Crystal Cruise Line: World Cruises, Northern Europe & Baltic, Mediterranean, Panama Canal, South Pacific and more.

Crystal Cruises is noted for its spacious and large luxury cruise ships, exceptional service, exquisite cuisine, and diverse engagement opportunities. It is with good reason Crystal Cruise Line has earned back-to-back "World's Best" awards from readers of Conde Nast Traveler for over ten consecutive years, and now from Travel + Leisure.

By most luxury cruises standards, Crystal's ships are large, but Crystal Cruises accommodates about 1,000 guests on ships most contemporary lines would readily have over 2,000 on. As such, the ships are as spacious, if not more so, than many other luxury cruise vessels.

Staterooms are elegantly appointed with plush bedding and marble-appointed bathrooms. Suite categories come with butler serivce.

Fine dining is a hallmark of Crystal Cruises. The main dining restaurant follows the traditional dining schedule of two seatings, favored by many of Crystal's repeat guests. This is largely dictated by Crystal's larger ships, and so that dining staff get to know and better service their guests' preferences.

In addition to the main dining room, there are two exquisite alternative dining restaurants by reservation. Valentino's, for fine Italian cuisine, features the menus of that notable Los Angeles restaurant, rated the best in the city. The second restaurant, depending on ship, is either Nobu, for Japanese cruisine, or Silk Road, for Chinese. Nobu features the creations of Nobu Matsuhisa, while Silk Road those of Wolfgang Puck.

Crystal also offers casual lunchtime meals poolside, as well as excellent buffet service for breakfast and lunch. Private gourmet meals paired with select (and in some cases very rare) wines are optionally offered in the Vintage Room.

Crystal cruises includes complimentary non-alcoholic beverages and onboard activities such as yoga, cooking classes and wine tastings that many premium and contemporary lines charge for.

Diverse engagement opportunities include taking courses from The Creative Learning Institute, which offers instruction from the following partners: Yamaha, Berlitz, Tai Chi Cultural Center, The Cleveland Clinic and The Society of Wine Educators.

For those desiring to learn more about computer programs, the wide varietey of classes and workshops offered by Computer University @ Sea include: Business Cards, Computers 101, Digital Photo Finishing, Greeting Cards and Invitations, Handheld Organizers, Microsoft Office, Surfing the Web and Web Page Design.

Whether on a Crystal world cruise or shorter itinerary in the Mediterranean, Crystal is well-known for the incredible luxury found aboard their ships including a feng-shui-inspired spa.

Not to be outdone onboard, Crystal's land-based tour programs continue to evolve alongside the onboard product. While an exceptional cruise experience, a Crystal cruise tours provide enriching shore-side experiences to the mix.

Some of these exciting land-based adventure tour programs now include hiking Mt. Kilimanjaro, an excursion in Tibet, bob-sledding an Olympic trail, flying a Russian MIG plane, or even custom-tailored experiences on a Crystal Private Adventure tour.

As an award-winning top producing Crystal Cruise Line agency, we look forward to arranging your next Crystal world cruise! You can shop for your Crystal cruises tour on our website. Or contact or call (1-888-779-7447) one of our luxury cruise planners for their professional assistance and expertise.

You can also reference consumer reviews of the following Crystal ships (or post your own review): Crystal Serenity, Crystal Symphony