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share bear
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Posted: Tue Apr 8th, 2008 02:19 am |
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I was just wondering if any of you are solo cruisers.
I am really hoping to go on the Alaska Cruise. My husband is a very private introverted person, a bit anti-social. This normally works out great for me as I am a very private person too, but I want to make an exception and go on an A-H Cruise for the benefits of the A-H activities and the vibrational aspects. He finds the idea painful and I don't want him to do something that isn't in alignment with his happiness.
I am hung up (my own resistance, I know) on going alone and not sharing all the fun of the vacation with him. I can't imagine doing something so fun and wonderful without sharing it with him. I don't know how it would work out with me going on excursions alone, etc.
I know that I could align with this entire thing, vibrationally move up the emotional scale with all of this...
Can any of you help me. Do you have any ideas or encouraging stories?
Last edited on Tue Apr 8th, 2008 02:26 am by share bear
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leafygreen
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Posted: Tue Apr 8th, 2008 02:43 am |
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I think it's really great that you are even considering going by yourself. I don't think it would have ever crossed my mind(a bit insecure here). Funny too, because my mom use to vacation alone for many years while she was married. The thought does not seem odd to me at all. It's even starting to sound really great now  .
I could leave my husband and 4 kids at home and go by myself!  
My thought is you would have a really great time without your husband. Better to go and have fun then stay home and have not as much fun. Or drag him along and not have fun becaue he's not having fun. But you've probably already thought all that. Keep in mind, after hearing all your stories and seeing your pics, he'd probably really want to go next year!
Also, I think there are more solo cruisers out there than we even realize. Hopefully some will respond here.
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Dorothee
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Posted: Tue Apr 8th, 2008 08:01 am |
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Hi, there,
perhaps I'm not a solo cruiser in the sense you mean, since I'm just a solo cruiser without a family at home, but I just wanted to say a few things to this:
- first, there's no better place to be as on an Aber-ship when you're traveling alone, since after a very short time you know tons of people and all are wonderful and nice to talk to and very easy to get into contact to (which is normally not always the case, families etc. tend to be quite self-sufficient, so that getting into contact is not always the easiest thing to do, when you're traveling on your own, especially as a woman - other women can get quite shortspoken when you're talking to anybody in their group).
- second, if you have the impression that a cruise would make your heart sing, I would do it, if I were in you physical shoes, so to speak, since then this will make you happy and it will help you to align with You, which is the most important thing in the world.
I can only encourage you to do it, it will give you plenty to talk about when you're back, it will add tremendously to your Well-Being, it will let you know that you CAN do it  (which sometimes is very helpful, especially when you feel challenged by the thought of doing something on your own), and it is the BEST experience! 
Love to you,  
Dorothee
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share bear
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Posted: Tue Apr 8th, 2008 12:32 pm |
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Dorothee,
Thank you so much for you input.
I am a bit of a solo artist myself and the idea of doing the Cruising part alone doesn't bother me too much. I've gone to all but one of the workshops alone because my husband doesn't like group settings, and that has been fine. I just need to align with doing the part of exploring Alaska alone... I just adore him so much and I want to share the beauty of Alaska with him.
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Carol
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Posted: Tue Apr 8th, 2008 02:32 pm |
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Hi Everyone,
Solo cruiser here! My husband did not want to go so I went by myself and had the best time of my life! Like Dorothee says, in no time at all, you will meet so many fun people who are a match to you that you will feel like a queen. You will spot Aber's everywhere by their glow and also by the name tags we wear around our necks.
Patti at World Travel who handles all Abraham's Cruises is wonderful at answering any questions I had. She is also great with setting you up with just the right roomate since she is an Aber too! But since you are a member here, I am thinking you will "know" your roomate before you go.
No worries dear one! Go, and expect your life to never be the same!
I found a whole new platform to experience life from! WaHooo!
There were probably more women traveling alone than couple's traveling together. Expect the Universe to match you up with people who vibe like you and you will be delighted with the results. I promise!
I also saw the island of Tortolla's by myself. It felt good to be so free!
Loving you, Carol
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Posted: Tue Apr 8th, 2008 05:13 pm |
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Oh, Carol,
Thank you so much for your helpful words! 
I love it how you called me "Dear One."
Thank you,
Jessica
P.S. We're kind of neighbors. I'm from Clearwater.
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dance of joy
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Posted: Tue Apr 8th, 2008 07:17 pm |
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OMG, I just realized that I was a 'solo cruiser', though at no point did I feel like one! I felt like I had met up with soulmates and clustermates and family! It was HEAVEN!
You will have a blast.
Love,
Christine
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Dorothee
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Posted: Mon Apr 14th, 2008 12:31 pm |
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Hi, Christine,
I just loooooove to think of myself as a "clustermate", thank you for this great expression! I also love the Sourcebumps, I experience them every now and then and I must always think about it, when we sat on the comfy sofa and I heard it for the first time! 
Lots of love (by the way, my next excel-sheet comes soon, sorry for the delay!),
Dorothee
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Posted: Fri May 2nd, 2008 06:41 pm |
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I just wanted to update this thread...
I really made peace with going on the cruise by myself. I had decided to go, no matter what, even alone. I knew that I would have an amazing time, regardless! I dropped the subject and didn't discuss it with my husband further.
(You are all Abers and can probably see where this is al going, right?)
So, I was happily surprised (but not really because I know everything always works out for me) when my husband says to me the other day out of the blue, "So when are we going to Alaska?" I didn't waste anytime reminding him of how adamant he was that he didn't want to go. I just said, "Oh, OK, I'll book our tickets."
To top it all off, I mentioned to my husband that maybe we could invite his parents, and now they are coming, too, and going to experience their first interaction with Abraham.
...and, when we invited my M-I-L, she mentioned that she wanted to invite her sister who's husband had just croaked from malignant melanoma. (I had forgotten that it was Aunt Linda's dream to go to Alaska and that she had been saving all of her spare change in a jar for several years to fund a trip). So, now, Aunt Linda is coming, too. (She has been unable to do anything fun for many years because of only taking care of her very sick husband).
If I weren't so used to miracles and amazing "coincidences" being the "norm" in my life, I might actually be surprised. I started out just trying to make peace with going on the cruise "solo." How wonderful it will be to cruise with not only my husband who I "asked" to go with me, but to have all of my other family with me too! Also, I find it so exciting to get to help Aunt Linda's dream of going to Alaska come true, too after she's been through so much!
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winyourself
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Posted: Wed May 14th, 2008 12:16 am |
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Hi
I just saw your post now and haven't had a chance to browse through the responses that you got but I'm also a solo cruiser!
Have you found a cabin mate yet? I'm a late registrant and because the organisers have already allocated the room-mate matches, I don't have a cabin-mate yet.
If you haven't found one yet, would you be happy to share a cabin with me?
I look forward to hearing from you. Please feel free to email me direct if you want. My email address is on my profile page.
Thanks
MegaStarr
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