2014 NO SOLO SUPPLEMENT!

Thanks to Sharron with  Palm Court Travel/Cruise Brothers we have a list of 2014 sailings with NO solo supplement.
You can reach her on FB at Cruises & More Travel Services

Her contact information is at the end of her list

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NORTHERN EUROPE 10           May 11,2014      Genoa, Italy        Amsterdam (IJmuiden), Holland   Costa Cruises / Costa neoRomantica   3.0         $1,493   $1,493   0%         No Supplement!                12           Jun 1,2014           Amsterdam, Holland        Amsterdam, Holland        Costa Cruises / Costa neoRomantica       3.0         $2,403   $2,403   0%         No Supplement!                12           Jun 25,2014        Amsterdam, Holland        Amsterdam, Holland        Costa Cruises / Costa neoRomantica       3.0         $2,663   $2,663   0%         No Supplement! #             14           Jul 7,2014            Amsterdam, Holland        Amsterdam, Holland        Costa Cruises / Costa neoRomantica       3.0         $3,428   $3,428   0%         No Supplement!                12           Jul 21,2014          Amsterdam, Holland        Amsterdam, Holland        Costa Cruises / Costa neoRomantica       3.0         $2,923   $2,923   0%         No Supplement!                12           Aug 2,2014          Amsterdam, Holland        Amsterdam, Holland        Costa Cruises / Costa neoRomantica       3.0         $2,923   $2,923   0%         No Supplement!                12           Aug 26,2014       Amsterdam, Holland        Amsterdam, Holland        Costa Cruises / Costa neoRomantica       3.0         $2,663   $2,663   0%         No Supplement!                10           Sep 7,2014          Amsterdam, Holland        Savona, Italy       Costa Cruises / Costa neoRomantica   3.0         $1,493   $1,493   0%         No Supplement!                11           Sep 7,2014          Amsterdam, Holland        Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy            Costa Cruises / Costa neoRomantica     3.0         $1,493   $1,493   0% GREEK ISLANDS Feb 24,2014        Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy            Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy            Costa Cruises / Costa neoRomantica       3.0         $1,493   $1,493   0%         No Supplement!                11           Mar 7,2014         Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy            Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy               Costa Cruises / Costa neoRomantica         3.0         $1,623   $1,623   0%         No Supplement!                11           Apr 9,2014          Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy            Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy               Costa Cruises / Costa neoRomantica         3.0         $1,623   $1,623   0%         No Supplement!                11           Apr 20,2014        Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy            Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy               Costa Cruises / Costa neoRomantica         3.0         $1,623   $1,623   0%         No Supplement!                11           Sep 18,2014        Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy            Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy               Costa Cruises / Costa neoRomantica         3.0         $1,623   $1,623   0%         No Supplement!                14           Oct 17,2014        Athens (Piraeus), Greece Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy            Silversea / Silver Spirit          6.0         $5,950   $7,438   25%      Suite!                11           Dec 24,2014       Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy            Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy               Costa Cruises / Costa neoRomantica         3.0         $1,753   $1,753   0%         No Supplement!

Am I just a CHEAP traveler?

I had to stop and think this week, “why do travel agents not understand value vs price?”   

Am I just a CHEAP traveler to all the agents who contact ME to to book a trip or more often my transatlantic crossings?    Endlessly I explain how I view travel and particularly transportation costs.
OF COURSE I prefer to travel business class, OF COURSE I enjoy a balcony on my 2 or 3 week sailings but I have a yearly travel budget.

I travel to add stories to my blogs and to experience new locations.   I don’t want to find a perfect place 15 years from now and say, ‘wish I had been here sooner’!

Therefore I take the yearly budget and divide it between all the trips I want to take each year.   If the location is more expensive to travel to or in, then I must devote more funds to that trip.

If I am spending 6 or 8 weeks Home To Italy, I can budget more closely since I rent apartments there or have Monasterystays.com book me into great convent hotels along my travel route.     I can live in Italy for less than in Atlanta, GA!

As I plan an additional trip for 2013 there are endless choices where I can spend my money.    Planning a 30+ day trip to maximize where I can travel, who I can interview and what special events I can attend is a tedious job.   Idea lists, maps and finally a spread sheet summarizing the ‘opportunities’ consume my time and every flat surface in my home:
the spare room has the side trip to Turkey,  the dining room is the command center, the den is the sorting and posting room……   is there an easier way?

Of course if I went to one location and experienced one town in one country, this would be far simpler but I have a limited number of years to see it all and do it all.

So travel professionals, I am NOT JUST CHEAP,  I am careful and a planner.

Do you spend more than 10k a year on travel?

USA Today just posted this: No Solo Supplement on a Clipper Ship!

This item was written by Larry Bleiberg, former travel editor of The Dallas Morning News and Coastal Living magazine. Bleiberg is serving as Guest Editor of The Cruise Log while USA TODAY Cruise Editor Gene Sloan is away.
 
Solo travelers won't have to pay an arm and a leg to sail on Star Clippers this November and December.
The small-vessel line, which visits many small ports on sailing ships, is eliminating the extra charge for single travelers on select Caribbean and Central America sailings, and offering price-breaks of up to 66% off brochure rates, along with a one-category cabin upgrade.
The eligible dates include Royal Clipper's Nov. 23 sailing from Barbados, and Star Clipper's Dec. 14 and 21 trips from St. Marteen. Travelers can also get the savings on Star Flyer's Nov. 24 sailing from Balboa, Panama, and its Dec. 15, 22 and 29 trips from Puerto Caldera, Costa Rica.
Fares start at $1,385 per person for a single in a double cabin, including the price savings. The offer is capacity controlled due to limited availability for singles.
For more information, visit starclippers.com.

Star Clipper's Star Flyer is a 170-passenger, four-masted barquentine that takes its inspiration from the famed clipper ships of the 19th Century. Clipper ships were built for speed, often achieving 20 knots or more and sailed to the far ends of the earth before the age of steam.   Peter Knego
 

• This item was written by Larry Bleiberg, former travel editor of The Dallas Morning News and Coastal Living magazine. Bleiberg is serving as Guest Editor of The Cruise Log while USA TODAY Cruise Editor Gene Sloan is away.