Best River Cruise Lines for Solo Travelers

These lines do the most for solo travelers, through dedicated cabins, solo departures or reduced supplements.

Riviera River Cruises
AmaWaterways
Avalon Waterways
Emerald Cruises
Uniworld & others

Runs dedicated solo departures with hosts and frequently waived single supplements — a standout for solo travelers.

Offers single-cabin categories on many ships plus reduced-supplement promotions on select sailings.

Regular reduced or waived single-supplement offers and welcoming, sociable ships.

Single staterooms on some Star-Ships and frequent solo promotions at good value.

Uniworld and other lines run solo-traveler promotions and reduced supplements on select departures — we track who offers what, and when.

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