Cruise # 31- "Black Sea" Cruise onboard "Crystal Symphony"- July, 2013

For 12 Nights we called the "Crystal Symphony" our Home as we sailed from Rome to Istanbul to the "Black Sea" on the highest rated Cruiseline in the World... Ultra-Luxurious & All-Inclusive "Crystal Cruises"! We've been wanting to sail with these guys for years due to their Quality & Reputation (they've been rated # 1 19 years in a row) and they didn't disappoint. Can a Cruise be perfect? Crystal certainly comes close!! :-) (Read our full review on Crystal Cruises here: http://nancyandshawnpower.com/crystal-cruises-review/)

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Sochi is a favorite seaside resort town of Russians as it was for Jospeh Stalin years ago where he had his favorite "Dacha" which would be like a Cottage to us. We visited there and above you'll see his life-size wax figure of him in his office.