Cruise 12 "Hawaiian Serenade" - Symphony (Dec 2019)

Great way to start our cruise having dinner the night before with our good friends Charles and Leonard at Symphony Tower in San Diego


Club Corp's Symphony Towers


First night's dinner on the Symphony


Captain's Welcome Aboard formal night


The lovely Luca and Georgina of the Crystal Latin Dance Quartet. See their videos


Friends Charles and Leonard


Coctails





Steak Tartar appetizers


First Formal Night


Celebrating formal night on Christmas


Celebrating Crystal's "White Night"


"White Night"


"White Night"


"White Night"


"White Night"


Charles and Joan


Decorated for New Year's Celebration


Decorated for New Year's Celebration


New Year's Countdown


New Year's Countdown


Happy New Year


Happy New Year


New friends David and Lilly at the Captain's Farewell formal night

Formal night


On the Lido deck


Another Formal night


Halloween decorations


Joan with Curtis Collins, Dance Instructor


Curtis and Guest


Patricia





DJ Dayna


DJ Dayna


Beverly and Guest


Patricia and Cruise Director


Gemma of The Crystal Singers & Dancers











"White Night" on the Symphony





Our friends from Mexico City (forground) in the Avenue


The "regular crowd" at the Avenue








The "regular crowd" at the Avenue

Crystal Cove Happy Hour


Our table








Kim, friend and host at happy hour in Crystal Cove


Gi Gi with Singer Michelle Amato and Trombonist Will Nester


Jim and Rob join us at happy hour in Crystal Cove


Formal Night





Joan and Linda


Valerie and Host


Nancy and Hubby


Donna and Mike


Linda and Mike


Dr & Mrs Robinson from Honolulu


Tommy Dorsey Singers Michelle Amato and Brian Anthony


Joan, Kim and Vallerie in the Avenue Saloon for a Night Cap


The Liar's Club Starring Rabbi Hershman, Golf Pro Shannon Kneisler and Ventriloquist Mark Merchant


I won This Hat

Charlie & Joan


Gerry & Janet - Tallahassee, FL


This lovely couple joined us on formal night since we had two extra seats


Teo is the bartender at the Avenue Saloon and author of Cruising Through Life. Joan has known Teo since her days sailing with Silver Seas. And NO, she wasn't mentioned in the book!


Dance instructors Dmitri & Andrea


Dance instructors Leighton & Jo


Dance professionals and hosts Dora (left), Christopher, Katalin & Andras


Dance Instructor Andrea


Andrea & lucky Me


Tommy Dorsey Band leader Terry and wife Linda


Just Engaged! Our friends Will & Michelle, trombonist and singer respectively, for the Tommy Dorsey Band


Our new friend Mary from London with dance instructor Leighton


Mary "hams" it up with dance host Allen


Allen and one of many lovely dancers on this cruise


Charlie & Joan on formal night


Charlie & Joan on formal night

Charlie and Joan, Formal Night
The bow tie print is martinis


Joanne and Doug - Canada








Barry and Hope's friends, the Greenbergs, from Dubai


Friends Jen and William from Singapore


Dinner at 'Tastes' with Jen and William


A photo-op with professional dancers Curtis (left), Beverly, Yourie and Natalie (right)


Happy Birthday Jen


Amigos


Friends Gale and Betty


Friends Betty, Vallerie and Gale


Friend Betty


Our shy UK friend Vallerie


Our shy UK friend Vallerie


Vallerie and Jen


Our dance partners at 1:00 A.M.


The 'gang' that closed Crystal Cove each night. Hey! Where's Jen and William?

