Welcome to the Fun & Fitness Travel Club

F is welcomed on board Royal Caribbean and Celebrity ships for its exclusive water fitness programs taught by certified instructors who host their hometown students on cruises. Everyone exercises together daily in the ships' pools. There are dance lessons, deck walking, tai chi, stretch and yoga classes too. The travel club has no dues or fees. Members cruise together at group, discounted rates and promise to exercise every day while traveling. The is a #1 award winning Business Partner to Royal Caribbean in the mid-Atlantic USA. Cynthia Neu is co-founder and Travel Coordinator for the club. Jim Seeley, host of the popular "Forever Young TV Show" broadcast on Washington, D.C. cable stations, is the club's Cruise Program Director and also co-founder. In 2010 the club celebrates 12 years of cruise vacation success.

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members exercise every morning on their cruises. Certified water aerobics instructors from across America invite their hometown students to cruise with them and participate in daily private water exercise classes on the ship. Jim Seeley, (C), is Program Director for this one-of-a-kind award winning fitness travel club that was founded in 1998.

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CLUB MEMBERS AGREE the Pharaohs of Egypt told the truth. Jean Carnes, Pat Burshem and Mary Jo Shiver, (L to R) all of Virginia, visited Ciaro recently with the club. "The Pharaohs live on because of what they built," they said.

Travel Club members cruised recently to Greece, Israel, Egypt, Turkey and Cyprus. While in port at Haifa, Israel they toured the world famous Bahai Gardens atop Mount Carmel. Below was their appropriately named ship, the Vision of the Seas.

BAHAI GARDENS in Haifa, Israel honor a new world religion that believes all people have the same God. There is no fee to visit the gardens. They are kept up entirely by church members and their donations.

EGYPTIANS wear long, heavy robes to protect themselves from the hot sun and sand when they work in the desert. They know how to use their robes for fun too, which they often do.

A TWIRLING DANCER displays the dance steps of herders who still work today throughout Egypt. guests enjoyed lunch and seeing his performance as they cruised the Nile.

ON THE NILE RIVER with her nephew Benton Peterson from Washington, D.C., is Mercedes Neddle of Milwaukee, WI. It was Benton's first cruise with the club and his Aunt Mercy's third.

ATHENS, GREECE is a modern city built on top of itself over and over again for the past 4,000 years. Athens is careful to record and preserve everything it finds for all the world to learn too.

Travel Club returned from Athens last fall. Members now understand how its ruins are being reassembled....one piece a time. It is the world's most valuable puzzle.

THE PARTHENON atop Athens' Acropolis (highest mountain) is the most perfectly constructed building of all time. Ravaged by the world's most vicious armies for centuries it still stands today.

NILE GUARDIAN STATUES oversee the world's longest river. The Nile flows for 4,000 miles across Africa.

AEA CERTIFIED instructor Sallie Jackson of Winter Springs, FL leads classes on board ship. Each morning during a cruise, regardless of where the club is traveling, guests attend morning water exercises to keep fit while traveling together.

F has 3,500 members nationwide and and more than 200 Fitness Hosts. These certified instructors have escorted their hometown students on cruises to all the Caribbean Islands, the Mexican Riviera, Hawaii, the Inside Passage to Alaska, through the Panama Canal, to Bermuda and all along the Eastern Shores from Charleston to New York City to Quebec, Canada. They've sailed away from Seattle, New Orleans, Galveston, San Diego, Los Angeles, Vancouver, B.C.; Philadelphia, Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Tampa, Honolulu, as well as Barcelona, Spain; St. Petersburg, Russia; Dublin, Ireland; Amsterdam, Holland; Sydney, Australia; Wellington, New Zealand; San Juan, Puerto Rico and Buenos Aires, Argentina. They've even sailed around Cape Horn going to the South Pole. Another favorite cruise was to Halifax, Canada. Last year the club cruised to Egypt, Israel, Turkey, Cypress and Greece. Where would you like to go? Just be sure your passport is valid and the club arranges all the rest.

