When you're single and unattached, sometimes the usual places that you meet people can seem either risky, including the club scene, or pressured, when it is a social setting where there are people who already know you and are trying to match you up. And while a cruise may seem like a great vacation option, sometimes singles feel set apart when mingling with the families and couples that can make up the majority of a passenger list. That's when you want to consider singles cruises.

What else do you go on a cruise for, but to have fun? And if meeting new and exciting people is part of that, then it's going to be a fabulous vacation! Singles cruises are designed to provide the widest range of options possible, for those people who want to mingle all day, or just when using some of the ships facilities.

The choices are entirely yours. From the moment you step aboard, and take part in the welcome of all singles, you choose where you'll go and what you'll do. After that first introduction at poolside, you'll have the opportunity to tour the ship and see what there are in the way of attractions that are to your liking. It could be the gym, the spa, casino, mini shopping boulevards, cabarets, cafes, or the lively nightclubs.

Many lines will also include pre-booked tours or activities at their ports of call for their singles passengers, although you are in no way obligated to use them, and are free to go off and visit particular sites on your own, or with others that you have met onboard.

Singles cruises are a great way to enjoy your favorite activities, soak up the sun in the company of people with interests like yours, and visit islands and ports of call where you've never been before. And who knows, you may come home, having met that special someone that means you won't be looking for singles cruises on your next trip!