Crystal Cruises announced the complete 2023 deployment for its 980-passenger Crystal Serenity.
Across 32 sailings ranging in length from 7 to 23 nights, including the 140-night World Cruise "Wild Kingdoms & Exotic Discoveries", the Serenity ship will sail to the South Pacific islands, Africa (Egypt), Americana, Canada & New England, the Mediterranean, and the Caribbean.
Crystal Serenity’s 2023 itineraries will be available for booking on June 3 with Crystal’s new Easy Book program featuring reduced deposits and waived admin fees for new bookings made through June 30.
Highlights of Crystal Serenity 2023 deployment include:
- "Wild Kingdoms and Exotic Discoveries" world voyage packed with 73 destinations, including 5 maiden ports and 16 overnights in 40 countries. The voyage's feature destinations include Seychelles, Tahiti, Maldives, safaris in Africa’s Serengeti, PNG-Papua New Guinea, Indonesia (Bali, Java, North Maluku), Sri Lanka, Zanzibar; Ephesus, Bagan, Petra, Machu Picchu, beach sites along the Dalmatian coast, Yasawa-I-Rara, Saint-Tropez, Bora Bora, St Barthelemy. Taken in full, the 140-night voyage embarks from Miami Florida on January 11, 2023, ending in Barcelona Spain on May 31, with 2 alternate disembarkation options in Venice and Piraeus-Athens for 128- and 119-night itineraries, respectively.
- A connoisseur’s collection of the Mediterranean, Black Sea, and Western Europe explore the rich cultural heritage in Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain, plus the Black Sea sojourns calling in Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, and Turkey; sailing along the Dalmatian Coast to Croatia and Montenegro; the ports of Iberia. Offered from June through August.
- Autumn beauty in Canada & New England exploring bastions of American history like Bar Harbor and Newport, the majestic forests and waterfalls, the contrasting big city life in Quebec City, Manhattan, Boston. Offered from September through October.
- Caribbean island escapes featuring boutique ports like St Johns Antigua, Gustavia (St Barthelemy Island), Basseterre (Port Zante, St Kitts Island), Philipsburg (St Maarten Island, Dutch Antilles), and others, offered from November through December, including a holiday cruise.
Vacationers seeking extended journeys outside the full World Cruise can combine voyages for up to 100 days of exploration without repeating a port.
The 2023 deployment of the Crystal Symphony will be announced in July.