Celebrity Life: Cruise Line Targets Fitness for the Body, Mind & Soul

The Path to Enlightenment. A corridor leads to Aqua Spa treatment rooms.
PHOTO: G. Summers

We’ve come a long way from the days when cruise ships were meat markets on the sea. It made perfect sense, especially with those decadent midnight buffets, when workout equipment and fitness classes were introduced. Well, now those waste-producing buffets (and you can take that anyway you like) have been reduced to one special night for passengers to photograph sculptured food and then eat until they explode and/or experience chocolate comas. Today cruise lines are going even further than creating exercise classes for physical health. Now they are concentrating on healthy minds and lifestyles.

Back in October, I was aboard the Celebrity Constellation while it was docked in Bayonne, New Jersey. The Celebrity Cruise line was announcing the creation of Celebrity Life, a program they described as a series of "palate pleasing, intellectually-enriching and life-enhancing programs."


Renew with a selection of facials.
PHOTO: G. Summers

There are three program categories: Savor, Discover and Renew. Savor features wine enrichment events such as tastings and interactive programs. Discover gives guests the opportunity to learn something they’ve always wanted to try but never had time to accomplish (such as learning a language). Renew, which is a program geared toward Tranquil Travelers like myself, has a more goal-oriented approach to classes, with seminars and treatments designed to help guests on their quest to look younger, feel better and live longer.

Renew offers three areas of enrichment within the program: Ageless, Energy and Longevity. Each has its own slate of treatment selections, seminars and workshops.


The Ageless series includes seminars focusing on skin renewal and youth-enhancing lifestyle tips, in addition to the medical spa cosmetic services, such as Botox®, Restylane® and Perlane®, and a selection of anti-aging facials, including a 24-karat gold facial available on Celebrity Equinox, to target fine lines and wrinkles.

Don't you love a gym with an ocean view?

PHOTO: G. Summers

The Energy series is geared toward helping people develop self-awareness and healthier living through nutritional information, wellness assessments and realistic "life prescriptions" that guests can incorporate into their lifestyles once they leave the ship. Also included in this series, of course, are body sculpting and strengthening classes, a "boot camp" course, indoor cycling, and personal training. Also mentioned is gravity training. If that has something to do with keeping things from drooping due to gravity, I know a few people who would look forward to that!



Products allow you to take the Renew experience home.
PHOTO: G. Summers

Longevity presents seminars focusing on stress management, lifestyle enhancements and alternative healing systems such as Chinese medicine. The series also features complimentary consultations with the on board acupuncturist, acupuncture treatments to re-balance the mind and body, in addition to yoga, tai chi and "fab abs" courses.

For more information on the Celebrity Life program visit http://www.celebritycruises.com/.

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