March 2025 – Program Schedule

Program as of January 9, 2025 – subject to change

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SATURDAY, MARCH 8
Miami to Sea!
12:00 p.m. –
2:45 p.m.

Welcome Sit-Down Lite Lunch | Dining Room, GW 5

2:30 p.m. –
3:15 p.m.
Introduction of Presenters & Opening Ceremony with Jessica Porter, T
3:15 p.m. –
4:15 p.m.
Cruising into Health with Dr. Neal Barnard, T
4:15 p.m. –
5:15 p.m.

Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds about Animals and Food with Gene Baur, T

At your leisure
MSC Mandatory Boat Drill, (From Your Cabin on your TV) 
5:30 p.m.
Dinner | Dining Rooms (doors close at 5:45 p.m.), GW 5 & CJ 6 
8:30 p.m.
Welcome Cocktail Party & Live Music, Deck 18

Program schedule subject to change.

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SUNDAY, MARCH 9
Day at Sea (Gala Night)
7:00 a.m. –
7:45 a.m.

Meditation | Awakening the Self: A Journey Through Consciousness & Chakra Healing with Chelsea McGee, T

7:00 a.m. –
8:00 a.m.
7:30 a.m. –
9:00 a.m.
Breakfast | Marketplace Buffet (AFT), Deck 16
8:00 a.m. –
10:00 a.m.
Seated Breakfast | Dining Room, GW 5
8:45 a.m. –
10:15 a.m.

Cooking Class: Brain Fuel Basics: Simple Prep for Cognitive Wellness with Ayesha Sherzai, MD, CR 

9:00 a.m. –
10:30 a.m.

The Seven Stages of Sickness with Kenneth Prange, UL 

10:00 a.m. –
11:00 p.m.

Keynote: The Power Foods Diet: A New Nutritional Approach to Weight Control with Neal Barnard, MD, T  

10:30 a.m. –
12:00 p.m.

Recovery Panel: Survivors Share Their Health Journey, moderated by Jessica Porter, CR  

10:45 a.m. –
12:00 p.m.

Build Your Body on a Plant-Based Diet with Robert Cheeke, CR

11:00 a.m. –
12:00 p.m.
  • Building A Better Brain: Mental Health and Lifestyle for Teens and Kids (by Teens) with Alexander and Sophia Sherzai, AE

  • Vagus Nerve Stimulation – The Back Door to the Brain with Ilana Newman, MD, SK  
11:15 a.m. –
12:15 p.m.

How Not to Die: Preventing and Treating Disease with Diet with Dr. Michael Greger,

11:30 a.m. –
1:30 p.m.

Seated Brunch | Dining Room, GW 5

12:00 p.m. –
2:00 p.m.
Lunch: Marketplace Buffet (AFT), Deck 16
1:15 a.m. –
2:15 p.m.

Your Body in Balance: How Foods Affect Hormones with Neal Barnard, MD,

1:30 p.m. –
2:30 p.m.

You Are Here: Creating A Roadmap for the Rest of Your Life with Jan Booth, RN, CR 

1:30 p.m. –
3:00 p.m.

Debunking Seven Misleading and Dangerous Sugar Myths with Kylie Buckner, RN & Cyrus Khambatta, PhD, CR  

1:45 p.m. –
3:00 p.m.

Deep Dive into Gut Healing with Virginia Harper, SK  

2:00 p.m. –
3:00 p.m.

Integrative Nurse Coaching: Emerging Opportunities with Karen Avino, EdD, RN, AHN-BC, HWNC-BC, SGAHN, AE

2:30 p.m. –
3:30 p.m.

Keynote: The Intersection of Health and Planet: Why Food Choices Matter for our Future with Ocean Robbins, T  

2:45 p.m. –
3:45 p.m.

Hypnosis: Everything You Always Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask with Jessica Porter, UL 

3:30 p.m. –
5:00 p.m.

Cooking Class: Long Live Lentils with Jenne Claiborne, CR

3:45 p.m. –
5:15 p.m.

Panel Q&A: Cruisin’ for Knowledge – Doctor’s Panel Hosted by Sandy Pukel with Drs. Neal Barnard, Michael Greger, and Michel Klaper, T

4:00 p.m. –
5:00 p.m.

Fueling Performance: The Power of a Vegan Diet with Dr. Shabnam Islam, Chef Babette Davis, and Chris Tucker, UL

5:30 p.m.
Dinner | Gala Night – Dining Room (doors close at 5:45 p.m.), GW 5 & CJ 6
7:30 p.m. &
9:30 p.m.

