Wellness cruises cater to both healthy travelers and those looking to get healthy.
The increased popularity of health and wellness cruises over the years has coincided with advancing knowledge in medical science as well as the proliferation of fashionable activities like Pilates, yoga and Tai chi. These cruises cater to people who already lead a fit, healthy lifestyle as well as those who wish to become healthier. Travelers typically partake in daily exercise regimens, balanced meals and active outdoor recreation, all while visiting new and exotic places.
MSC Cruises: Wellness Cruise
MSC Cruises has designed a wellness cruise that takes a holistic approach to enhancing both inner health and outer beauty. Guests can enjoy group fitness courses and state-of-the-art exercise equipment in the onboard gym or receive facial treatments and Balinese massages in the Aurea Spa. Seasoned instructors provide healthy lifestyle tips and meal menus are replete with ultra-nutritious entrees. Other cruise activities range from aerobics and yoga to deck walking and dancing classes for all levels. Guests can also partake in motivational lectures or creative painting sessions structured to relax the mind.
Great Alaskan Marathon Cruise
The Great Alaskan Marathon Cruise , geared toward running enthusiasts, is a seven-day adventure aboard Holland Line America's MS Westerdam. The ship departs from Seattle's Puget Sound, with ports-of-call that include Victoria, British Columbia and Alaskan cities like Sitka, Ketchikan and Juneau. At every stop, guests have the opportunity to run different Alaskan terrain and varying distances. By the end of the week, each guest will have run 26.2 miles--the distance of a full marathon. The trip also offers plenty of chances to interact with hosts John Bingham and Jenny Hadfield as well as special guest instructors at daily seminars on racing, nutrition and strength training.
Maine Windjammer Cruises
Maine Windjammer Cruises offers wellness trips on the Grace Bailey that depart from a village in Camden, Maine for five days of sailing along the coast of the Pine Tree State. Guests begin each day by performing yoga or gentle stretching exercises followed by a fresh, nutritious breakfast. Later in the day, shore excursions call for nature walks and hikes through wild spruce forests and hilly coastal towns. The Grace Bailey, which serves as the flagship of the fleet, is an authentic 19th century, 123-foot windjammer that was restored in 1990 and is currently listed as a historic national landmark.
Richard Simmons Cruise to Lose
The Richard Simmons Cruise to Lose is a seven-day excursion aboard the Carnival Splendor that leaves from Los Angeles, with stops in Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan and Cabo San Lucas. Participants wake up early each morning to enjoy a diet-conscious group breakfast followed by mixers and exercise classes with Simmons himself. The ship features a thalassotherapy pool, aroma steam bath, and classes in Pilates, yoga and Tai chi. The price of the cruise includes all meals, taxes, activities and a private pre-cruise party at "Slimmons," Simmons' exercise studio of 35 years. He also treats guests to his "Project Me" motivational seminar.
Fun & Fitness Travel Club Cruise
Fun & Fitness Travel Club has more than 4,000 members throughout the US who cruise annually to various ports-of-call on fitness-style cruises designed by program director Jim Seeley. Popular departure ports include Seattle, Miami and Cape Liberty/Bayonne, New Jersey. Travelers participate in classes and activities taught by certified instructors, ranging from daily water exercises to a variety of dance lessons. All staterooms are booked in upgraded categories, and the cost includes low cost travel insurance. Additionally, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines named Fun & Fitness Travel Club its number one business partner in the Mid-Atlantic region.
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