What is the single supplement fee?

The single supplement is a travel industry premium charged to solo travelers when they take a room alone. The amount involved ranges from 10 to 100 percent of the standard accommodation rate.



A single supplement is a surcharge added to the cost of a travel package, hotel room, or cruise cabin when it is occupied by one person instead of two. Most travel pricing is based on "double occupancy," meaning the cost of the room or cabin is shared between two people. When a solo traveler occupies that space, the travel provider loses the potential revenue from a second person's food, drinks, excursions, and casino spending. To compensate for this "lost" revenue, they charge a supplement that can range from 25% to 100% of the per-person rate. Effectively, a solo traveler might end up paying nearly the same price as two people for the same room. However, in 2026, many cruise lines (like Norwegian and Virgin Voyages) and tour operators are increasingly offering "Studio" cabins or "No Single Supplement" promotions to attract the growing market of solo adventurers. It remains one of the most debated fees in the travel industry, often viewed as a "solo tax" by those who prefer to explore the world independently.

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For solo travelers, they also have to pay an additional charge to occupy the room alone, for the 'privilege' of not having to share with someone else. This charge often means a solo traveler will pay the same, if not more, than the price of two people sharing. This is known as a single supplement.

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Word forms: single supplements plural. countable noun. A single supplement is an additional sum of money that a hotel charges for one person to stay in a room meant for two people. You can avoid the single supplement by agreeing to share a twin room.

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G Adventures Tours are hosted in over 100 countries and run the gamut from classic and 18–30 tours to wellness, rail and local living tours that base travellers with a host family. Most of the trips do not have a single supplement and accommodation is based on a twin-share basis with another traveller of the same sex.

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The Deluxe Beverage Package policy requires all guests wishing to purchase the Deluxe Beverage Package to do so for ALL guests of legal drinking age in the same stateroom. Was this content helpful?

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A few cruise lines feature a limited number of cabins designated for single occupancy sparing the solo cruiser from having to pay double. While cruise lines advertise these single cabins as having no supplement, the single rate is usually slightly higher than the per-person rate of comparable double occupancy cabins.

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A few cruise lines feature a limited number of cabins designated for single occupancy sparing the solo cruiser from having to pay double. While cruise lines advertise these single cabins as having no supplement, the single rate is usually slightly higher than the per-person rate of comparable double occupancy cabins.

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A solo cruise is an excellent vacation choice if you're looking to experience exciting destinations around the world and make new friends along the way. Sometimes you don't want to wait to see a destination until you have a travel partner who can go with you.

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Single cabin cruises are only one way to cruise on your own, but can offer you the privacy not offered with single share and are oftentimes priced more affordably, especially on cruises without single supplement.

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Choosing a cruise length A short three to four-night cruise can start from as low as $200-$300 per person for an inside cabin, while a week-long cruise can cost anywhere from $500-$1500 per person, depending on the cruise line, the destination, and the type of cabin.

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Just as when you buy in bulk at the grocery store, buying in bulk also helps when traveling for large tour companies. By reserving large groups of people, these companies are able to get a cheaper price, which makes the price per person cheaper as well.

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Sometimes cruise lines completely waive the solo supplement fare, meaning you travel for the cost of a per person, double occupancy fare even though you have the room to yourself.

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On our cruises for singles, you can choose from a huge selection of single cabins. When we designed Spirit of Adventure and Spirit of Discovery, we filled them with 109 single balcony cabins each. That's more than 20% of the accommodation reserved just for solo guests.

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