DAY 7 - DAY 1 CRYSTAL SERENITY

EMBARKATION DAY  - BACK HOME ON CRYSTAL SERENITY

Peggy, thank you for your comments.  Keith's parents shared many nice memories with Keith about The Bronx.  Anne Marie was born in The Bronx and lived there for several years so she was familiar with places that Keith's parents would mention including the Bakery near the original Yankee Stadium.  Keith's favorite baseball team continues to be the New York Yankees.

We enjoyed our final night in Beverly Hills.  We took one more walk and had dinner and then relaxed back at the room.

When we woke up this morning, we felt the excitement of knowing we would be board Crystal Serenity today.  We had our final breakfast of our hotel stay in the room.

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We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the Beverly Hills Peninsula Hotel.  We loved the room and the special patio. The staff has provided excellent service and has responded quickly to all requests.  The hotel is beautiful and we like its classic style and the location has worked well for us.  

Shortly after we checked out of our room, our driver and a vehicle arrived to take us on the drive to the Los Angeles World Cruise Center.  
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The drive took forty-five minutes. For those of you familiar with the port when there are one or two ships in port the vessels dock at either Berth 92 or 93 within walking distance of the Battleship USS Iowa Museum.

The port assigned Berth 46 to Crystal Serenity for today's embarkation.  Its location is two miles from Berth 92/93 and there is no terminal building.  A large tent was in place to facilitate the disembarkation of guests getting off the previous voyage and those of us who embarked Crystal Serenity today.

Berths 92 and 93 were assigned to the Holland Amsterdam and Emerald Princess, respectively. We understand that Crystal was originally going to have one of the berths but the Holland Ship needed it because of the power hookup.
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Our excitement continued as soon as we saw Crystal Serenity from inside the vehicle. 
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The tent that Crystal had set up was enormous.  

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As we made it up the gangway and onto the ship, the first words we heard were "welcome home".  We quickly saw many members of the crew that we consider our extended family.  While some people enjoy having a second home, we consider Crystal Serenity to be our second home and the members of team Crystal to be our extended family.  

Within seconds of boarding the ship we were welcomed home from several other members of team Crystal Serenity and this continued throughout the day.  We also saw some fellow guests who we have sailed with on previous cruises.  

We enjoyed lunch at the new Waterside Restaurant.  The last time we were on-board they called it the Crystal Dining Room.  Like Symphony, they have transformed the  dining venue from a banquet facility to a restaurant.  The change is dramatic. The restaurant is beautiful.  It is very intimate.  The spacing of the tables is well done.

What has not changed is the outstanding service and delicious cuisine.  We look forward to all of the delicious  meals we will have throughout the cruise.

We enjoyed our traditional embarkation day lunch of a Cobb Salad and a flute of champagne to toast the start of an amazing cruise and our love for one another.

Some additional photos of Waterside.

We are posting early since we have a lot of packing to do.

We are so happy be home on-board Crystal Serenity.

Below is a video from Crystal Cruises about World Cruise 2019.

The following is the itinerary for our adventure followed by the itinerary.  
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 ITINEARY

