Every detail 7
11/05 – 11/24 Crystal Serenity Cruise OCY1911-05 & OCY1911-12
Date Port Arrival Departure
Tue, Nov 05 Barcelona, Spain Overnight
Wed, Nov 06 Barcelona, Spain 06:00
PM
Thu, Nov
07 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
08:00
AM 09:00 PM
Fri, Nov 08
Valencia, Spain 08:00
AM 11:59 PM
Sat, Nov 09 Cruising Spain's South Coast
Sun, Nov
10 Málaga, Spain 08:00
AM 11:59 PM
Mon, Nov
11 Gibraltar, Gibraltar 06:00
AM 01:00 PM
Tue,
Nov 12 Lisbon (Lisboa),
Portugal 06:00
AM 06:00 PM
Wed, Nov 13 Cruising the North Atlantic
Thu, Nov 14 Cruising the North Atlantic
Fri, Nov 15 Cruising the North Atlantic
Sat, Nov 16 Cruising the North Atlantic
Sun, Nov 17 Cruising the North Atlantic
Mon, Nov 18 Cruising the North Atlantic
Tue, Nov 19 Cruising the North Atlantic
Wed, Nov
20 Antigua/St. John's,
Antigua and Barbuda 08:00
AM 05:00 PM
Thu, Nov
21 Saint Thomas, Virgin
Islands (U.S.) 08:00
AM 05:00 PM
Fri, Nov 22 Cruising the Atlantic Ocean
Sat, Nov 23 Cruising the Atlantic Ocean
Sun, Nov 24 Ft Lauderdale, United States of
America 06:00
AM
ENTERTAINMENT &
PROGRAMS
CAPTAIN
Egil
Giske
HOTEL DIRECTOR
Scott Peterson
CRUISE DIRECTOR
Rick Spath
RESTAURANT MANAGER
Leo Assmair/Paolo Alario
CRYSTAL SOCIETY HOST
Andrew Triplow
FUTURE SALES CONSULTANT
Jaque
Brown
HEADLINE ENTERTAINERS
Brett Cave, Vocalist/Pianist
Brett brings to life
a playlist of favorite pop tunes. Sit back, sing along and be sure not to miss
his English fingers as Brett rocks the Baby Grand and sings his favorite song
in the whole wide world, ever, ever, ever…
Rustem Hayroudinoff,
Concert Pianist
Jacqui Scott,
West End Vocalist
Steve Stevens,
Comedian/Musician
Steve blends comedy
and music to present a fresh and varied show with stand up
comedy, vocals and instrumentals. He performs his own style of humor full of
observations and stories with transatlantic appeal. Used to entertaining
differing age groups, Steve tailors his comedy and music to your specific
audience. This approach has made him a popular choice over more than 20 years
for a variety of clients and audience profiles. His diverse experience includes
over ten years in six star cruising, theatre tours, comedy clubs and corporate
events. He has numerous credits in the UK as a featured musical artiste for BBC
radio as well as many TV credits for his comedy. Steve has performed in many
theatre shows, concerts and events, including a Gala performance at the Royal
Albert Hall for Her Majesty The Queen.
John Joseph, Comedian
John Joseph combines
comedy, music and improv to wow audiences across the
world. He toured as the opening act for Julio Iglesias for ten years. His
appearances on the “Rosie O’Donnell Show,” “The View,” HBO, Showtime, and
Comedy Central have kept his show in constant demand.
Kenny
Martyn
This
highly talented man was born in Liverpool and began playing the clarinet from the
age of six years. Classical masters Sir William Glock, Gervase
de Peyer and Lady Evelyn Barbarolli awarded Kenny
first prize in various music competitions but it was none other than Frankie
Vaughan who spotted Kenny playing swing clarinet on BBC TV
which began a long association with the great showman. At that time,
Frankie’s lead alto player was the celebrated Bob Burns, who also played for
Benny Goodman. Highly impressed by the then 19 year-old, Bob spent much time practising and discussing the finer points of Goodman’s
technique with Kenny. Shortly afterwards, during a transatlantic crossing to
New York aboard the famous QE2, Kenny was invited to visit Washington in order
to discuss a ‘business music plan’. Upon arrival in the USA, Kenny was
surprised to find himself dining with Harry Connick’s
manager and a certain Mr. Brecker! Kenny Martyn’s virtuosity
on clarinet ensures the timeless legacy of Benny Goodman is
heard in a new exciting way by a new generation.
