I love swimming at the beach. I love travelling on a boat/ship on still water. I love going fishing in a 'tinny'.
I've travelled on both sightseeing boats, & commuting boats on the GBR, especially going to/fro Hayman Island, many times, along the Whitsunday Passage.
But be a 'boatie'? Nope, doesn't interest me one jot. I like 'terra firma' way too much, & the less 'terror', & the more 'firmer', the better!
This is one reason I've never been on an ocean-going cruise ship. It just doesn't interest me.
I love flying to my destination(s), & spending the time there. This I've done all my life, & I ain't gonna break that habit now! Way too old to do that!