When I first started cruising, it struck me as unthinkable that someone would take a cruise longer than a week or, at most, 10 days. Now, I'm all about the long cruises! I love settling in and knowing that this will be my home and community for a stretch of time. All I have to do is sit back, let someone else do all the work, and enjoy exploring a new place every day while my floating hotel takes me there and pampers me along the way.

Yeah, I'm spoiled. And spoiled me is looking forward to the Grand European Sojourn, and then the crossing back to Miami.