Crystal Cruises has announced “the most significant brand expansion in the history of luxury travel and hospitality” including new ships with private home residences, its own airline, a yacht and river cruise ships. The announcement was made during the Annual Presidents cruise aboard the Crystal Serenity and on the Chairman’s cruise on Crystal Symphony. Edie Rodriguez and Chairman Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay outlined the expansion plans for the Crystal brand.
Crystal Executive Class with Residences
Three new “Crystal Exclusive Class” cruise ships, which will be polar-ice-rated vessels, will arrive in the fall of 2018, enabling Crystal to offer exploration voyages. Each ship will take 1,000 guests, and at 100,000 grt will offer the highest space ratio in the industry. Suites will be a minimum of 400 sq. ft., and a ceiling height of eight feet. These ships will also feature Crystal Residences, 48 unique homes offering their own private restaurant, reception, along with 9-foot ceilings. They will be located on the top deck. Early purchasers will be able to design and decorate their dream home in the size and style they wish. The ships will also have 1,000 crew members, offering a one-to-one crew to guest ratio.
Home is Where Your Cruise Ship Takes You with Crystal
Itineraries will allow guests to explore historical destinations in-depth with stays of up to 3 days in each special location.
Crystal Yacht Cruises
New Crystal Esprit Yacht
Crystal Yacht Cruises will launch in November 2015 with the introduction of Crystal Esprit. Its maiden voyage is scheduled for December 2015 around the Seychelles islands off the coast of Africa. The ship will accommodate 62 guests in all-suite staterooms, have its own submarine, 10 Zodiacs, water skis, jet skis and more.
Crystal River Cruises
Crystal River Cruises will debut in spring 2017, offering six-star service, world class dining and cultural shore excursions. They will boast the largest suites in river cruising.
Crystal Luxury Air
Crystal Cruises will be launching their own Boeing 787 Dreamliner, coming in 2017. The plane will fly round-the-world on 28-day itineraries, visiting between 10-12 remote and sought-after destinations. It will accommodate 60 guests in the space in which other airlines seat 300 passengers. Crystal guarantees clients will travel in whisper-quiet, ultra-luxurious style, with flly-reclining flatbed seats and world-renowned service.
Suites will be a minimum of 400 sq. ft on the new Executive Class ships.
With the introduction of these new vessels, Crystal Cruises will be the first-ever cruise line to deliver expedition-capable ships with all the signature features and amenities of a luxury ship or private yacht.
The plans fulfill Rodriguez’s growing vision for the company since taking the helm in 2013, while also solidifying Crystal’s unrivalled reputation for innovating new facets of luxury travel.
Crystal Cruises is the world’s most awarded luxury cruise line, having earned more “World’s Best” awards than any other cruise line, hotel, or resort in history. Crystal Cruises has won “World’s Best Cruise Ship” in Condé Nast Traveler’s Reader Choice Awards for 21 years; voted “World’s Best Large Ship Cruise Line” by Travel + Leisure readers for 20-consecutive years; the “Best Luxury Cruise Line” by Virtuoso; and both Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity were rated as two of the “Top 5 mid-size ships” by the 2015 Berlitz Cruising & Cruise Ships.
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