July11,2026 Vancouver We woke to this view from our suite. Saddest view ever. . We walked off Symphony at 9:30…as we were exiting, a porter offered his services to help us find and fetch our luggage. Souk loaded the bags and walked us through the terminal…thankfully no customs stop required …Crystal took care of that...
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July 10, 2026 Victoria, BC We woke to blue clouds and invited MaryMae and Reymalen, our suite attendants in to thank them for taking such great care of our room. As I told Herbert, Crystal’s Hotel Director…they are like Ninjas …we never see them and the room is always perfick. . Mili brought us our...
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July 9,2026 Seymour Narrows…one of the most famous and challenging stretches of water on the Inside Passage…we’ve sailed it in the past and it’s spectacular…today it slipped by almost unnoticed as rain and fog kept us tucked inside the ship. . A very leisurely bagel breakfast in Trident. Then I headed for the gym …I...
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July 7, 2026 Klawock, Alaska We had a float plane ride planned for this port…which is a tiny port (700 folks live here)…and our only tender port on this cruise. I booked the Crystal float plane excursion back in January after our private Misty Fjords helicopter tour was cancelled…cancelled back in January because the helicopter...
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July 6, 2926 Wrangell, Alaska I stepped onto our balcony to cold and rain. Milind brought our coffee, we had breakfast at Trident and lunch in Marketplace. My salad…Tim’s fruit… That’s my new poncho…it came compressed in a tiny bag…and will never fit back. But boy was I grateful to have it. Our excursion to...
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June 30, 2026 Vancouver BC Our driver fetched us just before 11:00 am and delivered us to CanadaPlace…the Vancouver cruise port. Drop off is underground…porters were ready to take our bags and we went upstairs expecting… …expecting what? See …that’s how I get into trouble…. having expectations…I thought we’d be ushered into a wait...
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February 1,2025 We woke to a very foggy sea day. Breakfast in our room…then we got to work… …we spent the morning writing our thank you notes to this wonderful crew Lunch in Marketplace Oybek always makes us feel so welcome We stopped by to say hello to Jsa and get some gelato… …to sustain...
Continue readingJanuary 28,2025 We woke to choppy waters and slightly rough seas. We relaxed with coffee in our stateroom…then headed to Trident for Late Risers breakfast…That’s us…late risers…or at least, that’s always our aspiration. Birol, who’s from Turkiyei, is such a wonderful waiter…I’m sharing his pic instead of food pics. You are welcome...
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January 24,2025 We woke to blue skies, turquoise water and blazing heat…like really hot humid heat. Although we have a port side cabin, our view in Sihanoukville was not of the dock. Breakfast in Trident Grill. I walked out on to the pool deck to get the 360(ish) view…and felt like I was melting. Today...
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January 18, 2025 We rarely eat breakfast on embarkation mornings…but we couldn’t pass up a final opportunity to say good bye to the morning staff at Fiamma. Truffle goat cheese again! Timmy had a special request omelet: Duck breast and bell pepper …he loved it! We checked out and Jamie and Tan drove us to...
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