WELCOME

 Welcome.

In The Beatles song titled "Wait" from 1965, one of the lyrics says it's been a long time, now I'm coming back home. For us the "wait" is over as we return to Crystal Serenity after eight long months at home.

We are embarking on two exhilarating cruises after a delightful stay in the vibrant city of Barcelona where we stayed on our first sailing of the Mediterranean in 1998 with our family on another cruise line. Our adventure includes many interesting stops including both first time port visits and a return to several towns and cities very special to us. We end in Southampton, England and will spend time in London before returning home.


Our last visit to the Mediterranean was in July 2023 when Crystal restarted and we sailed the inaugural cruise and the one after that starting in Marseille, France and concluding in Southampton, United Kingdom.


We plan to post daily starting with our pre-cruise stay.

Please feel free to leave a comment(s) by clicking on comments at the end of each post. We will read each one.

Our itinerary follows:
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10-Jun Fly to Barcelona, Spain
11-Jun Barcelona
12-Jun Barcelona
13-Jun Barcelona
14-Jun Barcelona
15-Jun Barcelona Embark Crystal Serenity
16-Jun Port Vendres France
17-Jun Villefranche, France
18-Jun Portovenere, Italy
19-Jun Ajaccio, France
20-Jun Porto Mahon, Spain
21-Jun Palma De Mallorca, Spain
22-Jun Alicante, Spain
23-Jun Malaga, Spain
24-Jun Tangier, Morocco
25-Jun Cadiz, Spain
26-Jun Sea Day
27-Jun Lisbon, Portugal
28-Jun Oporto Portugal
29-Jun Sea Day
30-Jun Santander, Spain
1-  Jul  St Jean De Luz, France
2-  Jul  Bordeaux, France
3-  Jul  Bordeaux, France
4-  Jul  Bordeaux, France
5-  Jul  Sea Day
6-  Jul  Portland, United Kingdom
7-  Jul  Southampton, UK Debark Crystal Serenity 
8 - Jul  London
9 - Jul  London
10-Jul  London
11-Jul  London/Return Home

​To get into the spirit of this adventure we have created a trailer for your viewing pleasure.

Bags are packed and we are ready to go.

Cheers,

​Anne Marie & Keith