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My term as the president of the Travelers’ Century Club will soon end and I would like to take this opportunity to thank the club and the board of directors for giving me the privilege of being president the past two years. By any metric, our club is in a healthy and strong position with our membership at almost 1,600 members. We are diversified with thirty chapters around the globe; our monthly Virtual Exploration program continues to produce an entertaining and educational product and we anticipate another successful conference in the Azores next year.

At a recent TCC meeting, the subject of traveling alone was raised and I was surprised there were so many positive comments on the topic. This had me reflect on my own personal experience and was able to determine that of the 193 UN Nation countries, I have visited one-third of these alone. There were no tour groups to guide me, no family to share experiences with and no friends to encourage each other. It made me think that one is more open to meeting people if you are not with anyone and I recalled a number of unique experiences I believe I would only have by traveling solo.

In one particular journey, I was in Freetown, Sierra Leone, and had the opportunity to meet a very special plastic surgeon. He had been there for several months performing corrective surgeries on many victims of the rebel group, Revolutionary United Front. The group was known to use amputations as a form of terror against their opponents during the country’s civil war from 1991 to 2002. When we walked together, it was noticeable that he shielded his face from pedestrians. The doctor shared that he rarely walked the streets of Freetown as he feared being recognized as the medical person who performed excruciating painful surgeries on the victims.

Imagine jogging one morning in Sana’a, Yemen. (In this group, I’m sure a few of you have done this.) In 2015, as I was jogging one morning, a man ran up beside me and speaking perfect English, asked if I was a foreigner. Foolishly, I invited further conversation by saying,“Yes.” He started to list government scandals he wanted to tell me about. Even though I tried to run faster, he kept pace with me and recounted a long list of failures of his government. It was particularly embarrassing, or even uncomfortable, because he was talking loudly and I was afraid a police officer would hear him. I tried stopping, but his animated talk continued. As this went on for ten minutes or so, I thought I was better off running than standing on a street corner listening to him. He eventually relented and let me continue with my run.

I have visited Ethiopia three times and generally speaking, the people there love and support runners. One time though, I had been running for several hours in the Omo Valley near the South Sudan border when a thief stopped me and demanded the two rings I was wearing. Because I had been running that long, my hands were swollen and he couldn’t remove my rings. He tugged and tugged and I almost feared losing a finger by other measures. Surprisingly, he gave up and let me go. I never felt like I was in any particular danger.

How many of you have a 10-inch scar on your stomach caused by a yak? The Mount Everest marathon in Nepal was a must for me in 1999. Envision a narrow trail. I then came face to face with a farmer and his huge yak. I motioned the farmer to proceed, but he insisted that I come first. Within four feet of the yak, it was startled and suddenly dropped its head, huge horns were ready to do damage and it lunged towards me. Somehow, I was able to grab the horns, but the yak was still able to lift me off the ground. It violently shook his head from side to side throwing me into the air and shallowly goring my stomach from one side to the other. Fortunately, it was not a deep wound and I was able to finish the marathon, but required medical attention at the end of the race.

In 2001, I was jogging in Shiraz, Iran when I passed a sports stadium. I could see that a large number of people were gathering and decided to enter. I assumed it would be a soccer match. However, it was the anniversary of the Iranian revolution, and the quote “Death to America” was the theme. (Good timing, Steve.) Although speeches were in Farsi, disparaging references to the USA were obvious. It was surreal to watch the two-hour propaganda exercise. Nevertheless, again, I felt safe and anonymous during the program.

These are extreme situations of independent travel, but I still recommend that the next time you’re planning a trip and your travel partner backpedals on going with you, don’t cancel your trip. GO! Have faith that the rewards you receive from your solo journey will be one of your most rewarding vacations.

December 2023 Photo Contest Winner: Thomas Nash, San Francisco, California

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The story of The Travellers Club, the oldest club on Pall Mall and a home-from-home for globetrotters for 200 years

To mark the bicentenary of The Travellers Club – the oldest club in Pall Mall – John Martin Robinson tells the story of an institution and its home, a purpose-built Renaissance palace. Photographs by Paul Highnam.

The Travellers Club was founded in May 1819, brainchild of Viscount Castlereagh, Foreign Secretary and British Minister Plenipotentiary at the Congress of Vienna. He spoke of establishing a club in which men could meet socially with other travellers, visiting ‘foreigners of distinction’ and diplomats.

