SEATTLE, Aug. 10, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Seabourn, the
world's finest ultra-luxury cruise line, in partnership with The
Onboard Spa by Steiner, has created a fleet-wide mindful living
program offering guests a holistic spa and wellness experience that
integrates physical, social, environmental and spiritual
well-being. The new Spa and Wellness with Dr. Andrew Weil program will be the first-ever of
its kind at sea.
The new program will be led by the newly established position,
The Wellness Guide. The Guide, will be a certified yoga and
meditation practitioner who will inspire and educate all guests
through various complimentary classes and gatherings throughout the
voyage. Guests who choose to participate in this new program will
have a cruise experience that is further enhanced by a holistic
mind and body perspective.
"This new wellness program will offer our guests an experience
they simply won't find anywhere else in the industry," said
Richard Meadows, president of
Seabourn. "By partnering with Dr. Weil, a pioneer in integrative
medicine, we will deliver an even greater degree of mind and body
programs that ensure you can break away, relax and rejuvenate while
you travel with us. We're eager to share the full slate of
offerings as a part of Seabourn Encore's inaugural sailing
as another component of the Extraordinary Worlds of
Seabourn."
The program is scheduled to kick off with Dr. Weil sailing on
Seabourn Encore's inaugural cruise in January 2017. The program will be rolled out
throughout the entire Seabourn fleet in 2017, including Seabourn
Ovation in spring of 2018. Dr. Weil will sail on a different
Seabourn ship each year where he will deliver a 60-minute lecture
for guests and will also offer smaller informal group discussions.
A separate team of wellness experts will also make regular visits
to spa facilities throughout the Seabourn fleet.
Central to the program is the daily practice of meditation and
yoga through a selection of complimentary sessions. Guests can
experience Mindful Meditation, which will introduce positive
affirmations and mantras they can reflect on throughout the day.
There will also be daily restorative yoga classes which will
continue to focus upon the mantra and positive affirmations. Yoga
classes will be varied, offering guests the ability to choose
classes that focus on various physical issues, such as yoga to heal
back and joint pain, headaches and body alignment, as well as yoga
to enhance creativity, mental focus and happiness. Classes will
focus on mind, body and spirit over a period of seven days, and
will change daily with a new theme.
Integral to the wellness program are enriching complimentary
Mind and Body seminars designed to educate guests on philosophies
and practices that are aligned with the program's mission. Each
presentation will aim to empower guests with ideas and practices
that enhance well-being and increase the awareness of connection
between mind, body, environment and wellness. Seminars are created
by Dr. Weil and Steiner's Wellness professionals, many of which
will be based upon Dr. Weil's teachings, and will explore the
fields of the healing arts.
On board seminars include:
- Spontaneous Happiness & Spontaneous Healing: adapted from
Dr. Andrew Weil's best-selling
books.
- Anti-inflammatory foods: adapted from Dr. Andrew Weil's nutritional guidance.
- Healthy Aging: adapted from Dr. Andrew
Weil's research in this area.
- Introduction to Mindful Meditation: learn what happens to the
body and mind during meditation.
Individualized one-on-one wellness sessions on select topics
will also be available for a fee.
The launch of the Mind and Body Wellness Program with Dr.
Andrew Weil deepens the already
wellness-focused Seabourn spa program that offers a wide range of
body massages, facials, fitness and beauty treatments. Lending
itself to the program is the powerfully aromatic Thai Poultice
massages that use the traditionally prepared steamed herbs of
Camphor, Kaffir Lime, Prai, Turmeric and Lemon Grass in muslin
poultices to melt away stress and tension, or nourishing desecrated
Coconut that nurtures the body with soothing fats and lipids.
Guests will also find Deeper than Deep Hot Stone Massage, Bamboo
Massage and Freestyle Massage to engage their minds and bodies.
For more details about the award-winning Seabourn fleet, or to
explore the worldwide selection of Seabourn cruising options,
contact a professional travel advisor, call Seabourn at
1-800-929-9391 or visit www.seabourn.com.
Notes to Editors:
Seabourn is consistently ranked among the world's top
travel choices by professional critics and the discerning readers
of prestigious travel publications such as Departures, Travel +
Leisure and Condé Nast
Traveler. Its stylish, distinctive cruising vacations are
renowned for:
- Intimate ships with no more than 300 suites
- Unique itineraries visiting must-see cities and hidden gems
where larger ships cannot follow
- Intuitive, gracious service provided by a staff passionate
about pleasing our guests
- Spacious all-suite accommodations with sweeping ocean views -
many with verandas
- Gourmet dining experiences as fine as the best restaurants
anywhere
- Open bars throughout the ship and fine wines poured with lunch
and dinner
Seabourn is a proud member of World's Leading Cruise Lines. The
exclusive alliance also includes Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland
America Line, Princess Cruises, Cunard Line, Costa Cruises, AIDA,
P&O Cruises UK and P&O Cruises Australia. Seabourn is a
brand of Carnival Corporation and plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL and NYSE:
CUK). It has formed a partnership with United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to help protect World
Heritage, and also supports the Ocean Conservation & Tourism
Alliance, dedicated to education and promotion of best practices
for protecting the marine environment.
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