Crystal to Spend $23 Million on Enhancing Crystal Symphony

Crystal Cruises will spend $23 million to enhance the Crystal Symphony in what will be the cruise line´s largest and most expensive dry-dock ever.

During two-week refurbishment, from October 31 to November 12, nearly 1,300 people will work around the clock on more than 150 projects to create what Crystal said will “essentially be a new ship, especially to those familiar with it.”

The Symphony´s upgrade will include renovating all its staterooms, continuing on the ship´s 2004 dry-dock, when all its penthouses were refurbished; redoing much of the Tiffany Deck, the ship´s main entertainment area; creating a new casino and new nightclub; and redesigning its boutiques and shops.

“Within the last two to three years, we will have invested in excess of $35 million dollars in new construction projects that will ultimately transform the look of the Crystal Symphony,” said Thomas Mazloum, Crystal´s senior vice president of hotel operations.