Cruise Guide: Crystal set to host sophisticated theme cruises
By Mike Coleman Ultra-luxurious Crystal Cruises has unveiled 12 sophisticated theme sailings in 2008 aboard its two globe-trotting vessels. A new arts and antiquities program, a classical music voyage with distinguished performers and an expanded series of golf cruises with tee times at some of the world’s most exclusive courses...
Cruise Guide: Crystal Symphony undergoes extreme makeover
By Michael Coleman One of the world’s top luxury cruise ships will receive a $23 million stem-to-stern makeover this fall during a two-week dry dock at BAE Shipyard in Norfolk, Virginia. The 940-guest, 50,000-ton Crystal Symphony, a perennial favorite among well-heeled cruise travelers, will enter the shipyard October 31...
Cruise Guide: Crystal Cruises unveils 2007 world cruise itinerary
By Mike Coleman The cruise industry, like all of us, will soon be ringing in the new year but a world cruise aboard Crystal Serenity scheduled for 2007 is creating a buzz this holiday season. Just over a year from now Crystal Cruises, the Los Angeles-based luxury operator, will offer its 12th annual world cruise. …...