On many ships, the Promenade Deck goes completely around the ship. However, many newer ships are filling in that real estate with shops. Before you cruise, take a look at the layout.
I brought Nordic Walking to Crystal Cruises in 2009. We have 10 pair of poles on each ship. LEKI provides them. Class are free and are given twice a day.
The Promenade decks on their 2 ships is 1/3 of a mile. After a lesson, guests are free to go around and around. By burning more calories, they can enjoy the dinners guilt free.
Read more about the Benefits of Nordic Walking.
Here is the piece we have to inform guests:
Crystal Cruises is committed to offer fitness-minded guests a variety of innovative wellness programs, including our new Nordic Walking Program by exclusive provider LEKI USA, a leading manufacturer of skiing, trekking and Nordic Walking Poles.
Author walking on the Crystal Serenity
Specifically designed to engage the entire body, Nordic Walking Poles feature rubber tips to push off various surfaces like our wide teak decks, and help distribute stress while walking, increase stability, improve balance, and alleviate the steady impact of running and jogging, while offering similar benefits. Using these innovative poles exercises both the upper and lower body while walking, adding to the cardiovascular benefit and burning up to 46% more calories than walking without them.
Nordic Walking Poles are available, complimentary, to guests to use aboard Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity and are also available to purchase by contacting the onboard fitness director.