The Bistro- Off topic and fun posts!

[Roland4]

5 minutes ago, KenzSailing said:

 

Well yeah, but describe the carpeting on deck eight when the photo was taken. 😁

I bet Vince will post a picture of it!!😁😁

[BWIVince]

7 hours ago, KenzSailing said:

 

Well yeah, but describe the carpeting on deck eight when the photo was taken. 😁

 

7 hours ago, Roland4 said:

I bet Vince will post a picture of it!!😁😁

I have Deck 10’s carpet from that time period at my fingertips, but I’ll have to dig a little for Deck 8’s.  😁 I bet Larry is right though, I’m pretty sure I have a pic of that generation of carpet somewhere.

 

 

Vince

[Keith1010]

I didn't want to waste this clip art since I used it on another thread.

 

Sometimes when someone asks you a question it is polite to say you go first.  

 

\\\\\\\\\\

 

 

Speaking of first one of my all-time favorites since it involves Baseball is:

 

And while they don't ask you to go first they do know who is one first.

 

And that's all folks.

 

 

Keith

 

 

 

 

[travelberlin]

3 hours ago, BWIVince said:

 

I have Deck 10’s carpet from that time period at my fingertips, but I’ll have to dig a little for Deck 8’s.  😁 I bet Larry is right though, I’m pretty sure I have a pic of that generation of carpet somewhere.

 

 

Vince

When was that Vince? Look at the similar colors at Azamara now…

Ivi

 

[BWIVince]

10 minutes ago, travelberlin said:

When was that Vince? Look at the similar colors at Azamara now…

Ivi

 

That was November of 2009...Though similar carpets remained until the Seabreeze refit when the penthouse corridors got an update similar to what Serenity got in 2011, with the new wall coverings, artwork and lighting.

 

 

Vince

[Texas Tillie]

25 minutes ago, BWIVince said:

 

That was November of 2009...Though similar carpets remained until the Seabreeze refit when the penthouse corridors got an update similar to what Serenity got in 2011, with the new wall coverings, artwork and lighting.

 

 

Vince

 

That's the carpet that looked like there had been a murder with those blood stains!!

 

Patty

[BWIVince]

43 minutes ago, Texas Tillie said:

 

That's the carpet that looked like there had been a murder with those blood stains!!

 

Patty

 

LOL...  I love that carpet (for hospitality applications)...  But I spend my life working in hotels and convention centers where crazy carpet patterns are a requirement, so I gave up doing the Rorschach test on them years ago.  🙂  I admit I've totally gone numb to them.

 

Vince

[ryndam]

Crystal Symphony Deck 10 - July 1997. For anyone that may find this of historical interest.

 

Rob

 

[ryndam]

Crystal Symphony September 2005 - Decks 8, 9 & 10. 

 

Rob

 

[ryndam]

And a couple of really oldies-but-goodies - Crystal Harmony Deck 8 - October 2004.

 

Rob

 

[ryndam]

And the last of the series - Crystal Serenity November 2006 - Decks 9, 10 & 11.

 

Rob

 

 

[KenzSailing]

 

This thread sponsored by Lexmark Carpet Mills.

 

"Lexmark, we've got you covered."

[BWIVince]

1 hour ago, ryndam said:

 

It's this generation of carpet that ties to the age of the photo Brian posted, but I'm having trouble finding one for Deck 8 from that generation.  I know I have one somewhere.  So far I've only found Deck 9, like shown here.   I'll look more in my collection tonight -- I love a photo challenge.

 

Vince

Edited February 8, 2023 by BWIVince

[ryndam]

11 minutes ago, BWIVince said:

 

It's this generation of carpet that ties to the age of the photo Brian posted, but I'm having trouble finding one for Deck 8 from that generation.  I know I have one somewhere.  So far I've only found Deck 9, like shown here.   I'll look more in my collection tonight -- I love a photo challenge.

 

Vince

 

Crystal Symphony - Deck 8 - October 2014

 

Rob

 

[Keith1010]

Roy takes photos of the sun rising.

 

I take photos of salad.

 

And Rob and Vince take photos of carpeting.

 

Who would have guessed.

