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*Places palms together and bows head* "please let it be another iconic 'you get a car, you get a car, you get a car' moment, but replace car with cruise".

*Places palms together and bows head* “please let it be another iconic ‘you get a car, you get a car, you get a car’ moment, but replace car with cruise”.

 

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Unfortunately it’s not, but someone will get a cruise, Oprah!

The entrepreneur, philanthropist, former talk show host and media mogul is heading out to sea with Holland America as part of O, The Oprah Magazine‘s inaugural cruise feature. 

‘Share the Adventure Cruise’ sets sail to Alaska this July with the household name sailing onboard along with the magazine’s editor at large Gayle King and others from the O team.

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The cruise will include an exclusive program developed with the magazine’s editors such as talks from members of the SuperSoul 100 – thought leaders and visionaries who use their talents to elevate humanity. There’ll also be a variety of engaging activities that bring the magazine to life including meditation, tai chi, healthy cooking demonstrations and an onboard book club.

Following the initial sailing, Holland America will host four additional  O, The Oprah Magazine ‘Adventure of Your Life’ sailings featuring similar O Magazine-inspired activities.

Holland America’s President Orlando Ashford said the line is “honoured” to partner with Oprah and further the “shared belief that travel and wellness have the power to open minds, build connections and inspire shared humanity”.

“Our commitment to providing authentic experiences for our guests is at the forefront of all we do, and this collaboration is going to empower our guests in a whole new way with thought-provoking and enriching activities and content developed together with the experts at O, The Oprah Magazine.”

Orlando Ashford, Holland America President

Here’s the good part, while it won’t be a whole audience of free cruises handed out, the magazine is giving three readers to chance to win (North America entrants only) a spot on the inaugural cruise to Alaska with Oprah and Gayle.

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O, The Oprah Magazine‘s Senior Vice President, Publisher and Chief Revenue Officer Jayne Jamison added that the partnership with Holland America is a great way to let readers “experience the thrill of adventure firsthand”.

“This partnership pairs the eye-opening wonder of travel with the soulful, inspiring content found in every issue of O,” she said.

O, The Oprah Magazine Share the Adventure Cruise to Alaska will take place July 15–22, 2017.  O, The Oprah Magazine Adventure of Your Life cruises will be followed up with an 11-Day Southern Caribbean Wayfarer roundtrip from Ft. Lauderdale on ms Koningsdam (29 November 2017); 7-Day Eastern Caribbean roundtrip from Ft. Lauderdale on ms Nieuw Amsterdam (3 March 2018); 7-Day Alaska roundtrip from Seattle on ms Eurodam (11 August 2018); and a 7-Day Western Caribbean, ms Nieuw Amsterdam (28 October 2018).

Oprah said she’s excited to take her ‘Year of Adventure’ to a place she’s never been before, Alaska.

Would you sail on an Oprah and O Magazine-inspired cruise?