Crystal Symphony
"Commanding the world's great oceans with grace"
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The Ship
Cruises: Sep 2010, Mar 2012, Nov 2014, Oct 2016, Oct 2018, Dec 2019  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 Symphony Length: 781 ft, Width: 98 ft, Draft: 25 ft, Cost: $250 million, Guests: 922, Crew: 566, Speed: 22 knots, Engines: 2 electric motors with 53,000 horse power  Public restrooms have cloth towels for hand drying and a tissues for opening the door Cabins
 We've taken cabin #8126 on two cruises, 11 & 12. It is far aft where the verandas are wider and the aft deck on 8 is practically across the hall  8126 is the standard veranda cabin. Suitcases are in the room on arrival day.  The back of the ship has wider verandas  This nice aft deck is easy access from cabin #8126  The room before the P.M. 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 can also appear on your Smart Phone or Tablet. Internet is free throughout the cruise.  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  Cruise 3 - The cabin   Double sinks in the bathroom  Meet Louie. Touch his paw and Louie sings It's a Wonderful World  "Louie" sings like Louie Armstrong. Our stewardess posed Louie on our bed every night  We read Reflctions every night to see what's going on for tomorrow. We can now get Reflections and all the Menus on our cell phone. Waterside Formal Dinning Room
 Waterside formal dining room  Waterside Dinning Room   Pasta  Steak Tartar  Shrimp Cocktail  Cookie plate desserts  Waterside decorated for Haloween  Senior waiter Magda. The best!   Ramazon, a Senior Waiter at Waterside He took care of our carry-ons so we could meet friends in NYC  There is Always a Selection of Fine Wines at No Charge. This Became Our Favorite  Head waiter preparing a Caesar salad Click Here To Watch The Video       Desert  Pumkin pie ala mode  Canoli  A "Deconstructed" Cannoli  A Deconstructed Cannoli is cannoli filling laced with bits of cannoli crust Prego Gourmet Italian Speciality Restaurant
 Ready for a Cha Cha?  Prego Italian  Carpacio before  Carpacio after Umi Uma - Formerly Silk Road
 Umi Uma by Nobu Matsuhisa   Soup at Umi Uma Chef Nobu Matsuhisa's only sea-going restaurant The Vintage Room
 The Vintage Room A Unique Concept In Wining and Dining  The Vintage Room. Chef's dinner with wine pairings is the only venue that costs extra Marketplace (Formerly the Lido Cafe)
 Market Place buffet. Omlet bar at breakfast. Carving station at lunch  Market Place buffet stations  The Market Place (formerly The Lido)  Market Place fresh juice bar  The Market Place (formerly The Lido)  Lido Cafe serving breakfast and lunch buffets. The islands eliminate the long lines associated with buffets Silk
Open for lunch and dinner, Silk presents Chinese cuisine  Silk  Lunch menu at Silk  Silk lounge area  Some dining room aiters work at the Market Place buffet and Silk for breakfast and lunch  Ricki always remmebers us from our first Symphony cruise. He is now a Senior Bartender  Lido Deck. Silk to the right. Market Place to the left  Silk (formerly Trident)  The "living walls" in Silk dining room  The "living walls" in Silk dining room  The "living walls" in Silk dining room  Silk dining room  Silk dining room  Silk lounge  Silk bar  Afternoon glass of wine at Silk  Trident Grill with the ceiling open  Trident Grill wine and beer bar with the ice cream bar on the right. Trident is open all day for soup, sandwiches, bugers and hot dogs  The "living wall" in Trident Grill  How You Feel when relaxing in Trident, Deck 11  Milan spoiled Joan. He brought her breakfast from the buffet each morning  Lido deck was a great place to relax each morning reading emails and Facebook  Always room for another cup of coffee  The "Living Wall" on Lido deck  Lido features a grill, beverage bar and ice cream bar  Michael serving Joan's Santa Margarita Pinot Grigio  We like having a late breakfast at the Lido. Ricki takes good care of us  Hot dogs, hamburgers, fries, beer, wine and etc was available any time day or night at the Lido The Bistro