INSTRUCTOR Laila Vehvilainen of Sherborn, MA led her students on their first fitness cruise to Key West, Cozumel and Belize. "The winter was exactly the right time to go to the sunny Caribbean," says Laila. "What a wonderful way to teach!" water exercise classes are held every morning on a cruise.

Cruise Program Director Jim Seeley leads deck walking classes in addition to teaching water aerobics on board ship. "We like to move," he says.

HOLD ON! Jim Seeley and Kathy Fanelli try to tilt their Segways just right to move ahead. Shore excursions are fun!

cruised to Belize twice last winter with smiles all around from happy club members. Everyone's invited.

CRUISE PROGRAM DIRECTOR Jim Seeley recommends taking fitness cruises to learn about new exercises such as tai chi.

"STEP TO THE LEFT" Dance Host Sam Fadullon of Virginia tells club members how to hold their partners during dance lessons on a club cruise.

BRING YOUR BEST dance shoes because not only are there daytime lessons on a cruise, there are dance clubs to enjoy on board ship at night.

CUE THE LADIES: Feeling more confident about their dancing abilities gentlemen club members ask lady club members to join them in afternoon dance lessons.

Fcruises are tailor made for guests who want to participate in daily exercises while they travel. They've been featured in the nation's top newspapers, travel industry publications and in the corporate magazines of both Celebrity and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. Both luxury liners welcome members because they come on board as "as health conscious passengers." They grant the club use of all their ships' pools for private morning water exercises. They offer early, private dining tables, book mid-ship cabins convenient to elevators and provide cabins in up-graded categories with deep discounts for early bookings. The club also is given the best prices for air fares and transfers when applicable, as well as providing low cost travel insurance that includes coverage for non-refundable air fares. Special dietary meals are also available upon request.

F host Sam Fadullon has taught Ballroom Dancing, Salsa, Tango and Cha Cha at Spring Hill RECenter in McLean, VA. for 12 years. He's also taught in Florida for Tom Chapman Dance Club International. When cruised to Bermuda recently Sam and his dance studens received First Place and a standing ovation for their dance performance during the ship's popular Guest Talent Show.

Gladys Cheek (L) and Nancy Summers, both of Alexandria, VA., are members of the Travel Club who also teach water exercises and swimming lessons for the Fairfax County Park Authority in Northern Virginia. They loved their ride in this glass bottom boat when cruising the Caribbean.

Travel Club sailed on its first cruise in 1998 hosted by co-founders Jim Seeley and Cynthia Neu. In 2010 Jim and Cynthia will celebrate 12 years of travel with. "The secret to success," says Cynthia, "is that we strive to make each cruise great fun, often giving them themes like we did on our last Mardi Gras cruise!" But Jim says, "Our cruises are are great fun because what happens at sea stays at sea!" Please visit upcoming cruises to find a cruise that is right for you!

Joyce Doucette of Points, W. VA., leads yoga classes on the cruises. She says, "A mid-morning yoga class makes you feel super all day."

"Let me speak to the Captain."

"Perfect planning and execution (on your part) led to a perfect trip (on my part). May a next trip be in my near future. Thank you for making it all possible to happen." Susan Fisher, Falls Church, VA

"You matched me with a roommate and she was perfect. I'm booking my next cruise with you to make even more friends in this fine travel club." Cecile Hannaway, Fairfax, VA.

"Another example of your every day way of doing business, which is No. 1. Thanks very much."Donna Sprowls, Mechanicesburg, PA.

Female Pirate in Key West
" is the perfect name," say Tina Larkin (front) and Linda Lipscomb, both of Tucson, AZ. who cruised to Mexico. "It was a superb vacation!"

"It was the best cruise I've ever taken in my life. It's incredible what you did to assure our trip to the Mediterranean was fun, healthy and organized." Joan Castner, Roanoke, VA.

"When I joined years ago you made me get a passport. I hated you for making me go through the hassle. Now I love you for it because I've seen the world. You made it easy for me. I shall be grateful to you forever for encouraging me to travel. You are an inspiration to all of us in the club." Mary Subach, Windsor Locks, CT.

