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Ultra-luxe Crystal Cruises is offering a
bevy of innovative repositioning cruises
in 2013, with new itineraries on 60% of the voyages. As year-round,
worldwide cruise ships, the award-winning Crystal Symphony and Crystal
Serenity usually move to different regions (i.e., “reposition”)
seasonally. While repositioning cruises historically
offer exceptional value, Crystal ups the ante in 2013, touting
handsomely priced, reinvented journeys with unusual twists across the
Atlantic, Pacific and American coastlines, from Northern to Southern
Europe, North America to South America, and more.
New and interesting routes include:
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Kobe to Vancouver (April 12)—A “Trans-Pacific/Alaska” crossing, on Crystal Symphony,
featuring:
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Kobe, Japan overnight.
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Rare visit to Petropavlosk, showcasing Russian Far East culture and natural bounties such as 68 active volcanoes.
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Crystal’s only
Alaskan cruise in 2013, with four calls including lesser-visited Dutch
Harbor and Kodiak, plus Seward and Ketchikan.
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“Ocean Views” theme featuring lively debate among world affairs experts about current issues.
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NY to Reyjkavik (May 23)—A
rare spring “New England/Canada “Trans-Atlantic” voyage on Crystal Symphony featuring
seven ports and:
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Manhattan overnight.
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Traditional New
England ports, including Newport, RI; Boston, MA; Bar Harbor, ME;
Halifax, Nova Scotia; and St. John’s, Newfoundland.
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New overnight in Reykjavik.
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“Wine and Food” theme with guest culinary experts and complimentary classes.
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Barcelona-London (May 30)/London-Barcelona (Sept. 2) —These nine-day
cruises reposition Crystal Serenity between Baltic/N. Europe and Mediterranean/S. Europe seasons, offering:
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Extended time in the world’s preeminent wine country via Bordeaux overnights.
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Beautiful colonial-architecture-filled Lisbon.
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Intimate southern
Spain, with Barcelona overnight and Cadiz/Seville call from London, and
Barcelona, Málaga, and rarely-visited Cartagena calls when sailing to
London.
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Unique UK islands: Gibraltar (Barcelona-London) and the Channel Islands (London-Barcelona).
- Miami-Rio (Nov. 23)—Crystal Symphony moves
from North to South America, offering:
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Convenient Miami departure.
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Rio de Janeiro overnight.
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Caribbean stops in Barbados and Devil’s Island, French Guiana.
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Intimate, off-the-beaten-path Brazil, including a maiden call in Natal, plus Belém, Fortaleza, Maceió, and Salvador stops.
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“Wine and Food” theme and extra-special culinary indulgences during U.S. Thanksgiving.
Additional 2013 “repos” that sail outside of the box include:
- LA-NY Panama Canal (May 6) with rare call to Charleston
and a “Garden and Floral Design” theme offering shore excursions to local gardens across the eastern seaboard .
- “Trans-Atlantic” from London (Sept. 2), ending
in Boston for Crystal’s first time ever, with two calls in Scotland en route.
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NY-Miami (Nov. 2) offering extended time in the U.S. Southeast (Charleston, Savannah, and maiden call to St. Augustine),
plus Baltimore, Turks & Caicos, Curacao, Aruba and a “Film and Theatre” theme.
Classic crossings, each with a “Big Band and Ballroom Dance” theme, include:
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Miami-Lisbon (March 31)—A dozen Ambassador Hosts to dance and dine with guests, 10 days across the pond, and a visit to Portugal’s
Madeira Island.
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Barcelona-Miami (Dec. 9)—Nine luxurious sea days plus calls in the Canary Is. and St. Maarten.
“Next
year, the variety and value of our repositioning cruises is
exceptional: from classic trans-ocean experiences
to more port-focused journeys,” explains Crystal’s Senior Vice
President, Sales & Marketing Jack Anderson. “With more days at sea
on most repositioning voyages, guests have even more time to savor one
of the World’s Best destinations: Crystal’s all-inclusive
shipboard resort, filled with abundant enrichment, entertainment and
pampering.”
With all-inclusive fares for the collection starting at just $2,210/person, couples can save up to $4,000 with current
“Book Now” pricing, if booked by December 28.
The renowned Crystal Experience has been rated “World’s Best” more than any other cruise line, hotel,
or resort in history.
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