New Crystal yacht will sail to more than 30 destinations between March and October 2016
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Rebecca Gibson |
Crystal Cruises’ Crystal Esprit is to offer more than 30 seven-day voyages along the Adriatic Coast between March and October 2016.
Each of the seven-day voyages onboard the 62-guest yacht can be combined with the following one to create expanded vacations without repeating ports. The sailings will offer ‘new perspectives’ on popular destinations visited by Crystal’s ocean-going ships, Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity.
“Crystal Esprit’s Mediterranean and Adriatic Coast voyages reflect the yacht itself – sailing in a region that has long been beloved by Crystal guests and travellers the world over, but also exploring destinations in an entirely new way,” said Edie Rodriguez, Crystal president and CEO. “These itineraries perfectly blend some of Western Europe’s most famously bustling cities with other, more remote and quaint spots.”
Highlights include Piran in Slovenia where guests can enjoy nature-based adventures and visit seafood restaurants, and Kotor in Montenegro where they can head to Kotor Fjord and various historic sites. Guests will also be able to enjoy outdoor activities and explore historic sites in Limassol, Cyprus, and Kas, Turkey.
Crystal Esprit will also offer a two-passenger submarine, two ten-passenger zodiacs for special excursions and a 12-passenger Wider 32-foot super yacht tender for boating adventures. Guests can also use the yacht’s water skis, wakeboards, kayaks, jet skis, fishing, and snorkel equipment.
ucted on 14 October during Costa Luminosa’s maiden call in San Francisco, California. The ship visited the US port as part of her 98-day ‘Around-the-World’ cruise, which will take guests to 39 destinations in 24 countries on five continents before returning to Savona, Italy on 21 December.
CDC inspections are part of the Vessel Sanitation Program, which was introduced in the early 1970s and is required for all passenger ships that call at a US port. Conducted twice a year, the unannounced public health inspections and evaluate ships according to a number of categories including adherence to hygienic food handling, preparation and storage procedures; overall galley cleanliness; and the quality of the ship’s potable water supplies, shipboard personnel and the ship as a whole. Scores can range from 0 to 100.
This is the thirteenth time since 2001 that a Costa Cruises ship has received perfect marks from the CDC.