Crystal is a small cruise line, sailing only two ships, Serenity and Symphony. They are regarded as a luxury line and have consistently won awards as the top cruise line in the world. The ships are mid to small size, especially when compared to the modern ships. Serenity carries approximately 1000 passengers and approximately 68,000 gross tonnes. It was recently featured on the show "Mighty Ships". You can see the video here:
http://watch.discoverychannel.ca/mighty-ships-/season-6/mighty-ships-6-crystal-serenity/
Because the video in on Discovery Channel Canada, I'm guessing that you have to be in Canada to see it. Sorry for those of you trying to view it from elsewhere. The show has some great views of the ship, as well as some of the locations it sailed to on its 2012 world cruise. Personally I think they played up the wealth of the passengers a bit much. I know I sure don't fall into the ultra-rich category the show depicts as traveling on Crystal. Crystal prices will be higher than the mainstream lines for sure, but there are deals to be had, such as this repositioning cruise. They have also changed to be all inclusive as of last year so I won't have much else to buy on board, aside from the internet which sadly is still expensive. This crossing will have one stop on the way to Lisbon, in Funchal, Madiera. Looks like a beautiful island that will be nice to explore. Hoping for nice spring weather.
If you that want to get a glimpse of what the weather and seas are like during the crossing, Crystal has a great set of live webcams. I added a permanent link on the top of the blog, or you can access it here.
http://www.crystalcruises.com/home.aspx?REDIR=1&LVID=3.
You can see port, starboard views as well as the bridge cam. You can also view the computer room where I might be from time to time.
Departure is March 31st...the countdown is on.
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