Rather than leaping straight from office chair to deck chair, two thirds said they allowed up to three days to unwind.

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Make no mistake: These aren't luxury cruises in which you spot a few whales from your deck chair and hit the buffet.

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But when you climbed on board, mentally noting the lumpy cushions, the rods trailing wires at the stern and the swivel fish-fighting chair bolted to the deck, you knew you were in the same place.

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