I am Zumba mad

 Now for those of you that don't know me personally I am hooked by Zumba and so am very excited that Zumba classes are being rolled out across the Princess fleet.

Zumba is a latin based fitness class which combines dances moves - salsa, merengue, mambo with fitness move and is set to Latin American style music. It is really contagious and really good for you. 
Zumba burns anything from 400 - 700 calories per hour just dependant on your size and  the effort that you put in to it.


Now as a girl who likes to eat and drink aswell, Zumba on Princess ships will hopefully offer me the chance to maybe not put on quite so much weight on holiday. I hate doing that 8 week pre cruise diet to just go and put on half a stone on my cruise and have to start again.

Princess have been trialling Zumba on selected cruises since December 2010 but have seen the classes prove to be so popular that they are now taking it fleetwide. Currently it is featured on Caribbean Princess, Dawn Princess, Diamond Princess, Emerald Princess, Grand Princess, Golden Princess, Island Princess, Ruby Princess, Sapphire Princess, Sea Princess and Star Princess and they have promised 1 to 2 free classes on every sailing by 2012.

I am particularly impressed by the fact that it is free - as many cruise lines charge for there exercise classes.

If you're not sure what Zumba is, here is a YouTube clip of some customers enjoying Zumba on Emerald Princess in 2009. Click Zumba Please note this is not one of the classes that Princess are now running - if anyone is going on Princess this summer I'd be greatful if you could send me some footage!