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The Love-Your-Body Boat
Cruising for Fun and Fitness
By Carol Sjostrom Miller
There is also the "cruise within a cruise." While the entire ship doesn't center around it, a spa or weight loss organization will book a number of staterooms for passengers whose primary interest is fitness. Then the leaders offer their own self-contained itinerary. "We plan physical activities specific to the group," says Cluff.
Both types of cruises offer a group atmosphere, which is the key to fun and success. In fact, meeting people with similar goals and interests is one of the biggest benefits of taking a fitness cruise. "You can even take a fitness cruise alone because you will meet so many like-minded people," Cluff says.
Crandall, whose goal in taking a fitness cruise was to find motivation to lose weight, agrees. "The best thing is that other people are there to support you," she says. "You know you're not alone in trying to achieve your goals."
And the fous on fitness doesn't end when the ship is in port. "We try to put some exercise in every activity," says Cluff of the cruises she leads. Depending on the destination, she schedules bike rides, walking tours, kayaking trips and other activities that combine fitness with fun. But if someone feels like breaking from the group and doing her own thing, whether on the ship or in port, that's fine too.
