Enrichment Program
CREATIVE LEARNING INSTITUTE
Expanding Mind, Body and Soul Worldwide
Keyboard lessons, language immersion, wellness seminars, stone sculpting, wine appreciation, sushi-making and art workshops are just a few among dozens of classes offered through Crystal Cruises’ Creative Learning Institute (CLI), the latest development in the highly regarded Crystal Visions® Enrichment Program of renowned speakers, special-interest lecturers and celebrities. Launched in July 2003 on Crystal Serenity as the most innovative complimentary education program at sea, CLI expanded fleetwide in early 2004.
“The Creative Learning Institute was created to enhance our guests’ quality of life and improve wellness through group learning and individual discovery,” says Kristin Turner, Crystal’s manager, entertainment. “We recognize that today’s travelers are seeking more learning opportunities to enrich their vacations, and collaboration with such prestigious organizations as Yamaha, Berlitz, the Cleveland Clinic and others allows us to deliver the highest caliber of personal fulfillment. Traveling with Crystal Cruises is a personalized and unique experience and Crystal’s Creative Learning Institute is designed to make the journey all the more engaging.”
Preeminent Partners
In keeping with the company’s commitment to quality alliances, Crystal’s Creative Learning Institute partners with well-known organizations and schools such as Yamaha, Smithsonian, Berlitz, Society of Wine Educators, Pepperdine University, the Cleveland Clinic, and the Tai Chi Cultural Center to bring expert instruction to the ships’ state-of-the-art learning labs. Offered as a complete series of seminars as opposed to individual lectures,the CLI curriculum feature progressive levels of instruction on a single subject or several one-class sessions about related topics, leading to CLI certificates of completion. In many cases, the classes taken on board can be carried through to additional studies when at home.
With native-fluent language instructors from Berlitz, guests can study Italian while cruising along the Amalfi coast, Portuguese during a South American journey or French on the Riviera. Renowned authorities from the Cleveland Clinic lead classes on health and wellness topics such as neurology, cardiology, arthritis, osteoporosis and preventative health seminars. Experts from the Tai Chi Cultural Center share the ancient martial arts discipline of tai chi, which combines intense mental focus with deliberate, graceful movements that improve strength, agility and balance. Using Yamaha keyboards, certified Yamaha music teachers lead an innovative and fun course of piano-style instruction to groups of 12 to 15 guests.
Crystal Curricula
The five pillars comprising the Creative Learning Institute include:
- Arts & Entertainment – from Asian woodblock printing, and stone sculpting, to advertising, jewelry design and acting workshops
- Business & Technology – from Computer University@Sea®, estate planning, and fundraising to philanthropy, real estate appraisal and patent applications
- Lifestyle – from foreign language instruction, book clubs, and home organization to design, menu planning and successful grand-parenting
- Wellness – from advances in medicine, alternative medicine, dance and fitness classes, yoga, tai chi, and Pilates to skin care, sports health, nutrition, memory fitness, and men’s and women’s health
- Wine & Food – from beginning sushi, sake, cheeses, caviar, chocolate, and the art of serving to the study of the wines of Champagne, Italy, Chile, California and Bordeaux
“Travel today is not only about embracing new cultures and destinations. It’s about taking time to learn, discover and rejuvenate,” says Turner. “The comprehensive structure of the Creative Learning Institute allows our guests to tailor their enrichment activities to suit individual interests, making the vacation more about one’s overall personal journey.”
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