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Crystal

Crystal pairs warm, intuitive service with some of the most spacious ships at sea, where a butler looks after every suite and guest room and the only Nobu restaurant at sea is just down the hall. Now part of A&K Travel Group, Crystal has refreshed Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony and is building its first new ship in 25 years – our advisors know these ships firsthand and can help plan every detail.

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Classic Luxury, Thoughtfully Reimagined

For more than three decades, Crystal has been a byword for refined, unhurried cruising, and its loyal guests will tell you the reason is the crew. With nearly one crew member for every guest, a butler for every suite and guest room, and staff who remember your name and your favorite drink, the experience feels personal from the first day. After A&K Travel Group acquired the brand in 2022, both ships were refurbished and relaunched in 2023 with new restaurants, refreshed suites, and a more inclusive fare.

The result is a line that feels both familiar and new. Crystal was named the No. 1 Midsize-Ship Ocean Cruise Line in the Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards in both 2025 and 2026, and the new Crystal Grace is set to join the fleet in 2028.

At a Glance

Cruise Line: Crystal – Luxury, All-Inclusive, part of A&K Travel Group

Fleet: Crystal Serenity (740 guests) and Crystal Symphony (606 guests), both refurbished in 2023; the 650-guest Crystal Grace debuts in 2028

Destinations: Worldwide, including the Mediterranean, Northern Europe, Alaska, the Caribbean, Asia, Australia, the South Pacific, and annual World Cruises

Service: Nearly one crew member per guest, with butler service in every suite and guest room

Signature Feature: Umi Uma, the only Nobu Matsuhisa restaurant at sea, plus the only Beefbar at sea and Osteria d’Ovidio with the Alajmo brothers

What's Included

  • Ocean-view suites and guest rooms, each with personal butler service
  • A curated selection of wines, champagne, spirits, and soft drinks throughout the ship
  • Dining at Waterside, Marketplace, Trident Grill, The Bistro, and Scoops Gelato Bar
  • Complimentary specialty dining reservations at Umi Uma and Osteria d’Ovidio (the number varies by voyage length)
  • 24-hour in-suite dining
  • All tips and gratuities
  • Complimentary unlimited Wi-Fi
  • Broadway-style shows, live music, and TED-style enrichment talks
  • Access to spa facilities, the fitness center, and padel tennis and pickleball courts

Why Cruise Crystal

  • Butler service in every suite and guest room, not just the penthouses
  • Umi Uma, the only Nobu restaurant at sea, plus the only Beefbar at sea
  • Generous space per guest and uncrowded public areas
  • A famously loyal crew that greets returning guests by name
  • Le Casino de Monte-Carlo, created with Monaco’s Société des Bains de Mer
  • World Cruises and Grand Journeys for travelers with time to explore
  • Overland and pre- or post-cruise journeys by sister brand Abercrombie & Kent

Dining Experiences

Umi Uma: Japanese-Peruvian fusion from chef Nobu Matsuhisa, the only Nobu restaurant at sea, with a dining room and sushi bar

Osteria d’Ovidio: Show-stopping Italian fine dining created in collaboration with the Michelin-rated Alajmo brothers

Beefbar: Riccardo Giraudi’s beef, reef, and leaf concept, from fine cuts of steak to street food-inspired sharing plates

Waterside: The main dining room, with a daily changing menu of classic and contemporary dishes and ocean views

Marketplace: Indoor-outdoor buffet-style restaurant with live cooking stations at breakfast and lunch

Plus Trident Grill, The Bistro, Scoops Gelato Bar with gelato by Badiani of Florence, the private Vintage Room (extra charge), and 24-hour in-suite dining.

Crystal Grace & the Future Fleet

Crystal Grace is the brand’s first new ocean ship in 25 years and its first under A&K Travel Group ownership. Steel was cut at Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard near Venice in May 2026, and the 650-guest ship is scheduled to debut in 2028, sailing alongside Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony.

Crystal Grace will be all-suite and all-veranda, with interiors by Tillberg Design of Sweden, enhanced storage, and select suites with expansive wraparound verandas – a first for Crystal. A residential-scale Owner’s Suite also debuts, while favorites like Umi Uma, Osteria d’Ovidio, and the Seahorse Pool return, joined by new private cabanas.

The investment does not stop there. Crystal has confirmed a further new ship with Fincantieri, scheduled for delivery in 2034, and Crystal Serenity will add a Crystal Owner’s Suite and four Junior Penthouse Premium Suites after a 2028 dry dock. Our advisors follow these updates closely.

