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Hi Scott! I was on Serenity Lisbon-Southampton One Change Liked and disliked. Hmmmmm I liked the new Italian restaurant. I never liked Prego on Serenity (although I LOVED it on Symphony.) I thought the new decor and menu suited the ship. It surprised me, but I missed the casino! I would go first night of every cruise. But my $40 isn’t a money maker. I get that. That would not prevent me from sailing again. Sue

What’s “an adults beverage package?” 😂😂😂😂😂 Have Fun Amber!

I think you will enjoy it Amber. My taste runs to ballroom music and I would have enjoyed the use of the Starlight in the evenings for that purpose. But I think you will find the shows and the Avenue to your liking. For me, the duo in the Palm Court was lovely for listening to during cocktail hour, but not as the only evening dance program. Not to worry! You will have a fabulous time! Improvements are escalating quickly. Such a joy to see this wonderful cruise line return. Also on a side note…did you previously ask about the Sofitel Liberdade? It was fabulous however, take great care getting out of shower as there is an about a 6 inch difference to floor.

Great review and optimistic as always. No one else seems to have commented on portion sizes in the restaurants. They are bigger than I remembered, and I finally started ordering half portions of everything. (This way, I can have the bread) 😂😂 For me, the music and dancing were serious disappointments. I think this will change, and probably sooner rather than later. But I did not book another cruise on board as I had intended to do because of this issue. But literally everything else was perfection. I look forward to the time they start publishing the entertainment ahead of time. I just do not see myself cruising on another line. Crystal is simply wonderful. I did give you a shout out in Bordeaux, but never actually ran into you on board. Still, it was lovely sailing with the two of you!

Beautiful sail away from Bordeaux this evening. Well done Crystal with specialty cocktails and the Crystal band on deck.

Dancing seems so far to be limited to Palm Court. Small floor. Fine for pre dinner, but not for late night. and i think ends at 930. Good news is there do appear to be a number of dancers so even though one may not get a chance to dance, the host program does seem to still be popular, which is good. do wish they would use the stardust (starlight) though.

I boarded Serenity in Lisbon after horrific fall at the Sofitel and also after having lost my luggage due to late reroute due to unstable weather in Northeast U.S. Good news is I seem to have recovered and a lovely gentleman who’s name I did not catch advised me as I was checking out and he was checking in that I should immediately go to Crystal concierge and let them know my luggage was not recovered and I had made no progress finding it. So I did that. Long story short my luggage arrived in my cabin at our 2nd port. And THAT is Crystal service. Our lovely Leo, Batman and Robin as well as countless others are all on board. Service is just so fantastic and we even have a butler in our double verandah cabin. Next time though, we need to go bigger. room is beautiful. I have found the dancing to be disappointing. But that is all!

BTW, I did put the little pumps into the little shower of the double room and they fit just fine

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Hi! Yes, we do have them in the double as well. They appeared last night and are on the rack over toilet. Sue

What I am hearing from everyone on this thread is EXCITEMENT! Doesn’t that feel great???!!!!

Lindsay..not sure but I think it might be the Sofitel Lisbon Liberdade. Staying there next week (shriek!) I enquired a few months ago before I booked it and at the time, that was the recommendation. I did book it independently, however. Have had lovely correspondence with hotel, and it looks beautiful. Plus great neighborhood. Will try to update

Wow! Got a bit teary there……

I was just thinking of the actual tickets. Glad you are all set! Will be on lookout for ours.

Woo-hoo!!!! thank you for that! bags out of closet!