 

Keith

[BWIVince]

1 hour ago, ryndam said:

 

Crystal Symphony - Deck 8 - October 2014

 

Rob

 

 

It's the carpeting before that, the blue carpet with the "waves".  🙂

 

Keith -- I take photos of just about everything, randomly.  😄 

 

Vince

[ryndam]

6 minutes ago, BWIVince said:

 

It's the carpeting before that, the blue carpet with the "waves".  🙂

Vince

 

Crystal Symphony-Deck 8 - November 2009

(It's a compulsive disorder....lol)

 

Rob

 

[gojirra]

I usually don’t take pictures of carpets lol,  but I think I can find a few pictures of the nightly menu on the old Crystal, if anyone can post what they have …

[BWIVince]

17 minutes ago, ryndam said:

 

Crystal Symphony-Deck 8 - November 2009

(It's a compulsive disorder....lol)

 

Rob

 

 

THAT'S THE ONE!  To answer @KenzSailing's original question, THAT'S the carpet on deck 8 at the time of the photo @BEAV posted!  (And total credit to Rob for having the photo, and being able to find it on demand!). 😄 

 

Vince

[skybluewaters]

Just now, gojirra said:

I usually don’t take pictures of carpets lol,  but I think I can find a few pictures of the nightly menu on the old Crystal, if anyone can post what they have …

 

Speaking of menus, I still have several collections of Crystal daily dinner menus, and I'm sure many other CS members do, also.  On the last day of the cruise, your waiter would give you a folder with all of the dinner menus from the cruise.  If memory serves, for several years those would be given automatically to all passengers, but towards the end you would only get it upon request.  Glad I saved some of mine.

[KenzSailing]

22 minutes ago, BWIVince said:

 

THAT'S THE ONE!  To answer @KenzSailing's original question, THAT'S the carpet on deck 8 at the time of the photo @BEAV posted!  (And total credit to Rob for having the photo, and being able to find it on demand!). 😄 

 

Vince

 

Ha!

 

1) I remember that carpet.  I think it was down for our first couple of Crystal Cruises.

 

2) I took teamwork, but I can't believe you all tracked down the subject of an obscure, random joke.

[Ambiguous J]

13 hours ago, Keith1010 said:

 

Not sure why, but somehow this feels like a trap to me.

 

I once read a parody of Who's on First right here on Cruise Critic. It took me a while to find it again. Here it is:

 

Me: You've been on a lot of Crystal Cruises, you must know all the staff.

 

Fan Boy: I certainly do. They're like family to me.

 

Me: Well you know I've never met the staff, so why don't you tell me their names.

 

Fan Boy: Oh, well they have very peculiar names. Let's see, Who is in sales, What is in accounting, and I Don't Know makes up the itineraries.

 

Me: Are you going to tell me their names?

 

Fan Boy: I just did. Who is in sales, What is in accounting, and I Don't Know makes up the itineraries.

 

Me: I heard that Crystal has a new expedition ship.

 

Fan Boy: Oh, yes - that's the Endeavor, and she is a beauty!

 

Me: Who makes its itineraries?

 

Fan Boy: No, Who sells its cruises.

 

Me: I don't know.

 

Fan Boy: He makes up the itineraries.

 

Me: And who sells them?

 

Fan Boy: Naturally.

 

Me: Let's say that I purchase a cruise, but later, I have to cancel. Who refunds my money?

 

Fan Boy: No, Who sells the cruise. What refunds your money?

 

Me: What's going to give me back my money?

 

Fan Boy: Eventually.

 

Me: What does?

 

Fan Boy: That's right.

 

Me: I hear the Caribbean is a very nice place to cruise.

 

Fan Boy: Absolutely! A Caribbean cruise is beautiful, and very affordable too.

 

Me: Who makes up the itinerary?

 

Fan Boy: I Don't Know.

 

Me: You don't know. Who knows?

 

Fan Boy: Well he should know, he has to sell it.

 

Me: Who does?

 

Fan Boy: Naturally.

 

Me: This itinerary, who determines the fare?

 

Fan Boy: No, What determines the fare.

 

Me: I'm asking you!

 

Fan Boy: I Don't Know creates the itinerary, What determines the fare, and Who sells the cruise.

