Cruise news (Crystal Cruises-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
RCG-Royal Caribbean Group acquires Crystal Endeavor cruise ship
RCG-Royal Caribbean Group announced it had received court approval to acquire the ultra-luxury cruise ship Crystal Endeavor. Originally delivered to...
July 18, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Abercrombie and Kent/A&K now owns Crystal Cruises and the ships Serenity and Symphony
A&K Travel Group Ltd (ultra-luxury travel company owned by Geoffrey JW Kent (1942-born, founder of Abercrombie & Kent Ltd) and Heritage Group...
June 23, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Arrested Crystal Cruises' ships Serenity and Symphony auction-sold for $128M
Crystal Cruises' two ocean ships that have been under arrest in Bahamian for 4+ months were auction-sold on Thursday, June 16, for a combined USD 128...
June 17, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony to be auctioned in the Bahamas on June 7
The two ocean ships in the fleet of GHK-Genting Hong Kong's subsidiary Crystal Cruises are to be auctioned in the Bahamas on June 7. The 68900-GT...
May 23, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Lindblad-National Geographic introduces Nat Geo Islander 2 (fka Crystal Esprit)
Lindblad-National Geographic unveiled the fleet's newest member - National Geographic Islander 2. With max capacity of just 48 passengers, the 5...
April 10, 2022 - Accidents
Crystal Cruises’ website redirecting visitors to a claims site
Crystal Cruises’ website is now redirecting visitors to a claims website, set up by Florida-based insolvency assignee Michael Moecker &...
March 12, 2022 - Accidents
Crystal Cruises' office in the USA closing down
The GHK-Genting Hong Kong-owned subsidiary Crystal Cruises will reportedly shut down its USA-based office by the end of the week. All office...
February 9, 2022 - Accidents
Crystal Cruises Serenity and Symphony ships arrested in Freeport (Bahamas)
A couple of Crystal Cruises' ships were seized on Friday, February 4, by authorities in the Bahamas over unpaid fuel bills. Crystal Symphony and...
February 6, 2022 - Accidents
Crystal Serenity's World Cruise passengers transfer to Regent Seven Seas Mariner in Aruba
Dozens of passengers currently sailing on Crystal Serenity will transfer to the RSSC-Regent's ship Seven Seas Mariner, after the company cut short...
January 29, 2022 - Accidents
Crystal Symphony diverted to the Bahamas due to USA court's arrest warrant
Crystal Symphony, the luxury ship operated by Crystal Cruises (subsidiary of the financially-strapped GHK-Genting Hong Kong Ltd) was expected to be...
January 22, 2022 - Accidents
Crystal Cruises suspends sailings for 3 months due to Genting HK insolvency
The owned by GHK ultra-luxury travel brand Crystal Cruises became the latest to suffer due to the insolvency of parent company GHK-Genting Hong Kong...
January 20, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Crystal Cruises returns to Alaska in 2022 summer with Crystal Serenity ship
Crystal Cruises will mark its return to Alaska after 3 years with a series of 7- to 11-night sailings in summer 2022 aboard Crystal Serenity with...
December 10, 2021 - Accidents
River cruise lines cancel European sailings after Austria locks down borders
After Austria temporarily locked down its borders and banned entry for international visitors through at least December 13, 2021, the unexpected...
November 27, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Crystal Endeavor departs Ushuaia (Argentina) on her first expedition voyage to Antarctica
On Thursday (November 18), Crystal Cruises' megayacht Crystal Endeavor departed from Port Ushuaia (Argentina) on her inaugural cruise to Antarctica...
November 19, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Historic meet-up of Crystal Cruises' ships Endeavor and Serenity off The Bahamas
On Sunday, October 24, the fleet's newest vessel Crystal Endeavor rendezvoused with Crystal Serenity in a historic meet-up of Crystal Cruises ships...
October 25, 2021