Category: Health & Wellness

Disclaimer: As a 50+ year practitioner of a vegan diet, and a Macrobiotic nutrition counselor, Holistic Holiday at Sea founder Sandy Pukel believes that we can all achieve balanced nutrition by eating a whole foods plant-based diet. We also recognize that with busy schedules, food quality and accessibility issues, and other challenges we all face, […]

Shower your loved ones with the gift of a healthful 2021, with presents ranging from amazing culinary gadgets, to books and magazines, to the best in organic skincare products! Here’s a round-up of our favorite gifts for vegans and anyone interested in exploring a healthy, plant-based lifestyle. Cookbooks with Substance We’re big fans of cookbooks […]

Whether you eat a plant-based diet daily or participate in Meatless Monday every so often, there are many wonderful ways to incorporate vegan food into your holiday traditions, including Thanksgiving, Christmas dinner, and other celebrations.  We asked a few Holistic Holiday at Sea presenters for some of their favorite vegan holiday recipes, and they delivered! […]

Eating a plant-based diet is one of the best choices you can make for your health, but vegans and vegetarians often have a lot of questions and concerns about nutrition. We often hear questions such as: How much plant-based protein do I really need to stay healthy?  Should I start taking dietary supplements to get […]

Knowledge is power. To help empower you to achieve your goals for health, weight loss, and healing during Holistic Holiday at Home, we are bringing you the authors of some of the most important books about the plant-based lifestyle available today. You are invited to join our virtual plant-based book club to learn about the […]

On our annual vegan cruise we serve beautiful, scratch-made meals from renowned chefs and feature cooking classes with best-selling, plant-based cookbook authors. With our new virtual event, Holistic Holiday at Home, July 26-August 1, we can’t serve you meals directly but we can do the next best thing! Register now and you’ll receive a free […]

During our Holistic Holiday at Home virtual experience, you’ll have the opportunity to engage in multiple fitness and mindfulness classes each day. Join us July 26-August 1 for an online journey to optimal health and wellness with the leading plant-based experts, for 7 days of learning, inspiration, and connection, all from the comfort of your […]

If you’ve experienced Holistic Holiday at Sea, you know that the opportunity to hear directly from the rockstars of the plant-based movement has always been a highlight of the cruise.  If you join our Holistic Holiday at Home virtual experience, you will have the opportunity to learn from familiar favorites as well as from a […]

We hope you and your loved ones are well and staying safe during these unsettling times. Right now it is especially important for us to take care of our physical, mental, and spiritual health. Like so many others, we at Holistic Holiday at Sea are exploring different ways of making connections. Over the coming months, […]

For our latest blog features, we’ve been focusing on healthy immunity. An integral part of healthy immunity includes stress management. While most of the world is undergoing stay at home precautions, there are still ways you can practice mindfulness at home. A few of our cruise presenters are offering digital mindfulness practices. Check out these […]

We believe in the power of plants to help boost immunity, and feel this is especially important now, as the coronavirus impacts people all over the globe. For our last blog feature, we focused on healthy immunity. Here, we’ve selected plant-based recipes to support overall immune system health. As always, we recommend following the guidelines […]

As the coronavirus (COVID-19) impacts people all over the world, we wanted to offer tips for staying healthy during these uncertain times. While we recommend following the guidelines from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention such as handwashing and staying at home as much as possible, it’s also important to take stock of what […]

Every year on the Holistic Holiday at Sea, the Recovery Panel is one of our most popular sessions. With courage and grace, participants share personal stories of illness and health, and how a plant-based diet, macrobiotic lifestyle, and holistic wellness regimen contributed to their healing process. This is the final part of a four part […]

Every year on the Holistic Holiday at Sea, the Recovery Panel is one of our most popular sessions. With courage and grace, participants share personal stories of illness and health, and how a plant-based diet, macrobiotic lifestyle, and holistic wellness regimen contributed to their healing process. This is the third part of a four part […]

Every year on the Holistic Holiday at Sea, the Recovery Panel is one of our most popular sessions. With courage and grace, participants share personal stories of illness and health, and how a plant-based diet, macrobiotic lifestyle, and holistic wellness regimen contributed to their healing process. This is the second part of a four part […]