Crystal Cruises

From: European Cruise Guide

LEFT: Crystal Symphony in Santorini. INSET BELOW: Sushi Bar and the Palm Court on Crystal Serenity.

Crystal Cruises fits into the "large-ship luxury line" niche, although the line's two vessels are considerably smaller than the megaships of today's mass-market and premium cruise lines. (The Crystal Serenity holds 1,080 passengers, while the Crystal Symphony carries 940 guests each.)

The line consistently ranks high in Travel + Leisure and Condé Nast Traveler reader polls, and in Douglas Ward's Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising and Cruise Ships.

Crystal has scheduled 34 Mediterranean and Northern European voyages in 2013, plus a handful of transatlantic repositioning cruises.

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Crystal Cruises

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