Wellness cruising
Cruising doesn’t have to be about eating too much at the buffet, sipping cocktails from dawn to dusk and lying immobile for days soaking up the sun on a deckchair. It can be the start of a whole new healthy regimen.
Nurture your wellbeing
Regent Seven Seas Cruises will offer its popular Seven Seas Wellness program for summer 2019 voyages in the Mediterranean. Guests sailing aboard Seven Seas Explorer and Seven Seas Voyager will have about 10 options throughout Spain, Italy and Greece to join onshore excursions for bodyand-soul nourishing. The possibilities include taking yoga classes on the Greek Island of Corfu and visiting the thermal springs in Sorrento, Italy. On board, guests can indulge in therapeutic treatments designed for the cruise line by the famed Canyon Ranch Spa in the US. Relax in single-sex hydrothermal environments, take a wellness seminar or improve disrupted sleep with the Mindful Dreams Ritual. Fitness classes range from gentle stretching and Kundalini yoga to personal training, weight-loss programs and more. rssc.com
Relax Scandi style
Viking’s The Spa is a Nordic sanctuary of wellness. Guests can indulge in traditional Scandinavian practices, including a unique Nordic bathing ritual in the snow grotto. In this one-of-a-kind room, snowflakes softly descend through chilled air for this practice that involves alternating a cold encounter with the heat of the sauna for a detoxifying and invigorating experience. If you’d like something a little less extreme, simply unwind with complimentary access to all public spa facilities. A variety of enticing private treatments, including massages and facials, are available for an extra cost. vikingcruises.com.au
Eat clean
For guests looking to eat more healthily on their holiday, the SeaDream I and SeaDream II yachtstyle cruisers offer a raw-food menu, which includes only raw, organic and vegan ingredients; plus, the chefs heat none of the food to more than 47.78˚C to ensure it retains all of its micronutrient goodness. Among the nutritious dishes on offer are an Asianstyle cashew curry chicken salad; the blood apple blaster, a beverage concoction of apple, ginger, beetroot, lime juice and agave; and vegetable lasagne, with noodles made from spinach leaves and coconut meat, cauliflower mash and sun-dried tomato marinara. seadream.com
Crystalise your fitness
Kickstart or maintain virtually any fitness regimen while holidaying aboard Crystal Cruises. Exercise like Olympic and World Cup competitors on Crystal ships’ spacious, well-equipped fitness centres, which feature the latest Technogym equipment — treadmills, cross-trainers, life cycles, steppers and more. The centres also offer specialised programs, free weights and exercise mats. Yoga, Pilates and spin classes are available, or practice your golf swing with instruction from PGA pros — all complimentary with your cruise package. Want a bit of fresh air with your fitness? Outdoor options include working out on the circuit-training equipment in the Fitness Garden, walking and jogging along the 360-degree Promenade Deck and playing on the Wimbledon Court paddle tennis court on the top deck. The cruise line is also offering Mind, Body & Spirit cruises in 2018/2019. crystalcruises.com