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Two new alternatives for the unattached

If reality TV shows featuring runway models hooking up with hot hunks in exotic locales seems too good to be true, I’ve got good news for you: they aren’t. At least in one respect.

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If you’re single it’s possible to ditch that dating Web site, hop on a plane, head to the tropics and meet the love of your life.

(No guarantee they’ll be runway models or hot hunks, though.)

Singles have always had a hard time vacationing. The typical “single vacation” tends to be a group of friends that ultimately turns into a booze fest worthy of a film crew from Girls Gone Wild (complete with incriminating photos). Or it is a solo vacation typically filled with a lot of reading and watching those damned happy loving couples frolic in the sand and surf.

It doesn’t have to be that way.

So, if you find yourself single or unattached, take a leave of absence from match.com for a month. Tell the local barkeep that you won’t be a regular for a few days and try out one of these two new alternatives.

Sail the seven seas, solo. SinglesCruise.com is a cruise-only agency owned by the giant Carlson Wagonlit Travel. As would be expected with that moniker, they only do cruises and it is only for singles. While they do not take over an entire ship, they take close to 20 percent of it.