Why Choose Crystal

All-Inclusive Luxury

A Butler for Every Guest

Thoughtful inclusions from embarkation to farewell

  • Ocean-view suites and guest rooms
  • Butler service in every category
  • Wines, champagne, and spirits included
  • Nobu’s Umi Uma and Osteria d’Ovidio
  • All tips and gratuities included
  • Complimentary unlimited Wi-Fi
  • 24-hour in-suite dining

Select beverages included; specialty dining allotments vary by voyage length.

See the Ships Before You Sail

With 2,400+ firsthand video tours, we show you exactly what to expect – cabins, public spaces, dining, and more.

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A Butler for Every Suite

Living and dining area of a Junior Penthouse Suite on Crystal Serenity

Your Home at Sea, Refined

Crystal’s refurbished ships offer ocean-view accommodations ranging from guest rooms to Penthouse Suites, and every category comes with personal butler service. Beds are dressed in linens by Jesurum Venezia 1870 and Revival New York, robes are by Etro, and bathrooms are stocked with full-size Ortigia products made with natural ingredients from Sicily. Your butler is on hand for the details, big or small.

Crystal Serenity has 402 rooms and suites for 740 guests, and Crystal Symphony has 330 for 606, so public spaces rarely feel crowded. Penthouse and Junior Penthouse guests can order room service from Osteria d’Ovidio and Umi Uma, and Crystal Serenity also offers single guest rooms for solo travelers. Our video tours show you the layouts before you choose.

The Only Nobu Restaurant at Sea

Crystal’s partnership with chef Nobu Matsuhisa spans more than 20 years, and Umi Uma remains the only Nobu restaurant at sea, serving his Japanese-Peruvian fusion in an elegant dining room and sushi bar. Osteria d’Ovidio brings Italian fine dining created with the Michelin-rated Alajmo brothers, while Beefbar serves Riccardo Giraudi’s celebrated steaks and sharing plates.

Everyday dining is just as considered. Waterside changes its menu daily, Marketplace adds live cooking stations to breakfast and lunch, and Scoops serves gelato made by Badiani of Florence. Complimentary specialty reservations come with every sailing, with more on longer voyages, and 24-hour in-suite dining means breakfast on your veranda is always an option.

Umi Uma, the Nobu Matsuhisa restaurant aboard Crystal Symphony
Crystal Serenity sailing past the Manhattan skyline at sunset

Voyages for Unhurried Explorers

Crystal has a long tradition of epic voyages. The 2027 World Cruise aboard Crystal Serenity sails 139 nights from San Diego to Vancouver, calling at 84 destinations across Central and South America, the South Pacific, New Zealand, Australia, Asia, and Alaska. Full World Cruise guests enjoy extras such as private transfers, luggage valet, complimentary specialty dining, and exclusive shoreside events, including an after-hours evening at Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art.

For 2029, Crystal Symphony takes a new route, sailing 127 nights from Melbourne to New York. Grand Journeys and combination voyages offer extended time at sea, and through sister brand Abercrombie & Kent you can add overland adventures mid-cruise, such as Machu Picchu or the Great Wall of China, or short stays before and after your voyage.

Experience

What Sets Crystal Apart

Famously Warm Service

With almost one crew member for every guest and butlers in every category, service at Crystal is attentive without ever feeling intrusive. Many guests say the crew is what brings them back, greeting them by name and remembering the little things, from a favorite cocktail to a preferred table.

Entertainment & Enrichment

Evenings bring Broadway-style productions in the Galaxy Lounge, live music from Crystal’s seven-piece show band, comedy, and tribute acts, plus Le Casino de Monte-Carlo. By day, join TED-style talks with guest speakers, try classes from photography to ballroom dance, or play padel tennis or pickleball.

Wellness at Sea

The Aurōra Spa offers ELEMIS and Grown Alchemist facials, massages, a medi-spa, and a Healing Center with acupuncture, along with a sauna and steam room. Stroll the teak Promenade Deck, train in the Technogym fitness center, or join one of Crystal’s Wellness at Sea retreat voyages.

Frequently Asked Questions

Crystal is known for warm, personal service and spacious, elegant mid-size ships. With nearly one crew member per guest and butler service in every suite and guest room, the experience feels attentive without being formal or fussy. Dining is a highlight, led by Umi Uma, the only Nobu Matsuhisa restaurant at sea, along with Osteria d’Ovidio and Beefbar. Crystal was named the No. 1 Midsize-Ship Ocean Cruise Line in the Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards in 2025 and 2026, and many guests sail with the line year after year.

Crystal fares are all-inclusive. They cover your ocean-view suite or guest room with butler service, a curated selection of wines, champagne, spirits, and soft drinks, dining at Waterside, Marketplace, Trident Grill, The Bistro, and Scoops Gelato Bar, 24-hour in-suite dining, all tips and gratuities, unlimited Wi-Fi, entertainment, enrichment talks, and access to the spa facilities and fitness center. Complimentary specialty dining reservations at Umi Uma and Osteria d’Ovidio are also included, with the number based on voyage length. Spa treatments, shore excursions, and The Vintage Room carry extra charges.