Throughout its history, these elements have been a strong part of the club’s character. To qualify, members had to travel 500 miles in a straight line outside England. A member quipped it had to be on land, otherwise ‘convicts from Botany Bay might have qualified’.

Photograph by Paul Highnam/Country Life Picture Library

The club emerged after the Napoleonic Wars, when war and trade had carried mariners, soldiers and officials across the world. For cultural travellers, conflict had deflected visits from the usual Grand Tour destinations to Greece, the Levant and Egypt.

Early members included five future Prime Ministers – Aberdeen, Palmerston, Canning, Lord John Russell and the Earl of Derby – as well as several Greek Revival architects/designers: Smirke, Wilkins, Westmacott, Thomas Hope and C. R. Cockerell, the latter the club’s architectural conscience.

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There were diplomats, such as the Earl of Elgin, who gave a plaster cast of the Parthenon Marbles, and his associates Lt-Col William Leake, who brought the Marbles to London, and William Richard Hamilton, Elgin’s secretary, who prevented the French from removing the Rosetta Stone from Egypt.

They were all trustees of the British Museum and several founders of the National Gallery joined them, including Sir George Beaumont, George Vernon and the Rev Holwell Carr, who all gave their collections to the gallery.

The founder chairman was the 2nd Lord Auckland, later Governor General of India and responsible for the unsuccessful First Afghan War. Other committee members included John Sawrey Morritt, friend of Walter Scott, who had surveyed the scene of the Iliad and bought Velásquez’s ‘Rokeby Venus’, and Sir Gore Ouseley, the earliest British ambassador to Persia. Military figures in the early membership included the Duke of Wellington, the Marquess of Anglesey and Lords Raglan and Cardigan.

‘This house, in turn, proved inadequate as the membership grew’

The first foreign visitors were Russian: Count Simon Woronzow, ambassador to George III, and his son, Prince Michael Woronzow, commander of the Russian cavalry at Moscow in 1812 and governor of the Caucasus, who employed Edmund Blore to design a Moorish-Jacobethan palace at Alupka in the Crimea.

Most famous of the early diplomat members was Talleyrand during his four years as ambassador in London, playing whist most nights and for whom an extra handrail was added to the stair bannisters.

The early visitors also included writers, such as the American Nathaniel Parker Willis and the Frenchman Louis de Vignet. A less welcome guest, who caused trouble by taking books from the library and criticising the card accountant, was Prince Pückler-Muskau. He left a description of the club in his Tour of a German Prince in England (1832).

He was complimentary about the club as an institution, but less so about the members: ‘The English nobility haughty as it is, can scarcely measure itself against the French in antiquity and purity of blood.’ He described them as ‘new families, often of very mean and even discreditable extraction’ and commented that it was easy to muddle the servants for the masters, as the former had more ‘natural dignity’ and better manners.

In 1819, the club took temporary premises in Waterloo Place, which were adapted by Cockerell. These proved too small and rickety and it soon moved to a larger house at 49, Pall Mall. This was also converted for the club by Cockerell, who presented his plastercast of the Phigaleian Marbles from the Temple of Apollo Epikourios, which he had excavated at Bassae and secured for the British Museum. This was installed in the Coffee Room (now transferred to the library of the Barry building) and Lord Elgin’s plaster Parthenon Marbles in the Drawing Room. They gave the building a strongly Grecian character during its 10-year existence.

This house, in turn, proved inadequate as the membership grew. A perfect new site presented itself on the other side of Pall Mall when George IV moved to Buckingham Palace and Carlton House was redeveloped.

The Office of Woods and Forest (Crown Estate) were keen to spread the architectural grandeur of the Metropolitan Improvements along Pall Mall by encouraging new club buildings, which were more impressive than private houses. On either side of Waterloo Place were the United Service Club, designed by Nash, the Athenaeum by Decimus Burton and, opposite the former, the United University Club by William Wilkins.

In 1828, The Travellers secured the site of three houses immediately adjoining the Athenaeum for its permanent base. This was not without hitches, as George IV, with characteristic insouciance, kyboshed the original site deal by insisting on retaining a house on it for a member of his Household; the club accepted a slightly more constricted site, with a condition that the land behind was not built on, and so the setting of trees and grass in Carlton Gardens survives.

Under the chairmanship of Lord Granville Somerset, The Travellers chose its architect by competition. No other St James’s club has selected an architect by such a process.

