Crystal Ships

The Crystal Serenity in Key West, Florida


The Crystal Serenity in Acajutla, El Salvadore


The Crystal Serenity in Caldera, Costa Rica

Crystal Symphony

Crystal Symphony docked in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Length: 781 ft, Width: 98 ft, Draft: 25 ft
Speed: 22 knots, Engines: 2 electric motors with 53,000 horse power


Crystal Symphony docked in San Juan, Puerto Rico


Crystal Symphony docked in Ochos Rios, Jamaica


Crystal Symphony anchored off the coast of Bimini, Bahamas


Watching the Captain & Pilot take the ship out of port

Crystal Plaza

Crystal Plaza - Serenity


The Astoria Strings in Crystal Plaza


Crystal Plaza from The Avenue of the Stars


Crystal Plaza


Crystal Plaza


Plaza Waterfall


Plaza Waterfall

Crystal Cove

Crystal Cove is located off Crystal Plaza
It's our favorite place for Happy Hour cocktails


The Crystal Piano in Crystal Cove


Music every afternoon and evening in Crystal Cove


The Crystal Cove is a great place to relax
and have an afternoon champaign or a Bloody Mary


Edwin, our favorite mixologist
cheerfully serves us for Happy Hour and every night until midnight


Happy Hour in Crystal Cove


Bruce Johnson plays in Crystal Cove during Happy Hour


The Galaxy Orchestra entertain in Crystal Cove



Crystal Cove is located adjacent to Crystal Plaza


The 'Crystal Piano" in the lounge on Crystal Cove


Crystal Cove


Crystal Cove is our favorite place for Happy Hour cocktails


Crystal Cove at Christmas


Crystal Cove is a great place to relax any time of the day


Even an afternoon Marguarita


Happy Hour cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. Never an extra charge on Crystal Cruises


Fancy hors d'oeuvres. Pate on the left and a tartar slider shaped like a little island


A variety of hors d'oeuvres are always served aqfter dinner until the lounges close


Malt scotches available at the Crystal Bar At No Extra Charge

Stardust & Starlite

Stardust had dancining nightly with the Crystal Quartet


The NEW Stardust Dinner Theater


The Starlite Ballroom. We will spend a lot of time here


Starlite dance floor


Starlite dance floor





Afternoon dance class is in the Starlite


Starlite lounge redecorated


The Starlite's circular bar is open and ready


The Starlite is a great place to finish your night-cap


The Starlite is home to games, presentations and social events. Here Alissa Gustafsson emcees Captain Egil Giske's Welcome Reception


Cruise #3, Cruise Director Paul McFarland


Cruise #3, Captain Egil Giske


Cruise #2, Cruise Director, Scott Peterson

Avenue Saloon

Cruise 10 - The Avenue Saloon


Cruise 10 - The Avenue Saloon


Cruise 10 - The Avenue Saloon


The Avenue Saloon


Dan Hodge at the Piano, Avenue Saloon, Cruise 10


Hal Fraser at the Piano, Avenue Saloon, Cruise 5


Joel Spire at the Piano, Avenue Saloon, Cruise 4


It's hot in here!


The Avenue Saloon


Carl Wishneusky entertains in the Avenue Saloon, Cruise #11


Carl Wishneusky on accordian


Marcie Castro on Piano, Cruise #6


Marcie Castro


Marcie Castro's Show "packed" the Avenue Saloon Every Night


Marcie Castro's Show "packed" the Avenue Saloon Every Night


Marcie Castro's Show "packed" the Avenue Saloon Every Night


Jazz Dagen with Danny on drums, Pete on clarinet and Mark at the piano, Cruise #3


Jazz Dagen's music was super fantastic. Here Pete plays one of his saxaphones


Martin Orbidans entertained nightly at the Avenue Saloon, Cruise #2


The Avenue Saloon waitress Camilla

Palm Court

Get a 'bridge-eye' view from Palm Court


Palm Court


Palm Court Bar


Palm Court dance floor


Palm Court is a beautiful room with a 270º view


Palm Court


Palm Court offers a view from above the bridge and skylights over the live the palm trees


