nicwoodard Posted February 25, 2006 #1 Share Posted February 25, 2006 My husband and I are going on our first cruise ever on April 20th. We are taking RC Splendour of the Sea from Galveston to Cozumel. We cannot wait! He is a CPA and will be just finished with tax season. We live in Waco, Texas, and I teach elementary school... I wanted to get some info about the spas on board the ships. I LOVE to go to a spa. When we go to Vegas, I always try to do at least 2 treatments (I save up my money for this purpose) while we are there. I would love any feedback about the "spa experience" on a cruise ship. I had been told by someone that they really try and push their spa products on you. That doesn't really bother me, I will just say "no thank you". Do they have a general shower/changing area? My main question about that is because I am sure it is much bigger than the shower in our cabin. I know in the spas at the hotels I have been in (Vegas), you can pay a charge just to "get ready" in the larger shower area. Do they do anything like that on ships? Or is that area only if you are getting a treatment? Any tips, thoughts, or ideas would be appreciated! Thank you - Nic:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nparmelee Posted February 25, 2006 #2 Share Posted February 25, 2006 Our first cruise they pushed the products, on our second they didn't. I think if you just say no firmly then they'll leave you alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitty9 Posted February 25, 2006 #3 Share Posted February 25, 2006 The spas are wonderful, large and have women's and men's changing areas. They have lockers, showers and places to fix yourself up after you've gone through a treatment. The spas on RCCI are run by Steiner, and you can go to their website to find out all about their offered treatments. Yes, they do push their products, but a nice "no thank you" takes care of that. You really shouldn't use the spa shower area if you're not getting any treatments, plus you have to sign in at their reception desk and they escort you to the women's changing area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFritz Posted February 25, 2006 #4 Share Posted February 25, 2006 We use the spa/fitness center showers all of the time without getting a treatment on the different ships we have been on. We've never sailed the Splendour. The sauna and showers were free of charge and not directly tied into spa services. If you work out at all in the fitness area then the showers are there for your use as well. The lockers you needed a key for and you just went to the desk and signed out a key. No charge. Spa services are separate and can get a little pricey but not much more than land spa services. Do some more research and you can easily find a price list. They did run different specials each day and this might be the best way to utilize the services for pay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusinmama06 Posted February 25, 2006 #5 Share Posted February 25, 2006 I love the spa treatments as well. And everyone else is right, most cruise spas try to push the products after the treatment is over. But not more than you can handle with a "no thank you" I once did an aromatheapy capsule where they locked me in this capsule, put a massaging vibrate on my back, warm towels down my body and set it to a nice warm temperature, headphones on my ears playing relaxing music and a little bit of cool air blowing on the face. They said 20 minutes in this capsule was like sleeping for hours. It was WONDERFUL! I hope our next cruise has one of those! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizzy205 Posted February 25, 2006 #6 Share Posted February 25, 2006 Please do the Rasul for me! DH and I did the couples massage and rasul on the voyager in october---DO IT FOR ME! If you still like your spouse....and still like to have fun with your spouse....do the rasul. It is fabulous. Here is a taste--after the couples massage--they bring you both into a changing room....where you remove any and all clothing and go into the rasul room. There, once the button is pushed, will come steam from above--on the counter will be bath salts, scrubs, stuff to massage each other with....THEN--a gentle rain comes down to wash away the salts and scrubs......AAAHHH....heaven. Then after--there is a great big shower outside to wash your hair, change and start the rest of your day..... Please, do the rasul for me. It's worth the extra. We did buy something, only because we wanted it, but we had to ask for it, we were not pushed. There is this great smelling mint shower gel for like a million dollars....well $36 a bottle...anyway, it smelled so great, I had to have it. I use it sparingly at home, still have more than 3/4 of the bottle left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoguyscruising Posted February 25, 2006 #7 Share Posted February 25, 2006 just wondering on the Splendour if the dry sauna/steam sauna avail witout purchasing spa treatments? and are they seperate men and womens or are they coed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzeyQ Posted February 25, 2006 #8 Share Posted February 25, 2006 One suggestion - let the person doing your treatment know, at the outset, that you don't want to have products pushed on you. They tend to end your treatment a few minutes early so that they have time to try and sell you things, so if you tell them up front that you're not interested, you might get a few more minutes of service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubapuss Posted February 25, 2006 #9 Share Posted February 25, 2006 The sauna and steam rooms are seperate and are not coed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicwoodard Posted February 25, 2006 Author #10 Share Posted February 25, 2006 Thanks for all of the great information! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bksreader Posted September 28, 2006 #11 Share Posted September 28, 2006 Earlier this year we were on Carnival Legend and the showers in the spa locker rooms had mutiple shower heads. As I liked to work out and use the hot tub prior to dinner, I took many of my showers in the spa locker rooms. It was wonderful! Does anyone know if the showers in the spa on Splendour of the Seas has multiple shower heads? Since I am going to be in a quad cabin for my next cruise in Aug 2007 to the Greek Isles, I think I will probably do th same thing that I did on the last cruise and use the showers in the spa. Jena Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dianfarmer Posted September 28, 2006 #12 Share Posted September 28, 2006 Love the hot rock masage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsscaptain Posted September 28, 2006 #13 Share Posted September 28, 2006 Great description! I think I need a cigarette and I don't smoke! ;) Will have to check that out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thekidsmom Posted September 28, 2006 #14 Share Posted September 28, 2006 Nicwoodward-we will be on the Splendour the week of Thanksgiving and I'll let you know about the spa then. I may not do a treatment there since I feel it's overpriced, but I'll will be using the sauna. p.s. we are also in Waco.... Darlene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nymue Posted September 28, 2006 #15 Share Posted September 28, 2006 I second that!!!!!! My husbnd and I do the Rasul EVERY chance we get!!!!! We always make sure we have a wonderful bottle of wine waiting for us back in the room after ;) Hugs, Anne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsscaptain Posted September 28, 2006 #16 Share Posted September 28, 2006 That may help if there is port that you have already seen or may not care to get off on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcdallas72 Posted September 28, 2006 #17 Share Posted September 28, 2006 My wife and I got the couples massage on the Sovereign, 9/4/06. It was wonderful!! 55 minutes, $110 per person. I felt it wasn't excessively expensive, and we had NO products pushed onto us. The massage therapists were extremely professional and did a great job-we tipped them both very well for their efforts. Hope you enjoy! KC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickee Posted September 28, 2006 #18 Share Posted September 28, 2006 I thought I saw on a copy of the Compass that spa treatments were 20 dollars off the first day and on port days? Is this true and if so, true for all treatments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeannejj Posted September 28, 2006 #19 Share Posted September 28, 2006 Here is a copy of the port day spa offerings on the Navigator-Western-Aug 2006 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/jeannejj/NavigatorDaySpaPortSpecials-Western.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mauraoel Posted September 28, 2006 #20 Share Posted September 28, 2006 Here is a copy of the port day spa offerings on the Navigator-Western-Aug 2006 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/jeannejj/NavigatorDaySpaPortSpecials-Western.jpg It says the image has been delete or moved. Maura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeannejj Posted September 28, 2006 #21 Share Posted September 28, 2006 Sorry about that....try this. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/jeannejj/Navigator-Western-General%20Info/NavigatorDaySpaPortSpecials-Western.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DisneyGal3 Posted September 29, 2006 #22 Share Posted September 29, 2006 How much is the Rasul? Is there any discount offered on the set sail date? Did it on Disney Cruise and was excellent. Anyone know if it is similar on RCI. We're going to be on Legend of the Seas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickee Posted September 29, 2006 #23 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Thanks Jeanne!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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