Refresh, Relax, and Rejuvenate

Of all the fascinating places you can visit on a Holland America cruise ship, none rejuvenates and relaxes like the Greenhouse Spa & Salon, featuring heavenly beauty and wellness rituals. Choose the blissful pampering of a facial therapy or let the trained fingers of a massage therapist sooth your muscles while working fragrant oils into your skin. Enjoy therapeutic water treatments as you steam in a thermal suite or bathe in herbs, all the while cruising to exotic destinations and enjoying the indulgences that are a signature feature of luxurious Holland America Line cruises.

Relaxing treatment rooms also offer breathtaking views where guests can enjoy exotic skin, body, and hair treatments ranging from hot stone massages and pedicures to hair styling and facials. Facilities include:

• A hydrotherapy pool bubbling with warm, therapeutic sea water
• Heated ceramic lounge reminiscent of an opulent Turkish bath
• Private treatment rooms, including couple's massage rooms
• Massage therapy inspired by an exotic blend of cultures - from Hawaiian Lomi Lomi to Chinese
  Tui Na
• The latest exotic skin, body, hair and
  nail treatments
• Knowledgeable, professional therapists trained to guide you through your spa experience

For rejuvenation thru exercise, Holland America Line spas offer fitness classes to help you achieve optimum health and vitality. Yoga, Pilates, *spinning, aquarobics and cardio circuit training are available for participants at all levels. Take advantage of treadmills, stationary bikes, stairsteppers, rowing machines, weights, and weight machines. Staffed with professionals, the tranquil Greenhouse Spa and Salon invites guests to embrace sensory indulgence on a luxurious cruise vacation to remember.

*except ms Prinsendam

Because the Greenhouse Spa & Salon is such a popular destination, we encourage you to book spa appointments early, preferably right after boarding the ship. Visit timetospa to order Greenhouse Spa products online.

Massage and Facial Therapies

Let our professional Spa staff pamper you with a massage or a holistic face treatment as they bring you to new heights of relaxation. For joint distress and the relief from the soreness excessive physical activity can cause, choose a deep tissue muscle massage; for the ultimate relief of muscle tension, a Swedish massage; or perhaps you and your loved one would appreciate taking time for a couples massage.

• Elemis Deep Tissue Muscle Massage - This deep massage warms the joints, ligaments and muscles to melt the aches away.
• Swedish Massage (25 and 50 minutes) - Swedish massage uses Effleurage, Pettrisage, Tapotement and friction to aid the body's internal cleansing system.
• Couples Massage (50 minutes) - Lie side-by-side in the same therapy room as our massage professionals soothe sore muscle and tissue.

Facial Therapies

Experience the ultimate in holistic skin therapy. These facials promise to take your skin on a journey of total renewal.

• Elemis Japanese Silk Booster Facial (50 minutes) - Natural Japanese silk protein or sulfur compresses combine with pure phytoamine biocomplexes to produce immediate results beyond question.
• Elemis Japanese Silk Eye Zone Therapy (25 minutes) - Taking rejuvenating eye therapies to a new level, this treatment combines reflexology with a unique Japanese silk protein compress and our Eternal Synergy range. Only available as part of a ritual or ceremony package.
• La Therapie HydraLift Facial (1 hour) - An oxygenating facial that uses galvanic stimuli and high frequency to penetrate into the deepest layers of the skin. By prolonging the life of skin cells and withdrawing deeply embedded impurities, this facial will assist in giving a refreshed lifted appearance while helping blemished or impure skin to heal quickly.

Because the Greenhouse Spa & Salon is such a popular destination, we encourage you to book spa appointments early, preferably right after boarding the ship. Visit timetospa to order Greenhouse Spa products online.

Exotic Body Rituals

Embark on a journey to sensory heaven from the soles of your feet to the tingling top of your scalp. Pamper yourself by choosing from several exotic exfoliation rituals to invigorate, replenish and bring vitality to your face and body.

