Gone are the days when spas happen to be private massages inside laundry rooms. Cruise ship spas are now part of a multimillion-dollar industry, offering everything from a simple body massage to a whole plethora of exotic treatments for guests.A majority of cruise liners today offer guests access to luxurious spa facilities that include barber and salon services, thermal relaxation areas and thalassotherapy in conjunction to the spa treatments. However, not much is known about the quality of these treatments as well as their prices and safety considerations. Hopefully, the points mentioned below would shed some light on the matter.
Standard Cruise Ship Spa Treatments
Most of the cruise liners that offer spa services would present the same services as land based spas, including facials, massages, body scrubs and body wraps. While massages are the most sought after services in cruise ship spas, facials follow them closely. These are followed by the body wraps and scrubs that aim to detoxify the skin and make it look younger.A range of nontraditional eastern spa treatments is also gaining popularity abroad several cruise ships. Some of these include acupuncture, reiki and reflexology. Several cruise ship spas are also offering medispa and cosmetic services today, some of which include teeth whitening, dermal fillers, Botox treatments and Ionithermie cellulite reduction.
Pricing Considerations
Like land spas, cruise ship spas would also tend to be expensive. Some treatments tend to be costlier on cruise ship spas than on land spas. For instance, a fifty-minute Swedish massage session can easily cost somewhere around $180 while treatments like stone massage and aromatherapy would cost more.However, not every treatment abroad a cruise ship spa is expensive. Cosmetic treatment cost the same on land spas and cruise ship spas, with the latter offering discounts in certain cases to make the pricing more affordable.
For instance, a teeth-whitening session at the dentist's would cost $1000, while the Norwegian Cruise Line and Crystal Cruises offers the same treatment for $149 per session.There is no need to be deterred though. For lower prices does not necessarily mean lower quality. The majority of cruise ship spas aim to maintain the reputation of their parent company as well as the cruise liner they operate from. Therefore, they would definitely make it a point to be responsible, making sure that their treatments are up to the mark and offer the benefits they promise to clients. Added to this would be the highly skilled staff, which would be with the clients to check progress and suggest follow up measures throughout the trip.
