It’s not so long ago that when people talked about cruising, the quantity of food was at the top of the list. Not quality…quantity!
Things have changed. On our last cruise, aboard the Coral Princess, we noticed the sensible size of dinner portions. Make no mistake…you can still eat as much as you like, 
but now you’re not being “spoon fed” too much food by the cruise line, making you more responsible for overeating.
And who could have imagined that a cruise line, these alleged pariahs of weight-gain, would step into the battle against childhood obesity?
Celebrity has teamed up with Nerdel, a company that was founded by health experts, and a company that’s based on the premise that children’s health and wellness is a priority. Celebrity obviously endorses that philosophy, even on vacation.
The NERDEL program made its debut on Celebrity Silhouette this summer in Europe, and it will be fully integrated fleet-wide — that’s 10 ships — this month. The program is play-based, and targets the ship’s under-eight population. Custom-designed music, puppetry and activity books are all part of the program, but — for me — the “piece de resistance” sounds like the pizza-making!
That’s HEALTHY pizza-making.
The program doesn’t end when the cruise does. There’s a land-based component, with an interactive website and apps for iPads.
Now all we need is an iPad…
DAILY DEAL
Carnival Liberty
February 25, 2012
7 nights
Miami (return), Cozumel, Belize, Roatan, Grand Cayman
Inside $479
www.carnival.com