Baby boomers take their vacation time seriously while millennials are not able to completely disconnect from work on vacation.
That’s the upshot of the third annual Princess Cruises Relaxation Report, a national survey commissioned by Princess Cruises with Wakefield Research.
The survey found that more than one in three Boomers find it impossible to go an entire vacation without doing anything work-related. In contrast, nearly six out of 10 millennials would not be able to completely disconnect from work on vacation.
Of employed millennials, less than half are using all their paid time off. Conversely, nearly 60 percent of boomers used all of their allotted time last year. Interestingly, the survey indicated that nearly one out of five millennials say they are more relaxed when their boss goes on vacation than when they do.
“It’s evident through our survey findings that Americans’ approach to relaxation and vacationing is changing with each generation,” Jan Swartz, Princess Cruises executive vice president, said in a news release. “We’ve always inherently known that different people find different settings and experiences relaxing, but to see such a clear shift between generations and their attitude toward embarking on a vacation escape and disconnecting completely is eye-opening. The good news, of course, is that a cruise vacation offers something for everyone.”