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Crystal Cruises 
Type Subsidiary Industry Transportation Founded 1988 Headquarters Century City, Los Angeles, California Products Cruises Parent Nippon Yusen Website http://www.crystalcruises.com/ 
Crystal Symphony
Crystal Cruise Lines, most commonly seen as Crystal Cruises, is a Japanese luxury cruise line founded in 1988 and notable for its two medium-sized, high-end ships, Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity, which each hold about 1,000 guests.[1] The line is a wholly owned subsidiary of the large Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen Kaisha. The line has its headquarters in Century City, Los Angeles, California.
Readers of Condé Nast Traveler have voted the line Best Large-Ship Cruise Line for 16 years.[2] Readers of Travel + Leisure have voted Crystal Cruises World's Best for 16 consecutive years.[3] Both ships travel the world and visit destinations. The luxury cruise line also offers a World Cruise on the Crystal Serenity each year of about 110 days in length.
Crystal Cruises has announced that their cruise fares will become all-inclusive starting in the Spring of 2012.[4] Crystal thought this was the appropriate time to become all-inclusive.
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Ships
Crystal Cruises operates two vessels:
Ship Built Builder Entered service
for CrystalGross Tonnage Flag Notes Crystal Symphony 1995 Kvaerner Masa-Yards 1995 51,044 tons 
BahamasCrystal Serenity 2003 Chantiers de l'Atlantique 2003 68,870 tons BahamasThe Crystal Symphony is the smaller of the two, holding 940 passengers.[5] Crystal Symphony was last refurbished in 2007.[6] The Crystal Serenity can hold 1,050 passengers and about 650 crew. Crystal Serenity was last refurbished in 2011.[7] The line's original vessel, Crystal Harmony,[8] was retired from the Crystal fleet in 2005. The vessel was transferred to the parent company, underwent some renovations, renamed the Asuka II, and now caters to the Japanese cruise market as part of Asuka Cruises. Each Crystal ship features two complimentary (though tip encouraged) specialty restaurants including the Italian restaurant Prego (overseen by Piero Selvaggio of Valentino restaurants[9]) and Silk Road and the Sushi Bar (overseen by famous Japanese restaurateur Nobu Matsuhisa[10]). Daytime activities include pools, lectures, a movie theater, lessons by Yamaha keyboard instructors,[11] instruction by Berlitz language teachers.[12]
Headquarters
Crystal Cruises has its headquarters in the Century City area of Los Angeles.[13] On September 8, 1998, Crystal Cruises relocated its headquarters from one building in Century City to another; it received a larger amount of space in the new headquarters than it had previously.[14]
Notes
- ^ http://www.crystalcruises.com/ExperienceShips.aspx?ID=2
- ^ http://www.concierge.com/tools/travelawards/cruisepoll/
- ^ http://www.travelandleisure.com/worldsbest/2009/
- ^ http://cruisereviewsblog.com/crystal-cruises-becomes-all-inclusive-in-spring-of-2012
- ^ Cudahy, Brian J. (2001). The Cruise Ship Phenomenon in North America, p. 269; Haworth, R.B. Miramar Ship Index: Crystal Symphony, ID#9066667.
- ^ http://www.cruiseweb.com/CRYSTAL-SYMPHONY.HTM
- ^ http://www.crystalcruises.com/MediaCenter.aspx?PR=692
- ^ Miramar Ship Index: Crystal Harmony, ID#8806204.
- ^ http://www.valentinorestaurant.com/valentinohouston/selvaggio.asp
- ^ http://www.usatoday.com/travel/cruises/item.aspx?type=blog&ak=44498316.blog
- ^ http://www.yamaha.com/yamahavgn/CDA/ContentDetail/PressReleaseDetailPF.html?CNTID=29147&CTID=551577
- ^ http://articles.latimes.com/2006/may/28/travel/tr-insider28
- ^ "Contact Us." Crystal Cruises. Retrieved on January 20, 2010.
- ^ "Article: Los Angeles-Based Crystal Cruises Moves to Nearby Location." PR Newswire. August 19, 1998. Retrieved on January 20, 2010.
References
- Cudahy, Brian J. (2001). The Cruise Ship Phenomenon in North America. New York: Cornell Maritime Press. 10-ISBN 0-870-33529-4; 13-ISBN 978-0-870-33529-7; OCLC 45388623
External links
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