Dumb question -- Persian Gardens attire

[ohhbother]

Hi all.

 

DH and I are booked in Aqua Class on the 11/30 sailing of the Solstice. We're not "Spa" people, but the price was great and this seemed like a good opportunity to try something new.

 

With that said, we've never been in a spa setting. What do we wear in the Persian Gardens area (be detailed, please)?

 

Sorry to be naive about this, but it's new to us.

[Elaine0138]

Swimwear is worn in the Persian gardens

[Gonzo70]

I have generally worn a bathrobe.

[jackdiamond]

I believe that the wearing of a bathrobe outside the stateroom or balcony is proscribed on the M class ships. I wonder if this rule obtains on the Solstice class.

[Gonzo70]

I believe that the wearing of a bathrobe outside the stateroom or balcony is proscribed on the M class ships. I wonder if this rule obtains on the Solstice class.

 

On Century everybody I saw on the heated loungers was in a bathrobe. They have them available at the spa, so people were not wondering about the ship in them, but changing in and out of them at the spa.

[jackdiamond]

On Century everybody I saw on the heated loungers was in a bathrobe. They have them available at the spa, so people were not wondering about the ship in them, but changing in and out of them at the spa.

In other words, you do not wear the bathrobe from your room on your trip to the spa, but one is available for your use if you are so inclined. This would be somewhat similar to the pool towel situation on the M class; and, it appears to be efficacious.

[tuggers]

There's always one on every ship who can't read the tag on the cabin robe hanger that says 'do not take this robe outside of your cabin' or close to it. Every cruise you see someone in the Lido wearing that robe! Hard not to point and stare but now we try to just snicker!:D

[ellbon]

on all the cruise I have been on i wear my robe from the cabin to the spa or to the hot tub when it is cool out. I doubt if anyone would say anything. I would then have to find another cover up justo walk up one flight!! i save them fro the beach days and to go to lunch.

[FinelyCruising]

Hi all.

 

DH and I are booked in Aqua Class on the 11/30 sailing of the Solstice. We're not "Spa" people, but the price was great and this seemed like a good opportunity to try something new.

 

With that said, we've never been in a spa setting. What do we wear in the Persian Gardens area (be detailed, please)?

 

Sorry to be naive about this, but it's new to us.

 

We like a spa atmosphere and enjoy the experience when we vacation and would suggest that the robes provided in the spa area are to be utilized for entry to your treatment rooms and for the common spa areas. Normally I would not wear a robe to the spa, I wear clothing that I know will need laundering following my treatments due to creams and oils, in other words I wear nothing particularly special, but since I prefer to pass to the spa in street clothes, that is what I arrive in.

 

A provided robe is the right attire, and you are free to disrobe while your therapist steps out of your treatment room while you cover up with the layers of sheets as they direct you to for the treatments is right. I recommend that you be fully unclothed and without any undergarments for a massage treatment and not be inhibited because of it. It's all about you and you want to be free to maximize the benefits of a lack of restriction. There are no connotations or inhibitions....its about your letting go, and its quite safe.

 

I don't enjoy steam areas with anything on and as a result select first thing in the morning treatments to accomplish the most freedom I can get for a private setting, yet I have no desire for a unisex environment at all, and I believe the areas such as Persian Gardens/Aqua Gardens are a unisex relaxation-warming area, which I have no desire to feel bound to cover up in with a robe or a need to wear a bathing suit for. So they are out for me in my spa desires.

 

Additionally, really good land based spas and locales such as notable Vegas and Atlantic City Casinos provide a more sophisticated style and atmosphere for enjoyment in the spa areas, definitely unisex and definitely an environment that one can feel highly comfortable in and enjoy.

 

On board, Steiner provides perhaps the best trained therapists for pleasurable treatments, IMHO, and I have never had a treatment I did not fully enjoy. They are hard to match on land, and the trick is finding a spa and a therapist that closely matches the technique and style that one receives while on board.

[floridatravelersforlife]

I always wear a running suit when I go to the Aqua Spa and change there.

All I can remark is hope for the best and expect the worst. On the Summit two years ago, I came across a guy with a colostomy bag hanging out. It was gross. Before that it was a good experience.

[ellbon]

I always wear a running suit when I go to the Aqua Spa and change there.

All I can remark is hope for the best and expect the worst. On the Summit two years ago, I came across a guy with a colostomy bag hanging out. It was gross. Before that it was a good experience.

 

:eek::eek:

 

sorry about that

 

also i prefer my robe for the same reason. i tend to come in from the pool and go str to the spa

[BellKat]

One time we had a naked man in the Persian Garden with a towel barely covering his unmentionables. I felt very uncomfortable and went to the Spa desk and told them. They had one of the male attendants come in and explain to him he needed to be clothed. He dared to ask if someone had complained. So obviously he knew he was breaking the rules about clothing being required. That's the only time that has ever happened to us.

