Search by tag: crystal-symphony

No Monkeys…

Written on October 4, 2025 in Europe

September 30, 2025 Gibraltar The only thing that might prompt us to get up early…the desire to beat the rush at the Future Cruises desk. So as we are booking a cruise for next summer, Remi passes by and we tell him we are booking yet another cruise … he replies “Excellent! I will get...

Continue reading

Welcome Home…Symphony 🩵

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...

Continue reading

…It’s not Goodbye…

Written on August 25, 2024 in Cruising

August 20,2024. Copenhagen, Denmark Yay! Sunny skies in Copenhagen …remember last segment? Pouring rain… Starboard side view… After coffee and muffins, we hopped the shuttle and set off in search of a canal boat tour. Didn’t take long to find a canal …or a boat tour… That’s the “Little Mermaid”…she sure is tiny…especially from...

Continue reading

Malmo Castle and a Pretty Walk…

Written on August 24, 2024 in Cruising

August 19,2024. Malmo, Sweden Here’s the view upon opening the curtains. Coffee, muffins…then the treadmill. The treadmill is on the starboard side of the ship…similar view here. Timmy decided to make himself an egg salad sandwich for lunch…he added peppers for some crunch😊 After lunch, I hopped on the shuttle for the short ride into...

Continue reading

We Stayed on Board in Rostock…

Written on August 23, 2024 in Cruising

August 18, 2024 Rostock Germany We opened the curtains in the industrial port of Rostock, Germany with no desire to spend upwards of 45 minutes on the shuttle into town. I went to the gym, then we had lunch… …well I had lunch…Timmy had iced tea. After lunch we went out back and watched the...

Continue reading

..a Sea Day and Some Fantastic Music…

Written on August 23, 2024 in Canada

August 17,2024 Crystal Symphony in the Baltic Sea We opened the curtains to cloudy skies and calm seas Sea days promote lazy mornings … …but eventually I made my way to the treadmill and Mahjong By lunchtime the sun was out… …and so was the Sushi …Asian buffet 🩵 …an afternoon of reading on our...

Continue reading

Some Cool Architecture…Sushi & a White Party

Written on August 22, 2024 in Cruising

August 16,2024 Riga, Latvia We opened the curtains and found ourselves in the middle of Riga. Well not exactly the middle of the city… but it sure felt like it. The sound of traffic was real when we slid the door open. We expected to see a harbor, a port, maybe a breakwater…we got a...

Continue reading

…a Quiet Day and Fun Night on Symphony…

Written on August 17, 2024 in Cruising

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...

Continue reading

An Ordinary Day…then Oh My Goodness…

Written on August 16, 2024 in Cruising

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...

Continue reading

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...

Continue reading
Website Design by NSS Designs