Crystal Cruises is venturing to all seven continents in 2009, circling the Pacific, and featuring new itineraries in South America, Europe and the Middle East.
Sailing to 185 ports in 57 countries on 57 voyages, Crystal's 2009 program focuses on more port-intensive itineraries with overnight port stays on most cruises. Itineraries range from seven to 106 days, from the exotic to convenient North American departures.
Among the 2009 highlights are a 106-day "Pacific Circle Celebration" World Cruise round-trip from Los Angeles, including the inaugural ports of Rangiroa, French Polynesia; Komodo, Indonesia; Napier, New Zealand; Sihanoukville, Cambodia; and Petropavlosk, Russia.
Also featured is the 150th birthday of the Port of Yokohama and a return to Alaska. Crystal also will return to cruising the Amazon for the first time since 2006, operate a new fall cruise to Israel and Egypt, and feature overnight stays in Dubai on two cruises.
European maiden calls are scheduled to Kotor, Montenegro; Lipari, Italy; Patmos, Greece; Sinop, Turkey; Alesund, Norway and Kiel, Germany. Virtually all Mediterranean cruises feature overnight calls in cities including Barcelona, Istanbul, Monte Carlo, Venice and/or Sorrento.
Two ships will cruise in Asia, including China/Japan, Southeast Asia and India with overnight stays in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Osaka, Kobe, Bangkok, among many others. Baltic cruises of seven and 11 days feature overnight calls in Copenhagen and Stockholm, plus double overnights in St. Petersburg.
A North Cape cruise visits Spitsbergen and the Polar Ice Cap. A British Isles cruise features the Military Tattoo in Edinburgh, while a Black Sea features an overnight stay in Odessa.
Reservations are open for Crystal's first quarter of 2009. Pricing and reservations for the remainder of 2009 will be available in early 2008.
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