 

Me: And if I have to get a refund, who pays that?

 

Fan Boy: What pays that.

 

Me: What pays it?

 

Fan Boy: Sometimes.

 

Me: Let me get this straight - I buy a cruise from Who, but I find out online that the fares are much higher than they ought to be, so I cancel the cruise, and What returns my money. When?

 

Fan Boy: Probably not soon.

 

Me: Well who priced the fares so high?

 

Fan Boy: No, What priced the fares so high.

 

Me: But he's like your family!

 

Fan Boy: Families gouge too.

 

Me: You know what - this cruise business is for the birds!

 

Fan Boy: What did you say?

 

Me: I said that this cruise business is for the birds!

 

Fan Boy: For The Birds? Oh, he's in Destination Services.

 

 

 

 

[BEAV]

53 minutes ago, KenzSailing said:

 

Ha!

 

1) I remember that carpet.  I think it was down for our first couple of Crystal Cruises.

 

2) I took teamwork, but I can't believe you all tracked down the subject of an obscure, random joke.

 

The folks on this forum go the distance...👍😎

[travelberlin]

54 minutes ago, Ambiguous J said:

 

Not sure why, but somehow this feels like a trap to me.

 

I once read a parody of Who's on First right here on Cruise Critic. It took me a while to find it again. Here it is:

 

Me: You've been on a lot of Crystal Cruises, you must know all the staff.

 

Fan Boy: I certainly do. They're like family to me.

 

Me: Well you know I've never met the staff, so why don't you tell me their names.

 

Fan Boy: Oh, well they have very peculiar names. Let's see, Who is in sales, What is in accounting, and I Don't Know makes up the itineraries.

 

Me: Are you going to tell me their names?

 

Fan Boy: I just did. Who is in sales, What is in accounting, and I Don't Know makes up the itineraries.

 

Me: I heard that Crystal has a new expedition ship.

 

Fan Boy: Oh, yes - that's the Endeavor, and she is a beauty!

 

Me: Who makes its itineraries?

 

Fan Boy: No, Who sells its cruises.

 

Me: I don't know.

 

Fan Boy: He makes up the itineraries.

 

Me: And who sells them?

 

Fan Boy: Naturally.

 

Me: Let's say that I purchase a cruise, but later, I have to cancel. Who refunds my money?

 

Fan Boy: No, Who sells the cruise. What refunds your money?

 

Me: What's going to give me back my money?

 

Fan Boy: Eventually.

 

Me: What does?

 

Fan Boy: That's right.

 

Me: I hear the Caribbean is a very nice place to cruise.

 

Fan Boy: Absolutely! A Caribbean cruise is beautiful, and very affordable too.

 

Me: Who makes up the itinerary?

 

Fan Boy: I Don't Know.

 

Me: You don't know. Who knows?

 

Fan Boy: Well he should know, he has to sell it.

 

Me: Who does?

 

Fan Boy: Naturally.

 

Me: This itinerary, who determines the fare?

 

Fan Boy: No, What determines the fare.

 

Me: I'm asking you!

 

Fan Boy: I Don't Know creates the itinerary, What determines the fare, and Who sells the cruise.

 

Me: And if I have to get a refund, who pays that?

 

Fan Boy: What pays that.

 

Me: What pays it?

 

Fan Boy: Sometimes.

 

Me: Let me get this straight - I buy a cruise from Who, but I find out online that the fares are much higher than they ought to be, so I cancel the cruise, and What returns my money. When?

 

Fan Boy: Probably not soon.

 

Me: Well who priced the fares so high?

 

Fan Boy: No, What priced the fares so high.

 

Me: But he's like your family!

 

Fan Boy: Families gouge too.

 

Me: You know what - this cruise business is for the birds!

 

Fan Boy: What did you say?

 

Me: I said that this cruise business is for the birds!

 

Fan Boy: For The Birds? Oh, he's in Destination Services.

 

 

 

 

Brilliant 👍😂😂😂

[travelberlin]

48 minutes ago, BEAV said:

 

The folks on this forum go the distance...👍😎

We are just forgetting that this forum was for all fun things not Crystal related 😉

Ivi