Dance classes every morning and afternoon


Big Band Orchestra for nightly dancing


Crystal Sextet for Latin and Ballroom nightly dancing


Afternoon Tea is served daily in Palm Court


The staff dresses the part


Tea and pastries


The Servers Are In Period Dress


The Servers Are In Period Dress


A Selection of Pastries and Snacks Are Available For Afternoon Tea


Another chance to eat is at Afternoon Tea


Chamber Music By The Astoria Strings


Chamber Music By The Bellisimo Strings



Palm Court


Palm Court offers a beautiful room with a view over the bow


Palm Court dance floor


Palm Court is directly above the bridge. What a view


Palm Court bar area


The bar in Palm Court


Palm Court offers Starboard and Port views


How "Palm Court" got its name


Afternoon tea buffet of lite bites in Palm Court


Afternoon tea buffet of lite bites in Palm Court


Afternoon tea in Palm Court


Afternoon tea in the Palm Court pays tribute to Mozart. Here he is in chocolate"


A lavish display of pastries and confectionary treats


Period costumes for the lovely waitresses


Period costumes for the waiters


Lovely Kamilla (left) served us in Palm Court for afternoon tea and pre dinner cocktails
Thank You Kamilla


Crystal String Quartet (left to right) Anna, Joanna, Renata and Martyna

Disco

The NEW Pulse Disco


The old Pulse Disco


Joan ∓ I danced here every night after the Stardust closed


The bar at Pulse


The DJ plays requests for your dancing pleasure


Luxe is a beautiful nightclub


Dancing after hours at the Disco, Luxe


Charles and Leonard join us for an evening of fun at the disco, Luxe


After hours we headed for the disco, Luxe


The disco dance floor was tiny


Karaoke night


The coctail tables gradually changed color


Luxe bar was open late at night


Luxe dance floor was small

Connoisseur Club

The Connoiseur Club is "the most beautiful room on the high seas"


Enjoy a collection of cigars, cognacs, port wines, single malt whiskies and fine liquors in this elegant club


The Matchbox Holders in The Connoisseur Club


Connoisseur Club. A comfortable and elegant gentleman's smoking club


The Cigar Lounge


Connoisseur Club. Relax and enjoy from a collection of cigars, cognacs, wines and single malt whiskies

Galaxy Lounge

The NEW Galaxy Lounge


The Galaxy Lounge


Cocktails before a show in the "Galaxy"


Galaxy Lounge
Great matinee and nightly shows featuring celebrity entertainers and the Crystal Singers, Dancers and Orchestra


This night's performances


Across the Pond
Musical with the Crystal Singers, Dancers and Orchestra


iLuminate
Performed by the Crystal Dancers


Classical Pianist Umi Garret and Cruise Director/Vantriloquist Gary Hunter (inset, Mrs. Ethel Tweed with Gary)
See the Umi Garrett video. You WILL be amazed


Galaxy Theater


Galaxy Theater


Galaxy at Showtime


Cocktails in the Galaxy before performances


Cocktails in the Galaxy Theater

Movies & Lectures

Hollywood Theater - Daily movies and lectures


The NEW Hollywood Theater


Daily movies and lectures

Casino

The NEW Casino


The Old Casino


Resorts World at Sea Casino


Resorts World at Sea Casino


Casino

Avenue of the Stars

Avenue of the Stars is home to three great shops


Apropo - Apparel and Accessories


Facets - Fine Jewelry


Crystal Collections - There was a pair of diamond cufflinks in this shop for $6,600


Stored for the night on the mezanine


How fun would it be to take these on late night spin around the Avenue of the Stars?


Avenue of the Stars Boutiques


Crystal Collections - Jewelry, perfumes, accessories


Facets (There was a pair of diamond cufflinks in this shop for $6,600)


Apropo - Apparel and Accessories


Judith Lieber purses for sale in Apropos


Judith Lieber


Judith Lieber


Judith Lieber


Chamber music every afternoon in the Atrium

Mind, Body, and Spirit

Computer University
Computers avaiable for emails, games, and even lessons


The Library


The Bridge Lounge


Play and learn to play Bridge

Serenity 360 ° Promenade Deck

Crystal ships still have a 360° Prominade Deck


Crystal ships still have a 360º Prominade Deck


Count your laps around the Promenade Deck


What it's like on the Promenade Deck with a 17.8 knot wind


The ocean at 17.8 knots (Beaufort 7)
The waves look small from our veranda but they are 8 to 10 feet high


An anchor lies in the bow area on deck 7


Crystal ships still have a 360° promenade deck - Deck 7


Crew's Pool in the Bow on Deck 7


Life preserver


Extra life jackets


Life rafts?


