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Crystal Cruises returns – and I couldn’t be happier!

Crystal is back – and I for one couldn’t be happier. Almost a year to the day when the most-awarded luxury cruise line was unceremoniously placed in the hands of administrators and abandoned by Genting […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Feb 1 2023
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Crystal Cruises will be back on the water by next year

Last month, Crystal Cruises was thrown a lifeline by A&K Travel Group Ltd, who purchased two of its ships and the rights to its name.  While the finer details are still being worked out, this […]

WORDS BY Tallis Boerne Marcus . Jul 29 2022
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Now Crystal can sparkle again

By Teresa Ooi, Crystal sailor and fan So it’s hello again to Downton Abbey at sea. When travel heavy weights, Geoffrey Kent of Abercrombie & Kent and former Silversea chair, Manfredi Lefebvre d‘Ovidio of Heritage, […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Jun 24 2022
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Crystal emerges from a bad dream to sail again with A&K and Silversea founder

Crystal Cruises, one of the worlds most awarded luxury cruise lines, has escaped a near-death experience to rise instead with an exciting new future under A&K Travel Group Ltd. Geoffrey Kent and Manfredi Lefebvre d’Ovidio […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Jun 23 2022
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Crystal Cruises auctioning off casino machines and artworks as liquidation process continues

The administrators for Crystal Cruises have begun to auction off cruise ship equipment and various other items. With the auction set to begin in May, you can expect to see casino machines, artworks, end tables […]

WORDS BY Tallis Boerne Marcus . Apr 21 2022
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Trish’s Bucket List World Cruise Went Down With Crystal, she’s $28,000 out of pocket and others have lost even more

When Genting Cruise Lines went into administration and took luxury line Crystal Cruises and the Asian premium brand Dream Cruises with it, it was a natural to look back over the line’s incredible itineraries and […]

WORDS BY Tallis Boerne Marcus . Apr 14 2022
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Got a spare $258 million? You could buy the luxurious expedition ship, the Crystal Endeavour

Genting Hong Kong’s fleet of ships will soon be heading for the auction. And if you had a cool few hundred million dollars in the bank, you could be the owner of the 200 berth […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Apr 1 2022
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Save our Symphony! Former Silversea owner puts in a bid to buy Crystal as bills total $100 million

It’s a name linked to the most luxurious of cruises for over a quarter of a century, with more awards than almost any other ship or line. So the end of Crystal has been created […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Feb 17 2022
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Inside the last Crystal Cruises voyage: the tears, panic and pandemonium

It’s the highest profile – and most luxurious – casualty of the pandemic: Crystal Cruises, a luxury line owned by Genting Hong Kong has officially shut down. Crystal was the most awarded luxury line on […]

WORDS BY Tallis Boerne Marcus . Feb 10 2022
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Personal butlers, Swarovski chandeliers: here are the worlds top luxury suites

Superb staterooms, gourmet food, impressive wine lists, private shore excursions, and excellent personalised service – these are the hallmarks of a luxury cruise experience.  Most cruise companies offering luxury cruises are using medium to smaller […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Jan 27 2022
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Court issues arrest order of Crystal Symphony over fuel bill as Dream Cruises halts Singapore sailings

Crystal Cruises is know for its ultra luxury service, food and amenities.  So it was an unlikely end to a cruise on the Crystal Symphony when it had to change course – apparently to outrun […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Jan 24 2022
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Luxury line Crystal stops sailings as its owner reveals it’s running out of cash

Genting Hong Kong, the Asian company that owns Crystal Cruises, Star Cruises and Dream Cruises, has filed a Wind Up petition  in the Supreme Court of Bermuda asking the court to appoint provisional liquidators saying […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Jan 20 2022