Crystal currently sails two ocean ships, both refurbished and relaunched in 2023. Crystal Serenity carries 740 guests in 402 ocean-view rooms and suites, with 10 dining venues. Crystal Symphony carries 606 guests in 330 rooms and suites, with 9 dining venues. The new 650-guest Crystal Grace is under construction at Fincantieri in Italy and is scheduled to debut in 2028. Our advisors have filmed video tours of Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony, so you can see the ships before you book.

Umi Uma and Osteria d’Ovidio require reservations, and Crystal includes complimentary visits based on voyage length: one reservation at each on sailings of 11 days or less, two on 12 to 22 days, and three on 23 days or more. Full World Cruise and Grand Journey guests, and guests in a Junior Penthouse Suite or above, receive complimentary reservations subject to availability. Beefbar also requires dinner reservations, and The Vintage Room hosts special wine-paired lunches and dinners for an extra charge. Our advisors can help you plan reservations before you sail.

Crystal is owned by A&K Travel Group, the parent company of luxury tour operator Abercrombie & Kent, which acquired the brand in 2022. Under the new ownership, Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony were refurbished and returned to service in 2023, and Crystal ordered its first new ship in 25 years. The family connection also brings By Abercrombie & Kent experiences to Crystal guests, from overland journeys between ports to pre- and post-cruise extensions, as well as select cultural voyages that bring A&K’s expedition team aboard Crystal ships.

Crystal Grace is Crystal’s newest ship and the brand’s first ocean new-build in 25 years. Steel was cut at Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard in May 2026, and the ship is scheduled to debut in 2028 with 650 guests. It will be all-suite and all-veranda, with interiors by Tillberg Design of Sweden, select suites with wraparound verandas, and Crystal’s first-ever Owner’s Suite. Favorites such as Umi Uma, Osteria d’Ovidio, Waterside, and the Seahorse Pool are planned. Ask our advisors about inaugural season sailings.

No. Crystal’s former river ships and its expedition ship, Crystal Endeavor, are no longer part of the fleet. Crystal Endeavor now sails for Silversea as Silver Endeavour. Today, Crystal focuses on ocean voyages aboard Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony, with Crystal Grace to follow. For travelers who want more adventure, Crystal works with sister brand Abercrombie & Kent on overland journeys, land extensions, and select cultural voyages, and our advisors can suggest other expedition lines if that is your priority.

Crystal sails worldwide, with itineraries across Europe and the Mediterranean, Northern Europe and the Baltic, North America and Canada, Alaska, the Caribbean, South America, Asia, Africa and the Indian Ocean, Australia and New Zealand, and the South Pacific. The line is also known for its annual World Cruise: the 2027 voyage aboard Crystal Serenity sails 139 nights from San Diego to Vancouver, and the 2029 World Cruise aboard Crystal Symphony runs 127 nights from Melbourne to New York. Grand Journeys offer extended voyages for travelers with more time.

Yes. Crystal takes pride in making solo guests feel welcome, and its social atmosphere makes it easy to join in or enjoy some quiet time, as you prefer. Crystal Serenity offers single guest rooms with an ocean view, and daytime classes, enrichment talks, evening socials in Palm Court, and hosted events give plenty of chances to meet fellow travelers. Ask our advisors about current solo fares and which sailings are the best fit for you.

The Crystal Society is Crystal’s loyalty program for returning guests. Beginning with your second voyage, members receive 2.5% Crystal Society savings on worldwide voyages, plus a hosted cocktail party for members on every voyage. As you sail more, you earn Milestones that can be redeemed for benefits such as As You Wish credits, complimentary upgrades, and Crystal Society cruise credits, along with recognition pins and, at Milestone level 50 and above, unlimited complimentary dinner reservations at Osteria d’Ovidio and Umi Uma.

When you book Crystal through Harr Travel, you work with advisors who have sailed and filmed these ships, including video tours of Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony among our 2,400+ video tours. We help you compare suites, plan specialty dining, and choose between shorter voyages, Grand Journeys, and World Cruise segments. We never charge booking or consultation fees, and we share group rates and amenities where available. From your first question to your welcome home call, you’re never on your own.

Crystal News & Updates

Your Crystal Voyage Starts Here

Crystal blends gracious, old-school hospitality with fresh ships, standout dining, and a butler for every guest. Whether you are dreaming of a relaxed week in the Mediterranean or a full World Cruise, our advisors can help you find the right ship, suite, and sailing for the way you love to travel. Call us at +1 888 871 4233 or email info@harrtravel.com.

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