**In Loving Memory of Slavko Drobnjak , Symphony Food and Beverage Manager** Today, Timmy and I mourn the sudden loss of Slavko, a dedicated and hardworking member of the Crystal family for over 20 years. Starting as a young and enthusiastic team member, Slavko quickly made his mark with an unwavering commitment to excellence, eventually...
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August 15,2024 Visby, Sweden When I opened the curtains. …like a fever dream… It was such a glorious morning, we asked Fernando to set us up on the balcony Yes, that’s my coffee cup from home…IYKYK So we’re having breakfast and this happens… …a crew drill for a “man overboard” situation …it was very interesting...
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August 14,2024 On board Crystal Symphony We awoke somewhere in the Baltic Sea enroute to Visby, Sweeden. As you might have guessed, we sleep in. How late do we sleep in? Timmy sets the alarm for 9:00 am and we request coffee and pastries for 9:30…one of the joys of slow travel. Here’s what greeted...
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August 13,2024 On board Crystal Symphony We returned to Tallinn, Estonia and decided to spend the day on board. It is so wonderful to begin each day with breakfast in our room After breakfast, I headed for the gym…here’s my view from the treadmill. Even with 600 passengers, the gym is never crowded… We had...
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August 12,2024 Helsinki, Finland This photo was taken last evening, when we returned to our room at 12:31 am…so it technically belongs here on August 12 ♥️ We were greeted with cloudy skies and a cool wind when we opened the curtains. We were still enroute to Helsinki…expecting to arrive at noon. We had coffee...
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August 11,2024. Stockholm, Sweeden So when we booked this cruise, last December, there were only “classic” Aqua staterooms available. Our travel agent booked us into a “redesigned in 2017” stateroom on deck 9 for the first leg of this back to back and then into a “classic” on deck 10 for this leg. …thus necessitating...
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August10,2024 Stockholm,Sweeden I opened the curtains a bit after 9:00 am as we sailed into Stockholm… The Archipelago is as stunning as we remembered it… This was my favorite home …imagine living on the water in this home…I’d feel like a princess. We rarely go on ship sponsored excursions…and lord knows why I thought this...
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August 9, 2024 Turku, Finland Coffee and muffins in our room, then the gym. I walk the treadmill for about 8000 steps, playing Mahjong…makes the time pass faster than mindlessly circling deck seven. Crab and Pork and a salad for lunch…I think Timmy had some soup… As we were deciding not to venture into Turku…cloudy...
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August 8,2024 Helsinki, Finland Another glorious sunny day. We had coffee in our room, then I jumped on the treadmill for about 8000 steps. Nice view from the treadmill. After lunch, we headed off to visit Helsinki…Crystal provided a shuttle…took about 20 minutes…but before we left the pier…we spotted this… …the coolest thing we’ve se...
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August 7,2024 Tallinn Estonia We woke to bright warm weather. Early coffee and muffins in our room then light lunch in Marketplace. All ready to explore… We last visited Tallinn in 2016 and vaguely remembered how quaint the old town was. What we didn’t remember is how much walking we must have done back then....
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