According to research, 10% of Americans admit they never manage to relax on vacation because 76% find themselves checking voicemail and email—and that’s just from work. Partner that with all the selfie-stick photos, Periscope videos, Instagram posts and Facebook updates, and you’ve literally experienced your entire vacation through a digital lens. Americans spend the most hours working per year, right behind Japan and South Korea, so why are so many of us wasting our hard-earned time off attached to our digital screen instead of our sunscreen?

Being a vacation spectator is not okay. We need to relax, unplug and recharge with our families and friends, otherwise, what are we really working for? Just as you totally immerse yourself in work, you should immerse yourself as an active participant in relaxing. But if the idea of how to actively relax is already stressing you out, let me show you how to do it the easy way:

Back in January, I partnered with Celebrity Cruises to curate five rejuvenating spa and fitness experiences, which launched an exclusive wellness program that we call “Take Care of YourSelfie.” With fun names like “Texticure,” a manicure for your exhausted fingers, and “fACEial Time,” for those who’ve been overexposed to computer screens, Take Care of YourSelfie allows guests of Celebrity Cruises to power up by powering down as they disconnect from their devices to finally experience their modern luxury vacation as it happens.  If this already sounds too divine to be true, great news! We’ve expanded the Take Care of YourSelfie wellness program to unveil seven new shore excursions, so now vacationers enjoying a Celebrity cruise can find their tech-life balance on land and at sea!

With the new Take Care of YourSelfie excursions, guests can unplug, rejuvenate and experience destinations like a local with adrenaline-fueled adventures, such as hydrobiking and running in the Caribbean or stand-up paddle yoga, hiking or cycling in Europe.

Some of my personal favorites are Power Core’d, a core-busting, paddle yoga session on the calm blue waters of the Mediterranean in Ibiza, Spain. With Morning SHIFT, you can transform from tired eyes to toned thighs as you experience a guided morning jog through scenic Philipsburg, St. Maarten. For those with tense everything, Hot Spot gets you soothing your sore muscles in the natural, thermal mineral waters at a coastal oasis in Melbourne, Australia. And with Flash, Drive, and Ride, a panoramic bicycle tour of Valletta allows riders to put down their phones and take an up-close look at the history and culture of Malta. Now ladies and gentlemen, THAT is how to relax-cation.

So, when planning this year’s vacation, make sure to invigorate your mind, body, and soul with holistic wellness experiences that restore you and Take Care of YourSelfie with Celebrity Cruises!

For more information about how you can experience Take Care of YourSelfie on your next vacation, as well as exciting, upcoming news about the program, visit celebritycruises.com/takecareofyourselfie.

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