How those little pods inflate into man-size life rafts


Life boats


Promenade deck workout


Promenade deck workout


Promenade deck workout but what is it?


The crew's outdoor lounge on deck 5


Looking aft from Deck 6

Cabins

Our cabin on Cruise 5


Our cabin #8125 for cruise 7 & 8


Our Cabin on Cruise 10, was on Deck 10, next door to a Penthouse Suite


The aft cabins have slightly larger verandas


Room service at breakfast lets us get an early start on tour days


Room service is available 24 hours a day at no charge


Joan's favorite message "Set clocks back one hour."


The itinerary on TV


View from the bridge on TV


Position, Speed, and Wind on TV



Veranda Cabin


When the lugage is delivered



Cruise 3 - Our cabin


The leather mat protects the bed from lugage


Double sinks in the bathroom


Meet Louie. Touch his paw and he sings "It's a Wonderful World" like Louie Armstrong.


Our stewardess posed Louie on our bed every night.


We've taken cabin #8126 on cruises 11 & 12.


The wider veranda of 8126


Access to this great deck is across the hall from cabin #8126


The room before the nightly makeup


24 Hour Room Service
Great for breakfast on the days we have an early tour


We love the new "Flatscreen TV" and technology.
This menu is also available for Tablets and Smart Phones.
Internet is free.


This channel has "The View From The Bridge"


Other channels have Port and Starboard side views


This TV channel provides ship Info
like Position, Speed, Wind, Tempearture, Ship's Time and etc.


Ship Info on TV when in port


This channel shows our intinerary and current location


We read Reflctions every night to see what's going on for tomorrow
Reflections and all the Menus are available on our cell phones

Fine Dining

Formerly the


Dinning Room, center


Dinning Room, Starboard side


Dinning Room, Port side


Cruise 7 Assistant Waiter, Igor. Joan wanted to bring him home!


A Variety of Elegant Chargers Decorate the Tables


There is always a selection of very fine wines at no extra charge


Perfect


Vichyssoise. One of my very favorite cold soups.


Cruise 10


Cruise 10


Cruise 10


Cruise 10


Cruise 10


Cruise 10


Cruise 10


Cruise 7


Cruise 7


Cruise 7


Cruise 7


Cruise 7


Cruise 7


Cruise 7


Cruise 7


This dessert transfoms from its cotton-candy form to cherries jubilee!


When the cotton-candy melts! Click Here To Watch The Video








Joan loved the dinning room's "skinny capuchino"


Lunch in the Dinning Room. Yummmmmy


The New Serenity Waterside Dinning Room




Grand Buffet seating in Crystal Cove
The dinning room is also open for seating


Waterside serves breakfast, lunch and dinner


Waterside Hawaiian Serenade (Dec 2019)


Waterside Colonial Charms Golf Cruise (Oct 2018)


Waterside waiters - Hawaiian Serenade (Dec 2019)


Senior Waiter Ramazon
He took care of our carry-ons when we boarded so we could meet friends in NYC


Watweside waiters - Colonial Charms Golf Cruise (Oct 2018)


Senior waiter Magda. The best!


There is Always a Selection of Fine Wines at No Charge
Wairau River Became Our Favorite


Head waiter prepares a Caesar salad


Pasta


Steak Tartar


Shrimp Cocktail


Cookie plate desserts


Cruise 6


Cruise 6


Cruise 6


Cruise 6


Cruise 6


Desert


Pumkin pie ala mode


Canoli


A "Deconstructed" Cannoli


A Deconstructed Cannoli is cannoli filling laced with bits of cannoli crust

Prego Italian

Gourmet Italian Speciality Restaurant


Prego Restuarant


Carpacio when served


Carpacio after the waiter adds his touch


Prego's Breadbowl of Mushroom Soup is a "must have" on every cruise


Breadbowl mushroom soup at "Prego"


Cruise 7 - Prego


Cruise 7 - Prego


Ready to Cha Cha Cha after dinner at Prego Italian


Prego Italian


Carpacio when served


Carpacio after the waiter adds his touch


Mushroom soup in a bread bowl. So yummy!

