Crystal Endeavorâs luxury Iceland expeditions open to extraordinary demand By TBM Staff | Mumbai
Luxury cruise liner Crystal has announced summer 2021 voyages of Crystal Endeavor, the companyâs groundbreaking expedition ship. The company has said that after the five 10-night luxury Iceland expeditions circumnavigating Iceland and crossing the Arctic Circle, it has opened for reservations and are already are booked at over 50 per cent of capacity.
âWe are thrilled with the response to Crystal Endeavorâs inaugural sailings in Iceland as it is clear that luxury travellers, and returning Crystal Society members in particular, are looking forward to travelling again and reconnecting with their onboard Crystal family on our newest, most innovative ship to date,â said Jack Anderson, Interim President and CEO, Crystal. âCrystal Endeavor signifies an entirely new chapter in Crystalâs long hist
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Reservations opened this week for
Crystal Endeavor’s upcoming “Luxury Iceland Expeditions,” beginning July 17, 2021. The first ship for Crystal Expedition Cruises will sail round-trip from its homeport of Reykjavík on five consecutive 10-night voyages circumnavigating Iceland and crossing the Arctic Circle exploring geothermal wonders, glaciers, waterfalls, rare sea bird colonies and migrating whales, remote valleys and villages throughout Iceland.
The German-built
Crystal Endeavor is designed to accommodate just 200 guests with a one-to-one crew-to-guest ratio. Built at a cost of more than half a billion U.S. dollars at MV Werften,
Crystal Endeavor is touted by the cruise line as the fastest and most powerful expedition ship in the industry, with a Polar Class 6 classification that enables it to sail in the Arctic and Antarctic regions.
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Waterfalls in Akureyri, Iceland, where the Crystal Endeavor s passengers will overnight on its inaugural itinerary.
Crystal Expedition Cruises first ship, the Crystal Endeavor, will launch service in Iceland in July, with five 10-day circumnavigations of the island.
Beginning July 17, the 200-passenger ship will offer round-trip sailings from the capital of Reykjavik with reduced capacity.
Bookings for the Endeavor s Luxury Iceland Expedition open April 13. The ship was supposed to launch last August. The ship s timeline was delayed by the shutdown of MV Werften, the German shipyard where the Endeavor is being built.
Crystal Expedition Cruises first ship, the Crystal Endeavor, will launch service in Iceland in July, with five 10-day circumnavigations of the island.
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Crystal Endeavor, the German-built, PC6-designated vessel for Crystal Expedition Cruises, is on track to debut in the northern summer of 2021.
Originally set to launch in August 2020, the ship’s construction was delayed as the global COVID-19 crisis forced a shutdown of MV Werften, where
Crystal Endeavor is currently under construction.
The shipyard has reopened fully this year and Crystal’s interim president and CEO, Jack Anderson, is pleased with the resumption of work on the vessel.
“While we are certainly disappointed that
Crystal Endeavor’s delivery has been delayed, we are encouraged by the progress and dedication of the professionals at MV Werften and are looking forward to introducing this remarkable ship,” he said.