Crystal Cruises Announces 2007 Itineraries
Maintaining its commitment to rich destination experiences, Crystal Cruises is introducing its 2007 collection of ultra-luxury worldwide cruises for Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity. Featuring 152 different ports, the rich 2007 roster of 63 exotic, romantic, historic and tropical itineraries, range in length from seven to 109 days for the line´s 12th annual World Cruise.
New for 2007 will be a return to a season cruising Asia, a call in Israel for the first time since 1999, Antarctica, more seven-day cruises than ever before, more overnight stays, an emphasis on more ports per cruise and eight maiden calls in Chile, Norway, Vietnam, Tunisia, Lithuania, Mozambique, Mexico and Russia.
Recognizing that its luxury travelers are seeking grand experiences of the destinations, the line has planned cruises around Carnaval in Rio, the Tall Ships regatta in Stockholm, and the Military Tattoo in Edinburgh, in addition to several days in Beijing, St. Petersburg, and Cape Town, among others.
Crystal Serenity kicks off January 2007 with an easy seven-day Caribbean cruise before setting off for her grandest voyage, the World Cruise. Available in seven segments, the cruise begins in Miami and circles around South America and Antarctica across to Cape Town and up the eastern coast of Africa to Dubai, followed by calls in the Middle East and Europe.
The acclaimed vessel spends the late spring through fall cruising on several different eastern and western Mediterranean itineraries, as well as Black Sea and Canary Islands cruises.
A southern Trans-Atlantic crossing via Bermuda repositions Crystal Serenity for late fall cruising in the warm waters of the Panama Canal and Caribbean, including a tropical Caribbean holiday cruise.
