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Reserving Canyon Ranch spa on Oceania ships

News from Oceania Cruises

Passengers on ships operated by Oceania Cruises may reserve treatments at their onboard Canyon Ranch SpaClubs® up to 90 days before departure. Canyon Ranch operates spas on the cruise line’s fleet of premium ships.

“Canyon Ranch SpaClubs have proven so popular with our guests that it makes sense to book early,”  said Oceania president Bob Binder.

Each Canyon Ranch SpaClub features massage, body and skin-care treatment rooms, gym and weight room, men’s and women’s locker rooms, thalassotherapy pool, two whirlpools and Thermal Suite. The SpaClub’s treatments include massages and therapeutic bodywork, mud, aromatherapy, ayuvedic and seaweed treatments, facials and masks, conditioning body scrubs and therapeutic body cocoons.

Eat like your spa wrap at Hawaii Four Seasons

Now that's a Wrap!

Restaurant menus sometimes are so descriptive they read like literature. And with all the scrumptious-sounding descriptions of foams, emulsions, purées and reductions, it's tempting to bathe in the dishes rather than eat them.

Now you can. Order a treatment from the new Apothecary Menu at Four Seasons Resort Hualalai's Spa, and both your body and spirit will benefit from Hawaii's freshest local ingredients.

When you book a wrap or scrub at The Spa, which has just undergone a $7 million facelift, a Spa Concierge will create a custom blend just for you. Featuring more than twenty Hawaiian ingredients, the Apothecary Menu takes its inspiration from the Big Island's long tradition of healing with natural elements. Your custom blend will be based on physical characteristics, scent preferences and overall needs for well-being.

Need some exfoliation? Try crushed macadamia nuts, coconut or volcanic pumice. Craving a detoxification? Kona - a green, deep sea clay - should do the trick. Ready to be soothed? (And really, who isn't?) Your custom blend might include essential oils of juniper, birch, rosemary, lavender, Vitamin E and grape seed.

To get into true aloha spirit, visit The Spa at Four Seasons Resort Hualalai and get personal with some of Hawaii's freshest and healthiest ingredients. 
 

Travelers rely on international doctors

Non-profit organization specializes in travel health advice and coordinates medical services for travelers.

You booked your trip of a lifetime to South America and in the hustle and bustle of getting ready, you check and re-check your many lists not to forget anything. But did you think of everything? Do you have the name, address, and phone number of a qualified doctor who speaks English in Lima, Cochabamba, or Buenos Aires?

Travelers in the know use IAMAT's services if they fall ill abroad. IAMAT (International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers) publishes a list of qualified doctors in more then 90 countries and 350 cities worldwide. Doctors affiliated with the non-profit organization are general practitioners fluent in English, are fully licensed, and are trained according to international health standards. 

IAMAT doctors will:
- consult a IAMAT member in need of emergency care
- make referrals to specialists in all fields of medicine 
- provide medical reports
- report to your own doctor
- make house / hotel or night calls 
- make consultations on Sundays or local holidays.