Ben Mills, Vocalist
Named
by Rod Stewart himself as “The next Joe Cocker,” award-winning vocalist,
pianist and guitarist Ben Mills has also performed alongside the likes of Tony
Bennett, Barry Manilow and Lionel Richie to name but a few. In 2006 Ben reached the semi finals of
the hit TV show “The X Factor” but this was just the beginning for Ben who’s
first album sold over 130,000 copies, and he received a gold disc from Sony
music in recognition of album sales. Demand for his unique vocal style has seen
Ben performing in some of the world’s most prestigious venues including three
sell-out shows at London’s Wembley Arena. Ben tours
the U.K. regularly with members of The Rod Stewart Group, The Small Faces and
The Who. Most recently he has taken to the high seas
performing on some of the world’s finest cruise ships to rave reviews.
Petrina Johnson, Singer/Songwriter
Petrina’s
career has covered many aspects of the Entertainment Industry from Musical Theatre
to TV and Radio. She trained at the ‘Arts Educational Schools’, London. She was
in the original cast of Barry Manilow’s “Copacabana”, at the Prince of Wales
Theatre, London. She worked with Petula Clark, and
Rita Moreno, in “Sunset Boulevard” at the Adelphi Theatre, London. She played
Patsy Cline in “Always Patsy Cline” and appeared at the Edinburgh Festival in a
comedy musical play called “The Condos”. On a Lloyd Webber European tour she played the roles: Eva Peron (“Evita!”), Mary
Magdalen (“Jesus Christ Superstar”), Grizzabella (“Cats”)
and Norma Desmond (“Sunset Boulevard”). She also played the lead of Debs in
“Boogie Nights” at the Blackpool Grand, starring
alongside Jimmy Osmond. Television includes the BBC TV series “Showstoppers”,
“The Lawrence Olivier Awards”, and “Children In Need”. Her latest album “My
Home,” is available on iTunes.
James Fox
James had his first
television break in the UK on the BBC’s “Fame Academy” show. He then represented
the UK at The Eurovision
Song Contest in 2004.
His debut single, ‘Hold on to Our Love’ reached number 13 in the UK singles
chart and was followed by another top 20 hit four
years later. He is currently recording an album of new material
which includes the song “Landlocked”, a collaboration with Sir Tim Rice that
was an official Poppy Appeal single.
His theatre credits
include: Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar (UK tour);
The Piano Man in the Billy Joel musical Movin’ Out on
Broadway, the West End and the North American tour; and the American, UK,
European and Canadian tours of the musical Chess; Paul McCartney in Let it Be
on Broadway, the UK tour and in the West End.
James has had the honour of performing in front of Her Majesty The Queen three times; twice at the Royal Albert Hall for The
Festival of Remembrance, in recognition of him entertaining the British Armed
Forces worldwide for nearly two decades, and more recently at Windsor Castle to
Celebrate the Queen’s 90th Birthday. James has just received the Civilian
Service Medal for his work in Afghanistan. He has supported Tina Turner, Lulu,
Katherine Jenkins and Wet Wet Wet
on tour.
James performed at the “A Life In Song/
Tim Rice” concert at The Royal Festival Hall and has spent the past three years
headlining in his own show, “My Life, the Music of Billy Joel” on Crystal Cruises.
