February 17, 2023
120+ years of experience returning to Crystal Symphony and Serenity
Crystal has announced the return of several onboard leaders as the brand continues to prepare for Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony’s inaugural season under new ownership later this year.
Read More…February 3, 2023
Local Crystal Symphony sailings confirmed, Serenity World Cruise in the works?
Crystal Cruises has officially relaunched under the guardianship of the A&K Travel Group with a new website and under a reimagined name and vision: Crystal – Exceptional at Sea.
Read More…January 31, 2023
Former Seabourn/HAL senior exec to lead local arm of reborn luxury cruise line
The reinstallation of Crystal Cruises under the ownership of A&K Travel Group continues to progress, and now with a local focus, with highly respected Australian cruise industry veteran, Tony Archbold, to head the local arm of the brand.
Read More…December 20, 2022
Rebooted luxury cruise line accepting deposits to secure future guests’ first choice
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.
Read More…November 25, 2022
Crystal Symphony and Serenity scheduled for port calls down under
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.
Read More…October 4, 2022
Four key personnel to assist with supporting travel advisors
A&K Travel Group’s resurrected Crystal Cruises is bolstering support for travel advisors by appointing a team of highly regarded industry veterans to key trade sales leadership roles.
Read More…September 24, 2022
Ocean-going ships Crystal Serenity and Symphony welcomed into global association
Crystal Cruises has rejoined Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) as an ocean-going cruise line member.
Read More…August 25, 2022
Matias Lira named Senior VP, Global Sales & Guest Services
Crystal Cruises has named Matias Lira as Senior Vice President, Global Sales & Guest Services, jumping ship from Silversea Cruises where he served for the past 12.5 years
Read More…July 27, 2022
Bigger suites, less capacity for Crystal Serenity and Symphony
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.
Read More…July 22, 2022
Goodwill initiatives on 2023 sailings for previous owners’ impacted past passengers
The new owners of the Crystal Cruises’ brand and sister ships Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony, A&K Travel Group Ltd, have signalled their intention to offer some level of goodwill to guests caught out by the collapse of the brand earlier in the year.
Read More…June 22, 2022
Ultra-luxury travel company expands into big ship cruising
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.
Read More…May 24, 2022
Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony will go to the highest bidder
Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony, the luxury sister-ships of the collapsed Crystal Cruises, will be put up for auction to the highest bidder in early June. The auction is the latest step in the liquidation of the former Genting Hong Kong brand.
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