In May 1828, it was resolved to ‘procure plans from no less than five eminent architects’ and to obtain cost estimates from an ‘experienced surveyor’. For the latter, they chose Joseph Henry Good, Surveyor to the Com-missioners for Building New Churches.

In fact, seven architects were approached initially and 11 in total. Many had already designed clubs. Two members of The Travellers were included: Robert Smirke and William Wilkins. John Peter Deering (a classical archaeologist and, with Wilkins, joint architect of the United University Club), William Atkinson (a pupil of James Wyatt), Decimus Burton, Benjamin Dean Wyatt (architect of Crockford’s and the Oriental, son of James) and Lewis Wyatt (James’s nephew).

The following week, four more architects were approached: Henry Harrison, Jeffry Wyatville, Charles Barry and Thomas Hopper (architect of Arthur’s Club). A couple more were subsequently asked: Ambrose Poynter and Edward Blore. Of these, Smirke, Burton, Lewis Wyatt and Jeffry Wyatville declined, but eight submitted designs.

As the drawings of unsuccessful entries were returned with thanks, all are now lost.

Cockerell was not on the sub-committee, but was on the general committee, and his fastidious criticism elsewhere of his colleagues’ work may explain why some were turned down; nearly everybody thought Blore uninspired and Poynter lacked distinction.

The palm was offered to the outsider, Charles Barry. At 33, he was the youngest to enter and had designed little except the Greek Revival Royal Institution of Fine Arts (now Art Gallery) in Manchester and some cheap Commissioners’ churches in Man-chester and London. The former may have been familiar to northern members, such as Edward Legh of Lyme or Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, but he cannot otherwise have been known to the committee.

His adventurous travels as a student to France, Italy, Greece and Turkey would have appealed to the club, but it was probably his track record with the Commissioners of New Churches that won him the job. Joseph Good was able to advise the club that Barry was experienced in keeping within approved building budgets and that advice may have been decisive. There was also the originality and excellence of the design, with its clever planning for the deep site and the novel deployment of Italian Renaissance palazzo architecture.

The competition design of 1828 was revised to meet the present, narrower site in March 1829 and then revised again to meet criticisms from the Crown and Athenaeum about the likely impact on the cornice of the latter.

Barry’s ingenious solution was to create recesses on both elevations adjoining the Athenaeum. This allowed slightly more interesting shapes for the main rooms and enabled the cornice of The Travellers to be returned at the sides rather than cut off, something that has always been admired.

Externally, Barry drew on Florentine and Venetian sources for the two elevations, Raphael’s Palazzo Pandolfini for Pall Mall and the Grand Canal for Carlton Gardens (where the lawns substituted for Venetian water).

Inside, the vocabulary stretched to include Grecian and English Palladian details, in the library chimneypieces or the carved-oak Grand Staircase. Enthusiasm for the latter may have come from the chairman of the building committee Gen the Hon Sir Edward Cust, with memories of his ancestral home at Belton in Lincolnshire.

Barry’s most novel stroke was the internal cortile in the centre of the plan, with the halls and landings arranged like arcades round it. This enabled light to reach the depths of the interior, including the kitchen, scullery and Still Room in the basement.

The building was constructed by Stokes (Paxton’s son-in-law); it was roofed in 1831 and first used to watch William IV’s Coronation procession. It was completed in 1832.

Barry’s architecture has always been cherished by The Travellers, which, over the decades, has allowed art and architecture students to visit and make measured drawings. There was only one blip in the record: Barry remained the club architect throughout his life, but after him, Hungerford Pollen advised. He was Cockerell’s nephew.

In order to allow in more light, Pollen removed Barry’s balconies from the library windows in 1867 and replaced them with ‘Baker Street’ iron balustrades. Following furious protests, not least from Barry’s younger son and biographer Edward, the club reinstated the balconies to the original design. Suitably chastened, it never attempted to alter the elevations again.

Over the years, several changes have been made to the interior. A fire in 1850 destroyed Barry’s billiard room and the Elgin plaster frieze. In 1910, the Coffee Room was moved up to the first-floor drawing room (Fig 3) to create a ground-floor Smoking Room.

The entrance hall was also tactfully extended, reusing Barry’s windows and chimneypiece into the cortile by the then club architect Macvicar Anderson. Few realise this not part of the original Barry design.

Anderson added upper storeys of bedrooms after the First World War. In the early 20th century, the club benefitted from the care and knowledge of a member, Hal Goodhart-Rendal, who, for a time, also acted as the club architect. He recommended Fred Rowntree as his successor and Rowntree designed the handsome First and Second World War Memorials and restored the club after it suffered bomb damage in 1940.