MAGIC CASTLE AT SEA
Jason England/Gary Plants
PRODUCTION SHOWS
Featuring the Crystal Ensemble of Singers and
Dancers
Concert Production
Icons In Concert
High-Tech
Integration of Light and Dance
iLuminate:
The Tourist
Jukebox Musical
6/8 Café
Spot Shows
Sabor
Latino
Passion Show
Traditional Revues
Crystal In Motion
Crystal On Broadway, The Show
Rock & Pop-A-Mania Show
Sweet Sole Music
LOUNGE PIANISTS
John Randel, Avenue
Saloon
Scott Mitchel, Crystal Cove
SPECIALTY DUO
Gonzalo & Daniela
DISC JOCKEY
Adam Elliott
CRYSTAL VISIONS ENRICHMENT PROGRAM
DESTINATION LECTURER
Ian MacLachlan (Lethbridge,
Canada)
Ian MacLachlan was born a Montrealer,
but completed his doctorate in human geography at the University of Toronto.
Ian relishes opportunities for global travel and research. During his
thirty-year career at the University of Lethbridge, Ian has held visiting
appointments in Japan, Mexico, Scotland and Australia. Now retired, Ian’s third
career brings him to Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School where he is a
Professor in the School of Urban Planning and Design. His research interests
span urban and regional planning and the industrial geography of livestock and
meat production, with publications in journals such as Urban History and Professional
Geographer. Ian uses his professional geographic perspective and his
experience living and travelling on five continents to contextualize the
fascinating regional features and stunning contrasts that make cruising such an
enriching experience.
SPECIAL INTEREST LECTURERs
Joseph Shaefer (Incline
Village, NV)
Joe Shaefer has enjoyed a unique career, both
military and civilian. He entered the U.S. Army in 1969 after receiving his
undergraduate degree in international relations at UCLA. His six years of
active duty culminated in commanding a Special Forces A-Team. Joe then
dual-tracked his civilian career, starting a small brokerage firm which he
subsequently sold to Charles Schwab, with 30 years in the USAF Reserve. During
this time, he earned a master’s degree and became a professor of security and
global studies. He now writes, travels, and speaks on world affairs. In the
Reserve, Joe was a U.S. attaché (to Myanmar), briefer, and defense
analyst/country officer in the Western Europe, Southeast Asia and Latin America
regions, and a senior political/military affairs officer for the USAF Deputy
Chief of Staff. He retired as a Brigadier General.
Bill Toone
Bill is an internationally renowned conservation
biologist and explorer. From the foothills of California where he pioneered the
early years of the California condor recovery program to the remote forests of
Madagascar where Bill had his life forever changed, he has collected unusual
stories of wildlife and the people who depend on them. Bill specialized in
rainforest transects and remote field conservation programs for the Zoological
Society of San Diego. His career covered a diversity of wildlife from butterflies
to gorillas, ants to elephants and now as founder of ECOLIFE Conservation Bill
is working to bring a humanitarian component into the world of conservation.
Donald J. Behnke (Tucson, AZ)
Dr. Donald J. Behnke is Music
Critic of the Green Valley News and Sun in
Arizona. He is Program Annotator for the Symphony and is the winner of the Arizona
Press Club’s First Place Award for Arts Criticism in 2011. Dr. Behnke has been a life-long student and patron of the arts,
having begun piano and voice studies at age five. His doctor’s degree is from Columbia
University. He is Superintendent Emeritus of the Southampton,
NY public schools and has traveled extensively in Europe, the Far East, Latin
America and South-East Asia.
Dr. Jay Christofferson (Napa, CA)
Dr. Jay P. Christofferson earned
his Bachelor of Science degree in zoology from the University of Utah in 1961,
a master’s degree in 1964 and Ph.D. in 1970 in zoology from the University of
Hawaii. He was employed at California State
University, Stanislaus (CSUS) from 1970 to 1996, where he was promoted from
assistant professor to professor. He served as the biology department chairman for three years, associate dean of the College of
Arts, Letters, and Sciences (ALS) for four years and the interim dean of the
College of ALS for two years. He left CSUS to become the dean of the School of
Science and Natural Resources at Lake Superior State University, where he
served until accepting the position of vice president, academic affairs at the
California Maritime Academy, a campus of the
California State University system. He retired from this position June 30, 2004.