• Elemis Absolute Spa Ritual (2 hours) - Combining the Japanese Silk Booster Facial for skin vitality with our sublime Well-Being Massage, this ritual will refresh your spirit and strengthen your vital energies. Also available with Japanese Silk Eye Zone Therapy.
• Elemis Exotic Coconut Rub and Milk Ritual Wrap or Float (50 minutes) - This traditional Balinese coconut recipe polishes the skin while the exotic body oil indulges your senses.
• Elemis Lime and Ginger Salt Glow (25 minutes) - After light body brushing, warm oil is dripped luxuriously all over your body before our sublime Lime and Ginger Salt Glow is applied. Your skin is deeply cleansed and polished to perfection before a final application of Exotic Island Flower Body Lotion is applied, leaving the skin glowing and vibrant.
• Elemis Strawberry Herbal Back Cleanse (25 minutes) - Using premium essential oils combined with cleansing Eastern massage techniques, this treatment acts like a facial for the back.
• Elemis Total Glow Self Tanning Treatment (45 minutes) - After light body brushing, warm oil is dripped luxuriously over your body before Lime and Ginger Salt Glow is applied to cleanse and polish. After an application of Exotic Body Lotion, the Total Glow is massaged into your radiant skin.
• Elemis Musclease Aroma Spa Ocean Wrap or Float (1 hour 15 minutes) - A heated seaweed mask containing a warming blend of essential oils such as pine and rosemary is applied to your body before you are cocooned in a warm wrap. While you relax, the active ingredients work to ease arthritis, fatigue and muscle spasm.
• Elemis Cellutox Aroma Spa Ocean Wrap or Float (1 hour 15 minutes) - Combining the richness of sea plants and marine algae with aromatherapy, this treatment is deeply detoxifying at all levels. A warm seaweed mask containing a synergy of cleansing juniper and lemon essential oils is applied to your body before you are cocooned in a comforting wrap. While you are busy relaxing, the active ingredients work to detoxify, decongest and stimulate your body systems.
• Elemis Ionithermie Cellulite Reduction Program (1 hour 15 minutes) - Created by a surgeon in France, Ionithermie is the only therapy available that helps to detoxify the body and offer substantial inch loss after just one session. Combining 21st-century technology with vegetation from the sea floor, you will experience both firming and toning of the body after just one session. For ultimate benefits and detoxification, we recommend you book a course of three on your cruise.

Water Therapies

Spa Water Therapy can bring calm to the day's stress, release tension and alleviate muscle pain. Relax and rejuvenate with nature's natural healer in our world-class Greenhouse Spa and Salon.

• Thermal Suite - With an ambiance similar to a Turkish bath, different grottos and chambers release a variety of dry heat, steam and mists into the air with aromatherapy filled vapors. Relax on a heated ceramic lounge and allow the pressures of life to rinse away
• Hydrotherapy Pool - The bubbling ocean water is rich with trace elements and vitamins, helping to remineralize the body. Gently heated to body temperature, the pool embraces the body with warmth, soothing sore joints, alleviating arthritic pain and offering wonderful relief for sports injuries. Nurture your sensory experience and be sure to enjoy a dip before your scheduled spa packages or therapies
• Bathing Rituals (20 minutes) - Many ancient cultures use baths for rituals and health. Ancient Greek physicians once believed that the body's capacity for healing was so strong that it only needed a boost in the right direction. They believed that a hot bath infused with aromatic oils was like medicine for the body. As you immerse yourself in one of our baths you will feel stress and tension dissolve. Maybe the ancient Greeks were right. Choose from:
  • Exotic Enriching Milk Bath
  • Detox Ocean Bath
  • Exotic Jasmine Flower Bath
  • Warming Ocean Bath
• Dry Float Bed - The dry floatation bed provides a wonderful feeling of weightlessness and is used in conjunction with many of our body wraps to provide you with a unique experience. The warmth and motion of the bed assists in the penetration of active ingredients, increasing the therapeutic benefits of the treatment.

Hair and Nail Services

Hairstyling

Change is power. A new hairstyle can alter the way you perceive yourself. Venture towards the unknown if you are game...and if not, then just uplift your current style. Open your mind to the creativity of our international stylists and leave the salon today with a hairstyle that will put a bounce in your step...and your locks!

Frangipani Conditioning Hair and Scalp Ritual

(30 minutes)

Monoi oil has been used for centuries in Tahiti to soften the skin and hair of brides. After cleansing your hair you can enjoy a deep scalp massage for fifteen minutes using this precious ingredient to ease away scalp stress and give the hair a glossy and healthy shine. We leave the Tahitian Monoi oil on the hair and scalp for fifteen minutes under a warmed towel. Hair will be style dried or set.

Nail Services

Your onboard nail technician offers manicure and pedicure services from full pampering to last-minute repairs. Feel the joy of pampering in the soles of your feet and the very tips of your fingers with exotic rituals derived from 10 cultures.

Exotic Hand Ritual

(45 minutes)

Simply beautiful. Pure pampering for your hands and nails to restore beauty and suppleness. Warmed aromatherapy oils nourish and condition, while the sublime sensation of milk lavishes its richness and healing action on your skin. Our exotic hand ritual includes a complete manicure.

