Here's the Rub

摘要

Step into the shipshape spa on Royal Caribbean's Explorer of the Seas. For $179, Juan—or one of six onboard masseuses—will mix up and lather your body with freeze-dried seaweed, wrap you entirely in what resembles an oversize piece of aluminum foil and knead your stressed-out feet, hands and head. An hour and a half later you emerge from the compact spa cabin "detoxified," with your "lymphatic system cleansed." Open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., the spa generates a healthy revenue stream for the ship, right up there with the casino and the boutique.