Holistic
Holiday at Sea has become a favorite travel adventure for me and Dan. We went
first in 2011 (Holistic Holiday at Sea 2011
), again in 2015 ( Holistic Holiday at sea 2015), and just this month (March 2016), we went for our third time. This year we were celebrating my 60th birthday, which made it all the more special! I was happy that
we were again on the beautiful MSC Davina (an Italian cruise ship), this time
stopping in Charlotte Amalie (Virgin Islands), San Juan (Puerto Rico), and
Nassau (The Bahamas). Again, we were both more than thrilled with the 100%
gourmet vegan meals, lectures by the world’s leading experts on whole foods
plant based diets, plus workshops addressing all things imaginable to nurture
the mind, body, and spirit. Here are some pictures from this year’s excursion.
One of the last things we did before
leaving Florida
was take our second Holistic Holiday at Sea cruise (our first
time was in March 2011). Sailing out of Miami on the MSC Divina (an Italian cruise ship),
our seven day adventure included stops in Ocho Rios (Jamaica),
Georgetown (Cayman Islands), Cozumel (Mexico), and
Great Stirrup Cay (The Bahamas). I think I enjoyed this cruise even more than I
did four years ago. We were both thrilled with the 100% gourmet vegan meals,
lectures by the world's leading experts on the whole foods plant based diet
(such as Doctors Campbell, Esselstyn, Barnard, and Gregor), plus workshops in
everything from exercise and yoga, to cooking demonstrations, to natural
healing - in short, everything you can imagine to nurture mind, body, and
spirit. In addition to this program, we had full access to the ship at large
which included beautiful lounges, music and entertainment, a seawater swimming
pool, full service spa, recreational activities, and outdoor movie theater, just to
name a few of the enticing amenities. Of the ~4000 passengers on board,
almost half were part of the Holistic Holiday at Sea group. It was exciting and
uplifting to be around so many like-minded people and to tap into the growing consciousness
for this diet and lifestyle. The ship was beautiful, the weather was picture
perfect, and the seas were calm. We couldn't have asked for a better week to
take this cruise.
