I lately accomplished a 12-Night Grand Mediterranean cruise aboard the Norwegian Spirit and was appalled at the costs of the shore excursions by way of the ship. It’s a widely known rule of cruising that the cruise line will try to scare you into booking by means of them, citing reliability and the hazard of lacking the ship departure time.
Dining is also an area that excels aboard Crystal Serenity. The essential dining venue, the Crystal Dining Room, is elegant yet comfortable and is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. There are two specialty restaurants: Silk Road (with the Sushi Bar located within) and Prego. Chef Nobu Matsuhisa is the culinary mind behind Silk Road, and its Asian-fusion menu and sushi hold cruisers coming again for more. (Passengers get one complimentary meal at every specialty restaurant, and extra reservations may be obtainable for $30 per particular person.) Even the ship’s … Read more