<p id=”par-1_44″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/beyonce/?swcfpc=1″>Beyoncé</a> has a reputation for being relentlessly hard-working, but she loves taking time off for a vacation. When she isn’t recording an <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/music/”>album</a> or preparing for a tour, Beyoncé likes to spend time relaxing. She shared the type of vacation that is her favorite. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-beyonce-shared-her-ideal-vacation”>Beyoncé shared her ideal vacation</h2>
<p id=”par-2_30″>While Beyoncé has said that it is difficult for her to sit still, she still loves a vacation. She likes to be by the water, but not on the beach.</p>
<p id=”par-3_21″>“Secretly, I live for vacations,” she told <a href=”https://www.spin.com/2021/01/beyonce-july-2006-cover/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Spin Magazine</a>. “Not the beach so much — <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/beyonce-says-jay-z-is-the-reason-why-she-cant-stay-under-the-radar-while-out-in-public.html/”>because of the paparazzi</a>, but boats.”</p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-1″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Beyonce-Acting.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Beyonce Knowles arrives at the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards.” class=”wp-image-3776958″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Beyonce | Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic</figcaption></figure>
<p id=”par-4_36″>She said that when she’s on a boat, she’s able to feel a sense of freedom not typically within her reach. Her work requires a strict schedule and regiment, which she’s able to shed on vacation.</p>
<p id=”par-5_68″>“I love being on boats. I love the waves, the feel and the smell of the ocean. It’s like being in your own world, like being truly free,” she said. “If I want to eat at four o’clock in morning, I eat. If I want to jump in the sea and swim, I can. There is no one to tell me what to do. For me, that’s perfection.”</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-beyonce-said-she-has-a-ritual-on-a-yearly-vacation”>Beyoncé said she has a ritual on a yearly vacation</h2>
<p id=”par-6_29″>Beyoncé said she typically spends New Year’s Eve on a boat. She likes to jump from the boat into the water. The distance can be up to three stories. </p>
<p id=”par-7_21″>“I don’t know what’s wrong with me,” she told <a target=”_blank” href=”https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/beyonce-talks-fame-relationships-starting-a-family-becoming-sasha-fierce-111695/” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Rolling Stone</a>. “I looked at the picture and said, ‘That’s really dumb.’”</p>
<p id=”par-8_21″>She explained that it’s a way for her to <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/beyonce-admitted-yearly-ritual-dumb.html/”>let go of the stress</a> of the year and move forward unencumbered.</p>
<p id=”par-9_53″>“I do it every year,” she said. “That’s my jump. It’s a ritual. That’s my ‘let go, start over, this is a vacation and I’m-a be free.’ I have to jump off something so I can let go of everything that happened before the last vacation and start over. It’s like bein’ baptized.”</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-she-explained-that-it-was-difficult-for-her-to-take-breaks”>She explained that it was difficult for her to take breaks</h2>
<p id=”par-10_16″>While Beyoncé loves her vacation time, she doesn’t take them as often as she might like.</p>
<p id=”par-11_18″>“You know what I think the problem is?” she said. “I’m <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/beyonce-work-process.html/”>unable to sit still</a>. I’m easily bored.”</p>
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<p id=”par-12_16″>In 2006, she even abandoned a much-needed break to crank out an album in several days. </p>
<p id=”par-13_83″>“Okay, so this is what happened,” Beyoncé said. “I had planned to take a month off before recording the <em>Dreamgirls</em> soundtrack. But then, three days into my vacation, I started to have all these ideas for a solo record, and so without telling anyone — my manager, my record label — I called up [regular collaborators] Sean Garrett, Rich Harrison, and Rodney Jerkins. I set up three studios around town and banged out 20 songs. Just like that, in a matter of days.”</p>
<p id=”par-14_18″>The result was <em>B’Day</em>, her second solo studio album. It won a Grammy for Best Contemporary R&B Album.</p>