Goodhart-Rendal had restored and replicated the Colza chandeliers and other light fittings and produced a design for roofing over the main floor of the cortile to make a ‘saloon’. This was not proceeded with, nor was its revival in 1970 by Ian Grant, chairman of the Victorian Society, although he was responsible for re-graining the library in its original oak with a grant from the Greater London Council Historic Buildings Division.

This was one of several late-20th-century restorations of original decorative schemes, including the repainting of the Coffee Room in Barry’s yellows and greys in 1988. The library remains the heart of the club and, as well as being one of the most beautiful rooms in London, it contains the finest collection of travel books in private hands, donated by members over two centuries. Its present flourishing condition with lectures and exhibitions attests to the continuing vigour of The Travellers after 200 years.

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Traditional Gentlemen's Clubs of London

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The Travellers Club, located at 106 Pall Mall, is one of London’s oldest and most prestigious gentlemen’s clubs. Founded in 1819, the club was established for “gentlemen who have travelled out of the British Isles to a distance of at least five hundred miles from London in a direct line.” This membership requirement, along with the club’s luxurious and refined atmosphere, has made it a favorite among diplomats, politicians, and other accomplished individuals. At one point, so many members were linked to MI5 and MI6 that it was simply known as the Spooks Club.

The club’s building, designed by Charles Barry, is a stunning example of Palladian style and has been a London landmark for over 200 years. Inside, members can enjoy various lounges, reading rooms, dining rooms, an extensive library, and a billiards room.

In addition to its impressive facilities, the Travellers Club is also known for its rich history and distinguished membership. Past members include explorers, statesmen, and literary figures such as David Livingstone, Winston Churchill, and Rudyard Kipling. The club has also played host to numerous important events, including the signing of the Anglo-French Entente Cordiale in 1904.

Despite its traditional and exclusive reputation, the Travellers Club is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive membership. Today, the club continues to attract a diverse range of accomplished individuals from various fields and backgrounds.

Overall, the Travellers Club is a true London institution, offering its members a luxurious and refined atmosphere, rich history, and distinguished membership, along with a commitment to promoting diversity and inclusivity. It is a perfect place for the distinguished traveler and for those who appreciate the best of British culture and tradition. Unfortunately, the clubhouse can be quite dead at times. Moreover, the dining room service, like at the Oxford & Cambridge Club, requires each table to fill in an order form. To members of other clubs, this can seem not only cumbersome but also rather strange and impersonal.

Hello I will be visiting London in October of this year. Being of curios temperament I wonder if i may visit your club perhaps enjoy a meal and or at least experience its historical significance. I’d be thrilled to hear back from you. Thankyou

Regretfully this is merely a blog about London Clubs. We’re not affiliated with the Travellers, and you would have to contact them directly. Generally speaking clubs will only allow visitors from reciprocal clubs.

I have been a member of the Travellers’ for 30 years, and in all that time I have never managed to find the billiards room. Perhaps you might let me know where it is?

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The Travellers Club was founded in 1819 by a cohort led by Lord Castlereagh and in 1832 moved to its present purpose-built clubhouse designed by Charles Barry. The Club's founding ethos was to establish a meeting place for like-minded gentlemen who had travelled abroad, and where they could also entertain foreign visitors and diplomats posted to London.

Distinguished members of the Diplomatic Service, the Home Civil Service and the Armed Forces have traditionally formed the backbone of the Travellers Club and we continue to have many among our members.

The Club maintains reciprocal arrangements with some 140 similar clubs throughout the world.

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Members of the Diplomatic Service, the Home Civil Service and the Armed Forces have traditionally formed the backbone of the Travellers Club and we continue to have many among our members.

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However, you’ll need to do your research before booking since cruising solo can get expensive. Some cruise lines charge single supplements, which means you'll pay extra when traveling alone and staying in a room that's usually meant for two people.

Luckily, as solo cruising has become more popular, certain cruise lines have started to cater to the needs of guests traveling alone and even offer cabins specifically designed for solo cruisers. 

Read on to discover the best cruise lines for solo travelers. 

1. Holland America Cruise Line

Single cabins: Yes

Solo travel perks: Single Partners Program

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Known for having some of the best customer service in the industry, it should come as no surprise that Holland America Line is dedicated to providing an exceptional experience to solo travelers onboard their fleet of ships. 

