Our preference is for ships of a decent size able to offer a variety of venues whilst maintaining a high level of service.

We dislike smaller ships, ships within a ship, ships with specific areas reserved for specific cabin types or titanium plus members etc, continually signing for goods and services, mandatory tipping, crowded spaces etc. We like what we have found on crystal and are beginning to think we’ve found our Goldilocks cruise line.

This was our third crystal cruise (2nd on Symphony) and her first sailing after dry dock. Read more