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Starting next month, clients can book their luxury yachting holiday with Crystal Yacht Cruises. As Crystal Esprit charts new waters with its maiden voyage this winter, Crystal Cruises is unveiling the complete itineraries and fares for 2016 through the beginning of 2018. The routes were first made available for booking exclusively for Crystal Society members – Crystal’s repeat guest programme – and will be open to all travellers 1 September 2015.
The new routes mark Crystal’s first-ever offering of immersive itineraries focused in warm waters and reaching remote and coveted locales not easily reached by larger cruise ships. The extravagantly appointed yacht – outfitted for adventure, both, on board and ashore – is set to call in ports never before visited by Crystal’s acclaimed ocean vessels,
Crystal Symphony and
Crystal Serenity.
On seven-day itineraries that reposition seasonally,
Crystal Esprit will take guests to the Seychelles, Adriatic Coast, Oman, Abu Dhabi, and Dubai. The yacht’s first guests will sail
23 December, 2015 on a route round-trip from Mahé/Victoria with visits to neighbouring islands. The yacht’s maiden voyage offers an inclusive post-and pre-cruise New Year’s Eve Extravaganza in Dubai, complete with three-or four-night accommodations at the extraordinary Dubai Taj Hotel and spectacular fireworks display.
In 2016 through the beginning of 2018, travellers can visit:
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Indian Ocean (January – March) – Sailing round-trip from Mahé/Victoria with optional two-and four-night inclusive Dubai Land Package;
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Cosmopolitan Emirates (December) – Sailing round-trip from Dubai, calling on such ports as Muscat and Khasab; Abu Dhabi and Sir Bani Yas Island; and Doha, Qatar;
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Holy Land (March/April/November) – Sailing from Limassol, Cyprus and Aqaba, Jordan, calling in Haifa, Eilat and Ashdod, Israel;
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Mediterranean (April-November) – Sailing various routes from Venice; Dubrovnik; and Athens calling in charming Croatian spots along the Dalmatian Coast and picturesque Greek Isles.
“One of the most compelling and thrilling new elements that
Crystal Esprit offers our guests is itineraries filled with destinations they’ve not been able to visit on a large cruise ship before,” says Crystal President & CEO Edie Rodriguez. “The Crystal yachting experience will take our travellers to locales with the same spectacular beauty and culture, but a more intimate atmosphere.”
Most of
Crystal Esprit’s seven-day itineraries have been specifically developed and deployed to allow travellers to combine two voyages into longer 14-day holidays.
The 62-guest, 3,300-tonnage yacht is fitted exclusively with suites and features, like a two-passenger submarine, four 10-passenger zodiacs for special excursions and a 12-passenger Wider 32-foot super yacht tender for special boating adventures.
Boasting Crystal’s acclaimed all-inclusive amenities, entertainment, fine dining and premium beverages, fares for Crystal Esprit voyages begin at US$2,966* per person including all taxes.
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