March 29 – last of three days at sea

All sea days for me are pretty much the same and I love them! But not anything new to report so I thought I’d give my evaluation of the ship. Probably the most obvious thing for me is the level of personal service by ALL employees of the ship. It took a couple weeks for me to really understand that you actually can get ANYTHING you want on the ship and order ANYTHING you want for dinner, even if it’s not on the menu. Except for a couple incidences in the Lido restaurant they don’t treat a “segment” cruiser any differently than a world cruiser in everyday activities. The level of service and if you have a butler is determined of course by the cost and size of your room. I did often see butlers running around getting things like a small plate of potato chips to take to someone or a bowl of ice cream (looking pretty funny carrying a small plate of potato chips in tails and with white gloves). I played trivia on a team called the M&M’s and they went to the ice cream man and asked for a bag of M & M’s and they got it. I wish I had known sooner than 2 days ago that I could have gotten sauerkraut EVERY day for lunch…I would have lost some weight. I’d say the rooms may be a little smaller, the bathrooms a little bigger than a standard room and I loved the balcony with the direct view of the ocean…I spent a lot of time there. It’s been a blast and really two different experiences with the two segments I did on the Crystal Serenity. Nothing beats having family with me, but I also enjoyed cruising by myself as well. I made as many friends as I wanted to, but I will say that this ship is a little harder to make friends on than the normal cruise ships, or at least it is when the world cruisers are on. Could also be the age of the passengers and there aren't as many swimmers as I usually meet. I’ll have trouble saying goodbye to this cruise and vacation….but then I always do.