Tips on How to Have the Best Spa Experience at Sea

One of the best ways to enhance your wellness during your voyage is to carve out time to visit our Aquamar Spa + Vitality Center. It’s a serene space entirely dedicated to your well-being, where you can unwind, relax and reconnect. The full menu of treatments, massages and healing therapies have been expertly designed to balance, restore and renew your body and spirit. Even better, the experience doesn’t have to end when you depart the spa. The holistic approach of Aquamar Spa + Vitality Center has been designed to enhance all dimensions of your wellness throughout your voyage, with a full collection of programs, services and experiences designed to help you live your best life.

Here are some ways to make the most of your spa experience at sea with Oceania Cruises along with top cruise ship spa etiquette tips.

1. Plan ahead. Reserve your ideal day and time for your spa treatment.
   You can book reservations for the Aquamar Spa + Vitality Center beginning at 60 days prior to your sailing. Whether it’s during a sea day or after a long excursion you have planned, the time you set aside for your spa experience is almost as important as the treatment itself.
2. Arrive ahead of time for your appointment.
   Give yourself ample time to take advantage of the amenities such as the aromatic steam rooms or sauna and the beautiful Aquamar Spa Terrace. You can experience the healing benefits, detoxifying effects and stress-relieving powers of these thermal environments.
3. Rinse away your cares.
   Prime your skin and body prior to a massage or body treatment with a cleanse to wash away impurities that might be a barrier to your skin so that you can fully benefit from the natural ingredients used during your treatment.
4. Hydrate before, during and after your treatment.
   An herbal tea can calm the body and mind prior to a treatment. Continue to drink plenty of water during your spa experience and after to replenish and help your body receive the full benefits of the treatment.

5. Connect with your therapist.
   Take advantage of the opportunity to have a conversation before the treatment begins so that they can address any areas of concern and tailor the treatment to your specific needs.
6. Continue enhancing your well-being as you dine on board.
   Sample delicious Aquamar Vitality Cuisine in The Grand Dining Room during breakfast, lunch and dinner aboard all of our ships. Think avocado toast and blueberry breakfast bowls, fresh poke and power bowls, and a full array of international inspired dishes. On Marina, Riviera and Vista, you can also order freshly pressed juices and superfood smoothies at the Raw Juice & Smoothie Bar at Waves Grill. Plus, Aquamar Kitchen, a Vista exclusive, will serve up indulgent and tempting dishes with none of the guilt.
7. Extend your spa experience ashore.
   Our Wellness Discovery Tours by Aquamar invite you to discover the fascinating and timeless wellness practices of destinations around the globe. Restore your mind and body at thermal baths outside of Rome that popes have enjoyed for centuries, gain insight on meditation by spending an afternoon with a Buddhist monk while in Bangkok, join a hands-on Peruvian cooking class while in Lima that delves into the subtleties and unique superfoods of the cuisine, or experience the nutrient-rich geothermal mud bath in Rotorua that has long been revered by the Maori people. The experiences are richly varied, unexpected and delightfully enlightening.

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