Group Cruise Versus Doing it on your Own

People ask us all the time if our SSQQ Travel Club is for singles.  The answer is yes.  Other people ask if our Travel Club is for couples.  Yes.  We have learned from experience that "singles" and "doubles" play well together on our trips. 

What we know for a fact is that cruise trips greatly enhanced by traveling in groups.  There is great safety in groups and economic benefits as well.  Even if you are a couple who likes to spend time with each other, it is always fun to share dinner with a group of friends from home.  You automatically have so much more in common.

It doesn't matter whether you are traveling alone, in pairs, or with some of your family.  Traveling with our group gives you the flexibility to do whatever you want. You can be alone, you can hang out with a friend, or you can join the group for a trip ashore.  One thing for sure - when the dance music comes on, you can to see a lot of familiar faces out on that floor. 

As you might expect, the dance floor is the perfect spot for singles and couples to merge.  You will be pleased to know that practically every person in our group is comfortable dancing with everyone regardless of their marital status.  There simply aren't any barriers between the singles and the doubles out on the dance floor.  We all understand that Dancing, the premier social skill, allows us the opportunity to mix with everyone.

Oddly enough, that attitude extends to our notorious hot tub stuffing adventures as well.  Here again, the singles and the couples sit happily together for hours on end slowly simmering in the warm water. 

Their laughter makes it clear that it doesn't matter whether someone is married or single. We are a family that enjoys having fun together. There is a kinship among our group that is special indeed.   And, by the way... rest reassured that new members are always welcome!  Those cruise ships can hold a lot of people and our friendship knows no bounds.

It turns out that Cruise trips feature many opportunities for people to dance.  One of the real treats in life is dancing in a luxurious setting to romantic music complete with band and vocalist.  Slow Dance and Romance go hand in hand.  Nothing quite compares to the pleasure of dancing in each other's arms to a love song.  For some reason, most of us don't take the time to seek out special moments like these back on land.  Thank goodness we have the magic of the sea to give us these enchanted evenings.

Whether it is swaying to the music or a fast Jitterbug to "Jump Jive and Wail", our group of dancers puts on quite a show. One of the curious features of every trip is watching guests from all over the ship line up to watch our group dance the night away.  You can see how envious they are.  Few people in America take the time to learn how to dance.  Their long faces are testimony to the importance of learning how to dance ahead of time.  These onlookers discover the hard way that partner dancing cannot be learned overnight.  It is our good fortune to have the dance studio throughout the year to prepare ahead of time.

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