Aug. '08: The ultimate luxury of the Crystal Symphony
Prepaid Gratuities • A Fascinating Itinerary
Optional Pre-cruise stay in Copenhagen
It's a "double your fun" bridge holiday! TWO of the New York area's most popular Bridge professionals invite you on a summer Baltic cruise on one of the world's best ships -- with superb bridge instruction and play as you go! Gail Greenberg and Jeff Hand are both master players and well-known competition teammates. Together they plan to make this cruise a combination of bridge excitement and travel pleasure, beginning with an optional pre-cruise stay in Copenhagen followed by a string of memorable ports including an overnight in St. Petersburg to give you plenty of time to explore this exquisite city.
Your Hosts:
Gail Greenberg - 5-time World Gold Medallist: Ranking Grand Life Master; Author of three books on bridge; Founder of the Honors Bridge Club (NYC) and Hartes' Club (White Plains, NY).
Jeff Hand - National and international champion player; World Bridge Federation World Master; Current national leading master point winner; Teacher at the Honors and Hartes' Clubs. Jeff's website: www.realbridgehands.com
The daily program between ports will include private get-togethers, separate lectures by Gail and Jeff, and exciting duplicates. While the Crystal Serenity is in port you'll have plenty of opportunity for unsupervised play.
August 11-22, 2008 (11 days)
Crystal Symphony
Copenhagen to Stockholm
Itinerary: Copenhagen, Warnumunde (Berlin), Gdansk, Helsinki, St. Petersburg (overnight), Tallinn, Stockholm (overnight)
From $5010 per person
double occupancy
SHIPBOARD GRATUITIES INCLUDED!
Pre-Cruise options:
May we suggest you spend a few days in wonderful Copenhagen before you board the ship,
or
Spend time in culturally and historically exciting Berlin and board the ship one day later.
Call Alice Travel for suggestions and to make your arrangements.
- Private get-togethers with Gail and Jeff
- Separate lectures for different levels of play
- Supervised play and duplicates between ports and time to play in port.
- Shipboard gratuities included
- Crystal Society fare savings for previous Crystal Cruises guests
Aboard Crystal Cruises' Crystal Symphony: The recently renovated six-star Crystal Symphony offers unprecedented luxury and spaciousness. Her 940 guests enjoy onboard amenities that include include grand lounges, a full-service fitness facility, the Crystal casino, a Feng Shui-inspired spa, a 360° teak Promenade Deck, two pools, Jacuzzi®, and a dazzling new nightclub.
Completely redesigned with the look of a chic boutique hotel, the staterooms are elegant sanctuaries of refined style. Notable appointments such as new Murano glass bedside lamps, Rubelli fabrics and handsome leather headboard adorn a reconfigured space with state-of-the-art features including special LED reading lights and new 20" LCD flat screen televisions. Bathrooms are newly reconstructed with a contemporary style showcasing oval glass sinks atop granite countertops.
The Symphony offers richly varied dining options in three splendid restaurants (including the finest in Kosher cuisine). In additional to the Crystal Dining Room, guests can choose to dine at Jade Garden with its innovative Asian cuisine with speciality selections from Wolfgang Puck's Chinois Restaurant or at Prego, with its spectacular view and Italian cuisine with signature creations by Piero Selvaggio of the renowned Valetino restaurants.
Crystal Cruises has been voted "World's Best Large-Ship Cruise Line" for 12 consecutive years by the Travel & Leisure Reader's Poll.
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