Asian Dinning

Chef Nobu Matsuhisa's Sushi Bar


Silk Road Restaurant


Chilled Saki


Sushimi


Lobster


Sushi Bar


Umi Uma & Sushi Bar by Chef Nobu Matsuhisa





Soup at Umi Uma

Vintage Room

An exclusive evening of dining with family and friends
Four or five wines are chosen and appropriate food courses are presented


There is a minimum charge of $2,500
These private diners include wines and gratuity



The Vintage Room provides a Chef's dinner with wine pairings


.The Vintage Room is the only venue that costs extra

Bistro

The Bistro is on the mezanine above Crystal Cove


The Bistro is open 11:30 A.M. to 11:00 P.M. serving speciality teas, coffee, espresso & wine


Breads, rolls, meats, cheeses, fruit, pastries, and petit desserts


The Bistro


The Bistro Bar


The Bistro serves speciality teas, coffee, espresso & wine 9am to 11pm daily


The Bistro bar has a wide variety of bread, rolls, meats, lox, cheeses, and fruits


The Bistro bar offers bread, rolls, meats, fish, lox, and cheeses


The Bistro bar offers a variety of fruits and petit desserts


Crystal uses Reidel stemware and Julius Meinl cups


The Bistro at Christmas

Lido & Market Place

The Buffet Servs Breakfast and Lunch


The Lido Cafe - Port and Starboard sides Cruise 4


Cruise 10 - The New Lido Cafe with port and starboard buffet "stations."


Lido dinning Port and Starboard sides


The chic, new flat-screen menus change to display breakfast and lunch


Market Place Buffet Omlet bar at breakfast, carving station at lunch


Market Place buffet stations


On Cruise 11 the Lido became The Market Place


Al fresco dinning


No long lines with these nice buffet stations


The Market Place Port side


Market Place fresh juice bar


Cruise 6 - Milan spoiled Joan bringing her breakfast from the Lido buffet each morning

Casual Dinning

Cruise 1 - Lunch served around the indoor pool had a special theme





Cruise 1 - Roast pig


Trident Serving Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Chili, Soup, Salads


The swimming pool was eplaced with "Living Walls"





The remodeled Trident Bar serving wine, beer, and speciality drinks


At night Trident becomes "Tastes" with - family-style, street-food creations


Tastes offers the opportunity to explore international flavors


Cruise 10 - Dinner at "Tastes" dining under the stars


Tastes menu is in partnership with Sapphire Restaurant, Laguna Beach, CA with Chef Azmin Ghahreman


Roasted Califlower


A wine to compliment dinner at 'Tastes.'


How to remember a good wine in the day of 'smart phones!'





Cruise 11 Trident became "Silk"


The "living wall" in Silk dining room


Silk Port side


A "living wall" in Silk Port side


Lunch menu at Silk


Silk Lounge Starboard side


A "living wall" in Silk Lounge


Ricki Senior Bartender
Ricki always remebers us from our first Symphony cruise


Silk bar


An afternoon glass of wine at Silk Bar

Scoops Ice Cream Bar

All-You-Can-Eat Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream daily 10:00 to 10:00



Scoops has fresh waffle cones, cookies and all your favorite toppings


Serving Ben & Jerry's 10 to 10

Seahorse Pool

Seahorse Pool and Jacuzzies





The pool is pretty quiet during chilly or stormy days


There is plenty of room to relax on the Pool Deck


Enjoying the Jacuzzi


Enjoying the pool





There was always music somewhere, even at the pool


The Crystal Sextet


Pool Deck #11


A quiet day around the pool


Crystal Sextet entertains at the pool each afternoon


Enjoying the jacuzzi


Deck 11 at night

Observation Deck

Golf and Tennis

Golf nets and putting green are located aft on Deck 6
Free instructions are offered daily


Joan just hanging out enjoying the ocean view


Looks like someone's been eating too much. Pull that gut in!


