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  1. Here's What Happened with All Crystal Cruises' Ocean and River Ships

    Crystal Bach, Crystal Mahler, Crystal Debussy and Crystal Ravel Year Built: 2017 and 2018 Capacity: 106 guests each Location: The Netherlands Status: Sold to Riverside Luxury Cruises All of the riverboats in Crystal's Rhine Class were sold to Riverside Luxury Cruises in early 2023 .

  2. After Going Bankrupt, Crystal Cruises Relaunches As Crystal

    After declaring bankruptcy in 2022, what was once Crystal Cruises is back on the high seas with a new look, an abbreviated name, and plans for rapid growth.The cruise line was acquired by the luxury, small-group tour operator Abercrombie & Kent (A&K), which rechristened the brand as simply "Crystal.". During the restructuring, Crystal sold off five river ships—which have been resurrected ...

  3. Crystal Cruises relaunches with new name, look

    Crystal Cruises is back with a new name and a new look. After suspending operations last year, the cruise line is relaunching as Crystal and will set sail again on July 31, the brand said ...

  4. Crystal Cruises temporarily halts sailings: What cruisers need to know

    Crystal's European river cruise fleet is not operating, as is standard at this time of year. (The 2022 European river cruise season typically begins in March.)

  5. Crystal Cruises to Resume Operation in 2023 Under New Owners

    The cruise line was sold to Genting Hong Kong in 2015 with elaborate plans to expand in the luxury niche with river and expedition cruises, private residences, and custom-built aircraft for air tours.

  6. Crystal Cruises' Epic Bankruptcy Leaves Customers, Agents Out $100

    Crystal Cruises's Epic Demise Leaves Customers Out $100 Million—or More The company went from being worth an estimated $1 billion to having a bank account of zero in weeks. Those left in the ...

  7. Crystal Cruises Completes Relaunch 20 Months After Bankruptcy

    The Crystal Serenity made her first sailing on July 31 for Marseille, France, and today, the Crystal Symphony departed from Piraeus, Greece on her first cruise. The line is reporting that it was ...

  8. Crystal Cruises Temporarily Suspends Operations

    Published on January 20, 2022. Crystal Cruises has suspended operations for all of its cruise ships until the spring after its parent company has moved to restructure its debt. The luxury cruise ...

  9. What happened at Crystal, and what's next for the line?

    It purchased Crystal in 2015 and extended the brand to a new river cruise line and added an upscale yacht and an expedition ship to the brand's ocean offerings. It purchased an airplane for ...

  10. Statement From Crystal River Cruises Regarding 'Alleged' Sale Of Its Fleet

    The trade publication's June 28 article noted that five years after launching, Crystal Cruises apparently has put its river cruise fleet up for sale. The Travel Weekly article, which you'll find here, states that a Florida ship broker sent an e-mail to European river lines that the five all-suite river ships built by Crystal between 2016 ...

  11. Crystal Cruises Is Back, and Just Announced It's Expanding

    Updated on July 31, 2023. Crystal Cruises is back on the water — and ready to expand. The cruise line, which went bankrupt early last year, was acquired by luxury tour operator Abercrombie ...

  12. Crystal Cruises ships expected to resume service under new owners

    Two Crystal Cruises ships will resume service in 2023 under new owners. After suspending operations earlier this year, Crystal Cruises will set sail again. A&K Travel Group, owned by Geoffrey Kent ...

  13. Crystal Cruises Explained: What Happens to Company, Future Bookings?

    Earlier this month, reports emerged that Crystal Cruises was issued with an arrest warrant in relation to a $1.2 million unpaid fuel bill owed by its parent company, Genting Hong Kong. In January ...

  14. Crystal River Cruises Denies Allegations Its Ships Are for Sale

    Following a report on June 28 that alleged "Crystal Cruises apparently has put its river fleet up for sale," the river cruise line put out a statement "emphatically" denying the claims.. The original report noted the info came from an email from a Florida ship broker that was sent to other European river lines. It had said that the five river ships built by Crystal between 2016 and ...

  15. Crystal Cruises suspends operations through spring

    Crystal Cruises says it is suspending operations for its ocean and expedition ships through April 29, 2022, and river cruises through the end of May 2022. The cruise line's parent company ...

  16. The End of Crystal Cruises as Company Headquarters Shuts Down

    The luxury cruise line Crystal Cruises comes to an end as employees receive termination letters and headquarters shuts down. ... 2022, with River cruises suspended through the end of May 2022.

  17. What Happened to Crystal Cruises' River Ships? Meet the CEO ...

    When luxury Crystal Cruises shut down during the pandemic, many wondered what would become of the ships. Well, her 5 river ships have a new home and have now...

  18. Riverside Luxury Cruises Acquires Former Crystal River Ships

    Jan 9, 2023. Read time. 1 min read. (11 am ET) -- New river cruise line, Riverside Luxury Cruises has acquired four more former Crystal Cruises vessels, MS Bach, MS Ravel, MS Mahler and MS Debussy ...

  19. Europe's Most Luxurious River Cruise Ships Are Back in Business

    The former Crystal, a luxury cruise company, had raised the bar in river cruising when it first launched its river fleet in 2016 with a top-to-bottom overhaul of the 81-cabin Mozart. The other four ships, with 55 cabins each, were new vessels that were built for Crystal in 2017 and 2018, boasting the largest average cabin sizes on the rivers ...

  20. Riverside Luxury Cruises Acquires Four Crystal River Ships

    Riverside Luxury Cruises is hoping to breathe new life into the entire fleet of river ships once owned by Crystal Cruises, which suspended operations on all its luxury vessels in January 2022. The ...

  21. Crystal Cruises reportedly shutting down in US: What about bookings?

    River cruising hadn't started yet for the season. ... Crystal Cruises had been providing refunds and cruise credit to customers impacted by suspended sailings, but it wasn't clear what would ...

  22. Cruise Has Surprise Ending After Judge Orders Ship Seized Over Debts

    The Crystal Symphony was set to arrive in Miami on Saturday, but it was diverted to the Bahamas after a U.S. judge ordered the ship seized over $4.6 million in unpaid fuel bills. The cruise liner ...