It would be an understatement to say the global coronavirus pandemic is morphing the entire travel and cruise industry landscape at the moment. The business downturn continues to exacerbate as tens of thousands of travel and tourism jobs are paused in an effort to ride out this storm.

Crystal is using its temporary pause in global operations to look ahead to future explorations. The luxury cruise company has opened bookings for its 2023 World Cruise, which will visit 73 destinations on six continents.

German ship building company MV Werften has immediately suspended production at its Wismar, Rostock and Stralsund shipyards due to the coronavirus pandemic. Among the ships currently under construction and/or being fitted- out by MV Werften is Crystal’s maiden expedition ship, Crystal Endeavor.

In 2020, Crystal will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a year-long celebration including commemorative gifts and special events aboard its ships as well as the gift of savings.

Guests of Crystal Cruises will view one of the finest exhibitions of military pomp and splendour in the world at mythical Edinburgh Castle. An internationally-acclaimed event filled with music, colour and movement, commanding worldwide attention and admiration.

The award-winning fleet of Crystal River Cruises will take guests on journeys of cultural and historical discovery in 2022, exploring storybook villages, cosmopolitan international hubs, and towns hosting rare events and decked in seasonal delights.

Crystal has selected French skincare company, Caudalie, to furnish the line’s bath amenities across its entire fleet of ships. Caudalie’s products are natural, luxurious and highly effective.

Seasoned cruise and luxury hospitality industry executive Karl Muhlberger has been named as the new Chief Operating Officer of Crystal.

Cruisers are seeking far-flung, pristine destinations in 2020, driven by a desire for immersion in each location, according to global luxury travel network Virtuoso. The network recently unveiled its cruise trends for the year in time for ‘wave season,’ occurring January through March, when savvy travellers book voyages to benefit from special incentives.

Crystal Endeavor rolled out of MV Werften in Stralsund, Germany, touching water for the first time in late December. The latest addition to the Crystal fleet, the German-built polar-class vessel will embark on her maiden journey from Tokyo on 10 August, 2020, coinciding with the conclusion of the Tokyo Olympics two days earlier.

EXCLUSIVE: Luxury cruise company, Crystal, is now priced in Australian Dollars across its full suite of products on a localised website, crystalcruises.com.

Crystal Cruises is offering reduced deposits of AU$150 for a dozen Crystal Serenity sailings and one Crystal Symphony sailing in 2020. The offer represents a massive saving on regular cruise deposits which are 25% of the cruise fare.