Tauck waives Category 1 single supplement fees

Good news is at hand for solo travellers frustrated by paying a higher p.p. cabin rate than cruisers sharing a stateroom with a spouse or friend. Tauck has dropped its “single supplement”for Category 1 cabins on each of its 2013 European river cruises. The savings apply to every departure on all 14 of Tauck’s European river cruise itineraries. According to Tauck CEO Dan Mahar, savings are as high as $4,676 (on Tauck’s 24-day, trans-European cruise), and the average savings is more than $2,400. Tauck is also offering savings of $1,000 off the normal single supplement on Category 3 cabins on selected sailings of eight different European river cruise itineraries. The $1,000 Category 3 savings represent an average reduction in the single supplement of nearly 40%. Along with the solo traveller savings, Tauck’s 2013 river cruise plans include the launch of two new itineraries on the Rhone, “Bon Voyage: France Family River Cruise”(part of the Tauck Bridges collection of family specific trips), and “Artistic Impressions: Monte-Carlo to Paris”which highlights art culture and history. The 10-day Tauck Bridges family cruise begins with an included two-night hotel stay with guided sightseeing in Paris that includes the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre and a special dinner at Fouquet’s. Guests then travel on the high-speed TGV train to Lyon, where they’ll board Tauck’s Swiss Emerald for a seven-night cruise on the Rhone. (http://www.tauck.com)