Was it a convention? If you and your partner went on a cruise and had some meetings that seems like a real stretch.
Here's a previous discussion of deducting cruise expenses
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/is-a-cruise-considered-business-...
here is the IRS general discussion publication on travel expenses
https://www.irs.gov/publications/p463
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