Luxury - CRYSTAL CRUISES announces expanded collection of 2017 & 2018 CRYSTAL Getaways

CRYSTAL CRUISES´s continued commitment to offer luxury travelers more choices for luxury getaways, CRYSTAL unveiled an expanded selection of CRYSTAL Getaways - abbreviated voyages derived from longer existing itineraries - for both 2017 and 2018. This enables luxury travellers to shorten their buckset lists with CRYSTAL CRUISES.

by Earl of Cruise

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CRYSTAL SERENETY in the Greek Islands - courtesy CRYSTAL CRUISES

The new collection of Crystal Getaways includes:

2017

December 1, Mahé/Victoria to Port Louis, 8 days, Crystal Symphony
December 6, Fort Lauderdale to Barbados/Bridgetown, 8 days, Crystal Serenity
December 9, Port Louis to Maputo, 7 days, Crystal Symphony
December 14, Barbados/Bridgetown to Charleston, 6 days, Crystal Serenity
December 16, Maputo to Cape Town, 6 days, Crystal Symphony

2018

January 30, Honolulu to Sydney, 17 days, Crystal Serenity
March 15, Hong Kong to Singapore, 14 days, Crystal Serenity
March 28, Singapore to Colombo, 12 days, Crystal Serenity
April 6, Valparaíso to Lima, 6 days, Crystal Symphony
April 9, Colombo to Mumbai, 6 days, Crystal Serenity
April 12, Lima to Colón, 7 days, Crystal Symphony
April 23, Aruba to Fort Lauderdale, 7 days, Crystal Symphony
May 26, Honolulu to Vancouver, 8 days, Crystal Symphony

All-inclusive cruise fares for Crystal’s 2017 and 2018 Crystal Getaways abbreviated voyages start at $940 per person.

New to the roster of Getaways are eight shortened segments of CRYSTAL SERENITY´s 2018 World Cruise voyages, exploring Southeast Asia, the South Pacific, South America, the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia, and the Caribbean. The global voyages range from four to 17 days in length, providing busy travelers options for luxury vacations with reduced investment of time and funds.

"CRYSTAL Getaways are perfectly suited to modern luxury travelers, whose calendars are packed but who relish opportunities to discover new cultures and adventures," says Carmen Roig, CRYSTAL´s senior vice president of marketing and sales. "These shortened itineraries help our guests make the most of their travel time, with the same standard of CRYSTAL´s award-winning luxury and enriching experiences, at a fraction of the fare of the full voyage."

Start of 2017 CRYSTAL had already announced the conversion of CRYSTAL SYMPHONY, which cost € 20,000,000.00, in spring under the name "Evolution of CRYSTAL Luxury". This is the first direct intra-group order from LLOYD WERFT Bremerhaven and CRYSTAL CRUISES, both of which belong to the GENTING Group, Hong Kong.

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CRYSTAL SYMPHONY in Hongkong - courtesy CRYSTAL CRUISES

With this conversion CRYSTAL is the first luxury cruise company that is reducing its passenger capacity on board a ship, instead of squeezing in more passengers.

CRYSTAL SERENITY, which has been in operation since 2003, is scheduled for a similar major overhaul in the autumn of 2018, although this work has not yet been put out to tender, but it could be LLOYD WERFT again.

Combined with existing 2017 CRYSTAL Getaways exploring the Arabian Coast, South Africa and the Caribbean, the newly added 2018 itineraries round out a total of 15 abbreviated worldwide journeys. Guests can discover the glamour of the United Arab Emirates and the wilds of the African savannah - the bustling marketplaces and sacred temples of Vietnam and the famous giant pandas of Chengdu - the crystalline waters of Fiji and waterside jungles of Phuket - and the biological wonders of the Galapagos Islands and colorful culture of Chile.

CRYSTAL ESPRIT - courtesy CRYTAL CRUISES