Luxury Services

Aboard the World’s Best cruise line, you will discover thoughtful touches of luxury at every turn. From indulgent amenities in your stateroom to elegant table settings in our dining rooms, to world-renowned brand names associated with our enrichment and entertainment programs, Crystal brings you the best the world has to offer.

Staterooms and suites are sanctuaries of refined comfort and style with 100% Egyptian cotton sheets, feather beds and plush duvets, pillow menu, Frette terry cloth robes, Baltic bath linens, wood and padded hangers, and flat-screen televisions. Penthouse suites feature Jacuzzi tubs, Villeroy & Boch china and classic Riedel crystal.

Exceptional dining experiences, including specialty restaurants by famed chef Nobu Matsuhisa and wine expert Piero Selvaggio, are enhanced by tables exquisitely set with Schott-Zwiesel crystal, Villeroy & Boch and Wedgewood china, Royal Doulton dishware, Sheffield and Sambonet flatware, and table linens by Garnier Thiebaut and Frette. Crystal’s extensive wine cellar offers more than 300 vintages, with a special Reserve List showcasing rarities such as Screaming Eagle and Château Lafite Rothschild.

Public spaces have a sophisticated and contemporary feel with fine Italian and French fabrics such as Rubelli and Pierre Frey, Axminster wool carpets, oriental rugs, Brown Jordan Mission Teak deck furniture and English mohair lap blankets. Shopping boutiques feature legendary brands such as Hermès, Chanel and St. John, while the Connoisseur Club offers Davidoff, Monte Cristo and other select cigars. Our golfing facilities use only TaylorMade equipment, and our enrichment programming showcases names renowned as the very best in their respective fields: Berlitz, Yamaha, Cleveland Clinic, the Tai Chi Cultural Center, the Society of Wine Educators, and Dell^®.

It is often said that “you are known by the company you keep,” and Crystal Cruises takes great care to align ourselves with other brands and companies who share our core values of excellence. Be they purveyors of luxury or masters at their game, our partners are regarded for their unparalleled quality and innovative expertise. Each is carefully chosen to enhance your overall Crystal experience, both on shore and at sea:

Berlitz Languages, Inc., is the world’s largest and oldest provider of language training and cultural consulting services, with a global network of more than 460 Language Centers in over 60 countries and more than 60 locations in the United States.

Berlitz Languages, Inc., headquartered in Princeton, N.J., is the world’s premier language services firm. Founded by Maximilian D. Berlitz in 1878, Berlitz has been helping people learn languages for over 125 years. Berlitz has millions of successful alumni, and offers language and cultural programs for adults and children as well as corporate training programs, which can be customized toward training goals.

The time-proven principles of the Berlitz Method^®, a unique conversational “direct method,” are constantly supplemented with new and updated information. The latest multimedia and technology-enhanced methodologies, providing expertise in language training, cultural consulting, testing and proficiency assessment services, are available face-to-face or live online.

Guest Benefit
During your cruise, you may enjoy complimentary Berlitz Language lessons to enrich your traveling experience. Spanish lessons are available on most cruises; destination-specific lessons are offered when applicable (e.g., Italian lessons while cruising the Amalfi Coast, Portuguese instruction during your South American journey, or French lessons along the Riviera).

Visit the Berlitz website

Cleveland Clinic is a not-for-profit, multi-specialty academic medical center that integrates clinical care with research and education. U.S. News & World Report consistently names Cleveland Clinic one of America’s best hospitals.

Cleveland Clinic, located in Cleveland, Ohio, is one of the largest and most respected hospitals in America. Founded in 1921, Cleveland Clinic integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education in a private, not-for-profit group practice. Cleveland Clinic’s staff is consistently recognized as experts in their respective fields.

The U.S. News & World Report 2006 hospital survey ranked Cleveland Clinic Heart and Vascular Institute as the country’s #1 cardiac care center — for the 12th consecutive year. Overall, the prestigious survey ranked Cleveland Clinic the third best hospital in the nation.

