Ship Visit - Crystal Serenity

CRYSTAL CRUISES ARE EVOLVING INTO A STYLISH FIVE SHIP CRUISE LINE! TIME TO TAKE NOTICE...

This time last week we were stepping onboard the stylish Crystal Cruises Serenity in Liverpool!

Some of you may not be entirely familiar however Crystal have in fact been a leading luxury cruise line for over 30 years now and have been reborn after some troubles in the pandemic!

How Many Ships Do Crystal Have?

Crystal currently have 2 ships - Crystal Serenity & Crystal Symphony! Now important to note that these are older ships and some of you may have cruised on these ships over the last 20+ years … however when you look at these images you’d never know… the ships were in fact both brought into dry dock at the same time in 2023 and completely reconstructed and refurbished!

It does feel to some degree that these beautiful ships which we personally really liked are evolving! While some venues feel like they belong on the worlds newest ships, other areas feel classic in style - a real juxtaposition!! For example in a lot of the suites you can choose between a classic style or have the same suite in their new more modern styles… in that sense something for everyone! It works for guests who’ve known and loved Crystal over the years as well as those who love all things new!

There are many plans though and you can expect these ships to keep evolving in front of our eyes in months and years to come!

There’s a lot to love about these ships today though and in a world where there’s a desire for everything to be brand spanking new, we liked the mix and the variety of styles and venues onboard!

How Many Ships Are Coming?

Crystal have released plans for 3 new ships with the first ship set to be released in Quarter 2 of 2028! These ships will be just over 60,000 Tonnes, will be all veranda suites and there’ll be nearly 1 crew member for every 1 of the 650 guests … more to be revealed! (Crystal operate a 1 crew member to every 1.1 guests ratio!)

Why Consider Crystal Cruises?

Well we’ve just given 1 reason… the sheer space per guest which Crystal say is the highest space to guest ratio at sea! For example even Explora Journeys have 922 guests in a ship of similar tonnage …

We were taken with the huge range of venues with, for example, not 1 but 2 show lounges along with a demonstration theatre too! Oh and the standard of the entertainment is extraordinary… yes they do have Gloria Gaynor doing a couple of performances onboard next month!!!

The food was absolutely beautiful - the meat so tender that no steak knives were needed! It just melted… we saw wonderful food across the ship! Crystal are the only cruise line to have a Nobu restaurant onboard and it is INCLUDED in your fare the first time you dine there with subsequent visits just $50… Nobu on land? Significantly more !! It tells you a lot about the quality of food onboard that Nobu has been proud to partner with Crystal for many years …

We also found the suites to be particularly big and not just at the top grades! Effectively Crystal turned multiple staterooms into 1 standard suite on their recent refurbishment so this brings a huge amount more space and double width balconies which we really liked!

We loved venues like Palm Court with its 270 degree views with floor to ceiling windows, the moody and atmospheric Avenue Saloon piano bar and in particular the solarium style space that houses Beefbar which takes inspiration from the global street food scene ! Light, bright and a real surprise when walking in…

So, if you’ve not heard of Crystal but you’re someone who prefers luxury / premium smaller ship cruising then please put Crystal on the list as one to watch!

If you have been with Crystal but not for some time then good news… Crystal you know and love is very much here and waiting for you to return …



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