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When we told some Canadian friends about our Autumn’s Palette fall foliage itinerary with Crystal Cruises scheduled for the last days of September, their reaction was a little surprising. “Well, the ship should be nice anyway,” agreeing with others that our Read More …
It looked to be another day of chilly exploration as Crystal Serenity made her way into Harve Saint Pierre, a tiny Canadian port known mainly for being the world’s largest source of Ilmenite, the primary ore of Titanium. Located on Read More …
Winding down our 10-night sailing of Crystal Serenity, we stopped in Canada‘s Magdalen Islands at Iles de la Madeleine, a tiny port with a rich history. It was a short call at the place named after the seigneur (think ‘landlord’) Read More …
Taking a break from …no, that’s not right. Pausing for a moment as we…wrong, that’s not it either. Continuing our luxury sailing with Crystal Cruises but not going ashore…better. Ok, here we go: Halfway through an enlightening 10-night sailing with Read More …
On day five of our 10-night Autumn’s Palette sailing with Crystal Cruises, we stopped at Halifax in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Commonly referred to as “the new Scotland”, we found out why on a guided walking expedition that would Read More …
In June of 1877, a major fire ravaged Saint John, the largest city in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. In less than half a day, over 1,600 wooden structures were destroyed, leaving thousands of residents homeless. Rebuilt on a Read More …
Bar Harbor, Maine was our first port of call after sailing away from historic Boston, Massachusetts on our 10-night Autumn’s Palette itinerary with Crystal Cruises. Our visit brought a first look at a bit of Fall color, something we were Read More …
I like that we overnighted in Boston as we began our Crystal Cruises sailing, for a couple of reasons. Giving us more time to see the city, we went on a Crystal shore excursion through Boston and out into some Read More …
Getting ready for a sailing from and through New England to Canada with Crystal Cruises, we’re looking closely at the itinerary, planning Crystal Cruises dining options, shore excursions and more. Made easy via Crystal’s Priority Check-in & Planning Center (PCPC) we Read More …