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Crystal Serenity Cruise Review to Caribbean

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 37

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Crystal Serenity

14 Night Caribbean Holiday (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 22, 2021

Ship: Crystal Serenity

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 11046

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Crystal did everything within their power to keep us Covid safe. We had a fabulous cruise and can’t wait to go again.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
organized.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Food and service were excellent

Waterside

5 out of 5

Leo the maitre d always greets us like VIP’s. The food and service was always top notch. We pre-ordered Dover Sole on our last night and it was amazing.

Umi Uma

5 out of 5

Ziggy the maitre d is always warm and friendly. Food is beyond!

Prego

5 out of 5

Paolo always greets us like old friends. Food is spectacular.

Crystal Cove

5 out of 5

Abzul had our drinks being mixed the minute we showed up.

Avenue Saloon

5 out of 5

Best piano performer I’ve ever seen on Crystal.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
paddle tennis every day

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Shows were very good. Piano player in Avenue was the best ever.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Everyone was on their game.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Everything was sic and span due to Covid protocals

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Roomy with separate bedroom and walk in closet.

Ports of call

Grand Turk Island Did not visit port

didn’t go there

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5
Chartered a private catamaran to go snorkeling. After we set off they informed us it was too windy to snorkel. Disappointing. Did this on my own not through the ship.

Basseterre, St. Kitts

5 out of 5
Didn’t get off. Been there before.

St. John's, Antigua

5 out of 5
Did not get off. Been there before.

Castries, St. Lucia

5 out of 5
Did not get off. Been there before. Chartered a cat another time and it was fabulous.

Bridgetown, Barbados

5 out of 5
Chartered a cat privately to go snorkeling. Had a great time.

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas Did not visit port

ship did not stop here

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
A little late because Miami had trouble unloading our luggage. Miami is always a difficult port because ther are always so many ships and only so much port staff.
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7 Comments

GerryBCruisin    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise review.

izrgreen    2 years ago

Thank you for taking the time to write a review.

javawoody    2 years ago

Appreciate the update

PiratesWorld    2 years ago

Thanks for the info

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your detailed review. Glad you enjoyed your cruise!

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your experience with us

cruising2004    2 years ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.