Ships
Crystal Cruises operates two vessels:
| Ship | Built | Builder | Entered service for Crystal |
Gross Tonnage | Flag | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Symphony | 1995 | Kvaerner Masa-Yards | 1995 | 51,044 tons | Bahamas | ||
| Crystal Serenity | 2003 | Chantiers de l'Atlantique | 2003 | 68,870 tons | Bahamas |
The Crystal Symphony is the smaller of the two, holding 940 passengers. Crystal Symphony was last refurbished in 2007. The Crystal Serenity can hold 1,050 passengers and about 650 crew. Crystal Serenity was last refurbished in 2011. The line's original vessel, Crystal Harmony, was retired from the Crystal fleet in 2005. The vessel was transferred to the parent company, underwent some renovations, renamed the Asuka II, and now caters to the Japanese cruise market as part of Asuka Cruises.
Each Crystal ship features two complimentary specialty restaurants, including the Italian restaurant Prego (overseen by Piero Selvaggio of Valentino restaurants), and Silk Road and the Sushi Bar (overseen by Japanese restaurateur Nobu Matsuhisa). Daytime activities include pools, lectures, a movie theater, lessons by Yamaha keyboard instructors,, and instruction by Berlitz language teachers.
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