Mermen Posted August 17, 2009 #76 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Next month I'll be on the Infinity for a 16-night Panama. I'm familiar with the spa facilities on =X= and looking forward to it - enjoy their exercise and cardio equipment too. Nothing better than waking up early and heading to the sauna to wake up...;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GigglewolfOfTheSeas Posted August 18, 2009 Author #77 Share Posted August 18, 2009 I'd read in another thread that the spa facilities (ie. steam room & sauna) that had originally been installed on the Monarch of the Seas back in '91 were removed when she was refurbished a few years back. IMHO...RCI ruined the spa facilities aboard the Sovereign-class ships when they performed these refurbishments. "Spa-ing" is a big component of my cruise relaxation process. For nice spa facilities on an RCI short cruise, consider the Navigator of the Seas. I HIGHLY recommend the spa on this ship ;) and... the men's & women's steam/sauna facilities are (currently) separate! Heck...I just mine join ya, lol! Cheers! Gigglewolf O'the Seas :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat&Paul Posted August 18, 2009 #78 Share Posted August 18, 2009 When cruising I make extensive use of the Spa and Gym facilities. I am not loyal to any cruise line and will usually lean toward cruise ships offering better Spa/Gym facilities. I also prefer gender segregated spas. The following is a list of the SPA facilities from some of the major cruise lines. I went to each cruise lines web site and looked at the deck plans for the gym/spa layout. Some deck plans are more detailed than others. The list is based solely on my interpretation /observation of the deck plans as of July 31 2009. Princess Coral - two saunas -not listed if they are gender specific I cruised the Coral about 20 months ago and there was a tiny sauna in the tiny men's dressing room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairystache Posted August 23, 2009 #79 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Many thanks for tne reply to my previous post. I'm now thinking of Voyager of the Seas ex Barcelona 29 Nov. Can anyone tell me what if there is separate men's sauna/steam on this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEESRE Posted August 24, 2009 #80 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Yes to your question both female and male steam and saunas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aldo Ray Posted September 2, 2009 #81 Share Posted September 2, 2009 GigglewolfOfTheSeas I have sailed on the Crown Princess and you will love this ship. There is a large dressing room with a sink and toilet off to the right. You walk from the dressing room into the shower area with 4 showers that face each other. To the right is the large steam room and to the left is the large sauna. I have also sailed the Emerald and it is the same. They were always active but never too crowded. The Grand Princess is a total different story. Horrible set up as you enter the male sauna and steam from an outside pool area. A lady accidently entered the male staem room much to her surprise. You will find all ages on Princess and because you are traveling after Thanksgiving I don't think there will be many children We are sailing on a back to back on the Ruby next March for a total of 20 days which will be the longest cruise I have ever taken. This Sept we will cruise from Vancouver to Hawaii on the Pacific Princess. I have never been on a small vessel so I am curious as to what it will be like. Aldo;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GigglewolfOfTheSeas Posted September 2, 2009 Author #82 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Great review, Aldo Ray! Thanks very much for the detailed description. You've confirmed all that I was able to piece together with regard to these facilities on the Crown, Emerald & Ruby (since they're all "sister" ships). I'm very much looking forward to my cruise and relaxing as often as possible at the spa. With two days @ sea, Cozumel (which I don't even bother disembarking-for), plus the afternoons returning to the vessel, I'll be a "spa happy"!! Thanks again for the detailed description and please enjoy your back-to-back cruise on the Ruby next year!! Bon voyage, Gigglewolf ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aldo Ray Posted September 7, 2009 #83 Share Posted September 7, 2009 I did a back to back on the Jewel a while back and their Spa is well worth the surcharge. It had several showers, one in the middle of the room with glass walls. There was a steam, sauna, small cold plunge pool and whirlpool all in the men's room. There were 4 or 5 nice lounge chairs with sweeping ocean views. Ice water and fruit was available. I sail on the Pacific Princess Sept 18th and am curious as to what the mens set up is. I have never sailed such a small ship and will be glad to find out what kind of an experience it will be. If anyone has sailed one of Princess's small ships tell me what the spa set up is like. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GigglewolfOfTheSeas Posted September 8, 2009 Author #84 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Great detail on the NCL Jewel. Truth be told, I'm not a huge fan of the NCL overall-product; HOWEVER, these spas on the Jewel & Pearl may just entice me to try these ships. I'm hoping RCI's Oasis of the Seas may have a similar set-up, since they're so keen on turning every little nook & cranny into a revenue stream, lol. Honestly, I wouldn't mind paying a little extra to have nice spa amenities as on the Jewel (non-coed, of course). As for the Pacific Princess, you might try posting an inquiry in the Princess Cruises chat room to improve your chances of having someone who has actually sailed this ship to provide a detailed account of its spa facilities. The Princess chat gets many more views than our little posting here, so you may have better luck in securing the information you seek. ;) If anyone has detailed information on the spa facilities of a ship not previously mentioned in this thread, please feel free to post your observations. Bon voyage, Gigglewolf-Of-The-Seas :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mermen Posted September 8, 2009 #85 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Actually I posted about the Pacific Princess, if you read the thread. It's post # 56 I believe. If you have more specific questions, feel free to e-mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GigglewolfOfTheSeas Posted September 8, 2009 Author #86 Share Posted September 8, 2009 That's right...you had provided some good info on the Pacific Princess! Hopefully, Aldo Ray will check-back soon and pose any