Tristram Elmhirst (Worcester, England)
Tristram has been a Crime Scene Investigator in England for 30
years, until his retirement in 2013. For 20 years he was Director of Forensic Services
for West Mercia Police and held many national posts. It is this experience that
he brings to his talks which will explain the
principals of forensic science and are illustrated with case studies many of
which he has had a personal involvement with.
Ted McCourt (Belfast, Ireland)
Captain Ted McCourt is a retired Airline Pilot and specialist in Aviation Safety. He is a Graduate of Queen’s University, Belfast and holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree and a Diploma in Higher Education. He entered Aviation in 1965 and served as an Airline Captain with Aer Lingus for 28 years. During that time he held the position of Chief Flying Instructor on the Boeing 737 fleet and was a Pilot Examiner for the Irish Aviation Authority. He served as Vice President and Public Relations Officer with the Irish Airlines Pilot Association and has made many Radio and TV appearances to discuss Aviation matters. Following his retirement from Aer Lingus he became a founding member of Pegasus Airlines in Istanbul and a Test pilot for Guinness Peat Aviation and General Electric in the USA. At present much of his time is devoted to lecturing on Aviation Safety matters on cruise ships internationally.
Steven Friedman (Washington DC)
Steve Friedman is an internationally-recognized Broadway musical historian. His lecture
series provides a three-dimensional experience as he enhances the presentations
with live song. As the author of the best-selling “The Ultimate Broadway
Musical List Book”, he has solidified his reputation as an expert on the
Broadway musical. Steve believes that music and historical perspective create
an emotional reaction and he prides himself on helping audiences enjoy the
relevance of time and era on musical theatre history. With a background as a
trained classical tenor, Steve attained the passion to present lectures from a
vantage point of once having performed, many in musical theatre pieces such as
“Camelot” and “Damn Yankees” to “Sweeney Todd”. His current lecture series has
become popular and sought out regularly in the Metro DC area where he is adjunct
faculty, focused on lifelong adult learning in two Washington-area colleges,
including Johns Hopkins University.
Johnny Beerling
Johnny has been entertaining
cruise passengers for twelve years. He started his career running a radio
station in Aden while serving there as a national serviceman
in the RAF at the time of the Suez canal crisis. Later he joined the BBC, and
in a career lasting 36 years, he became Controller, in charge of the world’s
largest pop and rock radio station. In 1992 he
received the coveted Ferguson Award for an Outstanding Contribution to Music
Radio and in 1993 was elected President of the Television and Radio Industry
Club of Great Britain. In 2005 was made a Fellow of
the Radio Academy, the highest award in the British radio industry. He has
written extensively about broadcasting and popular music and now lives in the
Sussex countryside with his wife Susan, who is a destinations speaker on
Crystal Cruises.
Bill Miller (Secaucus, NJ)
Bill Miller is an international authority on the
subject of ocean liners and cruise ships - from those “floating palaces” of
yesteryear to the current generation of cruise ships, the “floating
resorts." Called “Mr. Ocean Liner,” he has written some 100 books on the
subject: from early steamers, immigrant ships and liners at war to other
titles, on their fabulous interiors, in post card form and about the highly
collectible artifacts from them. He has done specific histories of such
celebrated passenger ships as the United States, Queen Mary, Rotterdam, France,
Queen Elizabeth 2 and Crystal Serenity.
In all, he has also written over 1,000 articles
for newspapers, magazines and nautical journals and newsletters. He even had his
very own ocean liner quarterly, the Millergram.
He has made nearly 450 voyages to date: Atlantic crossings, tropical cruises,
coastal runs and even trips on container cargo ships and exotic banana boats.
