I usually gain weight while on vacation. For some reason you just let go of your dieting rules and eat whatever you want. Like 3 years ago me and my wife went to Spain for 3 weeks. It was a great vacation but when I got back and went to the bathroom to check my weight I almost fell on the floor. I gained 6 kilograms. I couldn’t even remember what caused me to gain that much. There are now cruise companies promoting their “wellness” programmes which consist of healthy eating and enough exercise. Cruiseships usually have entire fitness facilities available, just as good as on land. A writer for miami.com is sharing her experiences on board a cruiseship. Great read, check it out:

Can you really lose weight on a cruise? I’m on a mission to find out.

For the past several years, cruise lines have been touting the ”wellness” factor on board. Shuffleboard has been replaced by yoga classes, fitness lectures, expanded gyms with all the latest gear-head contraptions. Spas have added cellulite reduction therapies and detoxification treatments. Acupuncture abounds.

Gone too are the calorie binges of the nightly Boffo-buffet; instead, many lines have limited themselves to a once-a-week late-night extravaganza. Salad bars and fruit have commandeered serious space on lunch buffets, and sit-down menus now feature ”healthy” selections.

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