Ed Radonic from the Blogging Aboard Black Diamond blog is taking a pretty awesome trip. He and his family purchased a sailboat called the Black Diamond and are in the process of sailing from Toronto to the Bahamas.
The first leg of their journey was from Toronto to New York City, and now they are on the second leg of their journey, having just reached Florida from New York.
While leaving New York, they took this great picture of the Crystal Symphony docked in Manhattan.
Photo by Ed Radonic
They just finished enduring a 36 hour tropical storm, so it will be interesting to see what else they get up to. Make sure you check out Ed’s blog.
The Crystal Symphony was launched in 1995 and is 51,044 tonnes and 781 feet in length. It has a passenger capacity of 940.
The ship recently went through a $23 million refurbishment and has a Feng Shui-inspired spa (wonder what that means?), a 360 degree teak promenade deck, and a cool Sunday jazz brunch.
One thing about Crystal is they do assigned seating and tablemates, so that may or may not be an issue for you. It also has fairly limited kids facilities, so I wouldn’t confuse it with a Disney ship.
The Symphony has quite a range, sailing in Mexico/the Caribbean, then heading over to the Mediterranean, then around Scandinavia/Russia, then back to North America.
Here’s another shot of the Crystal Symphony in Montreal.
Photo by eragon
Have you been on the Crystal Symphony or another Crystal Cruise? Leave a comment and let us know how it was!
Click here for more information on Crystal Symphony and to check out upcoming sailings.
