DAY 67 DAY 55 SERENITY

Last evening  we enjoyed a pre-dinner  drink at the Avenue Saloon with a couple of friends.

These are  the  dinner menus from Waterside.

We enjoyed dinner at the Prego Italian  Specialty  Restaurant with Executive  Housekeeper Maria.  As Executive Housekeeper she  has responsibility for all of the  passenger  areas around the ship including guest rooms and suites and  the public areas.  She has people working  7x24 because cleaning never stops around the ship day or night.

Dinner  was  a  delight between the conversation, cuisine and service.

We were treated to  a special show created and performed by the  entertainment  tea which was a tribute to The Sound Of Music.  This included the singers and dancers and the Crystal Showband.  Ever since we first saw The Sound Of Music we have loved all of the  songs.   Incidentally the godmother of  Crystal Serenity is Julie Andrews.   Thee show  was performed two times.

We  slept well as  we traveled to Sydney and began our day as we always  do.   This included a workout for Keith  and breakfast in our room.

We anchored  off Sydney early morning. 

A few photos and one video as we  were making our way to where we would anchor.

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After  breakfast we took care of loose ends until  our group number  was assigned to go through  the mandatory  Australian Border Force Immigration Inspection.   There was a line which moved quickly.   We were asked what our plans  were for the day.  

Since  we are spending one week in Sydney after  we depart Serenity on March 3 we decided not to take the ships tenders over there.  Instead we focused on packing and visiting with friends and members of the crew.  We ran  into several people.   

There were four cruises ships in port.  The Celebrity Solstice is anchored as we are and the Queen Elizabeth and the Regent Seven Seas Mariner were docked  at Circular Quay and White Bay Cruise Terminal respectively.

During the course  of the  day we chatted with several members of team Serenity.

We enjoyed our final lunch at Marketplace of this voyage and thanked the waitstaff team who has taken great care of us.  We spoke with Captain Birger to thank him so much for all he did to make this voyage special and for his frequent and thorough communications keeping everyone informed.  He also kept all of us safe.  Thank you Captain  Birger.

We enjoyed a  nice walk on the Promenade Deck while enjoying  beautiful view of Sydney  and also seeing the tenders going between ship and tender drop-off.

We enjoyed  the rest of the afternoon.

Following  is the daily Reflections Program.

Cheers,

Anne Marie & Keith