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Umi Uma & Montego Bay

Written on November 18, 2023 in Cruising

November 17,2023 Crystal Serenity One of the first things that Timmy did when we boarded on Monday was to label the light switches. He did this for me on Symphony – several days into that cruise. I guess he tired of me switching every light on in search of the living room ceiling lights. There...

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The Ship is the Destination…yes, yes it is…

Written on November 17, 2023 in Cruising

November 17,2023 Serenity When we began cruising, we’d occasionally hear other guests say “The ship is the destination” in answer to the question “Did you go ashore today?” and I’d be puzzled, because I’d want to see and experience e v e r y t i n g. Fast forward…here we are cruising in the...

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Wait. What? Another Sea Day…

Written on November 16, 2023 in Cruising

Serenity November 15,2023 We arrived in the port of Cozumel shortly before 8:00 am. and having no plans…that became the plan. We began our day as I always want to…on our balcony with coffee and whatever. Here we have our wonderful cruise director, Raphael Derkson, warming up before a performance of The Crystal Showband &...

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A Sea Day…let’s eat and eat…and eat

Written on November 15, 2023 in Cruising

November 14, 2023 Serenity Sea Day I cannot tell you what a joy it is to be back sailing on Serenity…around every corner we discover another crew member and have a happy reunion. I regret that we spent the day eating and reminiscing … instead of taking photos of the crew. Oh well. Tomorrow’s another...

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Welcome Home…Serenity

Written on November 14, 2023 in Cruising

November 13,2023 We left Sarasota yesterday, driving three hours across the state to Miami, checked into the Marriott Aloft on 36th street. Nice hotel, large room, great location, cool vibe. Enjoyed a super dinner at El Pollo Inka, had a nice sleep. This morning at shortly after 11:00 am we arrived at the Miami cruise...

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Opatija, Croatia…our last port of call

Written on November 4, 2023 in Europe

October 5,2023 We tendered to the lovely port of Opatija…our last port on this wonderful cruise. As we left the tender, I turned around and snapped this photo of Symphony. Although the port is tiny, it is beautiful. We arrived a few minutes before our guide, so I parked Tim and walked around for bit....

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Olbia…Turn Around Day…Nobu…Crystal Heaven

Written on October 3, 2023 in USA

September 25,2023 We sailed into the port of Olbia, Sardina to blue skies and some cool ferries. We cancelled our winery tour and stayed on board. I’m sorry to have missed Sardinia, but we’ve realized that we just do not have the stamina for day after day touring…and we do love sea days. We slept...

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Last Afternoon on Symphony …

Written on September 30, 2021 in USA

So after breakfast we attended another great presentation by Dave Williams – iPhone movie making, then ran (well, I ran) to meet up with Arlene and Gil for Trivia…and ta da! After five days of trivia…we won! And we won on the day that saw the greatest number of trivia teams. Yay us! We were...

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(Shipboard)Life goes on…

Written on September 28, 2021 in USA

Yesterday’s onboard events were sobering, and it is remarkable to me that some humans (well this human anyway) can be both sad and chastened in one moment and elated and filled with delight just a few hours later. This dichotomy truly is a puzzle. By evening my unease had dissipated and I was filled with...

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