Please Explain What a CRUISER is in Your Book..

[John413]

What makes one a Cruiser?
I'm a live aboard that gets away from the dock a few times a month and cruises for the weekend. I'm NOT a CRUISER in my book.

Listening to a discussion and adding my two cents got me thinking. I'm new to this and wanted to post to get your input.

We discussed live aboard, but to me that doesn't make you a CRUISER.
Living on a boat at the dock, doesn't make one a CRUISER.
Living on a boat for years at a dock with some cruising to get to next dock, does that make one a CRUISER.

What makes one a CRUISER?
How much time on the boat in a year?
How much time NOT at the dock?
How much time NOT on the hook?
How much travel in a year?

When does it start?
When does it stop?

What is the life of a CRUISER?

True, must start some place and time to say, "I'm going CRUISING!"