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​We sail on Crystal Serenity for the first-time since May 2017. 
 
After a pre-cruise stay in Rome, Italy we board Serenity for three seven day back-to-back cruises.   These are port intensive voyages with no sea days.
 
Cruise one sails from Civitavecchia, Italy to Marseille, France. This voyage includes stops in Italy and an overnight in Monte Carlo.  The second cruise goes from Marseille to Barcelona, Spain and includes ports in Italy, France and Spain.  The final cruise includes stops in Spain, Gibraltar and ends with an overnight in Lisbon, Portugal.  We were last in Rome in May 2015 after disembarking Serenity following our longest cruise ever.

When we leave the ship on October 14 Crystal Serenity will go into dry-dock with major changes planned.  

The changes include:

Conversion of some staterooms to suites and reduction of overall passenger capacity.

Makeover of two lounges; Palm Court & Stardust.  

Addition of a new restaurant Churrascaria offering evening dinner.

Conversion of dining venue Tastes to Silk featuring Asian cuisine.    

Makeover of Crystal Dining Room to Waterside offering open dining in lieu of fixed seating.

We love to travel and we pinch ourselves before, during and after each trip.  When we first married, we never dreamed we would have the opportunity or the means to visit such fascinating and historic places including the Mediterranean.  

Look for daily posts starting September 17. 

​Cheers,

​Anne Marie & Keith

Following is the itinerary for our adventure:

DATE    PORT

Sep 18  Travel Day
Sep 19  Rome, Italy (Arrival)
Sep 20  Rome, Italy
Sep 21  Rome, Italy
Sep 22  Rome, Italy
Sep 23  Rome, Italy (Embark Serenity)
Sep 24  Elba/Portoferraio, Italy
Sep 25  Florence/Livorno, Italy
Sep 26  La Spezia, Italy
Sep 27  Monte Carlo, Monaco (Overnight)
Sep 28  Monte Carlo, 
Sep 29  St.-Tropaz, France
Sep 30  Marseille, France
Oct 01  Antibes, France
Oct 02  Genoa, Italy
Oct 03  Porto Venere, Italy
Oct 04  Olbia, Sardegna, Italy
Oct 05  Corsica/Ajaccio, France
Oct 06  Mallorca/Palma, Spain
Oct 07  Barcelona, Spain
Oct 08  Valencia, Spain
Oct 09  Alicante, Spain
Oct 10  Malaga, Spain
Oct 11  Gibraltar, United Kingdom
Oct 12  Cadiz/Seville, Spain
Oct 13  Lisbon, Portugal (Overnight)
Oct 14  Lisbon, Portugal (Disembark Serenity)
Oct 15  Travel Day
Oct 16  Arrive Home

We have also included maps with detailed itineraries for each of the three seven-day voyages.