Keith1010

Who would have thought I would have had to sail all the way on Crystal Serenity to Montenegro to find a Beatles Album I am missing from my collection. The things we do when we are fans of a particular band. Keith

I told them to make the game even we needed a fourth player and they could take the person for their side. Just saying. 🤣 Keith

One year ago today we celebrated the 4th of July on Crystal Serenity.

How many of you have been to Señor Frogs? Oh do tell. We'll keep it just between us and the tens of thousands of Cruise Critic members who visit this page daily. 🤣 Actually, it was on a Holland America Cruise when we sent with another family that we got introduced to Señor Frogs. And I promise you I am not making this up. The two families totaling seven people were seated at a table with the Catholic Priest. At first we didn't believe he was the priest because of all the stories he told including when we has a runner for the Mafia before he became a priest. With that said, he knew where each of the Señor Frog locations were located for each of our port stops in the Western Caribbean. So, yes we went there and we were younger and we ended up on one of those lines dancing as they gave you some type of watered down tequila drink. Oh those were the days. With that said, I can assure you there was no sign about it being a swingers club. Now for those of you who might want to know which island I took this photo on I can message you discreetly the address. After all, this is a luxury cruise line board so I wouldn't want to ruin anyone's reputation. Just saying. And while it is for swingers remember no smoking including you know what. Keith

Well let's try something a little different today. Now before you make comments these are holiday cards but I know your mind was thinking............🤣 Keith

This is a photo from late morning on Serenity. Remember it is all about perspective. I had already worked out at the Fitness Center and cooled off on the Lido Deck walking the area around the pool when it was time for a run on the Promenade Deck. The challenge at this hour are all the people on the deck and having to run around them. You can see this in the photo. You just need to look very close. Keith

Vince, I think you are pretty close. I just call it early morning when most people call it late night. It's all about perspective. Welcome tom my world. In a second life I think i would be a farmer. Keith

One of the times I have been roaming the ship late out night after many hours at the casino. 🤣 And if you believe the background story I have a bridge to sell you. Keith

I always wondered just one day, just one day, just one day couldn't they have turned the arrow be pointed in the other direction. Maybe it would have been too confusing for people to adjust as we all know most people do NOT like change. Keith

We saw him several years ago in Dallas. It was magical. He actually did concerts near us a few years ago but we were cruising. This time around we would have to travel to see him and in the world of COVID-19 with my wife's situation we didn't want to push our luck. Hopefully, he will do another tour and I know there is never a guarantee that this will happen but if he does we will plan to go. What is amazing is that he is 80 and while his voice is not like it was it is pretty darn good for someone 80 when others who were not that age couldn't sing anymore and his stamina at 80 to do such a long show and do many performances is amazing as well. And yes, while the Rolling Stones were not one of my fav bands, at his age Mick Jagger is amazing with his stamina and who would have thought that someone like Keith Richards would still be around given all he consumed over the years. Keith

My top three not in any particular order: The Beatles The Beatles The Beatles So there.

Good to see you posting Vince. I have missed you a lot for sure. 😀 Keith

Ivi, hope you both get well soon. Take care. Keith & Anne Marie

When you travel you never know what you will see. Walking along Miami Beach in January, 2020 before boarding Serenity and the was an interesting exhibit. At first I thought we traveled to The Planet Of The Apes. Maybe it was a dream. Maybe COVID was a dream. Maybe the bankruptcy was a dream. Maybe I am still dreaming and when I wake up it will be January of 2020. Keith

Some people get pleasure from catastrophic events rather than when things are steady and going well. By the way one of my favorites was the time there was some mention of animals and all of a sudden we had many posters with animal member names positing. This made me wonder how do people find these threads for cruise lines they don't sail. Do they check out each board every day? Or do a search on the entire site? Maybe the latter. Maybe I should do a search on the glass is half full and see what comes up. Keith

When I have things on my mind, often songs come to mind. I've been saying I am ready to go and this song comes to mind. When I taught indoor cycling at home on a few occasions we would kick off the class with this song and these three words describe my mood right now. Ready To Go on a Crystal Cruise. Keith

We are packed and ready to go. Keith

I am dreaming our return to Crystal and shortly after boarding our traditional Crystal lunch; Cobb Salad and a Flute Of Champagne. I'm ready to go and our bags are packed. Are you? Keith

With the news of the purchase of Crystal I've thought about different phrases such as ready to go as we are ready to go and our bags are packed. Another one was Get Back to where you want to go. Well then I thought of my favorite cruise line and my favorite band. I'm ready to get back as soon as possible to sail Crystal once again. Are you ready Jojo???

Anyone want to guess what they are thinking? Marry Me. Happy Anniversary I Love You It's Your Turn To Cook Dinner Tonight Honey Is It Time To Go To The Dentist Let's Go On A Crystal Cruise All Of The Above None Of The Above

Today I am full of Hope. Hope is good. Good for the mind and the body. So in the spirit of hope. I "Hope" you have a great day. Keith

Hope is good.

I always enjoyed hearing how the Crystal land folks and the head sommeliers would visit the vineyards involved with this and how they discussed with the wine maker enhancements to make. As a guest it was fun to taste them and to provide feedback and see them evolve. I agree with the comment that if you didn't know it was the Crystal Wine (some looked down at it) you would be surprised that it was. Conversely when we were on the QM2 in a Queens Grill Suite at that time it came with two bottles of wine. I am not a wine snob and like finding good bargains and that is what Crystal did for the inclusive wines. Those two wines which had Cunard Labels I almost spit them out and after the first sip I dumped each bottle. I am sure if they spent say $7.00 more per bottle they could have provided something better even a Kendall Jackson versus whatever this was. Maybe the Cunard bottle was Boone's Farm which some of you might remember as the cheap bottle some might buy in college. Keith

One of the many reasons why we love to cruise is the special views we enjoy from the ship of the water. Similarly, I am attracted to locations around the world located near bays, oceans and other bodies of water such as this one while spending a few days in Australia after we departed Serenity in March of 2020. I grew up on an "Island" and while I enjoyed the time I have come to appreciate it even more as I look back at the experience. Other than the Bay Area, other places we have lived it take hours to get to a beach and in some cases it involved at least an overnight. Where I grew up I could be to a beach in very short order and actually several different beaches. What a beautiful world.and What a wonderful world. Keith

How about if we just settle for one or two bottles of my choice of wine. That will reduce your shipping bill to make up for the cost of the wine which will be much higher for those two bottles. 🤣 Keith