He has appeared in some three-dozen video and television series, both in the
USA, Britain, Europe and Australia, including Castles of the Sea, The
Floating Palaces, The Super Liners, Inside the World of a Cruise Ship,
Disasters at Sea, Deco: Age of Glamour, and Lady in Waiting: The
Story of the SS United States. He has also appeared on the Today
Show, CBS Evening News, CBS Sunday Morning, Good Morning America, NBC Evening
News and many other news broadcasts. He has been guest lecturer aboard
over 50 different liners, sailing with the likes of Crystal Cruises, Cunard,
Carnival, Holland America, Princess, Radisson-Seven Seas, Saga Cruises and
others. Miller was a public-school teacher, in middle school and for social
studies, for 32 years. He was named “Teacher of the
Year” in 2002.
A native of Hoboken, NJ, the once busy port
just across the Hudson River from New York City, Miller was named Outstanding
American Maritime Scholar in 1994, received the United States Maritime
Preservation Award and the Ocean Liner Council’s Silver Riband
Award, both in 2004. In 2017, he received the Steamship Historical Society of
America’s highest award for lifetime achievement. Also, he
has been chairman of the Port of New York Branch of the World Ship Society,
deputy director of the New York Harbor Festival, served on the selection
committee for the American Maritime Hall of Fame, created the passenger ship
database for the Ellis Island Museum and currently serves as Curator of 20th
Century Maritime History at Manhattan’s South Street Seaport Museum. He
has also organized a 14-week college course on liners and
helped to create and then served as historian at the US Merchant Marine
Museum. His private collection includes 4,000 books on ships, over 15,000
photos and some 1,500 miniature ship models, most of them being passenger
ships.
Miller was curator of Decodence
(an exhibit at the South Street Seaport on the design & décor of the grand
French liner Normandie) and was the subject of a
one-hour film documentary aptly titled Mr. Ocean Liner. In 2011, he
hosted Cinematic Crossings: Ocean Liners on the Big Screen, a 5-day film
festival at Manhattan's Lincoln Center. Currently, he spends some 200 days a
year lecturing on board ocean liners and cruise ships. By 2018, Bill Miller had
no less than 6 new books in the works.
The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
In Big Band history, the one and only Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
is acclaimed as one of the best all-around dance bands, representing explosive
and swinging Big Band entertainment at its best. Tommy Dorsey, “The Sentimental
Gentleman of Swing," was known for his ballads, but he and his band could
swing with the best of them. The Orchestra’s extensive repertoire of tunes
includes not only those memorable hits that made it famous, but, over the years,
it has added a wide selection of musical arrangements that have added to its
variety of dance rhythms. Whether it’s a catchy up-tempo,
a waltz, a Latin tune, or just a romantic ballad for slow dancing, The Tommy
Dorsey Orchestra keeps the dance floor busy. The Dorsey band continues to
entertain audiences of all ages throughout the world and, for an audience of
dancers and listeners alike, The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra is sure to please.
THE CRYSTAL CRUISES CREATIVE LEARNING INSTITUTE
Enjoy our innovative series of complimentary
interactive classes created to enhance our guests' quality of life in the areas
of Arts & Entertainment, Business & Technology, Lifestyle, and
Wellness. Guests receive a certificate of completion at the end of the
curriculum.
ODYSSEY ART AT SEA INSTRUCTOR
Get your creative juices flowing using a
variety of media in classes taught by our specially trained Odyssey Art at Sea
instructor Pat Mills (Fair Oaks, CA).
CREATIVE MEDIA FUNDAMENTALS
Photography, video, social media, and
technology
Wes Malkin (Hallandale Beach, FL)
Are you ready to explore what online social networking and the latest technologies
can bring to your life? Would you like to capture fantastic photos and videos
of your cruise and share them with your family and friends? Join us for a
series of informative lectures and workshops created to expand your knowledge,
improve your skills, and inspire your creative spirit. Offered in a friendly,
inclusive environment, you’ll learn about photography,
video, online social networking, and new technologies with an emphasis on what
is relevant to you. Our FUN-damentals together with
your spark of creativity can create something memorable. Technology with a
personal touch. Designed for you. Please sign up for our classes online
or on embarkation day in the Library.
