Rare rafinmd Posted September 9, 2023 #4326 Share Posted September 9, 2023 I have a sunset today rather than a sunrise. It's from my 2016 Crystal Serenity Northwest Passage voyage. On September 9 we visited Nuuk, Greenland: Roy 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted September 10, 2023 #4327 Share Posted September 10, 2023 Pickle Ball Racquet available for use on Serenity. Keith 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted September 10, 2023 #4328 Share Posted September 10, 2023 Not all sunrises are spectacular and this one is barely perceptible. It's from the Crystal Symphony September 10, 2012 on the way from Dublin to Reykjavik and is a foretaste of what the next few days would be like. Roy 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAV Posted September 10, 2023 #4329 Share Posted September 10, 2023 52 minutes ago, rafinmd said: Not all sunrises are spectacular and this one is barely perceptible. It's from the Crystal Symphony September 10, 2012 on the way from Dublin to Reykjavik and is a foretaste of what the next few days would be like. Roy The fact sunrises happen every morning, without fail, is all the spectacular I need, Roy! 😉 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted September 11, 2023 #4330 Share Posted September 11, 2023 From the 2015 World Cruise. Keith 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted September 11, 2023 #4331 Share Posted September 11, 2023 Today's sunrise is from my 2016 Crystal Serenity Northwest Passage cruise. On September 11 we were sailing along the strait between Newfoundland and Labrador: Roy 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wearesiamese Posted September 11, 2023 #4332 Share Posted September 11, 2023 (edited) On this the 22nd anniversary of 9-11, ( am thinking about the people who lost their lives on that horrible day, as well as their families … Edited September 11, 2023 by wearesiamese 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted September 11, 2023 #4333 Share Posted September 11, 2023 31 minutes ago, wearesiamese said: On this the 22nd anniversary of 9-11, ( am thinking about the people who lost their lives on that horrible day, as well as their families … My parting shot today relates to the George Washington Bridge. When I cross it I usually just walk to the point I am back over land and turn around. Today I continued to the very end. Next to the New Jersey cable anchor I found a small memorial. It was to bridge Police officer Bruce Reynolds and was dated 9/11/01. I had not realized that people had been sent to the scene from so far (about 10 miles) away. Just a small memorial at the spot where he spent his working life. Officer Reynolds, thank you for your service and your sacrifice Roy 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted September 12, 2023 #4334 Share Posted September 12, 2023 Shortly after Serenity arrived to New York City on September 15, 2016 as part of the NWP voyage, Anne Marie and I walked from the port to the 911 memorial. I didn't take a photo of it but as we got close to the memorial there was an elementary school on the right hand side. I am almost certain children would have been outside on the playground and others would have been inside and seen and/or heard each plane crash into the twin towers. I've thought about that often along with the tragedy of that day. This is a photo from the memorial. If you haven't visited before I encourage you to visit. You can spend hours and hours there. Keith 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted September 12, 2023 #4335 Share Posted September 12, 2023 Today's sunrise is another from my Crystal Symphony transatlantic, literally the calm before the storm. We were in Reykjavic for an extended day since storms kept us pinned to the dock well into the evening. Roy 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted September 13, 2023 #4336 Share Posted September 13, 2023 I first learned about this Canadian Beer on board a Crystal sailing at one of the Captain's Parties. Since then I've enjoyed it on occasion at home and with certain meals on-board Crystal. Keith 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted September 13, 2023 #4337 Share Posted September 13, 2023 For today I have another sunrise from the 2016 Crystal Serenity Northwest Passage. On September 13 we visited Bar Harbor. Roy 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Roland4 Posted September 13, 2023 #4338 Share Posted September 13, 2023 23 hours ago, rafinmd said: Today's sunrise is another from my Crystal Symphony transatlantic, literally the calm before the storm. We were in Reykjavic for an extended day since storms kept us pinned to the dock well into the evening. Roy I remember it took two big tugs in "line-astern" to finally get us off the dock about 10:00 PM!! And THEN the "fun" started!