If your idea of the perfect cruise is one where you can eat healthy food, participate in spirit-soothing activities, and journey to gorgeous destinations, you might want to book a space on Holistic Holiday at Sea XIII.
Holistic Holiday at Sea vegan cruises are cruises that combine mind, body, and spirit rejuvenation with exciting itineraries to some of the most beautiful spots on the planet. It’s a travel adventure that offers organic cuisine, yoga classes, healthy cooking demonstrations, speaker sessions from motivational experts, and other tools to achieve total wellbeing. All a luxurious Italian cruise ship that will sail in 2016 from Miami to exotic locales like Charlotte Amalie/ St. Thomas, the US Virgin Islands, vibrant San Juan, and sun-kissed Nassau.
If you’ve sailed Holistic Holiday at Sea before, you know that the experience is completely different from what you’ll find on typical cruise ships. A Holistic Holiday at Sea adventure infuses health into every aspect of an ocean journey, from dining and socializing to spa treatments and on-shore excursions. While most ships offer places to exercise, and some even have a few yoga classes on the daily schedule, the offerings for those who want to live a completely healthy lifestyle while cruising are usually lacking.
Holistic Holiday at Sea is the ultimate cruise for whole-self regeneration and relaxation. It feeds mind, body, and soul with nourishing food, thought, encounters for the spirit. It’s a cruise for those who connect traveling and seeing the world with an awakening that includes becoming enlightened on many levels.
If you don’t know much about Holistic Holiday at Sea, read more to see what’s in store for you on the next voyage, which takes place from February 27th to March 5th, 2016.
Ship
Holistic Holiday at Sea XIII invites passengers aboard the MSC Divina, an Italian luxury liner that offers European and American style, sophistication, and comforts. MSC Divina is known as one of the most opulent ships to cruise the open ocean.
Itinerary
Sail with Holistic Holiday at Sea from energetic Miami, Florida to natural paradise, Charlotte Amalie/ St. Thomas. Cruise to the tranquil US Virgin Islands and historic San Juan, Puerto Rico, before adventuring to sunny Nassau, Bahamas.
Food
Holistic Holiday at Sea presents gourmet, specially-prepared vegan and organic food and beverages created by the cruise’s own chefs.
During Holistic Holiday at Sea, guests dine on continental fare in MSC Divina’s elegant dining rooms, which are staffed with attentive waiters. Food is expertly prepared under the supervision of Mark Hanna, who is an internationally-known natural food chef. Hanna has cooked at macrobiotic vegan conferences, meditation centers, and yoga centers throughout the world.
While cruising Holistic Holiday at Sea, you’re able to enjoy vegan, natural cuisine that’s made from organic ingredients whenever possible. Hanna has personally designed the menu and created the recipes. Macrobiotic foods like fermented miso, umeboshi, shoyu, and sun-dried sea salt are used in many meals. Desserts are sugar and dairy free, and they’re masterfully prepared by top pastry chefs. Beverages are also sugar free and non-dairy. Holistic Holiday at Sea’s menu is 100% vegan.
A formal sit-down menu is offered for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. In addition, many raw and cooked vegan foods are available on breakfast and lunch buffets. Some of the favorite Holistic Holiday at Sea recipes from past cruises include Blueberry Peach Crumble, Shitake Pate with Rice Crackers, Seitan Paella, and Kasha Cabbage Roll with Mustard Sauce.
Activities
Your voyage to wellbeing on Holistic Holiday at Sea XIII features lectures and workshops on healthy food, mindful living, and physical health. Enjoy an ideal balance of fitness, wellness education, and entertainment on a 7-day cruise that includes consultations and sessions with leading experts in alternative health and holistic healing.
Be inspired by world-renowned healers and teachers like Dr. T. Colin Campbell (author of The China Study) and Dr. Neal Barnard (Editor in Chief of the Nutrition Guide for Clinicians). Take cooking classes from leaders in healthy food preparation, such as Colleen Patrick-Goudreau (author of The Joy of Vegan Baking), Isa Chandra Moskowitz (author of Veganomicon), and Anne Gentry (owner of Real Food Daily restaurant).
Enjoy entertainment nightly and special events like daily meditation and yoga. Afternoon spiritual practices take place in Zen, Vedic, and Yogic modalities. Swim in 3 sparkling pools, indulge in spa treatments using natural products, cleanse in a Turkish bath, jog on a course overlooking the Caribbean, and work out in the ship’s gym.
Off the ship, swim or snorkel in crystal clear waters. Explore amazing ports of call and form friendships with like-minded people that last a lifetime.
Holistic Holiday at Sea is a wonderful opportunity to tune in to body, mind, spirit, and Mother Nature in a special setting, amongst a special group of people. If you want to find out more about Holistic Holiday at Sea, send an email to info@holisticholidayatsea or call 800.496.0989.