Sole Delight Foot Ritual

(1 hour)

Warmed aromatherapy oils nourish and condition your feet and nails while the decadence of milk and exotic Frangipani Monoi oil lavish their richness and healing action on your skin. Sole Delight Foot Ritual includes a full pedicure. A sensory experience for your feet that promises to leave you walking on cloud nine!

Because the Greenhouse Spa & Salon is such a popular destination, we encourage you to book spa appointments early, preferably right after boarding the ship. Visit timetospa to order Greenhouse Spa products online.

Recreation and Fitness

• Fully equipped Fitness Center
• Classes in low-impact aerobics, yoga and Pilates
• Basketball, ping pong, tennis, volleyball,
  walk-a-mile
• Golf Simulator and golf swing analysis on the ms Prinsendam (golf shore excursions in
  selected ports)

Fitness Center and Onboard Recreations

Holland America Line makes it easy for you to stay fit and trim while on your journey with fully equipped fitness centers and sports courts. Fitness centers aboard each ship include exercise and weight training equipment, and sports courts may include tennis, volleyball or basketball. Our broad, generously proportioned teak decks are perfect for walkers and joggers, and when you are finished exercising, cool off in one of our pools. To maintain or achieve optimum health, work with one of our qualified personal trainers or take one of our fitness classes lead by knowledgeable instructors. Fitness classes may include:

• Pathway to Yoga: Yoga is an ancient Hindu practice that offers a pathway to enlightenment through specific postures and breathing techniques. We offer a variety of Yoga styles in classes for students of all levels.
• Mat Pilates: Developed in the 1920s by the legendary personal trainer Joseph Pilates, the Pilates method is an exercise system that combines posture and controlled moves. Our class is mat based and appropriate for students of
  all levels.
• Cardio Ki-Bo Circuit Training: A great combination of Chi-releasing moves including boxercise, kickboxing and aerobic conditioning. We place emphasis on technique and help push you to your cardiovascular limit.
• Aquarobics: This program features a low-impact water workout. You will effortlessly strengthen tone and energize mind and body.
• Pilates Reformer: The Pilates method is an exercise system focused on improving flexibility and strength for the total body without building bulk. The Pilates method is not just exercise; it is a series of controlled movements engaging your body and mind, performed on specifically designed exercise apparatus and supervised by trained fitness directors.

Learn Digital Photography, Video Editing, Blogging and Web Skills While Cruising

Guests on Holland America Line ships will be able to "show and tell" their vacation memories when the companies launch Holland America Line Digital Workshop powered by Microsoft Windows on the ms Amsterdam and the ms Oosterdam, followed by the ms Westerdam in June and the line's new Signature-class, 2,104-passenger ship, the ms Eurodam, in July, expanding fleet wide within 18 months. Free workshops led by Microsoft-trained "techsperts" will show even the most novice camera or computer user how to take better vacation photos, make movies, edit pictures and create scrapbooks using a variety of Microsoft Windows and Windows Live services. Guests will learn how to share all their digital memories through email, blogging and social networking - so friends and family can see where they've been cruising even before they return home.

The program, which is complimentary and has its own dedicated space on each ship, kicks off with a 50-minute session. Called "Just Shoot Me," the session provides tips and tricks on how to take the best pictures, and introduces passengers to onboard editing and movie-making resources available on the cruise, including Windows Live Photo Gallery and Windows Movie Maker.

The "Just Shoot Me" session will be followed by jargon-free interactive sessions, also 50 minutes in length, designed for smaller groups to try out the technologies themselves in a hands-on environment. These workshops include:

• On the Download - How to move images between a digital camera and a Windows-based personal computer, with basic instruction.
• Put Your Best Face Forward - How to crop and color-correct digital photos and easily create panoramic pictures by stitching photos together using Windows Live Photo Gallery.
• Your "Home Away From Home" Movie - How to add music, special effects and titles to your videos and publish to a DVD using Windows Movie Maker.
• Show and Tell - How to create and upload photos to a personal Web page, invite friends to view the Web page and email photos using a variety of Windows Live services.
• Your 15 Minutes of Fame - How to turn your vacation journal into a blog by creating a basic Web page and blog entries using Windows Live Spaces and Windows Live Writer.
• A Click Ahead - How to design a photo card and a basic scrapbook, as well as how to order notepads, stickers, posters and other photo-related items from the Internet using Windows Live Photo Gallery.
• The digital workshop showcases state of the art technology provided and maintained by Microsoft - including Windows Vista-certified computers, servers, printers, scanners and a wireless network. The workshops will also feature flat screen TVs for easy viewing of videos and "techspert" demonstrations.
• Guests can choose to attend all or just some of the workshops, each which will be offered at various times and days throughout each cruise. Multiple workshops will be held every day. In addition, one-on-one coaching, called "Techspert Time", will also be available for over 20 hours each week.

