We have done both. Prefer to have friends along, just not in the same cabin
Hanna
Sailing Feb 1, 2010, on Radiance of the Seas
in
Radiance of the Seas 6-2003
Brilliance of the Seas 11-2004
Jewel of the Seas 3-2006
Rhapsody of the Seas 12-2006
Rhapsody of the Seas 5-2007
Freedom of the Seas 11-2007
Radiance of the Seas 5-2008
Vision of the Seas 11-2008
Ruby Princess 11-2009
We usually do the family and friends routine. My wife and I have gone alone 3 times and we met a couple on one of those cruises who are now very good friends.
JV The 4 stages of cruising: planning, anticipation, experience and reflection.
Coming up: HAL Westerdam(3/28/10), MSC Poesia(4/24/10) and Celebrity Millennium(9/17/10)
NCL Norwegian Pearl in
Happy Sailing
NCL Norway,
Celebrity Meridian,
Majesty Royal Majesty,
Costa Romantica,
Dolphin Ocean Breeze,
RCCL Majesty Of The Seas,
Carnival Paradise,
Celebrity Century,
Carnival Imagination,
Caribbean Princess,
Carnival Valor,
HAL Zuiderdam,
Carnival Legend,
Carnival Valor,
RCCL Enchantment Of The Seas,
Carnival Triumph,
Coral Princess,
Celebrity Century, Celebrity Century, Carnival Miracle, Norwegian Sun, Norwegian Pearl, Carnival Splendor,
RCCL Navigator Of The Seas,
Norwegian Jewel, Norwegian Sky, Norwegian Sky, RCCL JewelOf The Seas
For most of our cruises, we have sailed with just ourselves.
Twice, we have sailed with a group of our USAF-retiree friends and we shall be doing that again next month on a Holland & Belgium river cruise! 12 of us!
Most of our friends have little rugrats and can't afford to go on the vacations we go on (advantage of being rugrat-free!)...but if we could find friends who could afford vacations, we wouldn't mind booking a trip with them....
Results tend to surprise me a little bit (so far).........with a board like CLF.......I figured most would have their little circle of friends they now cruise with.......
I love to travel alone to see new places without worrying about others but for cruises or any regular vacation I go with a group of friends and/or family!
Have cruised:
1) Just the two of us
2) Just me and little granddaughter
3) With Kids & Grandkids
4) With Brother and SIL
5) With bowling buddies
6) With the Caring Cruiser Ladies (MaiTai Mama and MCCruiser)
And are looking forward to cruising in October with our CLF friends Sue and Bombero on a CLF run to CSI!