Adding a guest

Carol, of course I've never taken a Rick Steves tour, so you will probably want some verification of what I say. But from everything I've read, I know that solos can actually change their minds later on and get someone else to join in with them, and then they can get a double room. I know I've read that before.

So I would think that, as long as there's room on the tour (and I think that would be the biggest drawback for coming in late), he would be able to make his booking and then the two of you could request a room together. At that time, the single supplement fee would then be eliminated from your account.

And congratulations on your upcoming retirement!

The only problem I see is there being availability for 'one more'.

They advertise the tour this way

A small, friendly group of 24–28 people
https://www.ricksteves.com/tours/greece/athens-nafplio-tour

Adding a 29th person could be problem

want to book the new Greece tour

Meaning the 8 day Athens/Nafplio tour?

Call and ask the RS Tour office.

It's all based on availability. If it's full, your partner joins the waitlist. One thing to know, normally when space opens up, they send an email to everyone on the waitlist and it's a first come first serve. BUT, I would reach out directly to the RS office when you partner makes up his mind, because if you've already reserved and are confirmed on the the tour (and since you have a room), there may be a way to work with that. But, they keep the groups small and to a specific number, so that will be a factor.

We've taken 3 tours, and one planned this fall. You'll love it with or without your partner. We've had lots of solo travelers in our groups.

I would get a definitive answer directly from the tour office:

[email protected]

Thanks. But I’m not going to call Rick Steve’s office for the theoretical question. I was just curious if anyone may have done something similar. If it turns out he wants to go, I’ll call them then and if they say no well, that’s what he gets for not being willing to commit this far in advance. His loss.

I have no problems going on my own. He can stay home and take care of the dogs. As a matter of fact since he is a little younger than me, he will not be retired at that point so we can take another trip when he retires. I’m actually thinking of a hiking trip in the Cotswald then.

Yes Joe the new 8 day Athens/Nafplio tour

The office will give you the definitive answer, but be sure to ask how far ahead your husband would need to decide to join you (if there was room on the tour). I believe at a certain point they have to finalize their room reservations (singles, doubles, etc.), my hunch is about the time the final tour payment is due. But they'll fill you in on all of that, very helpful people.

PS congrats on your impending retirement! I celebrated mine with the Best of Turkey tour. :)

CL how did you like the Turkey tour? I’m thinking of doing that one in 2028. Just booked the Central Europe Tour for 2027

Carol, first off , congrats on the upcoming retirement. It is wonderful. Secondly I added my husband to a tour probably a month after signing up so it was early days in the long wait before the actual dates. I did it through email back and forth communication. It was easily done. I’d keep an eye on your tour listing and when you see your particular tour date labeled: ‘filling up fast’ or some such thing, then he better come to a decision. Actually the Greece trip was the first RS tour my guy took with me and he loved it. It is a great trip.

Carol, this is not a direct answer to your question but may be useful. A few years ago, an adult woman was on my tour with her mother. Apparently, she was supposed to be on the tour with both of her parents. The parents had signed up together. She signed up separately as a solo traveler. Approximately one month before the start of the tour, they realized that the daughter had signed up for the wrong date! However, she couldn’t change her reservation to the same tour as her parents. The tour was full. He father ended up bowing out so that the daughter could join her mother on the tour as the tour would be visiting her mother’s ancestral region.