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I'm wondering what skin care and cosmetics are available in Apropos. I love to stock up when we're on the ships! Anyone?

After many calls to Crystal by our TA, we reached an experienced person at Crystal who said

"OF COURSE there is wheelchair assistance for embark/debark! And she is henceforth reserving it for me. Bottom line, I think it's safe to suggest that you don't take the first answer from Crystal as Gospel, ask several people and hope you get a holdover from OC, sadly, there are MANY new agents who just aren't familiar with what we have come to expect.                                               

Thank you! Through the port to the ship is my biggest concern. Do you recall any assistance with carry on baggage with the wheelchair? Porter maybe? 

Thanks, Vince, always spot-on! If I can acquire a "rollator" walker with a seat I will be good on the ship, it's the distance in the port to the ship that is the issue I just can't walk so far...

Thank you, Paula, I was hoping someone had "been there done that" and could give some input. This is for Ft.L and getting through the terminal to the ship is my big concern, I can probably handle things on board with a walker with a seat. However I have seen many wheelchairs with Crystal written on the back and guests using them.....as I said, through the terminal is the big issue. Thanks for your help.

Keith, November 9 is Ft Lauderdale to Bridgetown. This info came from my TA via Crystal, I could hardly believe it. Of course I know crew can't do wheelchairs but I would think the port would. It's a long walk.

Does anyone know about this? My TA has been told by Crystal that there is NO wheelchair service at the Ft L port and that there are NO wheelchairs available on the ship. We have cruised for 30 years on Crystal and have seen many many people going onto the ship in wheelchairs and very many in wheelchairs marked CRYSAL SYMPHONY/SERENITY  Does anyone know what gives? Did Crystal give wrong info (they gave wrong hotel info) or is Manfredi trying to freeze us oldies out? This is critical for us as mildly handicapped to just get onto and off the ship. Thanks all.

9 hours ago, Sdancer said:

I am starting to think about what clothes to pack for my upcoming cruise. I am trying to travel as light as possible.

Is it cold at the restaurants at dinner time? Would a dress with long sleeves from a thin fabric be enough, or should I also pack a jacket or a shawl?

 

Thank you!

 

I'm always cold on the ships. A shawl or pashmina does it for me. I don't wear anything sleeveless, but sometimes short sleeves in daytime, always long at night. I find Waterside especially chilly. DH likes the room like a meat locker.🤣

Tolerance.

5 hours ago, CA Oceanfront said:

Where might I find a photo of the room service breakfast menu? Thank you.

I don't have one but I can attest to a WIDE variety of breakfast items, at least as many as you would fine in the  finest hotels and served in style!

Yes there are round and oval tables. The oval ones are nice if you have a party of 9, which we did, and we were able to get it every night. Of course that was OC…

If you can't find it, your TA probably has it.

So Crystal made a typo and wrote Gates instead of Bates. Shocking.🙄

I don't think Melinda Gates looks like Melinda French Gates, Bill Gates' ex.

17 hours ago, Roland4 said:

We will be boarding Symphony in Athens on April 13/24 for a 12 night Greek Isles/Turkey voyage. When we originally booked this one, it was going to Israel and, of course, we all know how that turned out, but the addition of Kusadasi (and the concert at Ephesus), plus Istanbul, which we have never been to, turned this into a great itinerary. We are doing this B2B with a Tauck Tours Rhone River package and over four weeks we will only have two ports we have visited previously!

 

Our last time on Symphony was the famous (or maybe infamous) Trans-Atlantic From Hell in September 2012, and we are not hoping for a repeat. Given that there has been very little posted on CC about Symphony of late, I thought I would post our thoughts as we go along. This is a VERY port-intensive itinerary, so this will not be a "Live From", nor will I be posting daily menus/programs, (mostly because I don't have the patience), but if someone has questions, I will try to get answers. No promises, but I will try. 🙂

 

The bags are almost packed, and the limo arrives at 11:15 Thursday morning! See you onboard Symphony on Saturday!

It will be so nice to hear news of Symphony and crew!

Thank you, Terry! We've seen far too few posts from those on Symphony and we pine for news.

Re new ships - typical Crystal (that we LOVE) but never in  our lifetime, which is getting shorter! We'll never see the new ships but would be happy to sail on the "old ships"!

That 18 days sure went by fast! Totally enjoyed your commentary and pictures, thank you!

Safe travels back to Sydney.

Lovely pictures! We met Benjamin on our first Symphony cruise in 1999! We went to the pool and he offered us refreshment, we asked for water, and he returned and used our names.

To this day I don't know how he knew our names! He is the best!

Ooops, guess I was focused on your sea day!

Waterside closed for lunch on a sea day? Hmmm

Have a great time! Wish we were there too!

6 hours ago, Keith1010 said:

For me 50 minutes is no big deal.  From there we went to other areas and then back to Hotel and then out again a few more times.  

 

Keith

 

 

For some of us, FIVE minutes is a big deal!

50? minutes?!! Aaarrrggghhh😱 NOway for us, a taxi or bust.

What a great write-up, thank you, Terry! And such great pictures too! You've made us homesick for our favorite ship😎