Charlie and Joan, First Formal Night
The bow tie is adorned with martinis


Table Mates Neville and Maggie, First Formal Night


Table Mates Wayne and Lee, First Formal Night


Neville and Maggie, Second Formal Night


Wayne and Lee, Second Formal Night


Charlie and Joan, Second Formal Night


Selecting a fine wine


A pre-dinner cocktail in Palm Court


Having fun on Halloween night


Bruce Johnson plays the Crystal Piano


Members of the Galaxy Orchestra entertain in the Crystal Lounge


Magician, Jason England, provides some impromptu magic in Crystal Cove


Our favorite mixologist, Edwin, who served us until midnight





We first met Eric and Andrea on Cruise #3


George & Petra
Ballroom dance instructors











Marcie Castro Entertained Nightly In The Avenus Saloon


Marcie Castro





Marcie Castro's Purple Hat


Marcie Castro and Joan





Marcie Castro Fans


Our Third Cruise Meeting Charles and Leonard


























Joan and Joette


Eric and Andre at the Marcie Castro Show (Avenue Saloon)


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

Joan and Charlie


Dining with Judy and Larry


Dinning with Caroline and Dick


Charlie, Betty, Ernesto, Joan and Bryan


Cocktails with a couple from France


Vallerie, Betty, Will and Joan


Charlie & Joan with Maria, her friend, Bryan and Betty


Joan and Vallerie


Maria and Joan


Maria and Joan in Palm Court


Joan and Liane with Dance Hosts John and Rick


Betty and Will


Mark and Deborah


Tom and Brenda


Jim and Pat


Joan and Charlie


Dopplegangers Stephen Dolye (Crystal Singers and Dancers) and Will Nestler (Tommy Dorsey Band)


Joan and Entertainer after the iLuminare show


Entertainer Umi Garrett
This 13 year old celebrity pianist has spellbound audiences throughout the World since the age of 8


Umi Garrett with Cruise Director Gary Hunter


Joan and Charlie


Joan and Charlie


Joan and Charlie

Hi from Joan & Charlie


Here we are with our dinning companions Fay & Norman and Ann & Don (seated)


Hi from Fay & Norman


Hi from Ann & Don


Ann celebrates a birthday.
Best wishes from the Head Waiter (left), Wait Staff and Sommelier (right side)


A birthday kiss!


Happy Birthday Ann


Maya, Our Head Waiter, and the best by a wide margin


Oscar, Assistant Waiter


Dinner at Prego with Derek & Janet, from England


Leonard & Charles with Joan.
This is our 2nd cruise meeting Leonard & Charles


Charles and Joan in St. Martin


Mike & Mary. Mary is from Scottsdale, AZ


Cynthia W. and her mom. Cynthia is a lovely dancer


Meet Betty. Betty sat next to Joan on the plane from Newark to Barcelona

The first formal night


The second formal nigh


At our table (standing) Tom & Nancy, (seated) Yona, David & Joan


Erik and Andreas (right) compete professionally in the waltz. Here they are joined by friends and ballroom dancer Patricia (gold dress)


Our friend Catherine, a terrific singer and dancer


Father Mike Jones and Joan in the Avenue Saloon


The Cruise Critic Meet & Greet in Palm Court


Joan meets Cruise Critic friend John


Our new friend Sherrie from Isreal


Joan and the two Margarets


Me, Sherrie, Nancy & Mike (left to right) dance the waltz in That's Ballroom.
With Professionals Elena, Adam, Aleksandr and Patricia respectively


Meet Smooch (left), as nice as she is pretty. And that's her real name, too


Smooch (red dress) organized a get-together dinner at Kauis for this group
We were all staying in Lisbon after the cruise

Our table mates for this cruise are (from lrft) Tom, Ann, Joan, Me, Arty and Julie


Comedian, Tom Sutton, joins us for dinner


Happy Birthday Charlie!
A special desert for my 70th birthday


My Birthday Breakfast, the 1st course (CCW from center)
Doughnut, Bagel with lox and cream cheese, strawberries and whipped cream in a cone, blueberries with sugared flakes


My Birthday Breakfast, the 2nd course
Caviar, sour cream and chives paired with cream spinach (top), Monte Cristo sandwich, steak and truffle omlet


These gentlemen saved us seats every night at the Galaxy shows. This formal night they wore matching bow ties


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


This fun group including lecturer Kevin Carlisle (white glasses) gathered in the Avenue Saloon every night before dinner





Joan and I with singer


One of the entertainers (blue dress) joins the fun at Luxe


Dr. Craig Suiter, opthomologist from Scottsdale

Meet Joan and Charlie from Arizona


Meet Andre and Nancy from California


Meet Jerry and Marcia from Tennessee


Dinning Room
We had a fun group at our table

Happy New Year 2020 Video