Dionysus Feldman wrote:

To me, a cruising boat is just a floating RV. Not that that's bad: my
Girlfriend and I are leaning towards this kind of boat more and more.
But why can't we rent them, they way you could rent a car or an RV?

You can. You might be startled at the prices, though.

Do a google search for 'yacht charters' and start combing through the
results.

DSK