norwegian Cruise Line https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Chernesky-will-head-North-America-sales-for-Norwegian  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.