Sea of Serenity

Imagine if you would,taking in a SPA treatment while cruising the high seas! It's true - Many of today's cruise ships have some of the most modern SPA amenities afloat or on land.

As popular as they are, advance bookings are a must. Some lines allow pre-reservations. Just ask me to show you how..

Here are just a few Cruise Lines with some of the "best" SPA's at sea....

Celebrity: The AzuaSpa is very popular with repeat guest. One of the latest features offered - Acupuncture at Sea.

Cunard: Canyon Ranch SpaClub aboard Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria is world-class pampering. How does a Rasul Ceremony sound? This Middle Eastern cleansing ritual is particularly relaxing; being enveloped in warm mud while cocooned inside a massive ship takes you to a state of bliss.

Holland America: Wherever you sail with Holland America, you can enjoy it's Greenhouse Spa and Salon. Choose on of four 20-minute Bathing Rituals: Exotic Enriching Milk, Detox Ocean, Jasmine Flower or Warming Ocean. WOW!

Princess: Asian-inspired Lotus Spa provides a something for the entire family! What a great way to start the kids feeling good all the while you too get pampered!

Silversea: The SPA at Silversea. Saturated in signature white and silver, lets you begin with the Wellness Program/ Here you can measure body-age and joint condition, then personally develop a SPA program that fits your needs.

Now I'm ready to sail - Are you?

NCL America Changes

Pride of Aloha is leaving the Hawaii cruise market on May 11.

Today NCL confirmed itineraries through 2010 on the only U.S. flaged ship sailing, Pride of America. She will sail every Saturday from Honolulu.

Following a 14-day drydock in Hawaii from April 26 to May 10, Pride of America will sail with a change in order of ports including an overnight in Nâwiliwili, Kauai; an afternoon cruise of the Nâpali Coast; Hilo, Hawaii; an evening sail by Mount Kîlauea; Kona, Hawaii; and an overnight in Kahului, Maui.

Carnival Cruises and Kids

Carnival Cruise Lines introduced "Circle C" for the 12- to 14-year-old age group, with new clubs, a full schedule of activities and staff. The program complements Camp Carnival, for younger kids, and Club 02, for 15- to 17-year-olds.

The new Circle C facilities include a dance floor with a high-tech sound and lighting system, large plasma screen televisions for movies and music videos, and a touch-screen jukebox. Events include sports, water games, late-night movies and ‘swimming under the stars’ pool parties.

Circle C facilities are already in place on Carnival Legend, Pride, Victory and Valor with Carnival Imagination, Inspiration, Liberty, Fantasy, Paradise and Glory scheduled to be completed by the end of 2008. The balance of the fleet is to be completed by 2010.

Carnival expects to host 600,000 kids fleetwide this year.