Paddle Tennis courts


Paddle Tennis is a very popular sport on board


Deck 13 is a great place to be during the sail away parties


Seahorse Pool from the Sun Deck


Outdoor on Deck 13 on a warm evening


Looking aft on Deck 13


View of Lisbon from Deck 13
Joan has sailed many times on that Seaborn ship in dry dock


Golf driving nets left and right on Deck 12


Private lessons with Karen Kneissler on Deck 12


Lessons at the golf nets


Putting green on Deck 12


Looking Forward on Deck 12


Looking Aft on Deck 12

Tennis

Paddle Tennis Court on Deck 12


Padddle Tennis Court on Deck 12


Deck 12 Paddle Tennis


Deck 12 Paddle Tennis


The View From Deck 12


See where you're headed


See where you've been


Play "Titanic" star


Get a new hair do


Watch paddle tennis, walk or jog on Deck 12


Check out the pool deck


Look for a familiar face





The view from Deck 12 while in port


The retractible roof over the Silk Restaurant


The Skylights Over Palm Court

Amenities

The elevators are forward, midship and aft. Yes, that's real marble.


Complimentary laundry


The public restrooms provide cloth hand towels
and little paper towels for opening the door


The Galley. It takes amazing technology to keep
the fish, meats, fruits and vegetables fresh for two weeks


The food and service on Serenity was outstanding


The Galley

Grand Buffet

Grand Buffet replaces the extinct Midnight Buffet


The Grand Buffet is set up in Crystal Plaza


The Grand Buffet lets Crystal's amazing chefs show off their culinary expertise


Meat


Fish


Crab legs


Lobster


Shrimp


Shrimp


Appetizers


The pasta bar


Bread


Breads


Cheeses and nuts


Their now-famous boiled egg penguins


These hardboild egg penquins are pretty, pretty, pretty clever


Jello


Cake


Cake


Pastry


Pastry


Pastry


Pastry


Chocolate covered fruits


Fruits


Fruit


Fruit


Carved watemellon


Ice carving


Ice carving


Ice carving


Ice carving



Crystal's amazing chefs show of their culinary expertise
Here hard boiled eggs are transformed into tiny penguins


Desert station at the Grand Buffet


The Grand Buffet


The Grand Buffet


The Grand Gala Buffet in Crystal Cove


The wait staff


Executive Chef Manfred Schaller and his galley staff


Shrimp, crab and lobster


Fruits


WOW. Look at these


Oh. It's the hard-boiled-egg penquins again. We saw these last cruise and Charlie made them for a neighborhood event


Who wanted to know if the food was good?


Presentation, presentation, presentation!


Crystal's 20th anniversary buffet luncheon


Just look at this dessert


The wait staff. Our dinning room waiter, Daniel, is at the extreme right


The chefs featuring head chef Marcus Nufer (center)





The pasta bar


The cheese sommelier


Crystal logo in ice


Anniversary ice sculpture


Angel fish ice sculpture














Love these 'penguin" hardboiled eggs

Christmas

Stardust


Christmas on the Seeenity


Crystal Plaza at Christmas


Crystal Plaza at Christmas


Cruise 4 - Christmas aboard the Serenity


Cruise 4 - Christmas aboard the Serenity


Palm Court Decorated For Christmas











Atrium at Christmas


Atrium at Christmas


Atrium ready for Happy New Year 2019



Hi from Santa & Joan


A Christmas in the Bistro

Special Events

Crossing the Equator is a BIG Deal
All "polywogs" must appear in the court of King Neptune


The "polywogs" are marched into King Neptune's court



The "polywog's" fate awaits


The "polywogs" are sentenced for rediculous crimes and doused with 'slim"


That's me in the T-shirt


Sentenced, slimmed and thrown overboard (the pool)


I have been initiated into the 'Order of Shellbacks"


Eric and Andre celebrate their initiation into the 'Order of Shellbacks"


Jeff and Joette take advantage of the music


I think the pool suffered the most damage


Hundreds gathered for the Crew's Tug-of-War


Cruise Director, Paul McFarland, moderates the event


The Engine Room Crew


The Deck Crew


The Entertainers (guys of the Crystal Singers and Dancers)


The Cheerleaders (girls of the Crystal Singers and Dancers)


Paul gets some help with the judging


Engine Room vs Maintenance


The deck crew is challenged but win


The Entertainers are challenged but win


The Semi-finals


The Finals


The Entertainers finish in second place


The Cheerleaders are disappointed