Almost everyone on a cruise gains weight. Typically, five pounds for a two-week sail. There are exceptions. If you get seasick, for one. There are a few with a strong mind. You can try to lose weight on tours. Sleep, I learned, helps reduce gain. I've tended to increase from 5-8 pounds on a cruise. I allow this to happen because it turns out that I can lose them all in a week or two when I get home. Makes a case for this type of weight gain being mostly water . We always get the full alcoholic drinks package, have at least two meals a day ( we tend to skip breakfast by enjoying a nightlife, whereby you wake up just before lunch ). But two large meals, snacks and 10 drinks/day add up calories, especially when one doesn't exercise much, like me on a ship. I'm still hesitant to use the wellness centers from those pandemic days. There was one exception. We took a 52-day Seabourn cruise from Sydney to Honolulu....

New SIMPLE SOLUTIONS for PLANET EARTH AND HUMANITY: This blog site derives from the original version of Planet Earth & Humanity, but will be more WE than ME. The coverage will remain similar, but perhaps these postings will seem to come from a parallel universe, or maybe even Purgatory. But truth and reality will prevail, with dashes of whimsy and levity to help make your day.