Stornoway (IsleOf Lewis)

A view from this morning. What a wonderful world

Views from our suite yesterday afternoon. It was a good day to stay inside.

Some photos of the Avenue Saloon and one photo of the Connoisseur Lounge.

First photo shows the senior officers of Crystal Symphony; Captain, Vice Captain, Chief Engineer, Hotel Director, Cruise Director and Ships Medical Doctor.
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Our evening began with the Captain’s Welcome Reception and Crystal Society Party.  It’s always a pleasure to attend these festive receptions to hear from the captain, see who is recognized from Crystal Society, and mingle with members of Team Crystal Symphony and fellow guests.
 
We enjoyed the reception. There is a nice store to the couple who was honored for their 95 Crystal Cruise. Years ago, when they celebrated their 25 milestone it was on their 25th  wedding anniversary.  Today when they celebrated their 95th milestone it was on their 47th Wedding Anniversary.

Tow photos with Nino who we have known for many years. He worked on Symphony from early 2000's until 2009 when he moved to Serenity and last year he was assigned to Symphony. It is so great to see him. He is wonderful.
 
Videos of Captain and Cruise Director.
 

Waterside menu follows.

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We dined at Waterside for dinner and wouldn’t have missed it. It included several favorites and for me that is Caviar and for the two of us Lobster along with other delicious items.  
 
We were in great hands with this amazing waitstaff team including Head Waiter Eva, Senior Waiter Hannah, and Sommelier Sanella.I use the word team because they truly are a team, and this extend to the rest of Food & Beverage and throughout the ship. Remember the adage, the sum of the team working together is much greater than the sum of individuals who do not work together.
 
The pace of the meal was fantastic as well as it was very well paced.

We did forget to take photos of the appetizers we enjoyed. Guess we got caught up in the moment.
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The evening show featured Rachel Dudt along with the Crystal Showband. At the same time, you had guitar and vocals and a pianist alternating at the Crystal Cove, the Heartbeat Duo performing in various venues including Palm Court and the Starlite Club, Karaoke, with DJ Viviano at the Jade Night Club and Piano Melodies with Dan Davies in the Avenue Saloon.  
 

Today's Daily Reflections Program Follows.

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Today we anchored off Oban, Scotland.  Before guests could go ashore, we had to go through a mandatory immigration inspection. Oban is a small town with a population of a little over 8,000 residents.  During the tourist season, the town swells to almost 25,000 people.  We decided to make today a sea day and just enjoy the ship.  

Cheers,

​Anne Marie & Keith
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