The line’s newest ships—Rotterdam, Koningsdam and Nieuw Statendam—have 12 single staterooms perfect for solo travelers. Each of these rooms is approximately 127-172 square feet and equipped with full-size and modern amenities. Plus, every single cabin boasts an ocean view, so you can enjoy the scenery during your voyage. 

Holland America Line also does a great job at creating an atmosphere of camaraderie on their ships. The Single Partners Program, offered on most voyages, puts on activities, cocktail parties and mixers for singles and solo travelers to mingle during the cruise. Whether you enjoy exercise classes, wine tastings or trivia, you’re sure to meet other travelers with similar interests through this program. 

2. Silversea Cruise Line

Single cabins: No

Solo travel perks : Low single supplements 

AAA Member Benefit:

• Up to $300 per person in onboard credit on select voyages

Smaller cruise lines are great for solo travelers since you’ll see familiar faces throughout your journey, which can make it easier to strike up conversations and form connections with fellow travelers. 

One of the best small cruise lines for solo travelers is Silversea Cruise Line. While they don’t offer single cabins, they have extremely low single supplements of just 25 percent on certain voyages. For reference, most cruise lines have single supplements that are 50 percent to 100 percent of the fare, so Silversea’s rate is very affordable in comparison. 

At the beginning of your voyage, there will be a champagne Welcome Reception which serves as the perfect opportunity to mingle with other solo travelers. During certain journeys, Gentlemen Hosts will be available aboard to welcome solo guests.

3. Royal Caribbean

Solo travel perks : Solo traveler meet-ups 

• Free 8x10 photo per stateroom on 7+ night balcony or suite bookings

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• Complimentary sparkling wine and chocolate-covered strawberries 
• $25 onboard spending credit per stateroom for six nights or less voyages
• $50 onboard spending credit per stateroom for 7-10 night voyages
• $100 onboard spending credit per stateroom for 11+ night voyages 

Royal Caribbean offers studio staterooms on certain ships that are perfect for solo travelers and adult cruisers . When you book one of these rooms, you can avoid paying the typical single supplement fee. These rooms range from 101 square feet to 199 square feet, and you can choose from an inside stateroom, a virtual balcony stateroom or an ocean-view stateroom with a balcony. 

Studio staterooms are available on the following ships in their fleet: 

• Anthem of the Seas
• Brilliance of the Seas
• Quantum of the Seas 
• Harmony of the Seas 
• Spectrum of the Seas
• Ovation of the Seas

Once onboard, Royal Caribbean offers a ton of on-board activities, shows and dining experiences that make it ideal for solo travelers. Plus, they often have meet-ups for solo travelers looking to make friends while onboard. 

4. Azamara Cruise Line

Single cabins : No

Solo travel perks : Special rates as low as 25-50% off stateroom fares and gatherings for solo travelers 

AAA Member Benefit :

• $150 per stateroom onboard credit on select Club Ocean View or above sailings.
• Onboard spending credit of $200 per stateroom 

Azamara Cruise Line operates a fleet of mid-sized ships that journey to destinations all over the world. The cruise line is known for its Destination Immersion® experiences that feature intimate ships, access to smaller ports that other cruise ships can’t visit and longer stays at ports. 

Azamara provides special rates for solo travelers as low as 25-50 percent off stateroom fares. Additionally, they offer thoughtfully created activities and gatherings for solo travelers to socialize with each other onboard. 

5. Cunard Cruise Line

Solo travel perks : Group dining, coffee chats and cocktail parties for solo travelers

• Onboard credit for all voyages that are 7 nights and longer 

Cunard is among the best luxury cruise lines , and it’s a great option for solo travelers looking for upscale service, socialization opportunities and elegant staterooms. The cruise line offers single staterooms aboard their Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth ships. During your time aboard, you’ll enjoy 24-hour room service, luxury toiletries and a complimentary bottle of sparkling wine. 

The cruise line is also known for its delicious culinary options and for going out of the way to ensure solo travelers have an enjoyable dining experience. While you can always choose to dine solo, they also provide the option to dine with fellow travelers at a shared table. Solo travelers can also attend coffee chats and cocktail parties to socialize with other guests. 

6. Viking River Cruises

Solo travel perks : Special solo traveler fares 

• $100 per person shipboard credit for cruises 8-11 days
• $200 per person shipboard credit for cruises 12+ days 

If you’re looking to embark on a solo river cruise in Europe , look no further than Viking River Cruises. The cruise line is known for its immersive journeys sailing through the world’s greatest rivers while offering world-class accommodation, incredible customer service and unique cultural events along the way. 