other questions he might have for you. Hope all is well with you, Mermen; take care! Gigglewolf ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnt10 Posted September 11, 2009 #87 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Sorry if this is posted elsewhere, but was wondering if any of the cardio equipment on RCI Independence of the Seas have pulse monitors? Thanks for any info. Happy Cruising, TnT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happytraveller Posted September 20, 2009 #88 Share Posted September 20, 2009 hoping to join the princess star, what are the spa facilities like on here? are the sauna and steamroom single sex ones or mixed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEESRE Posted September 21, 2009 #89 Share Posted September 21, 2009 (edited) If you mean the Star Princess then I think they are female and male steam and saunas. Look at post number 72 Page Number 4 on this link and you will see all the details. Edited September 21, 2009 by LEESRE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happytraveller Posted September 21, 2009 #90 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Thank you for the information. Do you know if the Oceana has separate ones or not, sailing on there in January 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEESRE Posted September 22, 2009 #91 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Yes have sailed on Oceana and they have both Female and Male steam and saunas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorkOutatSea Posted September 30, 2009 #92 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Hi. I'm going on the Oosterdam out of San Diego in December. Anybody familiar with the men's facilities onboard. Want to know if there is a sauna or spa separate from women's facilities. What's the workout equipment like? Any info would be great. Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GigglewolfOfTheSeas Posted September 30, 2009 Author #93 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Hey there, WorkOutatSea. I haven't sailed on the Oosterdam, but just wanted to offer that the Zuiderdam is from the same ship-class (Vista-class), so as sister-ships the facilities should be almost identical. If anyone who's sailed on the Zuiderdam is familiar with the men's spa facilities, it should afford you a good idea of what to expect on the Oosterdam. Bon voyage, Gigglewolf-Of-The-Seas ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorkOutatSea Posted September 30, 2009 #94 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Thanks for the info Gigglewolf. BTW ... was on RCL Navigator last December and really loved the spa arrangement there. You're right...it's the best at sea! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GigglewolfOfTheSeas Posted September 30, 2009 Author #95 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I was on the Navigator last December, also! What sailing were you on, man? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorkOutatSea Posted September 30, 2009 #96 Share Posted September 30, 2009 hi...if i remember correctly it was around the middle of the month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chongkwang Posted October 6, 2009 #97 Share Posted October 6, 2009 The Jewel is the best, I went on it again recently and it is still incredible. There is a sauna, steamroom, jacuzzi, rainshowers and a cold plunge. It is remarkable. The only thing is you have to by a spa pass to use them. But it is soooo worth it. I just went on carnival valor and the mens locker room had large long narrow sauna and steam rooms with glass door entrances looking through to glass walls over looking sea. They had vinyl chairs in locker room which was great to relax (rcl navigator only has hard bench for changing) I would have liked the windows by the relaxing chairs because I can't stay in the heat too long. Sounds like the jewel has the perfect set up along with cold plunge and hot tub in locker room so you don't have to lug around cold wet swim suit. My question is what other ships have relaxing loungers in mens locker room and is there a view? I'm looking at an NCL Star cruise the deck plan looks like window front loungers but wet swim suit required for cold plunge in coed pool. (is there a charge the same as jewel?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chongkwang Posted October 6, 2009 #98 Share Posted October 6, 2009 (edited) Hi. I'm going on the Oosterdam out of San Diego in December. Anybody familiar with the men's facilities onboard. Want to know if there is a sauna or spa separate from women's facilities. What's the workout equipment like? Any info would be great. Thanks!! I was on oostersam 7/09 and paid around $12 a day for thalassotharapy pool ( which is nice but relaxing loungers need outdoor windows) and for very comfy heated tile loungers in other room overlooking ocean. Both reqired cold wet swim suites. The mens locker room was beutiful with showers and ocean view but only hard bench for changing and no sauna there. the small 3 person mens sauna was on other side of ship in small interior room off the hall leading to spa desk. It was so odd and uninviting I never went and I never saw anyone else there either. If sauna was put in locker room with some relaxing chairs it would have been very nice. I will avoid this ship from now on. Edited October 6, 2009 by chongkwang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GigglewolfOfTheSeas Posted October 6, 2009 Author #99 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Thanks for sharing your insights on the Oosterdam. I wish I had info to share on the set-up on the Norwegian Star, but I'm afraid I don't. I believe only the Norwegian Jewel & Pearl (and possibly the Gem) have the larger relaxing areas contained within a men-only section, with access to the forward co-ed area via a door. Since the Star is an older vessel in their fleet, I'd wager it does not have the lounger facing a window, as you would like (still just a guess). As mentioned earlier, the Millenium-class ships in the Celebrity Cruises fleet do have saunas in the locker rooms with a huge, floor-to-ceiling porthole overlooking the ocean; perhaps the most relaxing I've experienced while sailing (no steam room in the locker room, though). Bon voyage, Gigglewolf-Of-The-Seas ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happytraveller Posted October 6, 2009 #100 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Was on the Norwegian Star June 08, there are separate men and womens sauna and steamroom which are not to bad in size. There is only a bench in the changing room to sit on thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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