What traveler isn't interested in staying healthy while on vacation? Crystal Cruises wants to keep its passengers fit and, with the help of Cleveland Clinic, has added important health-related travel tips to its website under the "Before You Sail" heading.
Also, as part of Crystal's renown Creative Learning Institute enrichment program, Cleveland Clinic health and wellness specialists will be aboard select 2007 sailings to present a series of interactive classes and workshops. Top physicians from one of the U.S.'s top medical centers will explain how to effectively manage headaches and arthritis, offer tips for a healthier golf game, demystify preventive medicine cardiovascular issues, and much more.
According to Kristin Turner, Crystal's manager of entertainment who oversees the program, "Crystal's guests are educated and informed and they want to enrich themselves on vacation. They also want to know that they are learning from credible professionals who will share cutting edge research. The Cleveland Clinic is one of the most respected hospitals in the world. It's no surprise that the feedback on these programs has been exceptional."
Doctors from Cleveland Clinic will be aboard the following sailings:
Jan. 31 - Feb. 11 Panama Canal voyage from Costa Rica to Miami
Featuring: Dr. Michael Modic, M.D., Division Chairman of the Neurological Institute Office
Topics: Healthcare screenings, cardiovascular disease and brain imaging diagnostics
Feb. 25 - Mar. 4 Mexican Riviera sailing round-trip from Los Angeles
Featuring: Dr. Michael O'Donnell, Ph.D., Director of the Department of Health and Wellness
Topics: Health, wellness and prevention
Jun. 10 - 20 Baltic cruise from London to Stockholm (including St. Petersburg)
Featuring: Dr. A. David Rothner, M.D., Department of Neurology and Director of Patient Education and Health Information for the Clinic's Department of Education
Topics: Neurology and headaches
Jun. 27 - Jul. 11 North Cape cruise from Copenhagen to Stockholm
Featuring: Dr. Gary Hoffman, M.D., Department Chairman of the Department of Rheumatic and Immunologic Disease
Topics: Rheumatology issues
Aug. 31 - Sep. 14, port-intensive Trans-Atlantic crossing from London to New York
Featuring: Dr. A.J. Cianflocco, M.D., from the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Topics: Management of osteoarthritis of the knee, the mature athlete, exercise prescription, and healthier golf
Nov. 4 - 14 Panama Canal/Caribbean voyage from Miami to Costa Rica
Featuring: Dr. Mark Froimson, M.D., from the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Topics: Orthopaedics
Nov. 9 - 19 Trans-Atlantic crossing from Lisbon to Miami, including Bermuda
Featuring: Dr. Michael Rocco, M.D., from the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
Topics: Heart disease issues
Nov. 19 - 30 Panama Canal/Caribbean Thanksgiving cruise
Featuring: Dr. Michael Rabovsky, M.D., Medical Director of the Department of Family Medicine at the Clinic's Beachwood Family Health and Surgery Center
Topics: Prevention and family medicine
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