Speciality Teas, Coffee, Espresso & Wine  Crystal uses Reidel stemware and Julius Meinl cups  The Bistro at Christmas  The "Bistro" offers bread & rolls, meats, lox & cheeses, coffees, espressos and your favorite wine, 9am to 11pm  The "Bistro" offers fruits & petit desserts, coffees, espressos and your favorite wine, 9am to 11pm  Feel like a coffee, espresso, capuchino or glass of wine? The Bistro is where you want to go  At the Bistro make a sandwich or have some fruit, cheese and crackers or a delicious pastry treats Scoops
Ice Cream Bar Ope 10 to 10  Did I mention Ice Cream? Palm Court
Beautul View and Beautiful Dance Floor  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 Crystal Plaza - Deck 5
 Crystal Plaza  Crystal Plaza waterfall  Crystal Plaza waterfall  Crystal Plaza Decorated for Hanukkah and Christmas  The Menorah in Crystal Plaza  Last day of Hanukkah  Christmas decorations in Crystal Plaza  Crystal Plaza  Crystal Plaza  Crystal Plaza  Crystal Plaza Ready for the New Year  Crystal Plaza Decorated for New Year's  New Year's countdown in Crystal Plaza (See the video)  Painting is among Crystal's onboard activities. On display are the works of the students on this cruise 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  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  Crystal Cove is a great place to relax any time of the day  Even an afternoon Marguarita  Grand Buffet dinners in Crystal Cove. Of course the dinning room is also open for seating Shops, Casino & Lounges - Deck 6
 Deck 6 is home to three shops, Apropos, Crystal Collections and Facets  Judith Lieber purses for sale in Apropos  Judith Lieber  Judith Lieber  Judith Lieber  Chamber music every afternoon with these pretty musicians  The mezanine at Christmas  The mezanine at Christmas The mezanine at Christmas  Casino  The casino. Joan entered the slot contest and.... Lost!  Christmas Decoration on Deck 6. Touch-screen TVs are available around the ship to check out activities and menus Galaxy
Shows and Entertainment  Galaxy Theater  Galaxy at Showtime  Cocktails in the Galaxy before performances  Cocktails in the Galaxy Theater Starlite
Dancing, Shows and Entertainment  Starlite lounge  Starlite dance floor  Starlite dance floor   Starlite decorated for Halloween  The Starlite Ballroom. We will spend a lot of time here  The Starlite's circular bar is open and ready  Afternoon dance class is in the Starlite  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 The Avenue Saloon
 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 Connoisseur Club
Cigars, Cognacs, Single Malt Whiskies and Fine Liquors  Connoisseur Club. A comfortable and elegant gentleman's smoking club  Connoisseur Club. Relax and enjoy from a collection of cigars, cognacs, wines and single malt whiskies  The Cigar Lounge Promenade - 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  Crystal ships still have a 360° promenade deck - Deck 7  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 Pool and Jacuzzi - Deck 11
 Deck 11 at night  Pool Deck #11  A quiet day around the pool  Crystal Sextet entertains at the pool each afternoon  Enjoying the jacuzzi Deck 12 - Golf, Tennis and a Great View
 Looking Forward on Deck 12  Golf driving nets on Deck 12  Private lessons with Karen Kneissler on Deck 12  Lessons at the golf nets  Putting green on Deck 12  Looking Aft on Deck 12  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 Crossing The Equator by Sea - A Centuries-old Ceremony
King Neptune himself transforms "pollywogs" into bona fide "shellbacks"  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 Crew's "Tug-of-War"
 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 The Grand Buffet
Crystal's amazing chefs show of their culinary expertise  Hard boiled eggs dressed as penguins at the Grand Buffet  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 |
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Videos
The wonderfully relaxing waterfall in Symphony's Crystal Cove |
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The Maître d' has prepared at tableside, a traditional Caesar Salad with raw egg and anchovies, the two ingredients that made Caesar Salad "special" |
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