MSC Performance | TBD, T

8:00 p.m. –
9:00 p.m.

Social Night: Connection Kick-Off Hour & Ice Breaker Games with Erin McIntosh (Meet up by the Jungle Pool), Deck 16

Program schedule subject to change.

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MONDAY, MARCH 10

Falmouth, Jamacia (9:00AM – 5:30PM)

7:00 a.m. –
7:45 a.m.

Meditation | Awakening the Self: A Journey Through Consciousness & Chakra Healing with Chelsea McGee, T

7:00 a.m. –
8:00 a.m.
7:30 a.m. –
9:00 a.m.
Breakfast | Marketplace Buffet (AFT), Deck 16

Seated Breakfast | Dining Room (doors close at 8:30 a.m.), GW 5 
8:00 a.m. –
9:00 a.m.

An Intensive Plant-Based Diet for Type 2 Diabetes with Neal Barnard, MD, T

9:00 a.m. –
2:30 a.m.

LEISURE TIME!

12:00 p.m. –
3:00 p.m.
Lunch | Marketplace Buffet (AFT), Deck 16
2:30 p.m. –
3:30 p.m.

Lecture with Rabbi Loring Frank, UL 

2:30 p.m. –
3:45 p.m.

Plant-Based Health and Nutrition: Top 10 Things You Want to Know with Robert Breakey, MD, T

3:00 p.m. –
4:30 p.m.

Take Pain Control into Your Own Hands: Rapid & Dramatic Pain Relief with Korean Hand Therapy Self-Treatment, Part I with Ilana Newman, MD, CR

3:45 p.m. –
5:00 p.m.

Breaking Free from Addiction Through Daily Food Choices with Sheri DeMaris, UL

4:00 p.m. –
5:15 p.m.

The Brain Health Revolution: Strategies to Improve Cognition and Prevent Cognitive Decline with Dean Sherzai, MD, T

5:30 p.m.
Seated Dinner | Dining Rooms (doors close at 5:45 p.m.), GW 5 & CJ 6  
8:30 p.m.

Vegan Ice Cream Social & Dance Party, Deck 18
Sponsored by V-Gelato

10:30 p.m.

MSC’s Party, Deck 18

Program schedule subject to change.

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TUESDAY, MARCH 11
GEORGE TOWN, CAYMAN ISLAND (8:00AM – 4:00PM)
7:00 a.m. –
7:45 a.m.

Meditation | Awakening the Self: A Journey Through Consciousness & Chakra Healing with Chelsea McGee, T

7:00 a.m. –
8:00 a.m.
7:30 a.m. –
9:00 a.m.

Seated Breakfast | Dining Room, GW 5

Breakfast | Marketplace Buffet (AFT), Deck 16

8:00 a.m. –
1:30 p.m.
LEISURE TIME!
12:00 p.m. –
3:00 p.m.
Lunch | Marketplace Buffet (AFT), Deck 16
1:30 p.m. –
2:30 p.m.
2:15 p.m. –
3:30 p.m.

Dr. Bob’s Eight Keys for Health and Success with Robert Breakey, MD, T

2:45 p.m. –
3:45 p.m.
3:45 p.m. –
5:00 p.m.

What I Wish I learned in Medical School about Nutrition with Michael Klaper, MD, T

4:00 p.m. –
5:00 p.m.
  • Clean and Green: Detoxifying Your Lifestyle to Combat Aging and Chronic Disease with Monisha Bhanote, MD, CR

  • Exploring Minor Cannabinoids: Understanding CBD, CBDA, DELTA-8 THC, and Beyond with Debra Kimless, MD, UL 

5:30 p.m.
Seated Dinner | Dining Room (doors close at 5:45 p.m.), GW 5 & CJ 6
8:30 p.m.
Vegan Pizza & Dance Party, Deck 16
Sponsored by Good Planet
10:30 p.m.
MSC’s Party, Deck 16

Program schedule subject to change.

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12
COZUMEL, MEXICO (10:00AM – 6:00PM)
7:00 a.m. –
7:45 a.m.

Meditation | Awakening the Self: A Journey Through Consciousness & Chakra Healing with Chelsea McGee, T

7:00 a.m. –
8:00 a.m.
7:30 a.m. –
9:00 a.m.

Breakfast | Marketplace Buffet (AFT), Deck 16

Seated Breakfast | Dining Room (doors close at 8:30 a.m.), GW 5

8:15 a.m. –
9:15 a.m.

