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Article: EDUCATION VS. RELAXATION GO TO CLASS OR LAZE IN SUN: CHOICE IS YOURS
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- September 14, 2003
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ABOARD THE CRYSTAL SERENITY - On a sunny day at sea, with the
ocean smooth as glass, the Deck 12 swimming pool glistening warm and
blue, and dozens of chaises laid out in neat rows with soft cotton
towels at their feet, I accepted an iced tea with a little parasol
from a passing waiter and continued sunbathing - alone.
Everyone else was in class.
That's the tug on guests aboard Crystal Cruises' new 1,080-
passenger Serenity, where lazing and learning compete for attention,
and - unlike on most ships - a dazzling day at sea does not
necessarily produce a full house around the pool.
The seductions of both relaxation and education were formidable
during a July cruise through the British Isles ...