Cruise News Celebrity Cruises launches Celebrity Life at The Cruise Village
Phil's comment: Here is a great new innovation from Celevrity Cruises where cruise guests get to grips with everything from technology to tai-chi.
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Premiering onboard Celebrity Equinox, Celebrity Cruises is introducing a new series of onboard programmes and experiences offering everything from spirit mixology workshops to learing to use iTunes and how to set up a blog.
“Celebrity Life,” a new series of onboard programmes, are designed to deliver a sophisticated onboard experience in premium cruising. Celebrity Life encompasses three distinct programme categories; “Savor,” “Discover,” and “Renew.”
“Celebrity Cruises has always been committed to offering the best experience for discerning travellers,” said Celebrity Cruises Senior Vice President of Hotel Operations Lisa Lutoff-Perlo. “Celebrity Life will provide our guests with an array of experiences they will remember long after they sail with us, thanks to the delivery and dedication of our spectacular crew across the fleet.”
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Savor – wine tasting, cocktail making workshops and learn to be a sous chef
“Savor” takes an already stellar culinary experience to new heights, with eight new wine enrichment events, six spirits and mixology tastings, and more than seven different interactive programmmes for guests, hosted by the ship’s Executive Chef and team.
Shaped by the line’s award-winning chef, restaurateur and Vice President of Culinary Operations Jacques Van Staden, the Savor series will encompass three programmes centered around Celebrity Cruises’ industry-leading food and beverage programming: “Celebrity Vineyards,” “Signature Spirits” and “Food as Art.”
The “Celebrity Vineyards” wine enrichment programme, developed in partnership with the United States Sommelier Association, will feature a host of immersive wine events including the wine workshops Celebrity Cruises introduced in 2007, sanctioned by the renowned Riedel Crystal. Celebrity Cruises’ “Signature Spirits” events will help unleash guests’ “inner mixologist” as they explore the modern world of spirits and cocktails during exclusive “Mixology 101” workshops developed in partnership with Bacardi. The Signature Spirits events also will offer the opportunity to experience the industry’s first “Molecular Mixology” workshop developed by “The Liquid Chef,” world-renowned Master Mixologist Junior Merino.
Celebrity Cruises’ “Food as Art” culinary arts programme also includes highly interactive and participatory cooking shows. Led by a variety of Celebrity Cruises’ shipboard chefs, the programme allows guests to serve as sous chefs in “Star Chef Cooking Competitions,” and to participate in exclusive behind-the-scenes tours to watch the teams in Celebrity Cruises’ galleys actively preparing delectable desserts, fresh-baked breads and a seemingly endless array of entrees. Guests should also look out for special guest chefs on certain sailings.
Discover – learn a new language, go digital and try stargazing
A highlight of Celebrity Life’s “Discover” series is the opportunity to learn a new language through Celebrity Cruises’ industry-first alliance with Rosetta Stone, the world’s leading language-learning software provider. Through this new partnership, over the course of just one sailing, either self-taught or hosted, guests can gain a working knowledge of their choice from among 13 languages.
Celebrity Cruises’ “Beyond the Podium” enrichment series, as its name implies, will offer guests far more than the typical enrichment lecture. Highlighted by the brand’s new association with the renowned Smithsonian Institution, the world's largest museum complex and research organisation, guests on selected sailings will enjoy sessions hosted by the Smithsonian’s globally recognised experts on a vast array of topics, including history, culture, art and architecture, and the natural environment.
Meanwhile, iPod addicts can learn new iTunes tips and tricks while onboard, and computer users alike can boost their technological prowess through Celebrity Cruises’ “digITal” series, with courses covering Photoshop, Windows XP, BlackBerry tips and blog creation.
Stargazers will be inspired to stare skyward as they learn about astronomy, telescope tips, and even celestial navigation through Celebrity Cruises’ new alliance with Stargeezer, a programme devoted to educating consumers about astronomy in user-friendly fashion. Celebrity Cruises guests also will be invited to gaze at the night skies out on deck during special stargazers’ parties and “star hunts” designed to identify the evening’s brightest constellations and planets.
Dance enthusiasts can share the stage with Celebrity Cruises’ own professional dancers during interactive productions whose themes include “Sizzle,” “Groove,” “Decco,” and “Flava.” Additionally, in partnership with Skyy Vodka, Celebrity Solstice and Celebrity Equinox will present “Live @ Sky” in the two ships’ Sky Observation Lounge. In addition to participating in cultural, world and ballroom dance classes, guests also will have the opportunity to compete in the “Everybody Dance” competition, culminating in a vote for “star” dance champions on every sailing.
Renew – healthy life longevity boot camps, fab abs and acupuncture
“Renew” offers an improved, more goal-oriented approach to classes, seminars, and treatments designed to help guests on their journey to looking younger, feeling better and living longer.
Redefining the spa experience with an innovative range of beauty and wellness options for Celebrity Cruises guests, Renew offers three areas of enrichment within the programme: “Ageless,” “Energy,” and “Longevity,” each with its own slate of treatment selections, seminars and workshops. Guests can participate in motivating classes, a variety of seminars, and also experience results-driven spa or fitness treatments created for each series.
Within the Ageless series are informative seminars focused on skin renewal and youth-enhancing lifestyle tips, in addition to medi-spa cosmetic services such as BOTOX® Cosmetic, Restylane® and Perlane®, and a selection of anti-aging facials, including a 24-carat gold facial available on the fleet’s latest ship, Celebrity Equinox, to target fine lines and wrinkles.
To help promote self-awareness and healthier living long-term, the Energy series entails nutritional information, wellness assessments and realistic “Life” prescriptions that guests can incorporate into their lifestyle, plus body sculpting and strengthening options, including a “boot camp” course, indoor cycling, personal training, and gravity training classes.
Among the highlights of the Longevity series are seminars focused on stress management, lifestyle enhancements, and alternative healing systems such as Chinese medicine. The Longevity series also features complimentary consultations with the onboard acupuncturist, an array of acupuncture treatments to rebalance the mind and body, in addition to yoga, tai-chi and “fab abs” courses.
Following its rollout on the new Celebrity Equinox when the ship enters service 31 July , 2009 Celebrity Cruises’ new Celebrity Life programme will be introduced across the rest of the fleet by the end of November.
“All of us at Celebrity Cruises are eager to introduce this new programme to our guests,” said Lutoff-Perlo. “From pleasing palates to enriching intellects to enhancing day-to-day life, there’s something to suit every interest within our new Celebrity Life. And this is just the beginning. We look forward to introducing more surprises over the course of the year.”
Phil's comment: Having experienced the first Solstice Class ship - Celebrity Solstice, I am very excited about the introduction of these new onboard facilities & programs. I will be reporting back from the Equinox at mycruiseblog.co.uk from the 27th - 31st July, so make sure you bookmark the website.
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