Crystal Cruises has unveiled its expansive roster of theme cruises for the next three years. The 2019, 2020 and 2021 Experiences of Discovery voyages will present enhanced programming in specialised subjects, featuring special guest lecturers and instructors for interactive sessions on board, as well as experiences ashore that further enhance the immersive voyages. Several of the line’s all-inclusive luxury sailings will feature programming for more than one dedicated theme, allowing guests to further expand their interests.

After a near four-week dry dock in Bremerhaven, Germany, Crystal Serenity following its most extensive refurbishment ever, featuring new dining options, restaurants, shows and new Seabreeze Penthouse Suites.

Crystal Cruises has released a sneak peek behind the scenes of Crystal Serenity’s overhaul, having just passed the mid-way point of its most extensive dry dock ever at the Lloyd Werft shipyard in Bremerhaven, Germany.

The Stardust Supper Club is one of a number of upgrades for Crystal Serenity; also getting a facelift will be the Palm Court. The overhaul will see a decrease in the ship’s capacity from 1,070 guests to 980 guests.

On January 5 2021 luxury travellers will embark on one of Crystal Cruises’ most extensive World Cruise journeys ever, as Crystal Serenity sets sail on a 139-day odyssey from Miami to London. The company’s 26th annual World Cruise – “Ancient Dynasties & World Wonders” – will follow a route through the Caribbean, Hawaiian Islands, South Pacific, Australia, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, the Far East, India, the UAE and the Mediterranean, featuring transit of the Panama Canal, visits to Egypt’s mysterious Valley of Kings and the wine lands of Western Europe. Offered in nine focused segments of 12 to 21 days, the sailing explores iconic locales and less-visited destinations alike, allowing guests to explore wild shorelines and landscapes, remote villages and untouched natural beauty, historically profound sites and monuments and epicentres of modern culture and commerce.