From Inside the System with Gene Baur, T

8:30 a.m. –
10:00 a.m.

Silent Triggers: The Hidden Impact of Nervous System Dysregulation on Autoimmune Health with Monisha Bhanote, MD, CR

8:45 a.m. –
9:45 a.m.

Cookware: It’s the Last Place the Food Touches! With Sandy Clubb, UL 

10:00 a.m. –
2:30 p.m.
LEISURE TIME!
12:00 p.m. –
3:00 p.m.
Lunch | Marketplace Buffet (AFT), Deck 16
2:00 p.m. –
3:30 p.m.

COOKING BOOT CAMP: Vegan Vibes with Jenne  Claiborne **EXTRA FEE, UL

3:30 p.m. –
5:00 p.m.
Movie: What the Health, an award-winning documentary, T
3:30 p.m. –
5:00 p.m.

Aging Gracefully with Plants with Dr. Shabnam Islam, Chef Babette Davis, and Chris Tucker, CR

3:45 p.m. –
5:00 p.m.

One Simple Trick that Will Change Your Whole Life (Chewing) with Jessica Porter, UL

5:30 p.m.
Seated Dinner | Dining Rooms (doors close at 5:45 p.m.), GW 5 & CJ 6 
8:30 p.m.

Sushi & Dance Party with DJ, Deck 18
Sponsored by: MyJinka

10:30 p.m.
MSC White Party (Dress Code: White Outfit), Deck 18 

Program schedule subject to change.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 13
DAY AT SEA
7:00 a.m. –
7:45 a.m.

Meditation | Awakening the Self: A Journey Through Consciousness & Chakra Healing with Chelsea McGee, T

7:00 a.m. –
8:00 a.m.
7:30 a.m. –
9:00 a.m.
Breakfast | Marketplace Buffet (AFT), Deck 16
8:00 a.m. –
10:00 a.m.
Seated Breakfast | Dining Room, GW 5
8:45 a.m. –
10:00 a.m.

Revolutionizing Your Health: Breakthroughs in Food, Science, and Positive Change with Ocean Robbins, CR 

9:00 a.m. –
10:15 a.m.
10:30 a.m. –
12:00 p.m.
11:00 a.m. –
12:15 p.m.

How to Be an Impactful Vegan with Robert Cheeke, T  

11:00 a.m. –
12:30 p.m.

Take Pain Control into Your Own Hands: Rapid & Dramatic Pain Relief with Korean Hand Therapy Self-Treatment, Part II with Ilana Newman, MD, AE

11:30 a.m. –
1:30 p.m.

Seated Breakfast | Dining Room, GW 5

12:00 p.m. –
2:00 p.m.
Lunch: Marketplace Buffet (AFT), Deck 16
1:30 p.m. –
2:30 p.m.
  • The Brain Health Revolution: Strategies to Improve Cognition and Prevent Cognitive Decline with Ayesha Sherzai, MD, T

  • Emotional Intelligence: What is it? Why it’s Necessary, and How can it be Developed? With Robert Gaarder, RN, UL 
1:30 p.m. –
3:00 p.m.
  • Cooking Class: Sensational Snacks with Jenne Claiborne, CR
  • WORKSHOP: How to Overcome Years of Inflammation, High-Blood Pressure, High Cholesterol, and High Blood Sugar Using Specific Ancient Medicinal Plants with Cyrus Khambatta and Kylie Buckner ** EXTRA FEE, SK
2:00 p.m. –
3:00 p.m.

Discussion Group: Recovery Panel Follow Up moderated by Virginia Harper, AE  

2:45 p.m. –
3:45 p.m.
  • Unlocking Peak Cognitive Performance: The Path to Brain Resilience and Agility Description with Dean Sherzai, MD, T

  • Probiotics, The Digestive System and Natural Immunity with Kenneth Prange, UL 
3:30 p.m. –
5:00 p.m.

Panel Q&A: Powered by Plants with Vegan Athletes Robert Cheeke, Alisia Essig, Cyrus Khambatta, Giacomo Marchese, Maxime Sigouin, Dani Taylor, and Ivy Teves, CR

4:00 p.m. –
5:00 p.m.

How Healthy Are You? with Jessica Porter, UL  

4:00 p.m. –
5:15 p.m.

You Are What You Eat: Women’s Weight, Body Fat and Life Stages with Rosane Oliveira, MD,

5:30 p.m.
Dinner | Dining Room (doors close at 5:45 p.m.), GW 5 & CJ 6
7:30 p.m. &
9:30 p.m.