While Viking doesn’t have single cabins, they will occasionally offer special solo traveler fares. Plus, you can check for other discounts available for the cruises you’re interested in to save money on your travels.  

7. Seabourn Cruise Line

Solo travel perks : Special offers for solo travelers on select voyages 

• Singles receive $150 per suite onboarding spending credit on select sailings 

AAA Vacations® Benefit:

• $200 per suite onboard spending credit on select sailings 

Prefer to feel like you're on a private yacht instead of a cruise ship? The small-ship cruise line, Seabourn provides an intimate experience complete with personalized service, optional shore excursions and entertainment options. 

The cruise line offers a discounted single supplement, beginning at just 10% more than current fares for certain voyages and suite categories. The discount is available for cruises to Alaska , Greece, Iceland, Greenland and more. 

8. Oceania Cruise Line 

Single cabins : Yes

Solo travel perks : Social events and group dining tables

• $100 per person onboard spending credit on select sailings 
• Complimentary pre-paid gratuities
• Free group wine tasting with a sommelier

From friendly crew members to social events, The Oceania Cruise Line goes above and beyond to make solo travelers feel at home on their ships. Solo cruises can attend cocktail parties or opt into group dining to meet other guests onboard. The small ships are also easy to navigate and provide a relaxing atmosphere. 

With solo staterooms available aboard the Vista, Regatta, Insignia, Nautica and Sirena ships, you don’t have to worry about solo supplements driving the price up. The accommodations feature private verandas or ocean-view windows as well as many amenities to keep you comfortable during your voyage. 

9. Celebrity Cruises

Solo travel perks : Hosted social events

• Onboard credit based on the stateroom category booked

Celebrity Cruises is another popular cruise line for solo travelers, offering social events to help solo cruisers make new friends. Known for its inclusivity, Celebrity Cruises is also one of the most LGBTQ-friendly cruise lines in the industry. Their itineraries, such as their Bali, Malaysia and Thailand itineraries, are some of the best cruises for solo travelers looking for excitement and adventure. 

Celebrity’s solo cruise cabins are available on the Celebrity Edge®, Celebrity Apex®, Celebrity Beyond℠ and Celebrity Ascent℠ ships. Solo travelers can choose between an ocean-view room with a veranda and an inside stateroom. All of the solo rooms come with the same products and services as the regular staterooms. 

The easiest way to avoid single supplements is to opt for a cruise line that offers solo cabins. However, if your heart is set on a cruise line or ship that doesn’t have this perk, consider looking out for specials that waive or discount single supplements. You can also try using a roommate matching program that some cruise lines offer, which pairs you in a room with another solo traveler. 

Whether you're looking to book a quick getaway or an around-the-world cruise , embarking on a solo cruise is a rewarding experience offering adventure, relaxation and the freedom to cater your journey around your preferences. Not to mention, you can partake in the many things to do on a cruise and make life-long friends along the way.  

Book your solo cruises with AAA Travel and ensure you’ll have peace of mind during your once-in-a-lifetime trip. With your AAA Membership , you'll receive exclusive deals, onboard spending credits and other perks.

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Memorial Day events 2024: See what's happening in your community

Communities throughout the region will recognize Memorial Day with events during the three-day weekend.

More: When is Memorial Day weekend? Here's when the holiday falls in 2024 and why its celebrated

Monday: The Memorial Day Parade begins at 2 p.m. on Ashby Common and will make stops at town cemeteries.

Monday: The Memorial Day parade will step off at 10 a.m. after forming at Bryn Mawr Avenue, Prospect Parkway and Rockland Road. Hosted by the Chester P. Tuttle American Legion Post 279.

The Memorial Day Parade begins at 10:30 a.m. at Pine Grove Cemetery and will proceed to the Old Burial Ground and on to the Town Common.

Sunday: American Post 391 will attend church services at Charlton Federated Church, assembling at 9:45 a.m. Following the church service, Post 391 will place wreaths and conduct rifle honor salutes at each cemetery and at the Vietnam Memorial Bridge on Stafford Street.

Monday: Post 391 will host the annual Memorial Day parade, scheduled to step off at 2 p.m. Participants are to assemble at 1:30 p.m. at the main entrance of the Masonic Home complex at 88 Masonic Home Road. Marchers will head to Charlton Public Library. Memorial wreaths will be placed on the Town Honor Roll and memorial rifle salutes will be given.

