Most yoga cruises welcome practitioners at all levels.
As yoga has grown in popularity in the United States, some cruise operators have begun to offer tours that combine a vacation with yoga classes and workshops. Yoga cruises are for all yoga practitioners, from beginner to advanced. In addition to yoga, guests on these cruises can enjoy all the pleasures of a traditional cruise vacation.
YogaCruise
The eight-day YogaCruise, along the Turkish Mediterranean coast, offers yoga classes twice a day. Accommodations on the sailing yacht are cabins with private baths. Traditional Mediterranean and Turkish meals are prepared from scratch using local and seasonal ingredients, such as yogurt and olives. Excursions include visits to local villages, ancient ruins and a Turkish bath, known as a hamam. The yacht can also be chartered for a private yoga cruise. Cruises depart from Finike Harbor, Turkey, in June, July, September and October.
YogaCruise
1078 JD
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
31-0-6-4166-7833
yogacruise.net
Maine Windjammer Cruises
Maine Windjammer's five-day Yoga Cruise offers sunrise and evening meditation and daily yoga classes. Cruises depart from Maine Windjammer's home port of Camden, Maine, and travelers are encouraged to spend time before or after their cruise exploring the Camden area. The Yoga Cruise is held aboard Maine Windjammer's flagship, the Grace Bailey, which was built in 1882 and is registered as a national landmark.
Maine Windjammer Cruises
Camden, ME 04843
207-236-2938
mainewindjammercruises.com
Holistic Holiday at Sea
Holistic Holiday at Sea is a yoga cruise offered by A Taste of Health. A yoga master leads classes that are geared toward beginner and intermediate students. Yoga workshops are also included in the cruise fees, and guests can take classes in meditation, vegetarian cooking and integrative medicine. Meals are vegan. During the seven-day cruise, which departs from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, guests visit several ports of call, including Key West, Ocho Rios, Jamaica, and San Miguel de Cozumel, Mexico. The cruise ship is the MSC Poesia, which is eco-friendly, with non-toxic paint and advanced water-treatment systems.
A Taste of Health
434 Aragon Ave.
Coral Gables, FL 33134
305-725-0081
atasteofhealth.org
Sailacat
Held aboard a French catamaran, Sailacat's yoga cruise offers daily yoga classes, workshops and meditations. The ship's captain has taught yoga for 20 years and leads the on-board classes. Guests can also hike, kayak and snorkel in Paradise Island, Bahamas, in the winter, or cruise the Hamptons, in New York, in the summer. Meals are traditional or vegetarian. The ship is available for private charters for up to 10 guests at a time.
Sailacat
631-682-8288
sailacat.com
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