I Went on a Wellness Cruise and It Was Actually Pretty Awesome

Amanda Shapiro

January 17, 2018 at 4:00 AM

Day 1—Barcelona

We’re supposed to be on a bus tour of the Catalonian coast, but we sleep through our alarm. I’m stressed already. I decide we should fight the feeling with a couples’ massage at the Canyon Ranch spa on an upper deck. While most of the Riviera is a proper luxury cruise line—chandeliered restaurants, well-appointed bars, roulette tables—this level is an oasis of health. I wrap myself in a bathrobe and down five glasses of orange-infused water. If I act calm, I’ll feel calm, I tell myself. In the massage room, José is snoring within minutes; I worry that the pressure from the face rest is damaging my vocal cords. My masseuse, Liezel, finds a spot where it feels like a demon has latched on to my spine. “We have a lot of work to do this week,” she says, and I sigh. She’s right.

Photo by Laura Murray

Juice bars, thermal baths, and jaw-dropping vistas...on a cruise? Healthyish editor Amanda Shapiro had to see it to believe it.

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