"I travel with you because you answer the phone. Matt helped me find my way through the Internet to book my excursions. Thank you for your kind and professional manners and for those of your staff too." Lauretta Cillan-Chung, MD in Kalamazoo, MI.

"We have cruised Royal Caribbean many times, but none compared to this one. We loved the planned activities, the daily exercises, the cleanliness of the rooms on the ship! We had an exceptionally good time. " Mary McLaughlin, Indian Trail, NC

"I'm very impressed by the efficiency and clarity of all your mailings and messages. What a wonderful job you do! Thank you for all your efforts." Barbara Fezzi, Albuquerque, N. M.

"Thank you for explaining it's best to book shore excursions on the ship in case you can not go or want to change their times. My husband and I did have to cancel all our trips on shore. The ship's excursion desk refunded all our fees 100 percent, just as you said." Marge Van Lierde, Vienna, VA.

"Thank you for explaining why the cruise lines asks our race when we check in on-line prior to arriving to the ship. In a very kind way you explained such information would be required if suddenly police or authorities in a foreign country needed to find me. I now own a Set Sail Pass and am ready to go!" Richard Bond, Troy, Ontario, Canada

"Sorry for the inconvenience of me changing plans and roommates so many times and then canceling at the end. I thank you for your professional assistance in all my confusion. Hopefully, one day, we can meet on a cruise. " Betty Wang, Monterey Park, CA.

"Just wanted you to know I had a great time on both my vacations to Alaska and Bermuda. The exercise classes were all nice. Our teachers were superb. Jim did a great job connecting and making sure everything was fine. I look forward to cruising with you and the again very soon." Gloria Kasey, Fairfax, VA.

"You're head and shoulders above the rest." Rita Brocato, Falls Church, VA.

"We've lived long enough to know a successful event happens only with good planning. We are sure there was plenty of it put into our cruise because it was totally wonderful!" Frank and Cecilia Durso, Manchester, N.J.

For more information about this dues-free travel club and to learn about its "Upcoming Cruises," click atop this page. Prices include the cruise fare with port charges. Prices can also be quoted with air, if requested. Call 1-800-955-9942 or e-mail Cynthia@fun-fitness.com The club requires guests be at least 30 years of age to participate in its trips. Call Fitness Host Coordinator Barb Batson at 1-800-500-8905 to learn how you personally could lead a fitness cruise. Parent company of the Fitness Travel Club is Ventures in Travel, a subsidiary of Ventures in Video, Inc. in Falls Church, VA. It is a a member of Cruise & Vacation Specialists, Inc. and Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA). Instructors who teach on board ship are certified by the Aquatic Exercise Association (AEA). The club also recommends exercises developed by WaterWellnessWorkouts.com. Other top resources for the club are TravelSmart.com, an award winning travel newsletter and ExerciseFriends.com where viewers can find exercise partners in their same zip code areas. The top rated local FOREVER YOUNG TV SHOW is hosted by Jim Seeley who recently interviewed officials of Washington, D.C.'s Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation at Spring Hill RECreation Center in McLean, VA. The Travel Club was created to encourage water exercise students with arthritis to cruise comfortably by offering them daily water exercises in the cruise lines' indoor, heated pools. Both Jim Seeley and Travel Coordinator Cynthia Neu are certified by the Arthritis Foundation to teach water arthritis classes. They met at Spring Hill RECenter 12 years ago where their concept for the Travel Club was born. Cynthia and Jim continue to teach water exercise classes for the nationally recognized Fairfax County Park Authority. Cynthia was recently named Outstanding Water Exercise Instructor at Spring Hill ReCenter where FOREVER YOUNG TV had also produced a program promoting the importance of water exercises. (For an excerpt click below.)

FOREVER YOUNG TV SHOW reports on the benefits of taking water aerobics to deter arthritis. Jim Seeley is host of this top rated show in Fairfax County.

This page last updated: February 1, 2010