<p>My guess (opinion, not fact) is that the summer cruises will be extended. I was a little shocked to hear my son say that his Youngster “gray hull” (i.e. time with a Fleet ship) cruise last summer was only going to be 2-3 weeks long. Cruises “back in the day” were 4-6 weeks long. </p>
<p>Granted, we didn’t do the sailing cruise, and I think there’s value in doing the sailing cruise, but in terms of exposure to what the mids will see in the Fleet, gray hull time is really important.</p>