October 11,2025 We woke to stormy, rainy weather in Valencia…our last port of call. We canceled our lunch reservation at a favorite restaurant – Navarro…and spent the morning packing. Andrei brought us coffee and we said our goodbyes. Andrei enhanced our stay on Symphony in immeasurable ways and we will miss him tremendously. I cannot...
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Written on September 26, 2025 in
USA
September 25,2005 Crystal Symphony in Barcelona We woke, enjoyed a last breakfast at Seventy hotel and left for the cruise ship terminal at 10:30. Twenty minutes later we spied Symphony. Dropping off our bags was seamless and we chilled out in the terminal until 11:40 when boarding began…again seamless. That’s Tim from the front office...
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Written on November 21, 2023 in
Cruising
November 19,2023 Santo Domingo experienced a severe weather event overnight as evidenced by the dark brown muddy waters and debris floating in the sea as we waited for clearance into the port. Flood waters carried detritus down the Ozama river, depositing large amounts of trash into the waters surrounding the port. Breakfast in our suite,...
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Written on August 1, 2021 in
USA
Tuesday, July 21 we enjoyed another great breakfast at the Borg, our bags were collected and we met the Crystal reps in the lobby for a short ride to the Grand Hotel. The Grand is the venue where Crystal arranged for all passengers to receive a Covid test prior to boarding. Test results took about...
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