Expedition cruise ship Crystal Endeavor

Back to cruising … a round up of what’s been happening this week

Cruise lines are moving through the gears as vacations get going again. Here’s some of this week’s news that will boost our spirits. Ice Queen Crystal Endeavor sets sail at last Crystal’s new expedition yacht, Crystal Endeavor, has set sail from Reykjavík on her belated maiden voyage – the first of five Iceland circumnavigations. The

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Back to cruising … a round up of what’s been happening this week

Cruise lines are moving through the gears as vacations get going again in the wake of the  pandemic lay-off. Here’s some of the news that has been cheering us up this week. Royal Caribbean has to push back Hong Kong return for 3 months Royal Caribbean has been forced to push back the start of

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Crystal Serenity

Crystal Cruises back in the water in July with close-to-home Bahamas Escapes

Crystal Cruises is planning to restart cruising on 3 July with with a series of 16 seven-night close-to-home Bahamas Escapes from Nassau on its flagship, Crystal Serenity. In addition, from the following day Crystal will also offer 16 seven-night voyages round-trip from Bimini. It means Crystal Serenity will be the first ship to homeport in

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Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony

Crystal guests MUST be vaccinated before boarding ship

Crystal guests must be fully inoculated with a COVID-19 vaccine at least 14 days prior to boarding ship, the line announced today. Guests will need to provide proof of vaccination before embarkation and must have received both doses of the vaccine if recommended by the manufacturer by that timeline. The line also announced it has

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Crystal Symphony

Looking to smoother waters worldwide with Crystal Symphony in 2023

Cruising may look a little unlikely for some time yet but Crystal is looking to a more certain future and offering for sale all of its 2023 cruises aboard Crystal Symphony. In all, the ship will sail 36 all-inclusive itineraries of six to 15 nights, with 23 sailings of 10 nights or less. There are

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The Crystal fleet

Crystal celebrates 30 years of luxury cruising but pandemic scuppers any razzmatazz

It’s not how Crystal had planned to celebrate its 30th anniversary of luxury cruising but, given the current circumstances, they still managed to put on a bit of a show. On 24 July 1990, Crystal Harmony sailed from San Francisco to Alaska on her maiden voyage debuting a single ship full of innovations including private

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Crystal offers warm return to Caribbean cruising in October and November from £1,314pp

If you are looking for a warm island escape this autumn, Crystal Serenity is offering seven-night Sun-kissed Chic and Tropical Interlude Caribbean voyages for October and November. Sailing between Miami and San Juan, the itineraries can be combined for an extended 14-night Caribbean holiday round-trip from Miami without repeating ports. The new Simply the Best

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Crystal Symphony

Crystal offers guests “more peace of mind” to encourage bookings

Guests planning to sail with Crystal in 2020 and early 2021 are being offered further assurances to encourage them to book. A new Crystal Voyage Assurance policy offers “additional peace of mind” in the event that unforeseen travel restrictions require significant changes to set itineraries on select 2020 and 2021 sailings. The revised policy allows

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Cruise ship Crystal Endeavor

Launch of Crystal Endeavor postponed until November

Crystal Cruises has been forced to  postpone the launch of its luxury expedition ship, Crystal Endeavor, pushing back the maiden voyage to November. The news comes following the temporary halt of operations at the MV WERFTEN shipyards during the COVID-19 global pandemic. Not knowing when production will resume, Crystal has been compelled to delay the

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Crystal@Home

Crystal @Home virtual cruise experience keeps travellers connected

As the world puts a collective pause on travel, Crystal continues to “cruise” with an engaging new virtual programme – Crystal@Home: A Virtual Cruise Experience. Created to satisfy the wanderlust of its guests while they remain at home, the programme utilises various digital and social media platforms allowing travellers to stay connected. Crystal@Home offers a

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