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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Lisa Bachelor and Clea Skopeliti

Selfies and surf simulators: the young cruisers driving boom in sea holidays

Tourists taking pictures and selfies during sunset in Santorini, Greece
Tourists take photos and selfies at sunset on the Greek island of Santorini, July 2024. The Cycladic island is a popular stop for cruise ships. Photograph: Marcos del Mazo/LightRocket/Getty Images

This summer was the first time 31-year-old Daisie Morrison had been on a cruise when she set sail on a two-week holiday with two friends, also in their early 30s.

“One of my friends suggested it,” she says. “She had seen different influencers on Instagram going on cruises. You go to so many places that we wanted to visit, so we were all quite keen.”

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