Black Meetings and Tourism

July / August 2016

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B M & T ••• July/August 2016 ••• www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com 32 F or those looking to unwind and relax, the new Carnival Vista has a lot to ahhh about. The luxurious two-level Cloud 9 Spa features an array of chill-worthy amenities, including Carnival's first infrared sauna and Hammam Chamber, as well as special "experience showers" that provide a soothing fragrance element, a large heated whirlpool, four steam chambers and a high-tech indoor cycling studio. Carnival Vista – the line's newest, largest and most innovative ship – debuted recently in Europe. Exclusive to Carnival Vista is the Infrared Heat Chamber. The chamber's heating sys- tem is built into the walls with 80 percent of the heat gently warming the body and the remaining 20 percent of infrared heat released into the air, providing cooler, more consistent temperatures than traditional saunas. The beneficial effects of a sauna remain the same: body detoxification to increase energy, burn calories, decrease inflammation, relieve pain and improve blood circulation in the skin to enhance delivery of oxygen and nutrients. Another Carnival Vista exclusive is the Hammam Chamber, developed during the Ottoman Empire as a place of regeneration, contemplation and inner peace. The aim is both physical and spiritual cleansing, along with loosening of joints and muscles by ladling warm water over the body to slowly increase temperature to approximately 113 degrees F. Carnival Vista's Cloud 9 Spa also features an elaborate Thermal Suite, which offers intensive relaxation and a new sensory experi- ence provided through individually designed heat therapy rooms that cleanse, tone and purify the body using alternating dry and wet heat chambers. The thermal suite is an exclu- sive facility within the spa offering different areas for specific therapeutic needs. The Steam Chamber with Aroma Steam and Aromatic Grotto is a small, intimate chamber where high humidity and radiant heat create a moist, warm climate that gently but thoroughly cleanses the skin and respira- tory tract with herbal steam featuring sweet aromas such as cinnamon, orange or apple. The Dry Heat Chamber, or Laconium, is a large dry heat bath/sauna-like chamber where circulation is stimulated, accelerating and mobilizing the body's own defenses, while reducing stress. Carnival Vista's Cloud 9 Spa also has a fit- ness center with the latest cardio and weight- training equipment catering to all condition- ing levels. The fitness center serves as the loca- tion for a wide range of instructor-led exercise classes, including a new indoor cycling studio. Additional Cloud 9 Spa amenities include treatment rooms for European-style massages and facials, two saunas (men/women), two CARNIVAL VISTA's TWO-DECK Cloud 9 Spa: A SEAGOING OASIS OF TRANQUILITY AND RELAXATION Infrared Sauna and Hammam Chamber Among Array of Options for Personal Pampering and Rejuvenation CRUISE NEWS

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