Holland America Launches Explore Wellbeing Program

Holland America Line is launching a new Explore Wellbeing program tailored to guests who want to participate in onboard activities such as sporting events, brain teasers, morning Tai Chi, Sudoku, afternoon Pilates and Wii bowling.

Designed for guests of all ages, Explore Wellbeing extends the offerings of the Greenhouse Spa to incorporate new entertainment, fitness and sports activities. Leading the program is the resident wellness expert -- the LifeStylist -- who hosts an array of sessions.

Guests can start each day with Tai Chi on deck. They can also can jump into Boot Camp for a regime of exercises, play team trivia, sharpen their skills with the Golf Challenge, try Wii bowling or attend a Greenhouse Spa seminar. Other activities feature yoga, step classes, additional Wii games, Pilates, spinning, Sudoku puzzles, ballroom dance classes and more.

Complementing Explore Wellbeing are other programs hosted by the Explorations Team. The onboard Party Planner will host Explore Food & Entertaining events in the Culinary Arts Center, expanding the program that brings more than 70 culinary experts onboard each year in addition to classes and demonstrations on every sailing.

As the destination expert under Explore Our World, the Travel Guide will give multimedia presentations about the ship’s itinerary and be a one-stop source for port-of-call information. The Techspert will offer Explore Technology classes and Digital Workshops powered by Windows, where guests can learn how to blog, work with digital photos, arrange a digital scrapbook, create a slideshow or edit a movie. On cruises lasting 14 days or more, the librarian also leads a book club.