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Crystal Cruises’ astonishing plan for SS United States

Crystal Cruises continues its astonishing spending spree with the New York Times reporting this morning it has signed an option to buy the SS United States, a historic liner once considered the fastest in the […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Feb 5 2016
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Crystal Cruises announces wave season special

  Crystal Cruises wave season special is great news for luxury connoisseurs and Crystal Cruises loyalists around the world. ‘Crystal Exclusive Journeys’ is a recent introductory offer travellers can avail on the Crystal ships, their luxury […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Jan 19 2016
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Crystal Cruises cancels port calls to Turkey

Crystal Cruises has announced a revised itinerary for Crystal Symphony in April and May 2016, which was scheduled to sail towards Istanbul and Kusadasi, replacing the port calls with destinations in Greece. Dropping ports calls […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Jan 18 2016
News

Cruise Adviser: Where is the luxury market heading?

Where is the luxury market heading? It seems cruise lines are looking for the kind of brand recognition that top French fashion houses have attained – with some interesting experiments in diversification. Ponant, the French […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Oct 30 2015
News

The top 10 luxurious river and ocean suites

If you’ve got a little bit (or a lot) of cash to splash, we’ve compiled a list of the most luxurious river and ocean suites. While it varies from ship-to-ship, most lines with ultra-luxe cabins […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . May 15 2015
Destinations

Shirley Dunesky lives on board Crystal Cruises ships

Sydney-sider Shirley Dunesky, who has chalked up 244 cruises on Crystal Cruises ships, is a citizen of the world. This year, she will celebrate Christmas in Rio and next year she will be back in […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Apr 17 2015
Opinion

Is it good that more luxury cruise lines offer all-inclusive packages?

It’s really great to sail on a cruise with “all-inclusive options”... Or is it?

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Mar 29 2011