Crystal has released details of a collection of extended Grand Journeys featuring multiple overnights, longer stays and shore excursions curated by Abercrombie & Kent.

Crystal has secured the services of its former Cruise Directors as the luxury cruise brand draws closer to its relaunch under new owners.

The reborn Crystal has been accepted into Virtuoso’s exclusive portfolio of travel partners, comprising over 2,300 preferred suppliers in 100 countries.

A&K Travel Group Ltd has announced an equity partnership with Santiago Dunn and his company, Ecoventura, a leader in sustainable travel in the Galapagos Islands. The partnership foresees an equity investment in Ecoventura as well as the creation of a joint venture, headed by Santiago Dunn in his new role as CEO of A&K South America.

Crystal Cruises is offering guests a shipboard credit of up to US$250 per person (AU$350 per person) under a new ‘Open Deposits’ program.

Crystal Cruises continues to build its workforce, appointing numerous senior executives for key leadership roles within the company. Their appointments come as the company plans the refurbishment of Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony for their inaugural season under new ownership.

A&K Travel Group Ltd., the global lifestyle and travel company that owns Abercrombie & Kent and Crystal Cruises, has named Peter Chipchase as its first Chief Marketing Officer.

The reborn Crystal Cruises under the leadership of A&K Travel Group is set to return to Australian waters, with both Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity scheduled to make port calls Down Under next summer.

A&K Travel Group Ltd., the travel company that owns Abercrombie & Kent, Crystal Cruises and Cox & Kings, has announced a number of key new staff and internal promotions as the business begins staffing up in response to the post-pandemic resurgence in luxury travel.

A&K Travel Group has confirmed the appointment of Jack Anderson as President of its newly acquired ultra-luxury cruise brand, Crystal Cruises. Anderson held the same position with Crystal Cruises under its former owner, Genting Hong Kong, for 15 months before the brand’s demise in February.

A&K Travel Group co-owners, Geoffrey Kent and Manfredi Lefebvre d’Ovidio, have been confirmed as the buyers of luxury cruise ships Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony. The sister ships, formerly part of the Crystal Cruises brand, were purchased by an undisclosed company last week for US$103 million and US$25 million respectively.