Is a 7 day cruise too long for a second time cruiser?

[firsttimecruiser9876]

Hello all. Went on 4 day cruise out of Jacksonville and loved it. Would a 7 day cruise (eastern carribean) out of Port Canaveral be a good 2nd cruise? Wondering if this will be too many days for us.........

[JG-TX]

NO!!! Been on 15 cruises and never done anything less than 7 days. You'll love it!

[YubaSutter]

Only you can answer that. Our first was a 7 day and the second was a 10 day. Great for us.

[jeffinhouston]

Seven days was the perfect amount of time for my first and only cruise. Never bored but was ready to get home on the final day. I cannot imagine it would feel too long but I suppose that depends on the person.

[snc_cam]

Only you can answer that. Our first was a 7 day and the second was a 10 day. Great for us.

 

Did a 3 day one with wife/son to see if my wife would like them. She did. We have done 7,8 day cruises since. However, we did a 5 day one a few years ago and it was "too short".

 

So you will enjoy the 7 and find it very hard to go back to the shorter ones :)

 

Enjoy it

[springs741]

Why would you think it would be too long? You enjoyed the first cruise. Did you have that feeling upon returning home that it wasn't long enough? That is a sure sign you will do well with a 7 day. I have done 8 Carnival cruises in less than 4 years and only one was a five day, the rest were 7 and 8 days. Leaving next month for a 12 day.

[love my grandkids]

Our first two were 4 days. Since than we will not do anything less than 7-8 day ones

[CRUZBUDS]

Our first was 7 days, our second was 16 days. We haven't been on one that was too long yet. :)

[cruiser fanatic]

No!! My first and second cruise was 7 days. I prefer 7 days or longer.

Edited January 5, 2015 by cruiser fanatic

[asalligo]

Only you can answer that. Our first was a 7 day and the second was a 10 day. Great for us.

 

Exactly! My sister came back from her first seven day cruise and said that was too long to be on a boat. I feel like a 7 day cruise is over just as I am getting settled in and know that a 30 day cruise would still be over too soon for me.

[tkportersat]

The only way to know is to give it a try....if you loved 4 days, I am sure you will love 7. If you were antsy by 4 and ready to get off the ship then it may be too long for you.

[CCLCruiser4321]

I've personally never heard anyone say 4 days was awesome but 7 no thank you. I always hear people say 7 days isn't nearly long enough I could stay another week

 

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[jesscruiser]

I don't like doing anything less than 7 days!

 

 

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[srlafleur]

It could seem too long, if you don't select the itinerary according to your port/sea day preference.

For example, we love port-intensive itineraries and look for fewer sea days. (We generally don't do less than 7 days and haven't done more than 12) We wouldn't hate a longer itinerary, as long as there'd be a nice balance between the sea and port days.

Transatlantic? Probably not in our immediate future, though we're not ruling it out for "someday", possibly as a means of transportation to/from Europe for an extended stay.

Edited January 5, 2015 by srlafleur

[chocolate melting cake]

We've gotten to the point that if the cruise is less than 12 days we book back to back!

[ILCruzr]

I've done 4,5,7,8 and they are all too short! I love cruising and wish I could do a back 2 back. Its on my bucket list. But go for the 7 because 4 is way too short! Happy Cruising :)

[CanadianDee]

We've never done less than 7 days and I can't imagine doing less. :)

[golfb4cruzing]

That's all we've ever done. Anything less than 7 and the party is too short.

[wareaglefan]

I only take 5 day when added on with a 7 day or longer cruise! To me, the longer the better!

Edited January 5, 2015 by wareaglefan

[lisajm]

I have done 3 7day cruises, 1 5 day, and 1 6 day. On the 2 that weren't 7 days i felt cheated!

Agree with other poster though, like a mix of port and sea days. Upcoming cruise is port intensive, 4 port days in a row! 77 days and counting!

[Cruiserpkg]

My first cruise was a "cruise to nowhere" which was basically a weekend. I chanced it and went for a 7 day after that and loved it. Now that I have done mostly 7 day cruises the one 5 day cruise I took 2 years ago seemed too short. I, too, think that the more days the better! Hoping to try a 10 day or longer some day.

[ccruisequeen]

My first two were 7-days and they were perfect

 

 

I still cruise for warm chocolate melting cake (with two sugar free vanilla ice creams)

[paul929207]

It will really depend on you. We have taken 32 cruises. The shortest was 8 days, but it was part of a 35 day b2b2b.

[rjack22]

Good heavens NO! Our first cruise was 5 days so we could see how we "liked" it. It was over way too soon.

 

Our second cruise was 10 days! Perfect.

[Laughing Angel]

No! The first couple of cruises I did were 7 Day trips and I loved it. Anything shorter than that would feel like a let down now. Having done those longer, standard trips, I would never consider anything less than the 7 days of fun and relaxation a cruise can provide. Only you can decide, but if you enjoyed the 4 Day, I think you'll have fun with a longer cruise.