How to Book a Self Improvement Cruise

Perhaps the best time to reflect on the choices you've made and the issues you've struggled with is when you're completely relaxed. Since a cruise offers the ultimate in relaxation, a self-improvement cruise may be your best opportunity to gain inner wellness.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Visit the Cruise Line International Association's website, Cruising.org, for a list of cruise lines that offer self improvement theme cruises--or ask a travel agent who specializes in theme cruises. Most major cruise lines offer activities that give you a chance to cultivate your emotional life, but Cunard, Regent and Holland America Line offer shipboard experiences that focus specifically on self-improvement.

2. Compare the different self improvement cruise options to assess which ones best align with your personal improvement goals. Deepak Chopra's "Grow Younger, Live Longer" on Regent cruises might satisfy those seeking to tap their creative energy, while feng shui enthusiasts will feel fulfilled aboard a Crystal Cruise ship.

3. Decide on a destination. Depending on which self improvement theme cruise you've selected, you'll probably have two or three options for destinations. Assess which destination is best for you by reading user reviews on TripAdvisor.com. Ships headed for specific destinations can vary in quality, as can the options off board.

4. Decide how much time you want to devote to your self improvement cruise. Whether the cruise is three or seven days will depend on your budget, how much time you have available in your schedule, and which theme you've selected.

Resources

• Review a list of self improvement theme cruises.