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Wave Goodbye to Winter and Say Hello to your Dream Vacation

From year to year, traveling is ranked among the top New Year’s resolutions, along with spending more time with family and friends, maintaining a healthy lifestyle and learning something new.  Did you know that you can accomplish all four aboard a fabulous cruise vacation? Wave goodbye to winter aboard a sun-filled cruise getaway and you’re sure to make the most of your resolutions. Here’s how…


Spend more time with Family and Friends

Family Cruises
From year to year, traveling is ranked among the top New Year’s resolutions, along with spending more time with family and friends, maintaining a healthy lifestyle and learning something new.  Did you know that you can accomplish all four aboard a fabulous cruise vacation? Wave goodbye to winter aboard a sun-filled cruise getaway and you’re sure to make the most of your resolutions. Here’s how…

Group Cruises
Nothing brings people together like a cruise getaway where there’s something for everyone to enjoy – and all on the same floating resort! Challenge your friends to a game of basketball out on the court or race to the top of a massive rock-climbing wall. Enjoy cocktails in the lounge before a scrumptious 5 course meal in the dining room, followed by a Broadway style show in the theatre. Or perhaps a little gambling in the casino before dancing all night in the disco is what you’re after. PLUS, a bonus to cruising with a large group is that you could be eligible for certain discounts and special perks including hosted cocktail parties, stateroom upgrades and shipboard credits. Ask your Expedia CruiseShipCenters vacation specialist for more details.



Maintain a Healthy Fitness Level

Spa & Fitness Programs on board
In addition to their state-of-the-art fitness centers, many cruise lines offer classes such as yoga, meditation, Pilates, aerobics, spinning and more, all designed to help you maintain a healthy lifestyle away from home. Spa treatments including aromatherapy, hot-stone massages and body wraps are only a few examples of indulgences to take advantage of to achieve your maximum rejuvenation potential.

Healthy Dining Options on board
Dining is a highly anticipated cruising activity, and yes, you'll do a lot of eating… but just because you're on vacation doesn't mean your eating habits have to be. To accommodate the growing trend of health conscious travellers, many cruise lines now offer organic and vegetarian dishes, trans-fat free meals, all-natural ingredients and other nutritious options. And whether it's mealtime or snack time, you need healthy selections at your fingertips in order to stay on track. Some options may include energy bars, protein and green tea drinks, Tazo teas, juices and more.

Try/Learn Something New

Nutritional and Educational Seminars on board
A little knowledge goes a long way. To keep you abreast of the latest tips and trends for healthy living and to ensure you're doing all you can to maintain this lifestyle, workshops and seminars with expert instructors and best-selling authors are often available. Topics can include cooking and lifestyle, stress and relaxation, weight management, health and fitness and more! With onboard expert advice, you can learn how to start taking a more holistic approach to wellness. And best of all, you can take what you've learned home with you. So what are you waiting for? Learn, practice and see great results.

Theme Cruises
Whatever your favourite pastime may be, chances are there's a themed cruise out there for you! Whether your passion is film and theatre, health and fitness, or wine and cuisine, you will find a theme cruise that is both enriching and fun. On a Golf themed cruise, you could spend an entireweek golfing on some of the world's finest resorts and learning from some the pros. A Dance themed cruise invites you to grab a partner and dance the night away to nostalgic tunes of the '40's, including swing, Dixieland, jazz and rhythm and blues aboard a big band and ballroom dancethemed cruise. Or indulge in a Mind, Body and Spirit cruise to renew and refresh your mind, body and spirit. Take full advantage of your chance to get or stay in shape with lectures and instruction in yoga, Pilates, Tai Chi and general fitness.