What It’s Like to Cruise Longer Than 7 Days | What to Expect & How to Prepare
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The longest we've been on kind of one ship that I can think of off the top of my head was a 21-day Southeast Asia cruise
All of these require extra planning and as wonderful as they are, we have found over the times that we've done them, it helps to have a little preparation at home
The longer you're on the ship after seven days, you're probably going to have to figure out a laundry strategy
The weather can change if you are on a long voyage, especially transatlantics
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