Having cruised on Seabourn, Regent, Oceania and other lines that I won't mention, I finally decided to give Crystal a try after hearing from a friend how good the service was on Crystal. I had refrained from going on this ship because I thought the patronage might be a bit old for me. But, we booked it with some younger friends and so I felt that I had my safety net.
Hands down this was the best wait staff I have encountered on a cruise ship. The moment we were on board, Ricky was waiting on us, friendly, and helpful. He immediately new our names, and throughout the cruise greeted us with our names and gave us our drinks.
He was exceptional, but the rest of our waiters were great. So my friend was correct about the service. I never saw one person scowl or look grumpy, they were all extremely pleasant.