Rare ryndam Posted December 7, 2023 #101 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Marigot. Long tender ride. Rob 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWIVince Posted December 7, 2023 #102 Share Posted December 7, 2023 1 hour ago, CabinBoy2020 said: A milestone birthday in Waterside at the delightful solo table and a beautiful salad at Umi Uma. Life doesn’t get much better. Bill Happy Belated Birthday, Bill! I wish I could have been at your table for that -- it looks like a lot of fun! Vince 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ryndam Posted December 7, 2023 #103 Share Posted December 7, 2023 And another. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CabinBoy2020 Posted December 7, 2023 #104 Share Posted December 7, 2023 1 hour ago, BWIVince said: Happy Belated Birthday, Bill! I wish I could have been at your table for that -- it looks like a lot of fun! Vince Thank you, Vince. I believe we are on the same Vancouver round trip Alaska cruise in July. I certainly hope we can meet and share the Crystal joy. Your many informative posts have been instrumental to my enjoyment of Crystal. Bill 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ryndam Posted December 7, 2023 #105 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Lunch today. Lol 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CabinBoy2020 Posted December 7, 2023 #106 Share Posted December 7, 2023 OK, Vince the Expert. Do you know where this is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRIPACIAN Posted December 7, 2023 #107 Share Posted December 7, 2023 10 hours ago, ryndam said: Random observations for today. 1. If you are ever on a cruise with Annette Manhuyod, run, do not walk to the venue. She has a voice that rivals Whitney, Streisand and Garland. Just saying. 30 minute SRO set in the Palm Court. She could have kept the crowd another hour. 7. Dislike #3 - the phone system snd the in room tablets remain an unfinished work-in-progress. Fussy annoyances. Rob Annette is fabulous! Raphael wants to develop her as a headliner with an evening show! The in room tablet information system worked great for us. we downloaded the app to our phones and tablets. Once that is done we never used the in room tablets themselves. We just then carried the same information around with us on the ship. Our phones worked perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWIVince Posted December 7, 2023 #108 Share Posted December 7, 2023 21 minutes ago, CabinBoy2020 said: OK, Vince the Expert. Do you know where this is? I don't know Serenity as well as Symphony, but it looks like the topper on the band canopy by the Seahorse pool, probably? I know both canopies get hisses and groans around here, but I have to admit Serenity's is slightly less obnoxious. 🙂 (I want credit for saying something nice about Serenity -- from everyone who thinks I spend too much time loving on Symphony!) I'm definitely looking forward to meeting you on the July cruise! Based on the martini in the picture, we'll get along great! 😄 Vince 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emdee Posted December 7, 2023 Author #109 Share Posted December 7, 2023 48 minutes ago, ryndam said: Marigot. Long tender ride. Rob Beautiful. It is many years since we went to the top and enjoyed the views. We just took the tender to the port from whence I returned pretty fast. DH went on to the wine store to source something for my champagne loving DD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CabinBoy2020 Posted December 7, 2023 #110 Share Posted December 7, 2023 2 hours ago, BWIVince said: I don't know Serenity as well as Symphony, but it looks like the topper on the band canopy by the Seahorse pool, probably? I know both canopies get hisses and groans around here, but I have to admit Serenity's is slightly less obnoxious. 🙂 (I want credit for saying something nice about Serenity -- from everyone who thinks I spend too much time loving on Symphony!) I'm definitely looking forward to meeting you on the July cruise! Based on the martini in the picture, we'll get along great! 😄 Vince You’re absolutely right! I, however, love the canopy. It reminds me of the whimsical Parasol Bar at the Wynn Las Vegas. Also, the “Pope’s Umbrella” in Catholic basilicas. See you in July. Bill 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise-y Posted December 7, 2023 #111 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Can you still ask for sun umbrellas to be placed next to your chair on the deck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWIVince Posted December 7, 2023 #112 Share Posted December 7, 2023 48 minutes ago, Cruise-y said: Can you still ask for sun umbrellas to be placed next to your chair on the deck? IME, there are usually shaded chairs available (they are further aft of this pic), so I haven't seen them move around the umbrellas too much... But the more comfortable beds and furniture under the overhangs go quicker, and are sometimes a different story on more tropical cruises that are heavier booked. Vince 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
