We were on the serenity 2 weeks ago and were surprised when my husband could not dine in Waterside on formal night without a coat. We checked the dress code for our cruise and said formal night was optional. Thankfully Crystal provides coats to borrow so no problem. I think Crystal should be more specific about what optional means.
This is exactly what we did 2 weeks ago. So easy taking the elevator down from the Queen Elizabeth to the train. Lots of help when you get to the trains. Very relaxing and the train isn’t far from the chateau Frontenac where we stayed the night before the cruise.
Enjoy your cruise, we had a spectacular time.
Oh my goodness, we did the exact pre cruise travel you did. Maybe we will see you on board. Thanks for blogging your trip.
we are loving our first Crystal cruise.
I’m on the Serenity in 10 days and was wondering if you can send your laundry for pressing?
I'm getting very excited for my first Crystal cruise….now if only Air Canada doesn’t go on strike !
I second the whale shark excursion . We not only saw the whale sharks but actually swam with them.
also, the water is much warmer and clearer in the Sea of Cortez.
we really enjoyed the ports.
We had a Princess excursion in Portland. They prioritized Princess excursions so no one missed their excursions. They were still calling people to go through immigration at 1:30 ! Not sure how non princess tours were impacted. I usually plan my own excursions,but I’m glad I didn’t this time.
Well I have decided to stay in my balcony cabin. I just love a balcony. My cruise is this coming Sunday. I’m heading out in the morning and am looking forward to sailing on the Emerald.
Well after all the cruises on Princess,I finally got a move to a lower cabin offer. I’m solo in a regular balcony cabin and I just received a free cruise offer if I would move to an obstructed view window cabin. I guess my cruise must be sold out.