| The odds are in your favor that when you combine | | | | 3. Try a new experience with someone in the |
| time off from work, a cruise, tropical weather and a | | | | group. There's no better way to get to know |
| large group of singles that you will have a great time | | | | another single traveler than through sharing a fun |
| on your singles cruise vacation. To make sure your | | | | new experience like ziplining through the jungle or |
| first singles cruise is all smooth sailing we asked | | | | swimming with dolphins. You will get to see a new |
| Shelby Bergeron, SinglesCruise.com's lead cruise | | | | side of someone you might want to get to know |
| director to share some insider tips. Here are her top | | | | better, as well as have a fun new adventure. |
| five pointers for getting the most out of your singles | | | | organizes several popular shore excursions exclusively |
| cruise vacation: | | | | for the singles in their group on each cruise so you |
| 1. Make sure you attend the opening orientation | | | | won't be stuck on a snorkeling outing with a bunch of |
| party. This first event not only provides an | | | | families. |
| overview of the week's program but it also gives | | | | 4. Sit with different dinner companions each |
| you your id necklace required to get into all of the | | | | evening. The singles cruise group enjoys open |
| group's private events and helps you start interacting | | | | seating at dinner so you can dine with different |
| with other singles right away through a variety of fun | | | | singles every night of your vacation. This allows you |
| ice breaker games. Some of the common ice | | | | to spend quality time getting to know different |
| breakers at SinglesCruise.com's initial mixer include a | | | | people in the group. |
| lock and key event where the ladies use their key to | | | | 5. Be friendly and socialize with others in the singles |
| try to open the locks of the male guests, and a | | | | cruise group. It's important to not only attend as |
| number match game where all the guests receive a | | | | many singles events as you can during your cruise, |
| number on their necklace and try to find their match | | | | but also to actively participate in the experience while |
| in the crowd. | | | | you are there. The singles cruise directors are |
| 2. Participate in as many singles events and mixers as | | | | responsible for running the events, as well as making |
| you can during your singles cruise. Whether it's | | | | sure everyone in the group is interacting with one |
| playing ping pong, joining a trivia game, or taking a | | | | another. All of the singles are in the same boat as |
| dance lesson, the more hosted activities you join, the | | | | you so it makes it easy to strike up a conversation |
| better chance you have to make a lot of new | | | | with someone new. |
| friends, or even meet the ‘one'. There are a | | | | While there's no exact science at making sure your |
| variety of singles activities for you to choose from | | | | trip is a success, Shelby insists that the more singles |
| during each singles cruise so you will be sure to find | | | | you get to know, the better time you will have on |
| some that interest you. | | | | your first singles cruise vacation. |