MSC Performance | TBD, T

8:00 p.m. –
9:00 p.m.

Social Night: The Heart of Connection & Authentic Relating Games with Erin McIntosh (Meet up by the Jungle Pool), Deck 16

Program schedule subject to change.

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FRIDAY, MARCH 14
OCEAN CAY, MSC MARINE RESERVE (8:00AM – 8:00PM)
7:00 a.m. –
7:45 a.m.

Meditation | Awakening the Self: A Journey Through Consciousness & Chakra Healing with Chelsea McGee, T

7:00 a.m. –
8:00 a.m.
7:30 a.m. –
9:00 a.m.

Breakfast | Marketplace Buffet (AFT), Deck 16

Seated Breakfast | Dining Room (doors close at 7:45 AM), GW 5

8:45 a.m. –
10:00 a.m.

You Eat What You Are: Building A Plant-Based Life from the Inside Out with Rosane Oliveira, MD,

8:45 a.m. –
10:15 a.m.

Cooking Class: Ocean Bounty: Plant-Based Seafood Creations with Chris Tucker, Chef Babette Davis, and Dr. Shabnam Islam, CR 

9:00 a.m. –
10:30 p.m.

WORKSHOP: Gut Health Essentials: Building Your Morning and Evening Plant-Based Ritual for Digestive Wellness with Monisha Bhanote, MD ** EXTRA FEE, UL  

10:15 a.m. –
11:30 p.m.

Building Lasting Habits for a Healthy Mind and Body with Dean Sherzai, MD, T  

10:30 a.m. –
12:00 p.m.
10:30 a.m. –
12:00 p.m.

Re-imagining the End of Life: Living and Dying Based on What Matters Most with Jan Booth, RN, CR  

11:00 a.m. –
12:30 p.m.

COOKING BOOT CAMP: Cooking Smarts for Brain and Body with Ayesha Sherzai, MD ** EXTRA FEE, UL  

11:45 a.m. –
12:45 p.m.

Harvesting Health: The Growing Pains and Gains of
Plant-Based Diets with Dr. K, T

12:00 p.m. –
2:00 p.m.
Lunch: Marketplace Buffet (AFT), Deck 16
1:00 p.m. –
2:15 p.m.

WORKSHOP: Skinny Genes: Nutrition Strategies for Muscle Gain and Fat Loss at Any Age with Rosane Oliveira, MD ** EXTRA FEE, UL

1:15 p.m. –
2:15 p.m.

Remember the ‘Stress Related’ Pillars… with Robert Breakey, MD, T  

2:00 p.m. –
4:00 p.m.

TALENT SHOW hosted by Erin McIntosh, CR  

2:30 p.m. –
3:30 p.m.

Nourish to Flourish: Unlocking the Power of Nutrition and Lifestyle for Brain Health with Drs. Ayesha & Dean Sherzai, T  

2:30 p.m. –
4:00 p.m.

COOKING BOOT CAMP: Decadent Raw Desserts with Chris Tucker and Chef Babette Davis ** EXTRA FEE, UL  

3:45 p.m. –
5:15 p.m.

How Not to Age with Michael Greger, MD,

5:30 p.m.
Seated Dinner | Dining Room (doors close at 5:45 p.m.), GW 5 & CJ 6
8:30 p.m.

Farewell Dance Party with DJ – See you next year!, Deck 16

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SATURDAY, MARCH 15
MIAMI (7:00AM)
6:30 a.m. –
7:30 a.m.

Breakfast | Dining Room (doors close at 7:45 AM), GW 5 

 

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Event, class, and meal locations indicated in teal directly following their description.

Venue Locations

DINING ROOMS
GW The Green Wave Restaurant Deck 5
CJ Cala Jondal Restaurant Deck 6

VENUES
T Chora Theater Deck 7 entrance, front of ship
CR Le Cabaret Rouge Deck 7, back of ship
AE Aegean Restaurant Classroom Deck 7, back of ship
SK Skyline Restaurant Classroom Deck 7, back of ship
UL Uptown Lounge Deck 8, back of ship

OUTDOOR CLASSES
JP Jungle Pool Deck 16 & 18, mid-ship Port side
MP Marina Pool Stage Deck 18, back of ship
MS-P Mid-ship Port Side Deck 19, mid-ship
MS-S Mid-ship Starboard Side Deck 19, mid-ship

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Port Side = Left Side
Starboard Side = Right Side
AFT = Back of Ship

 

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