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THE CRUISE addicts

While some holidaymakers fret about whether to take a staycation this year or risk a foreign holiday that might unexpectedly land them in quarantine on return, some are climbing the gangplank, confident of having a wonderful time in multiple destinations without having to unpack more than once.

Thousands are so entranced with a trip afloat, they’ve booked longer sailings to exotic ports on the other side of the world for this year and beyond.

Perhaps it’s the inherent romance of ocean liners and the chance to dress up that attract women to cruise after cruise. Here, readers share their stories of an increasingly addictive life at sea.

A CHANCE TO EXPLORE

Psychologist Stephanie Turner, 46,

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