While most people avoid exercising on vacation, cruisers on board The Cruise Authority's Caribbean Islands Marathon Cruise embrace it. Runners and walkers alike enjoy this seven-day cruise aboard Holland America's ms Eurodam, which features races at different Caribbean ports. After completing each run at the various ports, cruisers will have completed the marathon distance of 26.2 miles. John Bingham and Jenny Hadfield, well-known faces in the running community, lead the runs and also offer seminars and talks. The cruise departs from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and stops at Grand Turk, San Juan, St. Thomas and Half Moon Cay. The Cruise Authority also sponsors a Great Alaskan Marathon Cruise aboard Holland America's ms Oosterdam.
Caribbean Islands Marathon Cruise
The Cruse Authority
1760 Powers Ferry Rd.
Marietta, GA 30067
800-707-1634
cimcruise.com
Cruisers aboard the Baseball Greats Cruise, sponsored by MSC Cruises, may not get to play baseball on board, but they definitely get to interact with several baseball greats. The baseball-themed cruise features question-and-answer sessions, trivia games, storytelling sessions, autograph sessions and even pitching and hitting clinics with well-known baseball stars like Bob Feller, Ken Griffey Sr. and Amos Otis. The seven-day cruise takes place aboard the MSC Poesia, departing from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and visiting the ports of Nassau, St. Maarten and St. Thomas. Former Yankee's star Stan Bahnsen hosts all of the baseball-related activities during the cruise.
MSC Cruises
6750 North Andrews Ave.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
800-666-9333
msccruisesusa.com
For golf fans who want to improve their game while on vacation, Crystal Cruises offers the Golf Cruise. Aboard the Golf Cruise, cruisers can receive golf instruction from PGA pros and listen to PGA golf celebrities discuss life on the PGA tour. At port, Crystal Adventures shore excursions allow passengers to enjoy well-known and popular courses around the world. Travelers can choose from three different golf cruises---Iberian, Emerald Isles and Hawaiian---on board the Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony.
Crystal Cruises
2049 Century Park East, Suite 1400
Los Angeles, CA 90067
310-785-9300
crystalcruises.com
Designed specifically to help softball players ages 10 to 18 hone their skills, the Softball Cruise Clinic aboard Royal Caribbean's Monarch of the Seas features star softball players from around the country. The four-day cruise sails from Port Canaveral, Florida, to the ports of Coco Cay and Nassau, where the clinics take place. Clinic presenters include Akron Racers pitcher Angela Tincher, national team hitting star Crystl Bustos, and hitting coach Howard Carrier. Softball clinic participants are also treated to parties, goody bags and raffles.
Softball Cruise Clinic
Royal Caribbean
1050 Caribbean Way
Miami, FL 33132
877-258-8281
softballcruiseclinic.com