Following the ceremony, participats are invited by Post 391 to Charlton Grange for a light lunch prepared by the Legion Auxiliary.

More: AAA forecasts nearly 44M travelers for Memorial Day weekend: See best times to travel

Monday: At 8 a.m. there will be a ceremony at Reservoir Pines Cemetery. The annual Memorial Day Parade will begin at 9 a.m. with a speaking program at Central Park. The parade will move to Depot Square, Woodlawn Cemetery and St. John's Cemetery.

Sunday: A White Cross ceremony will be held at 6 p.m. at Monument Park.

Monday: The opening ceremony will begin at 7:45 a.m. at Monument Park. There will be prayers and volleys at cemeteries and monuments citywide, beginning with Eastwood Monument at 8 a.m., breakfast at the Eastwood Club at 8:15 a.m., St. Bernard’s Cemetery at 8:45 a.m., Spanish-American War Monument at 9 a.m., Laurel Hill Cemetery at 9:15 a.m., Jewish Cemetery at 9:30 a.m., St. Joseph’s Cemetery at 9:45 a.m. and Forest Hill Cemetery at 10 a.m.

The Memorial Day Ceremony will be held at Upper Common at 10:30 a.m. 

Monday: The Memorial Day Parade will begin at 9:40 a.m. at the American Legion on Elm Street and proceed to Monument Park on Cottage Street for the Memorial Day ceremony featuring guests, speeches, music, taps, readings and more.

Monday: Parade begins at Norcross Park at 11:15 a.m., with ceremony to follow.

Monday: The Memorial Day Parade will begin at 11 a.m. from the Recreation Department at 1420 Main St. and will proceed toward the center of town.

Hubbardston

Monday: The Memorial Day Parade will begin at 11 a.m. from Curtis Recreation Field on Route 68. Following the parade, an ice cream social, hosted by the Golden Age Club, will be open to all veterans and community members.

Monday: Program begins at 9 a.m. at the Town Green. After the Memorial Day program, the parade, led by the American Legion, will proceed to Middle Cemetery for the laying of flowers and wreaths on graves and taps will be played. The parade will then proceed back to the Town Green.

Monday: The annual parade starts at 10:30 a.m. at Memorial School and will proceed to the Town Common, where a ceremony will be held. 

Monday: Ceremonies will be held at St. Leo's Cemetery at 8:30 a.m., St. Cecilia's Cemetery at 9 a.m. and Johnny Ro Memorial Park at 9:30 a.m., Respite at Franco American War Veterans Hall at 10 a.m. and GAR Lot at Veterans Cemetery at 10:30 a.m.

Parade will begin at 11 a.m. at the Veterans Plot and continue through Pine Grove Cemetery before ending at Memorial Circle at Carter Park.

Monday: The parade will begin at 10 a.m., traveling on Veterans Memorial Parkway (Route 109) to East Main Street and Calzone Park, where a brief ceremony will be held. The parade will continue on Main Street and end at Draper War Memorial Park. A speaking program will take place.

Monday: Ceremonies will take place at town cemeteries and monuments: Dwinell Cemetery at 8:35 a.m.; Providence Street Cemetery at 9 a.m.; War Memorial at 9:30 a.m.; Central and St. Brigid cemeteries and VFW Monument at 10:10 a.m.; West Millbury Cemetery at 11 a.m.; and War Memorial at 11:40 a.m.

Northborough 

Monday: The Memorial Day parade and ceremonies will begin at noon at the Civil War Memorial and the Gulf War Memorial with the parade stepping off about 12:30 p.m. marching to the Tri-War Memorial at Hudson and Pierce streets, then to the WWI Memorial at Church and Whitney streets and ending at the Veterans Memorial/Flagpole in the Howard Street Cemetery. The concluding ceremony will take place on the cemetery grounds. 

Northbridge

Monday: The Memorial Day Parade will begin at the Armenian Apostolic Church on Church Street at10 a.m. and proceed down Church Street to the Common, followed by a ceremony at Memorial Park.

Sunday: A parade steps off from First Congregation Church at 1 p.m., moving to Woodlawn Cemetery for a ceremony. At noon, veterans and their families will gather for a reception at First Congregational Church.

Monday: The parade will step off at 10 a.m. Monday from the Grove Street Monument and will conclude with a ceremony at Rotary Park. After the ceremony, the VFW and American Legion will host a free picnic in Rotary Park.