Guest Benefit
Since 2003, physicians from Cleveland Clinic have presented health and wellness information aboard Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity. Cleveland Clinic wellness seminars consist of 45-minute presentations and feature leading-edge health information, Q&A discussions and “Meet the Doctor” sessions.

Cleveland Clinic lecturers available on cruises 9325, 9327 and 9328, or visit the Cleveland Clinic website for more information.

• Visit www.clevelandclinic.org/medicalconcierge to learn more about the medical concierge service.
• Visit www.clevelandclinic.org/ic to learn more about the international center.
• Visit www.eclevelandclinic.org to learn more about the second opinion service. International patients can contact the international second opinion coordinator for assistance.
• Visit www.clevelandclinic.org/quality to learn how Cleveland Clinic’s various clinical departments perform across a range of measures.
• Visit www.clevelandclinic.org/health to search the health information database. The database contains over 2,000 health-related educational articles.

Note: Crystal Cruises has made no independent evaluations of the efficacy or accuracy of the information contained in the publications of the Cleveland Clinic’s articles, and can take no responsibility for the contents of Cleveland Clinic publication.

Crystal Cruises and Cleveland Clinic continue to believe that with respect to health and medical issues, it is advisable to contact your own physician.

Fitness expert Debbie Rocker is the designer of the WALKVEST^® training system, an innovative program designed to maximize the benefits of walking.

Debbie Rocker, former cyclist record holder, fitness expert and personal trainer, has a passion for “changing people’s lives, not just their bodies.” She has designed a system to maximize the many health benefits of walking. This innovative program, features Rocker’s revolutionary weighted WALKVEST^®, a cotton vest with weight pockets strategically located around the mid-section designed for muscle toning.

Guest Benefit
You may choose to participate in a number of different “Walk on Water” classes, designed specially for Crystal Cruises by Debbie Rocker. Offered on each ship, the classes are held on the expansive 360° Promenade Deck. Both Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony are equipped with at least 50 WALKVESTs, and Crystal’s sports directors are personally trained by Rocker on the nuances of the WOW-WALKVEST^® walking program.

Visit Debbie Rocker’s WALKVEST website

Crystal Cruises is a founding partner of the Condé Nast Traveler Five & Alive Fund, a program supporting children age five and under in more than 30 countries around the world by preventing and treating water-borne illness, pneumonia, and malnutrition.

Nobu Matsuhisa fuses his unique, innovative culinary skills with the finest international ingredients to create his signature Japanese cuisine savored by fine food connoisseurs around the world.

Known to the world as Nobu, this world-renowned chef opened his first restaurant, Matsuhisa, in 1987 in Los Angeles. Because a chef’s first priority is his customers, Nobu uses only the finest ingredients from all over the world. With a foundation of traditional Japanese cuisine, he weaves international influences into his dishes. These innovative flavors were first developed out of necessity as Nobu worked in Peru without the supply of his usual Japanese ingredients. Through a trial and error process, using local spices from wherever he travels, Nobu creates truly unique and delicious tastes. Since his first restaurant, Nobu has opened 14 more throughout the world. He has also collaborated with Robert DeNiro to create nine restaurants on three continents.

Guest Benefit
Silk Road and The Sushi Bar aboard Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity offer signature dishes and a large selection of Nobu-style sushi and sashimi, all prepared by chefs personally trained by Nobu himself.

World-renowned restaurateur Piero Selvaggio’s signature Italian fare unites exquisite Italian food, wine and culture with unmatched warmth and hospitality.

Celebrated chef Piero Selvaggio is known to the world as the “ambassador” of Italian cuisine and authenticity is his top priority. His acclaimed Valentino restaurants – with locations in Santa Monica and Las Vegas – showcase the finest delicacies flown in from his native Italy, including cheese from Puglia, white truffles from Piedmont, and fish from the Mediterranean and Adriatic Seas. Menus also feature quail raised in Napa and meats from a small Eastern farm.

