We awoke this morning with great excitement and anticipation for the start of yet another adventure on a Crystal Cruise.
We enjoyed our final breakfast at Hotel Elysee. We had a very nice stay at this hotel and really enjoyed its location and the overall ambience of the hotel.
We have had a wonderful stay at this hotel and an equally wonderful time in New York City. We look forward to returning to New York City again.
After checking out of the hotel it didn’t take us too long to make our way over to the Manhattan Cruise Ship Terminal.
Traffic was great and it didn’t take us very long to get to the Manhattan Cruise Ship Terminal. We arrived at 10:45 AM and we waited until 11:30AM and were the first to check in at the desk. While waiting, we met several members of Cruise Critic for the very first time along with some who we met the other night. We also saw some familiar passenger’s from previous cruises along with one of the lecturers, Ken Rees and his lovely wife Lynne. After checking in we waited until a few minutes before noon and were one of the first passengers on board the ship.
We enjoyed our traditional embarkation lunch of Cobb Salad along with a complimentary flute of champagne. After lunch we stopped by our room where a few minutes later we met our butler, Sebastian.
We then walked around the ship and saw many of the changes that have been made since we last cruised on this ship including the redesigned Lido Deck, which was beautiful. As we walked around the ship we saw many familiar faces of passenger’s from previous cruises.
We also ran into several familiar members of the Crystal Crew.
Afterwards, we went over to the room and the good news is that all of our luggage arrived so Anne Marie worked on that while Keith checked on some other items including the location of our dining room table for dinner. Keith then spoke with several fellow passengers, many of whom are members of Cruise Critic.
At 4:00 PM we will attend the lifeboat drill, and at 5:00 PM is the sail away followed by dinner at 6:15 PM.
There is no question that each time we cruise with Crystal for us it is being back home. This is because of the wonderful crew, our fellow passengers and each of the beautiful ships. Leaving from New York City is even more special because after all New York States was our home for the first twenty or so years of our lives.
We are thrilled to be on the Symphony!
Mark Twain
Keith and Anne Marie
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