Cruise is a special type of tourist offer that includes a large market. Interests
of guests – the structure of service users and their financial capabilities determine
the content offered – entertainment, adventure, wellness or recreation, etc. One of
the primary activities during long voyages are wellness procedures that are
performed in order to preserve and improve the health of passengers. These
procedures involve a multidisciplinary approach from several areas, of which
tourism, medicine and physical culture stand out. The provision of services requires
specific knowledge and skills, which have only recently taken their place in the
nomenclature of јob titles, as well as a special direction of education. Successful
effects require a proper hierarchy of treatment during procedures, but also a system
of periodic evaluation. The paper presents a questionnaire with the results that was
conducted on 102 guests on a cruise from Strasbourg to Köln, where passengers
confirm the high quality and suitability of the program for users. The results
especially emphasize the importance of the Wellness program for the quality and
content of the trip itself. Training of personnel for these programs is possible and
desirable in continental countries, whose graduates can find employment on one of
the many cruises at sea, but also on larger passenger ships on continental navigation
in the systems of rivers and canals of Europe.
