Crystal unveils new itineraries for 2028

Crystal has unveiled a first look at its new range of itineraries for summer and autumn 2028.

The season will see the launch of latest vessel Crystal Grace, as well as “inspiring new voyages” on board Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity, covering the Mediterranean, northern Europe, the Arctic, the Americas, Asia-Pacific and the Caribbean.

Crystal Grace will depart on its maiden sailing from Rome on June 11, 2028, visiting Sorrento, Igoumenitsa, Kotor, Split, Zadar and Trieste before continuing to Venice to operate in the Mediterranean for the rest of the season.

Throughout the summer, the ship will visit Italy, Croatia, Greece, France and Spain, with stops in Valencia and Monte Carlo, where it will be christened during at overnight stay on July 8.

Guests can combine selected sailings into five extended journeys, including two 34-night itineraries.

In September, Crystal Grace will sail from Lisbon to New York to begin a series of sailings in New England and eastern Canada.

The ship’s November itineraries include Bermuda and Caribbean departures from Fort Lauderdale, with calls in Antigua, Saint Lucia, Aruba and Barbados.

Crystal Symphony will operate the line’s 2028 Treasures of the Tide world cruise, before embarking on a series of sailings in the Americas.

The ship will depart from Fort Lauderdale on June 10 and call in Cartagena, Puerto Caldera, San Juan del Sur and Puerto Vallarta before sailing along the California coast to San Diego and San Francisco.

It will then spend the summer months in Alaska and British Columbia. Crystal Symphony’s season also includes two combination voyages and a series of sailings throughout Japan and South Korea.

Elsewhere, Crystal Serenity will begin its summer season in Europe on May 5, sailing from the Iberian Peninsula into the Mediterranean.

The ship will then head north to the British Isles, Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands.

Late summer sailings will visit northern Europe before the ship returns to the Mediterranean.

Mario Parodi, Crystal’s vice-president of itinerary planning and port and fuel operations, said: “Our 2028 voyages are designed to offer guests deeper exploration across some of the most beautiful regions around the world.

“Crystal Grace will debut with sailings from the Mediterranean, Canada and New England to the Caribbean, Crystal Symphony will travel from the Panama Canal to Alaska and Japan, while Crystal Serenity will explore Europe, the Arctic and the Eastern Mediterranean.

“Each ship will spend the season discovering the various regions through carefully curated itineraries that we hope our guests will love.”