JamesIowa Posted July 22 #1 Share Posted July 22 Not sure how long this treatment has been offered, but looks like they offer a few different IVs in the spa, anybody try this out? What’s the process like? Thinking of giving it a try for an (expensive) hang over cure. Don’t recover after a night out as fast as I used to! Looking specifically for the joy but any feedback welcomed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 1025cruise Posted July 22 #2 Share Posted July 22 This is not something I would get done outside of a doctor's office. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjkacmom Posted July 22 #3 Share Posted July 22 There are land based places that do this, some will even come to your house (even for groups, like a Botox party). Just drink some pedialyte (learned this from my kids when they were in college). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare www3traveler Posted July 22 #4 Share Posted July 22 NO WAY Would I do something like that outside of a hospital or a qualifying physician's office. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesIowa Posted July 22 Author #5 Share Posted July 22 Thanks for the advice, maybe I’ll pass on this and stick to morning after Bloody Mary 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Laszlo Posted July 22 #6 Share Posted July 22 (edited) 3 hours ago, JamesIowa said: Not sure how long this treatment has been offered, but looks like they offer a few different IVs in the spa, anybody try this out? What’s the process like? Thinking of giving it a try for an (expensive) hang over cure. Don’t recover after a night out as fast as I used to! Looking specifically for the joy but any feedback welcomed. Their is no way in hell would I allow anyone to stick a needle in me that was not a trained professional like a medic, nurse or doctor. They were pushing that on the Gem, makes me laugh and cringe at the same time Edited July 22 by Laszlo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zqvol Posted July 22 #7 Share Posted July 22 4 hours ago, JamesIowa said: Not sure how long this treatment has been offered, but looks like they offer a few different IVs in the spa, anybody try this out? What’s the process like? Thinking of giving it a try for an (expensive) hang over cure. Don’t recover after a night out as fast as I used to! Looking specifically for the joy but any feedback welcomed. Do you really want someone in a spa putting a liter of something in your body through a needle. I may be old but I would leave the quasi medical procedures to trained medical professionals in a medical facility. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis1138 Posted July 22 #8 Share Posted July 22 Bring any brand of electrolyte tablets in whatever flavor you like, whether it be Nuun, Gatorade, Nature's Truth, (I use SaltStick brand)... you get the idea. Take those, make sure you drink water in addition to alcohol. There is no way I would do IV therapy on at the Mandara Spa. In addition to being unsafe and unregulated, they charge almost 100% more than any land based one would. And if something goes wrong, you're on a ship with no access to good medical facilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_sobe Posted July 22 #9 Share Posted July 22 I got a kick out of this thread. It actually makes me want to try the treatment 😆 I wonder why people dont have the same reaction with all the botox. That involves needles too and a much more controversial substance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted July 22 #10 Share Posted July 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zqvol Posted July 22 #11 Share Posted July 22 13 minutes ago, david_sobe said: I got a kick out of this thread. It actually makes me want to try the treatment 😆 I wonder why people dont have the same reaction with all the botox. That involves needles too and a much more controversial substance. Botox is no different in my mind. I wouldn’t do it on the ship or on land for that matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firedisney97 Posted July 22 #12 Share Posted July 22 First off - I didn't do it on the ship and I wouldn't (nor would I do it on land) but I did go and get a massage and facial on my last cruise (2 weeks ago) and while I was waiting to make my appt I did hear them talking and at least one of the technicians working in that area is an RN or an IV trained nurse of some sort. I was not listening completely and I was interrupted to make my appointment but it didn't sound like it was just someone randomly sticking IV needles in someone, who has no idea what they are doing 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruiseny4life Posted July 23 #13 Share Posted July 23 14 hours ago, david_sobe said: I got a kick out of this thread. It actually makes me want to try the treatment 😆 I wonder why people dont have the same reaction with all the botox. That involves needles too and a much more controversial substance. Agreed! I'm intrigued by this service now. If it hadn't been $400, I would have done the acupuncture treatment a couple years ago onboard. Went to the consultation and all. Now that would have been a lot of needles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_sobe Posted July 23 #14 Share Posted July 23 2 hours ago, cruiseny4life said: Agreed! I'm intrigued by this service now. If it hadn't been $400, I would have done the acupuncture treatment a couple years ago onboard. Went to the consultation and all. Now that would have been a lot of needles! I want to glow only $249 I want energy only $99 I want to renew and be younger only $39 All sounds like a deal to me 🤩 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruiseny4life Posted July 23 #15 Share Posted July 23 11 minutes ago, david_sobe said: I want to glow only $249 I want energy only $99 I want to renew and be younger only $39 All sounds like a deal to me 🤩 If money could make you look better/younger, then Mark Zuckerberg would be the hottest guy alive. As it is, he's....(I'll be kind), not. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distinctive-Destinations Posted July 23 #16 Share Posted July 23 I think I’d check myself into rehab before I’d consider getting an IV on a ship to reduce hangovers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_sobe Posted July 23 #17 Share Posted July 23 (edited) 14 minutes ago, cruiseny4life said: If money could make you look better/younger, then Mark Zuckerberg would be the hottest guy alive. As it is, he's....(I'll be kind), not. Give me an IV full of Old Fashioned and now we're talking Edited July 23 by david_sobe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesIowa Posted July 23 Author #18 Share Posted July 23 18 hours ago, firedisney97 said: First off - I didn't do it on the ship and I wouldn't (nor would I do it on land) but I did go and get a massage and facial on my last cruise (2 weeks ago) and while I was waiting to make my appt I did hear them talking and at least one of the technicians working in that area is an RN or an IV trained nurse of some sort. I was not listening completely and I was interrupted to make my appointment but it didn't sound like it was just someone randomly sticking IV needles in someone, who has no idea what they are doing Which is pretty much my thinking. This is an advertised, legitimate, service/treatment….not a sketchy back-room IV ad on Craigslist. They’re going to have people who know how to administer and are qualified. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocolate Teapot Posted July 23 #19 Share Posted July 23 37 minutes ago, JamesIowa said: Which is pretty much my thinking. This is an advertised, legitimate, service/treatment….not a sketchy back-room IV ad on Craigslist. They’re going to have people who know how to administer and are qualified. Whilst waiting for my facial on my last cruise I saw some A4 sized posters with a brief biography of the on board acupuncturist and cosmetic doctor (i.e. person wielding the botox injection) in the little reception area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_sobe Posted July 23 #20 Share Posted July 23 5 hours ago, cruiseny4life said: If money could make you look better/younger, then Mark Zuckerberg would be the hottest guy alive. As it is, he's....(I'll be kind), not. I want details on what nuclear material they inject into you to make you glow 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travelling2Some Posted July 24 #21 Share Posted July 24 Ick. I think it would give me chemotherapy flashbacks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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