Today, SinglesCruise.com, America's leading singles cruise organization, and Match.com, the world's largest online dating site, have announced a blockbuster partnership to bring singles together for the two largest and best-organized singles cruises of 2014. The cruises are a seven-night Halloween cruise departing on Oct. 26 and an eight-night New Year's cruise departing Dec. 27, 2014.
The cruises are open to the public, but for cruisers to take advantage of the exclusive singles parties and benefits, clients from Match.com must be booked through Match.com's blog, Up to Date, and the general public should book through Singlescruise.com.
This is the second time SinglesCruise.com and Match.com have come together, due to a strong demand among singles to mingle at sea. After a 2013 SinglesCruise.com/Match.com sailing, 98 percent of respondents to a post-cruise survey said the onboard events were successful at helping them meet other singles. Over 90 percent said that due to their satisfaction with their travel arrangements, they would be "likely" or "very likely" to recommend SinglesCruise.com to a friend.
Nearly 90 percent said they enjoyed the SinglesCruise.com onboard activities, including exclusive complimentary cocktail parties, theme nights, karaoke parties, and free dance classes. Another major draw for these cruises will be SinglesCruise.com's onboard hosts, who lead events and foster interaction between singles.
"Customer feedback from our SinglesCruise.com cruise with Match.com in 2013 was overwhelmingly positive, and many cruisers asked for a 'second date,' so to speak, on an even larger scale," said Jody Ryland, Vice President, SinglesCruise.com. "Because our Halloween cruise and New Year's celebration cruises are our top-selling cruises of the year, we knew they were the optimal choices for our future cruises with Match.com - and we expect even greater success."
Historically, SinglesCruise.com's Halloween cruise draws up to 500 single cruisers, and its New Year's cruise attracts close to 300. The upcoming 2014 cruises will feature all of the exclusive amenities SinglesCruise.com guests are accustomed to plus the Halloween cruise includes the largest singles Halloween bash at sea, and the New Year's cruise will feature a singles-only New Year's Eve gala.
Cruise Details
The seven-night Halloween cruise departs Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Oct. 26, 2014, aboard Royal Caribbean International's Allure of the Seas (pictured above). The Eastern Caribbean itinerary will include stops in Nassau, The Bahamas; St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands; and Philipsburg, St. Maarten, with three full days at sea, prior to returning to Fort Lauderdale on November 2, 2014.
The eight-night New Year's cruise departs Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Dec. 27, 2014, aboard Carnival Cruise Line's Carnival Freedom. The exotic Southern Caribbean itinerary includes port calls in Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos; La Romana, Dominican Republic; Oranjestad, Aruba; Willemstad, Curacao; plus three days at sea, prior to returning to Fort Lauderdale on Jan. 4, 2015.
Any Match.com members who register for either cruise will gain access to all of the singles events SinglesCruise.com has organized exclusively for these sailings. Upon completing their reservation, all guests will also receive access to a private message board dedicated to their specific sailing, where they can ask questions and begin socializing online with fellow single cruisers.
SOURCE: SinglesCruise.com press release
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