hurleyjp13

Thank you all for your thoughtful responses.  Definitely makes me want to do do one of these longer cruises.

I may ask a similar question on the HAL or Cunard board to see what folks there think.  It sounds like other lines might do more special planning for longer cruises (eg. no repeating menus or production shows).

I've been on 15+ cruises and loved them.  Many were on Princess.  All the cruises I've  been on were 7-15 days, and  I'm  thinking about "graduating" to longer cruises.  I'm looking at Princess's Circle South America or a cruise from Singapore to Southampton.

If you've been on one of these longer cruises, I have some questions: 

• Why do you like longer cruises?  Anything you don’t like?
• How are long cruises different from shorter 7-14 day cruises?
• Is there a social community that forms onboard when you spend so much time together?
• Does Princess do anything special on longer cruises?
• Any tips when considering your first long cruise?

Thank you for your help!