Floating out to sea Filling two decks of a cruise ship, Samsara is the ultimate ocean-going spa, writes Catherine Cooper

From: The Sunday Telegraph London | Date: March 4, 2007| Author: Catherine Cooper | Copyright information

Above all else, the Costa Concordia is big. It weighs 112,000 tons, is 951ft long, has 17 decks (13 for guests), 1,500 cabins and can carry 3,700 passengers plus more than 1,000 crew. It is the size of a village with all the amenities of a town centre. So it's perhaps not surprising that it also boasts the world's biggest floating spa.

Occupying a staggering 21,000 sq ft, the Samsara Spa is spread over the two top decks at the bow of the ship. As well as treatment rooms, a well-equippe...

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