Vitamin Sea asks the health-conscious cruiser’s question — and gets a surprisingly positive answer.
Does going on a cruise always have to be an indulgent vacation? Can you go on a cruise and not gain a few pounds?
How about going on a cruise and losing five pounds and getting fit? Is that even possible?
“I think it’s absolutely possible!” says Byron Blackwood, Director of Fitness Operations with OneSpaWorld, the Steiner company that manages the spas and gyms on 18 different cruise lines and more than 50 hotels and resorts worldwide. “If you want to lose some weight and jump-start a fitness program, it doesn’t matter which cruise you go on, it’s always an option. Temptation is the problem.”
Ah yes, temptation. That’s always the problem isn’t it?
But when you compare the price of a week at a land-based spa with a week on a cruise ship, a cruise is just a fraction of the price and offers almost all the same elements. Luxurious accommodations? Check. Great gym with classes and personal instruction? Check. Healthy food available? Check. Active daytime activities? Check. Active daytime activities in different, interesting places each day? Only on a cruise. Great entertainment options every night? Only on a cruise. Dancing every night to burn more calories? Definitely only on a cruise.
Going on a cruise has traditionally been regarded as an unhealthy vacation — think 24-hour buffet lines, late-night partying, and
Even if you’re already in decent shape, I know a lot of people who would love to go on a cruise but don’t want to break their diet or their fitness plan that they work so hard on all year long. They don’t want one week to blow all their hard work.
But why can’t you make your own spa week on a cruise?
This story is from the February 2019 edition of Porthole Cruise Magazine.
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