Be Crystal clear for 2015/16
Having sailed with Crystal myself and experienced the Ultra luxury line first hand I am very pleased to announce that we can now unveil there plans for 2015/16 itineraries. Until now Crystal had only released itineraries through spring 2015, which include a dazzling Asia series and a 108-night “Silver Celebration” World Cruise circumnavigating the globe round-trip from Miami.
In 2015, Crystal will celebrate its 25th anniversary with 64 voyages calling in 248 ports in 79 countries with its most ever maiden calls. Crystal Symphony begins 2016 immersed in South America and Antarctica, while Crystal Serenity kicks off the year with a grand Panama Canal cruise that precedes a new World Cruise.
Among the new and distinctive highlights for 2015 are:
· 22 maiden calls to lesser-known destinations such as Albany, Australia; Ambodifotatra and Taolanaro, Madagascar; Burgas, Bulgaria; Chania/Souda, Greece; Macapa, Brazil; Richards Bay, South Africa; Rijeka, Croatia; Sanary-sur-Mer, France; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Aomori, Japan; Archangel, Korsakov and Solovetsky Islands, Russian Federation; Belawan, Indonesia; Bodo, Narvi and Øye/Hjørundfjord, Norway; Helgoland, Germany; Kochi, Japan; Sanya, China; and Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago.
· Overnight stays with most itineraries – often conveniently scheduled in the port of embarkation or disembarkation – and several featuring double overnight calls in Shanghai, Bordeaux’s port of Bassens, Hong Kong, Monte Carlo, St Petersburg and Yangon, Myanmar.
· A dozen voyages are conveniently round-tripfrom destinations such as New York, Dover, Monte Carlo, Singapore, Los Angeles, Montreal and, for the first time, Copenhagen (for a new Baltic route) and Istanbul (for a new Black Sea cruise).
· Brand new 18-night North Cape & White Seacruise from Reykjavik features five maiden calls.
· New Holy Land & Mediterranean cruise visits Ashdod and Haifa, Israel.
· New European cruises to and from Amsterdam and Marseille.
· New TransAtlantic cruise calling overnight in Bermuda.
· Both ships will cruise the British Isles with a new combination of ports.
· Mexico is back on the schedule along with an expanded Caribbeancollection.
· Approximately one-third of the cruises are 10 nights or less.
· A new Christmas/New Year cruise from San Juan to Rio de Janeiro joins Crystal’s popular holiday line-up.
In keeping with its recent practice to release its full year schedule with the first quarter of the following year, Crystal is also revealing the first quarter of 2016, which includes:
· Two January/February itineraries cruising Antarctica and South America, including a new route round-trip from Buenos Aires.
· New Panama Canal cruises: from Chile to Miami and Miami to San Francisco.
· New Caribbean cruises that begin and/or end in Colon, Panama.
· 102-night World Cruise that, for the first time, follows a route round-trip from San Francisco, with segments beginning in Sydney, Bali, Singapore, Shanghai and Tokyo.
The beauty of Crystal is they have fares which for a limited time will be at a ‘book now fare’ which installs confidence in the customer that by booking early they are getting the very best deal and will not see the cruise prices go down closer to departure date. You can book in advance get exactly what cabin and grade you want and know you have been super organised and have a great holiday to look forward to. I had such a fantastic time when I sailed on the Crystal Serenity last year and the dining experience alone made the cruise for me. If you are looking for something special or are celebrating a special birthday or occasion in 2015 then give me a call to book your Crystal cruise dream trip.
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I have been working in the Travel Industry for 16 years and originally started out in Business travel. After doing this for a while I was given an opportunity to move into the cruising industry and haven't looked back since. I thoroughly enjoy my job and can't think of anything…
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