September 29,2023 We arrived to the port of Heraklion about 11:00 am. After breakfast on the veranda, we set off to hear Ian Baker-Finch talk about the impending Ryder Cup. Baker-Finch is a most engaging speaker, full of witty anecdotes and self deprecating humor. After winning 17 titles on all four major tours, Ian retired...
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September 28, 2023 Timmy and I love sea days, and this is our first “official” sea day since we boarded 10 days ago. We slept in and enjoyed a leisurely breakfast of coffee and pastries on the veranda. Just before 11:00 am, we headed off to Tastes for the “Late Risers” breakfast. It really doesn’t...
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September 23,2023 Captain Willheim made the decision not to port in Sorrento due to poor sea conditions, so we headed for an overnight in Naples. As we sailed towards Naples from Catania we were treated to a rain and lightning show. Sadly I was unable to capture the lightning flashes on my phone. We enjoyed...
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You know I’m happiest when I’m on the water … Today I’m happy “squared”. We left New York last evening, traveling 8+ hours to Venice. I never want to jinx myself…but the ride to JFK was uneventful, we breezed through airport security thanks to CLEAR and TSA Pre-check and only had to wait about 5...
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March 27, 2020 We awoke to the news that Boris Johnson, Britain’s Prime Minister, has the Coronavirus. Here in the US the news is dreadful. Today we have more than 93,000 cases, 1384 deaths and 2424 people have officially recovered. Timmy and I are doing well, we are still isolating ourselves and spend most of...
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On most Voyages, Crystal offers Wine Pairing dinners and lunches. We’ve enjoyed the dinners and opted to indulge in the Champagne Lunch on this sailing. Head Sommelier Tilmar Pfefferkorn organized and presented our luncheon event. And oh my what a wonderful event it was. Timmy and I arrived about 15...
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We woke to bright sun pouring into our stateroom. Room service breakfast and we headed out in search of Paella. The sun was strong and warm on our balcony, so you can imagine my surprise when almost immediately upon leaving Serenity we were confronted with a brisk wind and darkening skies. I’d dressed for summer...
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We began our visit to Mallorca as we do most days with breakfast of coffee, an English muffin and yogurt. We awoke to sunny skies and this view from our balcony. Crystal’s shuttle bus brought us to the outskirts of Palma, across from the stunning Palma...
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On our third day in Barcelona we set out on a mission to repair a gold chain that my mom gave me many years ago. Timmy had “pinned” a half dozen jewelry stores on google maps. We began with a stroll along La Rambla,the pedestrian walkway. Here’s a closeup of the wavy...
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Our friend and guide, Francisco Miro, fetched us at 10:30 a.m. If we can help it, we never want to be off the ship before 10:00 a.m. Leaving the city at that hour was easy peasy. Arriving in Garraf, a cool seaside resort town, we came upon some surfers who had...
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