Art Onboard

Holland America Line is known for the extensive art collections onboard each ship. Now, fine art goes high tech when you sail with Holland America Line. We invite you to enjoy the self-guided walking tour for each ship which highlights the art onboard an eclectic collection that is valued at tens of millions of dollars.

Narrated by well-known radio hosts Paul Lasley and Elizabeth Harryman, the 30- to 40-minute tours include walking directions, interviews with artists, background music and thumbnails of some of the artwork. Download the ship-specific art tour onto your personal iPod®, MP3 or portable media player before you embark on your Holland America Line cruise. Pre loaded art tours are also available onboard.

Art Auctions at Sea

Holland America Line is pleased to partner with Park West Gallery®, founded in 1969 and based in Southfield, Mich., the world's number one art dealer, having brought fine art to over 1 million customers worldwide. Since 1994 fine art auctions have been a regular event aboard our cruise ships and were named 'Best Art Auction Program' in Porthole Cruise Magazine's Readers' Choice Awards.

Fine art auctions are entertaining and informative, and are absolutely free to attend - many guests begin their art collections at our auctions. There are hundreds of original works of art, from the old and modern masters found at fine art museums around the globe to today's most world-renowned contemporary artists.

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Wedding Cruises and Renewal of Vows at Sea...Creating and Recreating Memories

Weddings

Whether you prefer a simple ceremony and a small, elegant reception or lots of family and friends at a larger celebration, a wedding cruise on one of our elegant ships will launch a lifetime of memories. Choose to get married on board, under the palms on an exotic Caribbean island beach or on top of a majestic Alaskan glacier. No matter what your preference, our wedding cruises coordinator is ready to help you tailor a wedding package to meet your needs and help you and your loved ones have the ultimate onboard experience. Wedding cruise packages include:

• A personalized ceremony
• Wedding coordinator services
• Flowers, cake, champagne, a photo album and a keepsake-wedding certificate
• Services such as photography, live music, receptions and pampering appointments can also be added to customize your wedding cruise package

Wedding cruise packages are available on each ship in our fleet and start at $795 a simple ceremony for two for North America and Caribbean sailings and $1,900 for Europe sailings. To arrange a North American or European wedding cruise, please use the following contact information:

North America/Caribbean:

Royal Ocean Events, Inc.
4337 River Road West
Delta, BC V4K 1R9
PH: (604) 940-1181 or 1-888-475-5511
FAX: (604) 940-6216
info@royalwed.com

• Wedding Brochure
• Reception Brochure
• Order Form

Europe:

The Wedding Experience
2600 SW 3rd Avenue, Ste. 200
Miami, Florida 33129
PH: 305-421-1260;
Direct Europe: +39+347+2790978 Jorge@theweddingexperience.com; europe@theweddingexperience.com

Renewal of Vows On Board

For couples that would like to say their wedding vows while at sea, Holland America Line offers an onboard renewal-of-vows package. As part of the package, the bride receives a corsage, and invitations are made available to invite guests to the ceremony and celebration. The couple also receives:

• A photo and photo album
• Dinner for 2 one evening in the Pinnacle Grill
• A celebration featuring live music, champagne, wine and hors d'oeuvres served by Holland America Line's five-star staff

The price for this romantic and memorable occasion is $149 per couple and $12.50 per guest (celebration only). The onboard honeymoon, anniversary and renewal-of-vows packages may be booked through Holland America Line's Ship Services Department, (800) 541-1576.

Renewal of Vows at Half Moon Cay

Guests that visit Half Moon Cay, the company's own island paradise, on Holland America Line Caribbean and Panama Canal cruises may renew their wedding vows on the island in a private, traditional Bahamian chapel nestled in a garden overlooking the sea. This is a more casual ceremony than on board and participants are encouraged to wear their favorite tropical attire. Champagne and cake are served after the ceremony. Each couple is photographed on the island and the photo is delivered to their stateroom in a souvenir frame. Arrangements for renewal of vows at the chapel may be made through the Guest Relations Manager at the Front Office on board the ship. Packages are $49 per couple and $6.50
per guest.