A new initiative from Seabourn may change the way you think, and more importantly feel, about cruising. The Seattle-based luxury liner has announced a fleet-wide mindful living program in partnership with The Onboard Spa by Steiner and guests will be invited to a new holistic spa and wellness experience that integrates physical, social, environmental and spiritual wellbeing. Integrative medicine pioneer Dr. Andrew Weil will launch the program aboard Seabourn Encore for its maiden voyage of 2017 and it will be rolled out throughout the entire Seabourn fleet in 2017, followed by Seabourn Ovation in the spring of 2018.

Dr. Weil will sail on a different Seabourn ship each year where he will deliver a 60-minute lecture for guests and will also offer smaller informal group discussions. A separate team of wellness experts will also make regular visits to spa facilities throughout the Seabourn fleet. Central to the program are the daily practices of meditation and yoga, with a selection of complimentary sessions available. Guests can also experience Mindful Meditation, introducing positive affirmations and mantras they can reflect on throughout the day. Classes will focus on mind, body and spirit over a period of seven days, and will change daily with a new theme.

On-board seminars include “Spontaneous Happiness & Spontaneous Healing”, “Healthy Aging” and “Introduction to Mindful Meditation”, all adapted from Dr. Weil’s books. “This new wellness program will offer our guests an experience they simply won’t find anywhere else in the industry,” said Richard Meadows, president of Seabourn. “By partnering with Dr. Weil, a pioneer in integrative medicine, we will deliver an even greater degree of mind and body programs that ensure you can break away, relax and rejuvenate while you travel with us. We’re eager to share the full slate of offerings as a part of Seabourn Encore’s inaugural sailing as another component of the Extraordinary Worlds of Seabourn.”