New Dawn deck plans

The cruise ship Celestyal Crystal (1980-built, fka "Louis Cristal", last refurbished in 2016) was operated by Louis/Celestyal Cruises in 2011-2023. In March 2025, Celestyal Crystal was sold to a UAE company and renamed "New Dawn". Reportedly, the new shipowner intends to resell it as a cruise vessel or repurpose it as a hotel ship.

Celestyal Crystal cruise ship deck plan shows a total of 476 staterooms for 952 passengers (max capacity is 1452) served by 406 crew-staff. The boat has 10 decks (9 passenger-accessible, 6 with cabins), 3 restaurants, 6 lounges and bars, 1 swimming pool, 1 jacuzzi (outdoor whirlpool), 4 elevators (2 lifts connect all decks).

Representing an earlier cruising age, the boats interior features wide corridors, solid cabin doors, many staterooms with large picture windows (with thick metal frames). Suite balconies are triangular-shaped (cut from the vessel's superstructure /not jutting out), polished mahogany banisters.

Celestyal Crystal deckplan changes 2015 refurbishment review

The list of deck plan changes after the 2015 drydock refurbishment (done in Piraeus-Athens Greece) in November-December includes:

26 new balconies were added to oceanview staterooms on deck 6. Another 17 new balconies were added to outside rooms on deck 7. The 43 new balcony cabins are in the new for the brand Balcony Junior Suite category (SBJ). Currently, besides the 43 new Junior Suites, the ship also has 8 Balcony Suites (SB) and 2 Grand Suites (SG). Each of the new cabin verandas extends 1,4 m (4,5 ft) from the ship's bulkhead and has a length between 2,8-5,8 m (9-19 ft).

Grand Suite balconies were extended and refurbished. Extensive renovations and redecoration were done to 21 Suites and 227 oceanview staterooms.

All public areas were also renovated and upgraded. Hotel amenities upgrades were also implemented, along with general maintenance works.