Vacation is a time to relax, rest and focus on your mental and physical health. With that in mind, almost everything Cruise ships offer spasBeauty salons and fitness centers can help you look and feel your best while sailing.
Festival cruise lineThe wellness area is called Cloud 9 and offers workshops, classes, treatments and services from scalp massages to pedicures. Read on to learn all about the Cloud 9 Spa, Fitness Center, and Beauty Salon, including which ships have them, what they offer, and what they’ll charge you.
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What is Cloud 9 Spa on Carnival cruise ships? What is Cloud 9 Beauty Salon and Fitness Center?
Cloud 9 is the name of a trio of products – spas, salons and fitness centers – operated on most Carnival ships by independent contractor OneSpaWorld (which manages similar facilities on most of Carnival’s ships). travel agencies).
Spa treatments include massages (Swedish, hot stone, etc.), body wraps, facials, cellulite reduction, intravenous therapy, acupuncture and anti-wrinkle treatments.
Passengers wanting to get their hair or nails done can visit the relevant Cloud 9 Salon. Services include manicures, pedicures, perms, hair styling, cutting and coloring as well as men’s services. Other services may include hair removal, eyebrow shaping, and teeth whitening.
Reservations are required for both the spa and salon.
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The Cloud 9 Gym is linked to the Cloud 9 Spa and Salon on ships with this gym. Like the spa and salon, it is managed by OneSpaWorld and provides an area for passengers to participate in free exercise classes (e.g. yoga, spin and Pilates) and personal or self-training workout on free-to-use equipment.
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Cloud 9 gyms are typically equipped with treadmills, ellipticals, rowing machines, standard and recumbent exercise bikes, stair climbers, weight machines, dumbbells, kettlebells, and exercise benches. dumbbells, exercise balls, yoga mats, balance balls and foam rollers. Other amenities may include hydration stations, towels, and sanitizer to clean machinery and equipment.
The spa and fitness complexes on each ship also offer locker rooms for men and women, and most ships have saunas and steam rooms. On ships with hot tubs, you’ll find tiled sun loungers, plunge pools, and other amenities. You’ll have access if you stay in certain cabin types, book a spa treatment, or purchase a thermal bath ticket.
For more information about specific services, visit Cloud 9 page on Carnival’s website.
Spa Cloud 9 price
Except for the free consultation and free use of exercise equipment, you will have to pay extra for everything provided at the spa, salon and gym. Expect to pay a significant increase compared to treatments and services on land.
Examples of treatments, services and prices are as follows:
- Swedish Massage: $179 for 50 minutes, $219 for 75 minutes and $299 for 100 minutes
- Aromatherapy hot stone massage: $199 for 50 minutes, $229 for 75 minutes and $299 for 100 minutes
- Pro-collagen facial: $199 for 50 minutes
- Traditional manicure: $59 (30 minutes)
- Traditional pedicure: $69 (45 minutes)
- Discount: $59 to $89
- Haircut: from $89
- Fitness class (yoga, Pilates or cycling): $20 per class (three- and six-class packages also available)
Note: Prices are accurate at the time of publication but are subject to change without notice.
The 18% gratuity is also automatically included in the cost of all spa and salon treatments and services.
Watch for discounts on the first or second day of your cruise, savings if you book multiple treatments or classes, or deals on services on port days when most passengers travel. ashore.
Please note that spa and salon staff are trained to provide you with expensive hair care and beauty products after any treatment you schedule. If you want to avoid high-pressure sales tactics that can reduce your comfort, ask before starting the service that they don’t do it.
Additionally, Carnival ships with Cloud 9 Spa also have Cloud 9 Spa cabins. When you book one of those services, you enjoy Cloud 9 amenities like unlimited access to hot tubs, body scrubs, priority spa bookings, discounts on treatments Day-in-port therapy, complimentary body composition analysis, upgraded Elemis toiletries in your cabin bathroom, and even complimentary fitness classes (two classes per person).
Is a visit to Cloud 9 Fitness Center, Cloud 9 Salon or Cloud 9 Spa worth it?
It all depends. If you’re someone who likes to be pampered and doesn’t mind a little splurge, then yes. If you’re on a tight budget, a cruise is not the time to experiment with a spa as prices are much higher than what you can find at home.
If you can land one of the deals mentioned above or you have a little built-in credit that’s making a hole in your account, it could make the experience even better value .
In addition, there is something to say for convenience. Sometimes you don’t have time to paint your own nails before getting started, or you don’t want to style your hair yourself for a formal evening. That’s where Cloud 9 Salon can come to the rescue — but you’ll pay a hefty price for this luxury.
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You can almost never go wrong with going to the gym to use the free equipment. If you can’t break the habit of working out at home, or if all the food on the cruise makes you feel sluggish, you should also pay for an exercise class or two.
Beware of free seminars offered by spa technicians and fitness instructors. They are often sales pitches for things like expensive beauty products, fancy treatments, or shoe insoles intended to correct posture.
Ultimately, it’s up to you to decide how much time and money you want to invest in visiting spas, salons, and fitness centers while traveling.
Which Carnival ships have Cloud 9 Spa, Salon and Fitness Center?
Of Carnival’s 27 ships, 20 have Cloud 9 branded facilities:
Note: Other ships offer similar services but do not have the Cloud 9 branding.
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