NEVADA CITY, CA & NEW YORK, NY - August 21, 2009

15 years ago -- long before anyone heard of THE SECRET or yoga was offered on cruise ships -- the creator of The Inner Voyage cruise was making waves in the travel industry with the first of a series of highly successful programs based on what were (then) considered "new age" concepts of inner fitness, meditation, intuitive development, and other forms of mind-body wellness.

By 1997, with the media support of New Age Journal, Peter Einstein was being called "The Father of Conscious Cruising" and The Inner Voyage® had become the world's most popular conscious vacation -- by bringing together hundreds of like-minded seekers with the leading self-help authors of the day.

Over the past few years, a number of "wellness" cruises have tried to capture the magic of The Inner Voyage®. But very few ever came close to the original. So when Peter co-founded Whole Planet Tours & Conferences as a "Conscious Travel Company for Planet-Friendly People," he decided the time was right to bring back the Inner Voyage -- but with an updated slant: more inspirational, more transformational, and more eco-conscious than ever.

He began by choosing the eco-friendly Italian cruiseline, Costa Cruises -- the world's first “Green Star-award-winning fleet -- and then gathered together some of today's leading self-help experts, including New Times bestselling authors from the prestigious Transformational Leadership Council as well as other leading figures in astrology, tarot, personal growth, and "inner life coaching."

FOR DETAILS ON THE INNER VOYAGE FACULTY visit>> http://www.wholeplanettours.com/innervoyagew09/ourprogrampresenters.php

Peter's intention was to make The Inner Voyage® appeal to a broad spectrum of seekers - from former New Age Baby Boomers to the new generation of "SECRET" / Law of Attraction fans, as well as today's ecologically-concerned travelers. Whole Planet includes free carbon-offsets in the price, which starts at just $1199 per person/double occupancy. That's right in line with the Inner Voyage cruises of the 90's -- and totally in sync with the needs of today's cost-conscious travelers.

Despite it's early success, some say the original Inner Voyage® was ahead of its time. Maybe it was. Or maybe the time for The Inner Voyage has has come again.


WWW.WholePlanetTours.com

Reservations: 1-888-888-0717 / Info@WholePlanetTours.com

Cruise Dates: February 22-March 1. 2009

Caribbean Itinerary: Ft. Lauderdale, San Juan, PR;
St. Thomas / St. John;La Romana, Dominican Republic; Grand Turk

Rates: From $1199 per person / double occupancy


Interview Contact:
Peter Einstein 917-328-8706
Peter@WholePlanetTours.com

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