More reason to sail on Crystal Esprit
By Patti Covello Pietschmann
| Crystal Serenity |
Many passengers on Crystal Cruises luxury ships Serenity and Symphony spend much of their time during days at sea attending the always interesting and enlightening enrichment lectures. And now the Los Angeles, California and Miami, Florida –based luxury travel conglomerate is bringing its popular Crystal Visions Enrichment program to its newly-created yacht cruises.
The program will debut on Crystal Esprit on Nov. 6, 2016 with a trio of the company’s most popular speakers that will include Stephen Cole who will talk about his time with the BBC and CNN International, Jean-Pierre Isbouts who is a humanities scholar, filmmaker and writer for National Geographic books will be aboard the Nov. 6 voyage while Anthony Zinni a retired U.S. Marine Corps General and decorated veteran will take the podium on a Dec. 23, 2016 sailing.
The first installment of enrichment lectures will take place while the Esprit makes its way to Greece, Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Qatar, Oman and the UAE. The Dec. voyage is roundtrip from Dubai with stops in Oman, Qatar, and UAE with two overnights in Dubai).
The first installment of enrichment lectures will take place while the Esprit makes its way to Greece, Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Qatar, Oman and the UAE. The Dec. voyage is roundtrip from Dubai with stops in Oman, Qatar, and UAE with two overnights in Dubai).
Every upscale seafarer is familiar with the Crystal Cruises brand of redefined luxury that began in 1990 with the launch of the company and its first ship, Crystal Harmony which was taken out of service and replaced by sleek bespoke vessels Crystal Serenity and Symphony. Both ships offer seamless experiences with top notch crews, some of the finest food afloat, butler service in penthouse deck accommodations and fares that include gratuities and all hard and soft drinks. The cruise line that began in Century City, California has bludgeoned into a major conglomerate adding the aforementioned yachts/riverboats, a jet plane and even a ship building yard since being acquired by Genting Hong Kong a little over a year ago.
Fares for Crystal Yacht Cruises—which also include tips, drinks and even shore excursions, range from $4,270 a passenger to $11,130 for seven-, 10-and 11-day respectively when booked by August 31, 2016.