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctjon Posted September 13, 2023 #4339 Share Posted September 13, 2023 It is interesting to me that relatively quite a few of us on this forum were on that 2012 cruise that had so many problems/issues. Port skipping - I tend to forget but there was another in Iceland we were supposed to stop at but that was cancelled due to weather at the beginning. Then since we were so late leaving Reykjavic we skipped Halifax (even though we passed Halifax several hours before we were due to dock). Then when we got to NYC we were very delayed getting off since they hadn't gotten the customs people on board in Halifax that would have done a lot of the clearing before we landed in NYC. It was because of this cruise that I had mentioned concerns with hurricane Lee which could still affect the trip to Quebec or from Quebec to NYC with winds, waves etc. Hope all goes great 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted September 13, 2023 #4340 Share Posted September 13, 2023 Hurricane Lee certainly looks like a concern. I have a friend boarding Jewel of the Seas tomorrow for a cruise from Bayonne to Halifax and Greenland. Instead, tomorrow they sail all the way to Manhattan for a night or 2 and then skip Halifax and go straight to Greenland. Strange things happen in Hurricane Season. Roy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenzSailing Posted September 14, 2023 #4341 Share Posted September 14, 2023 7 hours ago, rafinmd said: Hurricane Lee certainly looks like a concern. I have a friend boarding Jewel of the Seas tomorrow for a cruise from Bayonne to Halifax and Greenland. Instead, tomorrow they sail all the way to Manhattan for a night or 2 and then skip Halifax and go straight to Greenland. Strange things happen in Hurricane Season. Roy Whoa, shades of your Sandy adventure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted September 14, 2023 #4342 Share Posted September 14, 2023 This was from Cartagena, Spain. I was out early and there were several street cleaners out there starting at the pier and extending to several blocks into the city. Yes, more cleaners than people at that moment. 🤣 Keith IMG_2651.mov 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Stickman1990 Posted September 14, 2023 #4343 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Currently cruising in Greenland on Explora 1 and the lights came out to play for us last night Excuse my attempt to capture them but it was very impressive - hopefully more to come as we spend a few days in Greenland 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Stickman1990 Posted September 14, 2023 #4344 Share Posted September 14, 2023 and now my first iceberg as we enter Prince Christian Sund at the bottom tip of Greenland and the littlest iceberg our route is marked on the map 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted September 14, 2023 #4345 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Today's sunrise is another from my 2012 Crystal Symphony Transatlantic. It was a sea day from Reykjavik to New York, much delayed by storms. Most of the outdoor space was closed but I did get out on the back deck briefly: Roy 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWIVince Posted September 15, 2023 #4346 Share Posted September 15, 2023 Some Crystal Harmony memories, from her first couple years in service… The aft elevator lobby on Tiffany Deck 6. This area changed a lot on the subsequent ships. The Vista Lounge at Sunset. The Trident Bar when it still dipped down into the Neptune Pool. The sunken bar-top on the right-hand side of the photo (beyond the white tiled pool surround) served the swim-up barstools inside the pool in its early years. The Crystal Plaza’s original furnishings, and with the fountain in action. Time flies… Vince 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenzSailing Posted September 15, 2023 #4347 Share Posted September 15, 2023 Love it when The Historian reaches into the stacks. Also, have to admit I kinda like a swim-up bar and that Crystal Plaza look, even if it's easy to imagine Hef lounging there. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWIVince Posted September 15, 2023 #4348 Share Posted September 15, 2023 9 minutes ago, KenzSailing said: Love it when The Historian reaches into the stacks. Also, have to admit I kinda like a swim-up bar and that Crystal Plaza look, even if it's easy to imagine Hef lounging there. My pleasure! I liked the Plaza’s original look too…. That was my era of decor. Lol. Comfy, overstuffed things. Here was the Cove’s original look, just to round out the peek of the Plaza: Vince 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted September 15, 2023 #4349 Share Posted September 15, 2023 I was just glad they didn't drop the gangway and kept my distance just in case. It was quite an incline or if you were getting off the ship quite a drop until the tides changed IMG_3113.mov 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Sea Dog Posted September 15, 2023 #4350 Share Posted September 15, 2023 15 hours ago, BWIVince said: Some Crystal Harmony memories, from her first couple years in service… The aft elevator lobby on Tiffany Deck 6. This area changed a lot on the subsequent ships. The Vista Lounge at Sunset. The Trident Bar when it still dipped down into the Neptune Pool. The sunken bar-top on the right-hand side of the photo (beyond the white tiled pool surround) served the swim-up barstools inside the pool in its early years. The Crystal Plaza’s original furnishings, and with the fountain in action. Time flies… Vince This series of photos is the very reason we enjoyed Harmony so much and the transition to Symphony was so painless 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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