Monday: Participants will assemble at 7 a.m. at Community Hall, 250 Main St., and at 7:45 a.m. they will proceed to New Boston Cemetery, West Rutland Cemetery, Brooks Square, Memorial Field and the Veterans Memorial for services.

The parade will start assembling at 9:45 a.m. in front of the Community Hall and step off at 10 a.m. proceeding down Main Street to Rural Cemetery for memorial services, after which the parade returns up Main Street to the Town Common for services.

Monday: Parade will depart at 9:30 a.m. from the Municipal Office Building, 100 Maple Ave. The parade will march to the Town Center (Route 140 and Main Street) where a memorial address will be given and then continue to Mountain View Cemetery.

Southbridge

Monday: The parade start at 10 a.m. in front of the Town Hall's GAR Monument and making a right onto Main Street. It will end with a ceremony at the Gold Star Mothers Monument. 

Monday: Members of the Gaudette-Kirk American Legion Post 138 will hold the annual Memorial Day Parade beginning at 9 a.m.

Monday: The parade will begin at 11 a.m. at Sutton Common and proceed to Sutton High School for an 11:45 a.m. program and a flag raising at noon.

Monday: Parade begins at 9 a.m. at the Whitin School and will proceed to Town Common.

The Webster-Dudley Veterans Council is organizing the annual Memorial Day parade, to begin at 11 a.m. Monday at Route 12 and Worcester Road in Webster. The route will end at Town Hall, with a short program at the Veterans' Court of Honor.

West Boylston 

Monday: Ceremonies will be held at St. Luke's Cemetery (8:30 a.m.) and High Plains Cemetery (9:15 a.m.)

A parade will assemble at Beaman Public Library at 10 a.m. Participants will continue to Mount Vernon Cemetery, where a ceremony will be held. Next, a ceremony will be held at the War Memorial Monuments on the Town Common.

Westborough

Monday: Ceremonies will be conducted at several parks and cemeteries starting with St Luke’s Cemetery at 9 a.m. and Pine Grove Cemetery at 9:40 a.m. The parade will depart from Pine Grove on South Street at 10 a.m. and proceed down South Street, with a stop at Midland Cemetery, through the rotary and to the Forbes Municipal Building for the 11 a.m. presentations.

Sunday: Water Ceremony at 1 p.m., Elm Park.

Monday: The Memorial Day Observance Remembrance Ceremony will start at 9 a.m. at Hope Cemetery, Webster Street. A wreath-laying ceremony is planned at 11 a.m. at the Massachusetts Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Green Hill Park, followed by another wreath-laying ceremony at 1 p.m. at the Korean War Memorial on Foster Street. 

To include your group's Memorial Day event on this list, send information to [email protected] .

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Record 3.5 million in Southern California traveling for Memorial Day

By Danielle Radin

Updated on: May 23, 2024 / 4:58 PM PDT / KCAL News

The Memorial Day weekend travel period began Thursday, with record numbers of Southern Californians expected to hit the roads or hop on planes for holiday getaways. Experts urged people to plan ahead, expect crowds and be patient.

Los Angeles International Airport officials reminded travelers that passenger numbers and freeway traffic will be rising over the next few days and remain high for the next few months.

Airport officials urged travelers to arrive at least two hours ahead of domestic flights, and three hours for international flights. Parking is also expected to be at a premium, so travelers were urged to consider booking spaces in advance  here .

"With school breaks, relaxed workdays, and a strong demand for travel to and from Los Angeles, we expect a busy summer," Doug Webster, interim chief operations and maintenance officer for Los Angeles World Airports, said in a statement. "Our airport staff and airline partners are aware of the projected wave of travelers to the region, and are ready and well-equipped to provide our guests with the best possible experience at LAX."

According to the Automobile Club of Southern California, a record 3.5 million Southern California residents are expected to travel over the Memorial Day weekend, besting the level from last year and marking the second straight year the number has exceeded the pre-pandemic record set in 2019.

"No matter what direction you take off to San Diego you're gonna deal with traffic and be in a bumper-to-bumper," said driver Lazaro Miraval Thursday. 

The top destinations for Southern California travelers are expected to be Las Vegas, San Diego, the Grand Canyon, Hawaii and Seattle/Alaska cruises.

Danielle Radin is a journalist for CBS Los Angeles and has authored 9 books. She is originally from Hermosa Beach. Danielle covers breaking news, crime, tech and politics.

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