| On one of my more memorable cruises, I gained 9 | | | | your favorite dessert happens to be. Mine is really |
| pounds in seven days. If you are surprised by that, do | | | | decadent chocolate cake. On the night when my |
| not be, that is not the surprising part. The surprising part | | | | irresistible chocolate cake appears on the menu, all |
| is that my weight gain was less than average. The | | | | bets are off. |
| average weight gain on a cruise is about 2 pounds per | | | | Use the walking track around the ship: Almost all ships |
| day. | | | | have a walking track. Usually it wraps around the |
| If you want to go on a cruise vacation to eat and | | | | Promenade deck and it is usually clearly marked on |
| enjoy for a week, then by all means, please do just | | | | the deck: "3 laps equals one mile" or something like |
| that. Do not let me ruin your vacation. You can still | | | | that. Decide how many miles or laps you are going to |
| enjoy your cruise without gaining weight. A few simple | | | | do everyday and do it. Even the most exciting cruises |
| changes from the normal persons routine are all that | | | | have some downtime that you can use for this. |
| you need to do and you can still truly enjoy your | | | | Walk on your excursions: This one is within reason of |
| vacation and the luxuries that it will lavish on you. | | | | course. In St. Thomas, they insisted that we would |
| Use the stairs instead of the elevator: this is one of my | | | | need a taxi to get into town. What we did instead was |
| favorite things. It is easy and even faster than waiting | | | | enjoy one of the most beautiful half hour walks of our |
| for the elevator. | | | | lives. Find out from the cruise directors staff or the |
| Choose more fruit for dessert: I love fruit, and all dining | | | | shopping ambassador how long it would take to walk |
| room meals have a fruit option for dessert. The only | | | | into town at a leisurely pace. |
| exception is the one night that they serve whatever | | | | |