Spa-Related Offerings
Select cruises cater to wellness and spa interests, with lectures or programs to educate passengers on topics such as health, fitness, and well-being. Many of these specialty-themed voyages are heavy on workout classes, as well as lectures and workshops, and are available to all travelers. Other cruises feature spa cafés or offer a selection of spa dishes on their dining room menus.
Crystal Cruises
Crystal Cruises offers "Mind, Body, & Spirit"-themed voyages on its Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity fleets. Guests can get fit or stay in shape with lectures and instructions in yoga, Pilates, tai chi, and general fitness.
Peter Deilmann Cruises
Peter Deilmann Cruises' wellness-themed voyages provide guests with sauna facilities and extensive spa services, including Ayurvedic, nail, and thalassotherapy treatments and massage modalities. Wellness professionals lecture on health and fitness with informative presentations and consultations. The wellness-themed cruises can be found on select ocean and European river vacations.
Disney Cruise Line
Guests can take part in several group and personal fitness activities at sea onboard select Disney Cruises. Programs such as Detox for Weight Loss Seminar, Fitness and Metabolism Seminar, and Eat More to Weight Less/The Zone Nutrition Seminar are available at no extra cost. Popular activities, including the Metabolism Test with Body Composition Analysis, may be booked in advance. Fitness center guests must be 18 years or older.
Costa Cruises
Costa Cruise ships Costa Serena and Costa Concordia feature exclusive spa cabins and suites, where guests can enjoy additional amenities, including the Samsara Spa's special Welcome Ritual treatment. The package also includes access to spa facilities and to the wellness menu at the Ristorante Samsara.
Celebrity Cruises
Celebrity Cruises' Millennium-class and Century ships house the AquaSpa Café. Open for breakfast and lunch, the café serves guests a light and healthy menu selection of fruit smoothies, salads, lean meats, and seafood.
MSC Cruises
MSC Cruises' well being-themed trips teach guests massage and aromatherapy techniques, as well as provide nutritional tips and health consultations. Guests can participate in a number of fitness and beauty treatments offered by the cruise's Bali masseuses. Nutritional tips, health consultations, and specific menus are included onboard.
Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Certain Regent Seven Seas Cruises feature "Spotlight"-themed voyages, including its "Active Exploration and Wellness" program. The healthy living program, complimentary to all guests on board, combines lectures, active exploration of the destination, and spa retreats. Guests gain access to the ship's Carita Spa.
Princess Cruises
The Health Holiday Fitness Cruise onboard the Sapphire Princess features fitness expert Sheila Cuff. The seven-night cruise sails along the Mexican Riviera.
Royal Caribbean International
The Chi Cruise, The Ultimate Wellness Getaway is onboard the Royal Caribbean's Enchantment of the Seas. Guests can participate in fitness classes such as tai chi, qi gong, yoga, Pilates, and more, and attend lectures and workshops on topics like nutritional wellness, lifestyle planning, and stress relief.
Norwegian Cruise Line
Norwegian and Cooking Light magazine have teamed up to provide low-calorie cuisine in its dining options. Norwegian's menus also include vegetarian, low/no sodium, and low/no cholesterol entrees, as well as sugar-free and fat-free desserts. Norwegian also features family friendly fitness activities, including Nintendo Wii and bowling alleys; rock climbing walls can be found on select ships.
Cunard
The fitness center on Cunard's Queen Victoria features several branded fitness programs, including Pilates Institute at Sea; Gravity, a trainer-led program using a glide board and body weight; Yo'Fit yoga; Multitrax Indoor Cycling; Push and Lift; a resistance workout program; and Zumba, a Latino-inspired dance aerobic workout. The ship's spa also offers a guided meditation program, one-on-one personal training, acupuncture, and an ionic detox program.
Steiner Leisure (various cruise lines)
Steiner Leisure's Acupuncture at Sea port-to-port program provides passengers with the healing technique and other holistic health treatments. The program is on board many cruise lines, including Celebrity Cruises, Royal Caribbean, and Azamara.
