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VISITS TO 68 UNIQUE PORTS-OF-CALL

     ACROSS 29 COUNTRIES & 4 CONTINENTS

   SPANNING 157 DAYS AT SEA & ON LAND
 

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Join us for our second longest travel adventure on land & at sea.

The journey begins with a pre-cruise stay in Southern California.  This is  followed by a sixteen-day Holiday Cruise on-board Crystal Serenity starting December 21. The voyage includes stops at five different Hawaiian ports-of-call.  

After returning to Los Angeles the adventure continues with a seven-day California Coastal Cruise.  This cruise mirrors the same locations we sailed with our family in May 2017.
 
The eighty-five-day World Cruise starts after we return to Los Angeles on January 13.    Serenity sails due west making a few stops on the way to New Zealand and Australia.  Next Serenity sails to Africa with stops at several African ports.  From Africa Serenity proceeds to Europe before the World Cruise concludes in Monte Carlo.
 
This World Cruise marks our ninth World Cruise; eight full and one partial.   All  have been on Serenity.

When the World Cruise ends we stay on-board for three back-to-back cruises including: Monte Carlo to Venice, Italy, continuing from Venice to Athens, Greece with a final Athens round-trip voyage stopping at several ports of call within Greece.

After disembarking Serenity we fly to Vienna, Austria to take our first River Cruise on-board Crystal Mozart.  

This ten day river cruise includes stops in Austria, Germany, Slovakia and Budapest, Hungary. 

We look forward to experiencing the recent changes made to Crystal Serenity in dry-dock.  

This includes two new dining venues; conversion of the Crystal Dining Room to Waterside with open dining, makeover of the Palm Court and Stardust lounges. Stardust will offer a Supper Club on Black Tie Optional Nights. The two new dining venues are Silk replacing  Tastes offering
Asian Cuisine and Churrascaria offering a Brazilian themed dinner.We sailed Crystal Symphony in May and experienced these two new dining venues.
Other makeovers include The Studio & Computer University at Sea. 
 
2018 has been a year involving some major decisions  for us.  One of the decisions we made is to travel now and to take this long journey.  It is part of our belief not to put off until tomorrow those things you can do today.

We are more excited than ever to return to our beloved ship the Crystal Serenity for this extended adventure.  The two of us
expect to make memories which will last a lifetime.
We are happy to share this adventure with each of you.  

​Look for daily posts beginning on 12/14. Below please find a short video followed by the itinerary.

​Cheers,

Anne Marie & Keith

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                                    ITINERARY

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DATE              LOCATION
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Dec 16          Los Angeles, California
Dec 17          Los Angeles, California
Dec 18          Los Angeles, California
Dec 19          Los Angeles, California
Dec 20          Los Angeles, California
Dec 21          Los Angeles, California (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 12          Cape Town, South Africa (Overnight)
Mar 13          Cape Town, South Africa (Overnight)
Mar 14          Cape Town, South Africa
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