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Crystal Cruises - Crystal Symphony
Crystal Symphony
Set sail with Crystal Cruise on the stunningly spacious Crystal Symphony and experience the difference. Traveling year round, the Crystal Symphony departs Miami for Caldera, Costa Rica, through the Panama Canal to Los Angeles and San Francisco. Experience the sun drenched Mexican Riviera, Alaskan adventure, or the charm and color of autumn in New England and Canada.
Perfectly suited for more mature and discerning travelers, the Crystal Symphony ship is designed for sophisticated comfort and luxury, with wide teak promenades encircling the ship for easy strolling, jogging, and people-watching, forward facing observation decks to view all the sites, the understated elegance of the Palm Court Lounge, and the ample passenger space, Crystal Cruise has become known throughout the world.
Built in 1995 and recently refurbished in both 2006 and 2009, the Crystal Symphony boasts new shops and eateries including the Bistro Cafe and newly expanded Trident Grill. The Crystal Penthouses, casino, and Starlite Lounge have also been renovated.
Ship Stats & Features
Passenger capacity: 922 Year entered service: 1995 Beam (ship width): 99 feet Draught (ship depth): 25 feet Length: 781 feet Tonnage: 51,000 Crew: 545 Number of passenger decks: 8 Number of lifts: 4 Number of cabins: 470
Food, Cuisine & Dining
From sushi to champagne, whatever your tastes may be, the Crystal Symphony satisfies your appetite with a wide range of dining experiences to enjoy. Meet up with friends at the Crystal Cove lobby for drinks, dine at the Prego Italian restaurant, stop off for a cigar and a nightcap at the Connoisseur's Club, or party all night long at Crystal Symphony's latest addition to nightlife excitement on the high seas, the dazzling Luxe nightclub. Wherever the evening takes you, your captain and hosts with Crystal Cruise guarantee a good time onboard.
Onboard entertainment & activities
Every night in the Starlite Club provides intimate cabaret performances, dancing and a relaxed environment to enjoy a drink in the company of your fellow guests. * The Galaxy Show Lounge provides entertainment in the form of Broadway-style shows * The Cabaret Lounge for dancing and classical music concerts * Avenue Saloon to hear some classical piano playing * Connoisseur Club, where you can enjoy a post dinner cigar * Crystal Casino, Hollywood Theatre, Luxe for late night dancing and karaoke * A library containing more than 3,000 books * Fantasia and Waves for children’s fun.
Spa & Fitness facilities
Get moving or just sit back and take it easy with the Crystal Symphony's extensive fitness and spa amenities. Recently renovated, the oversized Seahorse Pool stretches nearly 40 feet across so there iss never any waiting for an open lane. Take a break on the pool's newly refurbished lounge furniture or try a dip in the whirlpool, either way your relaxation is assured.
Why not live things up with a complementary Pilates, yoga, or aerobic class taught by Crystal Cruise's highly trained exercise experts? For an additional fee, personal trainers are available to help you meet your fitness goals with a private session in the Crystal Symphony's spacious ocean view gym. Outside on the Crystal Symphony's sun kissed decks travelers can enjoy some action while they get competitive and sharpening their skills on the ship's great tennis courts, ping pong tables, putting green, and golf driving nets.
Cabins
Passenger's quarters on the Crystal Symphony are intimate yet luxurious with leather headboards, fine furnishings and rich linens and fabrics, and all of the extra personal touches to make your stay a pleasure. Bedtime is a dream with Crystal Symphony's plush feather bed topped mattresses, sensuous Egyptian cotton sheets, and a choice of pillows for your comfort. Cabins come equipped with 20 inch LCD flat screen TV, VCR, energy efficient LED reading lights, and a well appointed minibar with refreshing complementary bottled water and sodas for your convenience. Each room comes with a private bath with both a shower and a bath. For extra space and a light-filled view to remember, try booking a cabin with a balcony. For those savvy travelers looking to experience the best that life offers, Crystal Cruise presents Deck 10 with its spectacular penthouse accommodations. Each of Crystal Symphony's penthouse rooms feature a full-sized Jacuzzi, state of the art electronics, oceanfront living with almost 200 square feet of private balcony space, floor to ceiling windows, and a dedicated butler to take care of all of your traveling needs.
CRYSTAL CRUISES / Crystal Symphony / South America
By McCubbin, Glasgow on 1st Mar 2011
First cruise with
Crystal. Unfortunate
introduction as we were
kept waiting at the
gangway, in the rain,
whilst a large group of
passengers disembarked
for a Tango excursion in
Buenos Aires...
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CRYSTAL CRUISES / Crystal Symphony / Panama Canal
By angel, harrogate on 15th Dec 2010
Crystal Symphony November
2010
Having cruised with
Crystal several times
before the word went
around members of Cruise
Critic and other frequent
Crystal Cruisers that a
special 19 night cruise
was...
CRYSTAL CRUISES / Crystal Symphony / Antarctica
By Mc Nair, Hove on 8th Oct 2010
I had taken early
retirement earlier that
month and decided to
treat myself to the
Chrismtas Crusie on the
Crystal Symphony from
Buenos Aires to
Valparaiso in Chile...
CRYSTAL CRUISES / Crystal Symphony / British Isles
By Simpson, Barrow in Furness on 26th Oct 2009
Having been on Holland
America's Prinsendam and
Fred Olsen Braemar
recently which were very
different from each
other, I wasn't entirely
sure what to expect from
Crystal...
CRYSTAL CRUISES / Crystal Symphony / Norwegian Fjords
By lasky, finchley on 27th Jul 2009
We returned last Saturday
from our 8th Crystal
Cruise. We sailed the
Norwegian Fjords on the
Symphony from Copenhagen
to Stockholm. It was a
14 day cruise, which we
cannot rate highly
enough...
CRYSTAL CRUISES / Crystal Symphony / Panama Canal
By Angel, Harrogate on 4th Dec 2008
Crystal Symphony cruise
8227 was named
“Follow The
Sun” leaving a cold
November in Yorkshire I
could not wait to enjoy a
hopefully warm Luxury
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CRYSTAL CRUISES / Crystal Symphony / Northern Europe
By Coxhill, Reading on 9th Aug 2008
We have just been on
Symphony for an 11 night
cruise from UK to
Stockholm, the highlight
of which was the 3 day (2
night)
stop in St Petersburg.
The ship was very like
Serenity (our only...