[FinelyCruising]

Additionally, really good land based spas and locales such as notable Vegas and Atlantic City Casinos provide a more sophisticated style and atmosphere for enjoyment in the spa areas, definitely NOT unisex and definitely an environment that one can feel highly comfortable in and enjoy.

 

 

oooohhhh. Sorry. Had to make the correction here on this one!!!:eek:

[Alan13]

This is one thing I do not like about Celebrity Ships. I love the steam room on the Jewel/Brilliance and there is one in the Ladies and Men's Changing Rooms.

 

At least on the Millenium there was a large Men's Sauna. I prefer to Steam/Sauna in the nude. So I am looking forward to the Solstice but disappointed that I can't steam without a swimsuit.

 

Happy Thanksgiving!

[Spurs Fans]

We Americans are sure hung up on nudity. It is not unusual in the States to see a sign at the entrace to a spa area that reads "For hygiene reasons, please wear swimming attire." This summer in Germany, Austria and Italy, the sign read, "For hygiene reasons, no swimming attire allowed." So, we were all nude sitting on towels in Europe and covered up in the States.

[MICHAEL_01]

We Americans are sure hung up on nudity. It is not unusual in the States to see a sign at the entrace to a spa area that reads "For hygiene reasons, please wear swimming attire." This summer in Germany, Austria and Italy, the sign read, "For hygiene reasons, no swimming attire allowed." So, we were all nude sitting on towels in Europe and covered up in the States.

 

We are from Germany and are frequent user of a sauna, at least in the winter.

 

We always go in a mixed sauna and all are nude, from 18 to 80 and nobody has a problem.

[ellbon]

This is one thing I do not like about Celebrity Ships. I love the steam room on the Jewel/Brilliance and there is one in the Ladies and Men's Changing Rooms.

 

At least on the Millenium there was a large Men's Sauna. I prefer to Steam/Sauna in the nude. So I am looking forward to the Solstice but disappointed that I can't steam without a swimsuit.

 

Happy Thanksgiving!

 

I thought there was either a steam or a sauna room in the locker area. we had that on princess and i used it plus their thermal rooms

[jackdiamond]

There's always one on every ship who can't read the tag on the cabin robe hanger that says 'do not take this robe outside of your cabin' or close to it. Every cruise you see someone in the Lido wearing that robe! Hard not to point and stare but now we try to just snicker!:D

You were too kind. These folks can read, but they are just hicks.

[Despegue]

Taking a sauna with a swimsuit on is totally unhygienic and against any sauna rule.

Nude is the only way to go into a sauna or steam room.

[Moeve]

One time we had a naked man in the Persian Garden with a towel barely covering his unmentionables. I felt very uncomfortable and went to the Spa desk and told them. They had one of the male attendants come in and explain to him he needed to be clothed. He dared to ask if someone had complained. So obviously he knew he was breaking the rules about clothing being required. That's the only time that has ever happened to us.

 

Excuse but what were YOU doing looking THERE in the first place. You do realize that was just as rude don't you? When one uses such facilites as a sauna or steam room you just don't go about looking at (as you would put it) other peoples unmentionables. Should you get a glimpse of them you politely look the other way and forget it.

[FinelyCruising]

Excuse but what were YOU doing looking THERE in the first place. You do realize that was just as rude don't you? When one uses such facilites as a sauna or steam room you just don't go about looking at (as you would put it) other peoples unmentionables. Should you get a glimpse of them you politely look the other way and forget it.

 

Sometimes people's jewels are so eye-catching one can't help but notice. :)

[hcat]

In other words, you do not wear the bathrobe from your room on your trip to the spa, but one is available for your use if you are so inclined. This would be somewhat similar to the pool towel situation on the M class; and, it appears to be efficacious.

 

But the bathing suits go on underneath the robes. for use in the steam rooms & showers.. It is not a nude location if that is what OP was curious about....

[jackdiamond]

But the bathing suits go on underneath the robes. for use in the steam rooms & showers.. It is not a nude location if that is what OP was curious about....

Thank you,

But, I did not believe that it was a nude location. My only concern related to the few people who violate the well stated, reasonable rules. In other words, guests are proscribed from wearing the robes other than in their room or on their balcony.

[hcat]

Ok

 

guess that has been explained

Folks walking around the pool deck & hot tub areas in their stateroom robes always get a few glances! Just looks odd!

[Ma Bell]

Does anyone wear their bathrobe out in public at home? It is amusing to see people strolling around in their bathrobes.