Crystal releases 2014, early-2015 Atlas
Crystal Cruises has released its complete 2014, early-2015 Worldwide Cruise Atlas, marking the annual planning guide’s earliest-ever publication. With 2015 kicking off the line’s 25th year of cruising, the glossy, 170-page tome profiles 78, seven- to 108-day itineraries in more than 75 countries and 220 ports, in a colourful travel journal style of Crystal’s award-winning brand campaign, “Begin a New Story.”Highlights include: !!! Visual and written showcasing of Crystal’s service, space, quality and choices, including chic accommodations; environmental and voluntourism commitments; and overall luxurious value, from Crystal Family Memories and Book Now savings to all-inclusive fine wines, premium spirits, and dining (including Nobu Matsuhisa cuisine); !!! 95 pages of itineraries, grouped by region; !!! World Cruises: 2014 — LA to London; 2015 — Silver Celebration/20th annual — Miami round-trip, Crystal’s first-ever global circumnavigation; !!! Tropical Escapes: Panama Canal & Caribbean; Exotics: Australia, New Zealand & Pacific, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Japan & China; Europe & the Mediterranean; New England & Canada. !!! New Insider’s Guides to worldwide destinations, local tips, and must-see highlights of places both popular and unexplored, from can’t-miss vineyards in Bordeaux to hiking trails in Australia. !!! Theme Cruises, including six new Experiences of Discovery: Extreme Thrill Seekers; Explorations in Elegance; Gladiators & Empires; Maritime: Past, Present, & Future; Up Close & Magical; and Wine & Food: Microbrews; !!! New innovations, from upcoming culinary enhancements in Prego and Tastes restaurants to production shows, including iLuminate, a cutting-edge America’s Got Talent musical showstopper of light and movement; !!! Photos, maps, and detailed amenities of Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony including the ships’ $100-plus million extreme makeovers and recent design awards; !!! New Crystal Society benefits beginning April 2014, with rewards for returning Crystal cruisers ranging from shipboard credits to free cruises; !!! More shorter cruises (34% 10 days or less in 2014 alone), port-intensive voyages, and Caribbean and Asian offerings; !!! New cruises in the North Cape, Andaman Sea,Polynesia, to and from San Diego, Bangkok, Québec City, Boston, and more; !!! 14 new, maiden calls, plus returns to less-visited ports-of-call, such as Galway, Ireland; Luanda, Angola; Lombok, Indonesia; Ibiza, Spain; Brunei; Ghana; Ko Samui, Thailand; Zihuatanejo, Mexico; Tokyo, Japan; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; TÒlanaro, Madagascar; Sanya, China; Alter do Chão, Brazil; Yangon; Myanmar; and Maputo, Mozambique. Fare Guides for cruises through April 2015 are conveniently located in the Atlas’ back pocket, and shall be re-issued every 60 days due to Book Now fare changes. (http://www.crystalcruises.com)
