The calendar box you’ve circled looks crammed. Inside it is a finite amount of time you’ve slated for being on the water, but it’s shrinking by the minute. Add the prospect of rain, rough waters, and a limited amount of sunlight, and sometimes your getaways feel like curfews. Cruisers, however, open up a larger realm of possibilities. There’s the range — you can go from day boating excursions to actual trips across large stretches of water. Then you have the at-home features such as galleys, heads and berths. With a wide variety of options, cruisers make planning for a boating trip exciting again. These 2008 models are sure to get your creative juices flowing.

•  Baja 335 Performance

• Bayliner 320

• Carver 36 Super Sport

• Cobalt 303 Day Cruiser

• Cruisers Yachts 360 Express

• Doral Venezia

• Formula 350 Sun Sport

• Glastron 249

• Larson Cabrio 370 Day Cruiser

• Maxum 2900 SE

• Rinker 330 EC

• Sea Ray 330 Sundancer

• Tiara 3500 Sovran

• Triton 301 XD