Rare Stickman1990 Posted March 8 Author #76 Share Posted March 8 9 March Waterside Lunch Waterside Lunch 9 March.pdf Waterside Dinner Waterside Dinner 9 March.pdf Reflections Reflections 9 March 2024.pdf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ryndam Posted March 8 #77 Share Posted March 8 Terry, thank you for posting every day's menus and Reflections. Been enjoying the vicarious travels along with you. Are you staying on the next segment to Perth? Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Stickman1990 Posted March 8 Author #78 Share Posted March 8 Sadly disembarkation day for us so hoping someone takes over the baton of posting menus and Reflections each day I will make a few catchup posts soon and hopefully post some more pictures Needless to say we’ve had a great time and enjoyed being back on Crystal 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ryndam Posted March 8 #79 Share Posted March 8 4 minutes ago, Stickman1990 said: Sadly disembarkation day for us so hoping someone takes over the baton of posting menus and Reflections each day Needless to say we’ve had a great time and enjoyed being back on Crystal Safe travels home. Till our cruising paths cross again. 🌎🛳️🚢🖐️ Rob 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare travelberlin Posted March 8 #80 Share Posted March 8 12 minutes ago, Stickman1990 said: Sadly disembarkation day for us so hoping someone takes over the baton of posting menus and Reflections each day I will make a few catchup posts soon and hopefully post some more pictures Needless to say we’ve had a great time and enjoyed being back on Crystal Thanks very much for your updates Terry. Wishing you and Kerry a safe trip home. It would be interesting to read about your comparison from this Crystal experience with your Explora Journey one. Will that be possible? Ivi 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakridger Posted March 8 #81 Share Posted March 8 (edited) I have really enjoyed reading your posts and loved the pictures! Thank you! I agree with Ivi that I would be interested in an Explora I comparison to Crystal if you would like to. It looks like a beautiful ship, but I am curious how the slightly higher passenger capacity "feels" to you and Kerry. ~Nancy Edited March 8 by oakridger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Txcotn Posted March 8 #82 Share Posted March 8 That 18 days sure went by fast! Totally enjoyed your commentary and pictures, thank you! Safe travels back to Sydney. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Stickman1990 Posted March 9 Author #83 Share Posted March 9 4 hours ago, travelberlin said: It would be interesting to read about your comparison from this Crystal experience with your Explora Journey one. Will that be possible? Thanks - Yes happy to do that - probably next week 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Noggins Posted March 9 #84 Share Posted March 9 12 hours ago, Stickman1990 said: Thanks - Yes happy to do that - probably next week And I'll see if I disagree with anything you say, Terry! We are just starting day 2 on EJ. Obviously I've been following along - how many days before your next cruise starts? 5 or 6?! Adrian 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare travelberlin Posted March 9 #85 Share Posted March 9 1 minute ago, Noggins said: And I'll see if I disagree with anything you say, Terry! We are just starting day 2 on EJ. Obviously I've been following along - how many days before your next cruise starts? 5 or 6?! Adrian Great Adrian 👍 it will be good to have your input also. You and Terry, two cruisers with so much experience with cruising and who can give us a honest opinion. Thanks 😊 Ivi 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Noggins Posted March 9 #86 Share Posted March 9 2 minutes ago, travelberlin said: Great Adrian 👍 it will be good to have your input also. You and Terry, two cruisers with so much experience with cruising and who can give us a honest opinion. Thanks 😊 Ivi That's very kind, Ivi but my experience pales against Terry's - and yours! (My EJ take is gradually emerging over on the EJ board.) Adrian 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kool kruiser Posted March 10 #87 Share Posted March 10 Another big thank you to Terry for taking the time to keep us so well informed. Looking forward to those promised further thoughts etc. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Stickman1990 Posted March 10 Author #88 Share Posted March 10 Day 20 & 21 - Sea day cruising to Auckland and Disembarkation in Auckland Sorry I’m running a couple of days behind (again) as we got caught up in getting ourselves ready to disembark and head down to our first stop on our road trip to Wellington over the next week On our penultimate day aboard we just relaxed and started to ready ourselves for the not so fun task of packing while saying goodbye to the crew members we’d got to know over the last few weeks and with fellow cruisers, many of whom are continuing on for the full World Cruise which is getting towards half way completed now We went to the Cove area to see the display by the knitting group and the art group - it looks like everyone had lots of fun. I think the Odyssey Art at Sea programme is a really good part of Crystal’s enrichment programme and a great opportunity for guests to meet each other Trivia result was ok but we were well behind the winners for the segment - wishing our team mates staying on better luck on the next segment We dined in Waterside restaurant for both lunch and dinner - it’s a great venue to eat a la carte and makes portion control easier plus the selection and quality of food is top notch. We lingered over dinner so didn’t get to the show but I did stop by the Avenue for a farewell drink Our bags were packed and out ready for collection by 11pm. Disembarkation was very smooth, no delays and very easy and we were off the ship by 10am and headed off to collect our car and get on the road to Rotorua The temperatures have definitely changed as we cruised south but I’m pleased to say the weather in Auckland turned out to be quite warm While we haven’t booked another Crystal Serenity cruise we have a month on Crystal Symphony to look forward in December so we have that to look forward to - and needless to say I am looking at next years Crystal itineraries Some pictures loaded but it seems anything over 2mb won’t load - sorry but I don’t have the time to resize them all 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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