Traveling alone can be intimidating, especially if you’ve reached your 50s and have never traveled alone. I took my first solo trip when I was 35, fell in love with travel, and never looked back.

Cruise lines offer the ease of returning home to your comfy cabin each night while seeing different ports, all while having an eager staff ready to feed, entertain and otherwise assist you. Ah, heaven ...

Travel is geared mainly to serve customers as couples. But for a variety of reasons, lots of travelers are not in a coupled relationship. In my case, I’m a widower; others include the never married, ...