August 6,2024 …Crystal Symphony enroute to Estonia We love sea days…the whole sleeping in…hanging in the room and/or balcony…just chilling. We had breakfast in the room…I spent an hour in the gym…and eventually made our way up to Marketplace and enjoyed the lunchtime Asian buffet… Honoka works in Umi Uma at night, and here she...
Continue readingAugust 5,2025 We sailed into port, with no expectations and no plan other than I wanted to take a boat ride on the Motlawa River. As Timmy often says “we get off a big boat to ride on a small boat”. Yes, yes we do! Sail in onboard Symphony …the Port House After first breakfast...
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August 4, 2024 On board Crystal Symphony We woke to clouds and intermittent rain as we sailed into Copenhagen. Coffee and croissants in the room…then lunch in Marketplace… We watched as the weather deteriorated, grabbed some gelato and made the decision to bail on our Crystal Shore excursion…a “Canal Juant”…who wants to be in a...
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August 3,2024 on board Crystal Symphony Coffee and croissants in our room… …then I hit the gym instead of second breakfast… …I did enjoy a yummy salad in Marketplace at lunchtime… Timmy had a salad and some rice and seafood… After lunch we enjoyed some ice cream then stopped by the Tastes bar to checkin...
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August 2,2024 Hamburg, Germany aboard Crystal Symphony We were traveling down the Elbe river when I opened the curtains … cloudy but pleasant air temps. Breakfast in our room, then we met Dieter and Kirsten at the port entrance. We met Dieter and Kirsten last September onboard Symphony. They were celebrating their 70th Crystal cruise,...
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August 1, 2024 on board Crystal Symphony So our second day in the Netherlands and once again we stayed on board. An absolutely perfick lazy day… Second breakfast in Tastes… Lemon Blueberry Blintzes for me… Scrambled eggs for this guy… We popped down to the Bistro for more caffeine …while Timmy did his puzzles, I...
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July 31,2024 on board Crystal Symphony I opened the curtain and this fellow was on our balcony…I sat down to observe him… Timmy said “Don’t move”… and snapped this photo. Well I did move, grabbed my phone and took a few pics…thinking he’d soon be on his way…not so …I think he knew we like...
Continue readingJuly 30, 2024 Dover, UK Aboard Crystal Symphony I woke just after sunrise, laced up and headed out to check out the cliffs and greet Symphony as she entered the harbor. I was beyond happy to follow her progress as she docked…so freaking beautiful 
I took many photos…here’s my favorite Such amazing luck with...
July 29,2024 Cotswolds, UK We woke early (for us) and enjoyed a lovely breakfast … …First course…cappuccino, chia pudding and a croissant… …second course…waffles with lemon and syrup…very yummy After breakfast we repaired to the garden for more coffee and the London Times…hang around long enough and you pick up the lexicon 
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July, 28, 2024 The less said about our Virgin Atlantic flight, the better. Who wants to revisit unpleasantness? In the interest of full disclosure and to remind ourselves to never book this seating configuration again, I will say the entire experience was less than optimal… …starting with the amenity bag…”crafted” from recycled cardboard....
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