History&Wine Posted December 7, 2023 #113 Share Posted December 7, 2023 @CabinBoy2020 Tell me about the solo table you mentioned in the main dining room. Only one? How many does it seat and how many on average show up? Time of seating or people just join in? The one you are seated at appears to seat six, which should work well. I don't know if Crystal still has eight seat tables in the main dining room...but that would be too many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ryndam Posted December 7, 2023 #114 Share Posted December 7, 2023 4 minutes ago, History&Wine said: @CabinBoy2020 Tell me about the solo table you mentioned in the main dining room. Only one? How many does it seat and how many on average show up? Time of seating or people just join in? The one you are seated at appears to seat six, which should work well. I don't know if Crystal still has eight seat tables in the main dining room...but that would be too many. I’ve seen at least three 8-tops in the center of Waterside. Haven’t seen any of them occupied except one evening when each of the 3 larger tables were hosted by an officer. We saw one 8-top in OO last night (unoccupied). I don’t recall seeing an 8-top in Umi Uma. That said, none of the dining tables are permanently attached to the floor. They’re all movable. I believe charger sized tables can be requested for larger groups. They may be just two 4-tops pushed together, rather than a round too, but there’s enough real estate available in all venues to be adjustable and flexible. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emdee Posted December 7, 2023 Author #115 Share Posted December 7, 2023 36 minutes ago, ryndam said: I’ve seen at least three 8-tops in the center of Waterside. Haven’t seen any of them occupied except one evening when each of the 3 larger tables were hosted by an officer. We saw one 8-top in OO last night (unoccupied). I don’t recall seeing an 8-top in Umi Uma. That said, none of the dining tables are permanently attached to the floor. They’re all movable. I believe charger sized tables can be requested for larger groups. They may be just two 4-tops pushed together, rather than a round too, but there’s enough real estate available in all venues to be adjustable and flexible. Rob There is an 8 top in the centre of Umi Uma. It was fully seated by the wedding party. Looked a bit tight but they seemed happy enough! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ryndam Posted December 7, 2023 #116 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Today’s snack. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ryndam Posted December 7, 2023 #117 Share Posted December 7, 2023 If anyone has a spare $200M, this little 89 meter long gem, anchored near us in Marigot, can be yours. Estimated operating costs $15M-$20M/year. Now back to our regular programming. Rob https://www.superyachtfan.com/yacht/olivia-o/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Txcotn Posted December 7, 2023 #118 Share Posted December 7, 2023 2 hours ago, ryndam said: I’ve seen at least three 8-tops in the center of Waterside. Haven’t seen any of them occupied except one evening when each of the 3 larger tables were hosted by an officer. We saw one 8-top in OO last night (unoccupied). I don’t recall seeing an 8-top in Umi Uma. That said, none of the dining tables are permanently attached to the floor. They’re all movable. I believe charger sized tables can be requested for larger groups. They may be just two 4-tops pushed together, rather than a round too, but there’s enough real estate available in all venues to be adjustable and flexible. Rob We had a group of 9 on Symphony and Remi put us at an oval table which gave us all just enough space. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenzSailing Posted December 8, 2023 #119 Share Posted December 8, 2023 3 hours ago, ryndam said: Today’s snack. I dunno know, that looks like watermelon to me.(Patty will get that joke.) 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ryndam Posted December 8, 2023 #120 Share Posted December 8, 2023 If anyone has a spare $200M, this little 89 meter long gem, anchored near us in Marigot, can be yours. Estimated operating costs $15M-$20M/year. Now back to our regular programming. Rob https://www.superyachtfan.com/yacht/olivia-o/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ryndam Posted December 8, 2023 #121 Share Posted December 8, 2023 Friday’s (tomorrow) Reflections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ryndam Posted December 8, 2023 #122 Share Posted December 8, 2023 This reminder that this short 7-day voyage is ending soon. In our room when we returned after dinner. 🥲 Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CabinBoy2020 Posted December 8, 2023 #123 Share Posted December 8, 2023 17 hours ago, History&Wine said: @CabinBoy2020 Tell me about the solo table you mentioned in the main dining room. Only one? How many does it seat and how many on average show up? Time of seating or people just join in? The one you are seated at appears to seat six, which should work well. I don't know if Crystal still has eight seat tables in the main dining room...but that would be too many. Most nights there has been one table for solos in Waterside at 6:30. I’ll try to find out if there is a later table. On two nights there were two solo tables. Each with about 6 people including some of the dance hosts. Some people do wander in a bit later and that’s fine. This cruise all my table mates have been interesting, fun, and congenial. It’s one of the (many) highlights of my day. We’ll see about next week…. Crystal also arranged a solo table for one night each in the specialty restaurants. Again, a great group and lots of fun. Tonight is Tastes. Your butler can make reservations for these specialty nights. The Waterside table needs no reservation. Any other questions, I’ll do my best to answer. Bill 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emdee Posted December 8, 2023 Author #124 Share Posted December 8, 2023 The ocean in Marigot was very calm so I ventured out for a long tender ride and a few minutes walk in Marigot before returning. DH went to a wine shop to source fine champagnes for my DD who is not with us on the cruise. Today is another gorgeous day in St.Kitts. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LewiLewi Posted December 8, 2023 #125 Share Posted December 8, 2023 Hi Bill, I will be boarding on Dec. 16 as a solo. I have a few questions: Is there a solo get together on the first evening of embarkation? Are the solo cabins on deck 7 quiet? My cabin is toward the end/closer to the elevator rather than front of the ship. Are there loungers available in the shade, or are they taken quickly? Any special recommendations for dining/special dishes? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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