Cruising (maritime)
（重定向自Blue water sailing）
![A cruising sailboat anchored in the San Blas Islands, in Panama.](/Images/godic/202501/01/Cruiser_at_Green_Island_Panama2215.jpg")
!['Canal barges in Belgium', an image from Robert Louis Stevenson's book, An Inland Voyage.](/Images/godic/202501/01/AnInlandVoyageBarge2215.jpg")
![Cruisers can see traditional life in remote areas of the world; here, a Kuna paddles a dugout canoe in the San Blas Islands.](/Images/godic/202501/01/Dugout_in_San_Blas_Islands2215.jpg")
![A motor yacht in Lorient, Bretagne, France](/Images/godic/202501/01/Yacht-Samar2215.jpg")
Cruising by boat is a lifestyle that involves living for extended time on a vessel while traveling from place to place for pleasure. Cruising generally refers to trips of a few days or more, and can extend to round-the-world voyages.