Guest Benefit
As a guest aboard Crystal Symphony or Crystal Serenity, you’ll enjoy dining at Prego with a menu featuring Selvaggio’s contemporary twists on authentic Sicilian favorites.

The Smithsonian Institution’s mission is to provide a greater understanding of American history and heritage, and promote innovation, research and discovery in science.

The Smithsonian Institution was founded more than 155 years ago. While the museum in Washington D.C. inspires visitors with its exhibitions and education-outreach programs, the Smithsonian Institution is dedicated to share its expertise in natural science with communities across the nation by providing traveling exhibitions and special collections.

Guest Benefit
On Smithsonian Journeys Experiences of Discovery^TM theme cruises, renowned experts provide illuminating lectures about the unique culture and characteristics of specific destinations. View a listing of all upcoming Smithsonian Journeys theme cruises.

The Society of Wine Educators, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to furthering knowledge of wine, is at the hub of a vast network of wine education, encompassing everyone who writes, reads or talks about wine, as well as those who produce, sell or drink wine.

The Society of Wine Educators (SWE) sets the standard of wine education among all levels of the wine trade. Since its formation in 1977, SWE has supported the efforts of those who teach about wine in structured educational programs or who otherwise seek to spread knowledge of wine.

Guest Benefit
On select itineraries, you’ll enjoy complimentary tastings led by an expert from the Society of Wine Educators.

The Tai Chi Cultural Center’s work with numerous private and public institutions has helped establish the Center as a well-respected destination for learning and research of Tai Chi, an art form designed to help one gain happiness, health, harmony and healing.

The Tai Chi Cultural Center was founded by Dr. Martin Lee, a Stanford University physicist, and his wife, Emily, in 1974 to preserve a traditional form of Tai Chi passed down through the legendary Grand Master Yang. The Lees have synthesized modern science and ancient philosophy into their “do nothing extra” method, a pioneering approach to understanding Tai Chi, health, nature and the self. Designed to reduce stress and tension, the practice of Tai Chi helps promote healing and enhance one’s inherent vitality. Tai Chi is a set of evenly paced and carefully patterned natural movements connected by smooth, even breathing and characterized by circularity of motion and relaxation of tension. Each movement begins in the mind and is directed by conscious mental intention.

Guest Benefit
Discover the benefits of Tai Chi at complimentary lectures providing insight into this ancient art, and participate in classes designed to help restore happiness, health, harmony and healing.

TaylorMade Golf, a subsidiary of the Adidas Group, is one of the largest golf club manufacturers in the world and a leader in cutting-edge golf club technology.

TaylorMade Golf has been the golf industry’s technology leader since the company was founded in 1979. TaylorMade Golf is dedicated to being the best performance golf brand in the world.

Guest Benefit
Our partnership with TaylorMade Golf presents you with a comprehensive enrichment program of golf clinics. With instruction from PGA professionals using TaylorMade’s award-winning golf clubs such as the r7 quad, the r5 dual driver, new rac OS irons and the Mezza Monza putter by Rossa, you’ll be able to perfect your game in the practice cage, driving range and practice putting green found aboard both ships.

The Yamaha Corporation is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of musical instruments. Its commitment to promote and support music education distinguishes Yamaha from its competitors.

Since 1887, when it began producing reed organs, the Yamaha Corporation in Japan (then Nippon Gakki Co., Ltd.) has become the world’s largest manufacturer of a full line of quality musical instruments.

Guest Benefit
Participation in our exclusive “Passport to Music” program – one of the founding pillars of our innovative Creative Learning Institute – provides you with a rare opportunity to learn music from expert Yamaha teachers. Keyboard lessons are available in “The Studio,” outfitted with 20 Yamaha PSR-292 digital keyboards and a cutting-edge CVP-208 Clavinova digital piano. Each class accommodates 12 to 15 guest-students at a time for up to six 60-minute sessions. Students learn the rudiments of the piano and up to a dozen popular songs, with help from Yamaha’s time-tested teaching method.