COMPUTER UNIVERSITY@SEA
Lead Technology Concierge Arwin Manalac plus
Instructors Mike Newell (Vero Beach, FL) and Judy
Koehler (Vero Beach, FL) teach our popular
Computer University@Sea program: expanded curriculum
of complimentary lectures and classes on a variety of computer-related topics,
plus e-mail instruction in our computer center, equipped with 25
state-of-the-art workstations, all equipped for e-mail and Internet access.
WELLNESS
Crystal Cruises' exclusive Walk-on-Water program
features The WALKVEST® Training System which revolutionizes
walking simply by adding resistance (added weight) to your walk.
Nordic Walking
Crystal Cruises is the only cruise line to offer a Nordic Walking program
to help you get more out of your limited exercise time on
board. The use of lightweight poles for stability and balance will
facilitate your fitness needs even if you have knee or hip issues. Two
specially designed adjustable poles work the upper body while walking. Like cross country skiing, the poles are used by the arms to
match each step the person takes. Our Fitness Staff will guide you to quickly
be deck-walking for fun and fitness. You will be using
feather weight aluminum poles provided by the market
leader, LEKI®.
PGA TEACHING PROFESSIONAL
Joe Herbert (Littleton,
CO)
Joe Herbert has maintained membership in the PGA for over 40 years, as well as
being a Quarter Century Club and Life member. His experience includes being a
Head Golf Professional/Golf Director at exclusive country clubs in Colorado. In
addition, during the spring and summer months, he is the Director of Golf
Instructions at Arrowhead Golf Club (Golf Digest top 100 golf
courses) in Littleton, CO. Joe has been honored with the 1997 nomination for
PGA Teaching Professional and Junior Golf Leader and also has been nominated
for the 2016 Teaching Professional of the year. He has been
awarded both the 2009 and 2010 President’s Council Award for Outstanding
Golf Instruction of Developing Golf Instruction Programs. He has been featured
in 2010 Style magazine during the U.S. Open, and Boomer
Golf News for his outstanding teaching abilities. Joe has signed with
Southwest Airlines and Swift Air for his golf instructions and DVDs while in
the air on Wi-Fi. Recently, due to a large number of requests from his students
and golf schools around the world, Joe has released a DVD set, Fundamentals
of Golf and his APPS are available to download for all golfers. Joe
considers teaching golf to others to be one of the highlights of his
life.
GUEST MASTER PHOTOGRAPHER
David Wheeler
Creating moments and memories, all captured within an image,
is a passion for Master Photographer David Wheeler. From a strong family
background in photography, David honed his skills from an early age and
developed techniques that have led him to the pinnacle of his career as a
portrait & wedding photographer. With an intuition, built on experience of
being in the right place at the right time, he has been able to capture his
subjects in a natural and unobtrusive manner. A native of Great Britain, David
was the youngest photographer to receive his Fellowship from the British
Institute of Professional Photography (FBIPP). Since then he has gone on to
gain many awards from his peers as well as being named a Top 10 Finalist in the
prestigious World Photographic Cup, with an image that was considered to be “.....setting the standard for photography worldwide.”
ACBL BRIDGE INSTRUCTORS
Roger Allen and Mimi
Staples (Victoria, Canada)
Beginner, intermediate and advanced bridge classes, and afternoon games.
CATHOLIC CLERGY
Rev. John McCrone (Short
Hills, NJ)/ Father James Hentges (Rome, Italy)
DANCE TEAM/INSTRUCTORS
András
Kabdebó, Eniko Litauszki, Robert Sendrei and Zsuzsanna Szoke
AMBASSADOR HOSTS
Louis Bianco (Little
Rock, AR)
Frank Lee (Middleboro, MA)
Ian Limpitlaw (Perth, Australia)
Reza Tahvildari (Toronto, Canada)
Winston Chow (Edmonton, Canada)
Detlef Jüsten (Walenstadt, Switzerland)
Klaus Bundgaard
David Duarte