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DATE              LOCATION
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Dec 21          Los Angeles, CA. (Embark Serenity)
Dec 22          Catalina Island, California
Dec 23          Cruising the Pacific Ocean 
Dec 24          Cruising the Pacific Ocean
Dec 25          Cruising the Pacific Ocean
Dec 26          Cruising the Pacific Ocean
Dec 27          Maui/Lahaina, Hawaii
Dec 28          Oahu/Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 29          Kauai/Nawiliwili, Hawaii
Dec 30          Hawaii/Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Dec 31          Hawaii/Hilo, Hawaii
Jan 01           Cruising the Pacific Ocean
Jan 02           Cruising the Pacific Ocean
Jan 03           Cruising the Pacific Ocean
Jan 04           Cruising the Pacific Ocean
Jan 05           Ensenada, Mexico
Jan 06           Los Angeles, California
Jan 07           Santa Barbara, California
Jan 08           San Francisco, California
Jan 09           Day At Sea
Jan 10           Ensenada, Mexico
Jan 11           San Diego, California
Jan 12           Catalina Island, California
Jan 13           Los Angeles, California (World Cruise Begins)
Jan 14           Los Angeles, California
Jan 15           Cruising the Pacific Ocean 
Jan 16           Cruising the Pacific Ocean 
Jan 17           Cruising the Pacific Ocean 
Jan 18           Cruising the Pacific Ocean 
Jan 19           Cruising the Pacific Ocean 
Jan 20           Oahu/Honolulu, Hawaii
Jan 21           Maui/Lahaina, Hawaii
Jan 22           Cruising the Pacific Ocean
Jan 23           Cruising the Pacific Ocean 
Jan 24           Fanning Island, Republic of Kiribati
Jan 25           Cruising the Pacific Ocean 
Jan 26           Cruising the Pacific Ocean 
Jan 27           Pago Pago, Samoa
Jan 29           Crossing International Dateline
Jan 30           Cruising the Pacific Ocean
Jan 31           Lautoka, Fiji
Feb 01          Cruising the Pacific Ocean 
Feb 02           Cruising the Pacific Ocean 
Feb 03           Waitangi, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Feb 04           Auckland, New Zealand (Overnight)
Feb 05           Auckland, New Zealand
Feb 06           Cruising the Tasman Sea 
Feb 07           Cruising the Tasman Sea
Feb 08           Sydney, Australia (Overnight)
Feb 09           Sydney, Australia
Feb 10           Cruising East Coast of Australia
Feb 11           Hobart,Tasmania,Australia(Overnight)
Feb 12           Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Feb 13           Cruising the Bass Strait
Feb 14           Kangaroo Island, Australia
Feb 15           Adelaide, Australia
Feb 16           Cruising the Great Australian Bight 
Feb 17           Cruising the Great Australian Bight 
Feb 18           Albany, Australia
Feb 19           Busselton, Australia
Feb 20           Fremantle/Perth, Australia
Feb 21           Cruising the Indian Ocean 
Feb 22           Cruising the Indian Ocean 
Feb 23           Cruising the Indian Ocean 
Feb 24           Cruising the Indian Ocean 
Feb 25           Cruising the Indian Ocean 
Feb 26           Cruising the Indian Ocean 
Feb 27           Cruising the Indian Ocean 
Feb 28           Port Louis, Republic of Mauritius
Mar 01          Réunion Island/Port Réunion, France
Mar 02          Cruising the Indian Ocean
Mar 03          Taolanaro, Madagascar
Mar 04          Cruising the Indian Ocean 
Mar 05          Cruising the Indian Ocean 
Mar 06          Maputo, Mozambique
Mar 07          Richards Bay, South Africa
Mar 08          Durban, South Africa
Mar 09          Cruising the Coast of South Africa
Mar 10          Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Mar 11-        Cape Town, South Africa (Overnight)
Mar 15          Cruising the Atlantic Ocean
Mar 16          Luderitz, Namibia
Mar 17          Walvis Bay, Namibia
Mar 18          Cruising the Atlantic Ocean 
Mar 19          Cruising the Atlantic Ocean 
Mar 20          Cruising the Atlantic Ocean 
Mar 21          St. Helena
Mar 22          Cruising the Atlantic Ocean
Mar 23          Georgetown, Ascension Island
Mar 24          Cruising the Atlantic Ocean
Mar 25          Cruising the Atlantic Ocean
Mar 26          Cruising the Atlantic Ocean
Mar 27          Dakar, Senegal
Mar 28          Cruising the Atlantic Ocean
Mar 29          Porto Novo, Cape Verde Islands
Mar 30          Cruising the Atlantic Ocean 
Mar 31          Cruising the Atlantic Ocean
Apr  01          Santa Cruz de la Palma, Spain
Apr  02          Cruising the Atlantic Ocean
Apr  03          Málaga, Spain
Apr  04          Cruising the Mediterranean Sea
Apr  05          Barcelona, Spain
Apr  06          Monte Carlo, Monaco (Overnight)
Apr  07          Monte Carlo, Monaco World Cruise Ends AM
Apr  08          Monte Carlo, Monaco
Apr  09          Genoa, Italy
Apr  10          Florence/Livorno, Italy
Apr  11          Rome/Civitavecchia, Italy
Apr  12          Sorrento, Italy
Apr  13          Cruising the Ionian Sea
Apr  14          Corfu, Greece
Apr  15          Kotor, Montenegro
Apr  16          Dubrovnik, Croatia
Apr  17          Venice, Italy(Overnight)
Apr  18          Venice, Italy
Apr  19          Koper, Slovenia
Apr  20          Split, Croatia
Apr  21          Dubrovnik, Croatia
Apr  22          Dubrovnik, Croatia (Leaves 5:00 AM)
Apr  22          Kotor, Montenegro
Apr  23          Cruising the Ionian Sea
Apr  24          Santorini/Thíra, Greece
Apr  25          Náfplion, Greece 
Apr  26          Athens/Piraeus, Greece (Overnight)
Apr  27          Athens/Piraeus, Greece
Apr  28          Cruising the Aegean Sea
Apr  29          Paphos, Cyprus
Apr  30          Rhodes/Lindos, Greece
May 01          Souda Bay/Chania
May 02          Santorini/Thíra, Greece
May 03          Mykonos
May 04          Athens/Piraeus, Greece (Disembark Serenity)
May 05          Vienna, Austria
May 06          Vienna, Austria
May 07          Vienna, Austria
May 08          Vienna, Austria
May 09          Vienna, Austria
May 10          Vienna, Austria (Embark Mozart)
May 11          Vienna, Austria
May 12          Danube Scenic Cruising
May 12          Crossing the scenic Wachau Valley
May 12          Dürnstein, Austria
May 12          Melk, Austria
May 13          Linz, Austria
May 14          Passau, Germany
May 15          Cruising the Danube River
May 15          Passau, Germany
May 16          Cruising the Danube River
May 16          Bratislava, Slovakia
May 17          Scenic cruising into Budapest
May 17          Budapest, Hungary
May 18          Scenic cruising from Budapest
May 18          Budapest, Hungary
May 19          Cruising the Danube River
May 19          Vienna, Austria
May 20          Vienna, Austria(Disembark Mozart)
May 20          London