Crystal adds six new vessels
CRYSTAL Cruises is to operate six new vessels under its
Crystal River Cruises brand. Crystal Bach and Crystal Mahler
are set to join Crystal’s fleet this year followed by Crystal
Debussy and Crystal Ravel in 2018. The four vessels are
scheduled to sail along the Danube, Rhine and Main with
stops in Austria, Germany, Hungary and Amsterdam. An
additional two new-builds are to follow, but a delivery date
has not been announced. Due to the expanding river fleet, the
company opened a Crystal River Cruises office in Amsterdam
at the end of last year
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Regent’s latest addition sets sail
REGENT Seven Seas Cruises has launched the Seven Seas
Explorer, the latest addition to its fleet. With capacity for
750 guests, the ship features all-suite cabins, theatres,
lounges and five restaurants. The ship will spend its
inaugural season in Europe after which it moves to the
Caribbean for a series of cruises. The launch of Explorer
is part of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings’ $125 million
(R1,70bn) investment in upgrading all its ships to the same
standard. The company also announced that a sister ship was
expected to set sail in 2020.
MSC names its newest ship
MSC Cruises has named the latest addition to its fleet the
MSC Bellissima. The new vessel will come into service in
2019. The announcement was made during the float-out of
the MSC Meraviglia at the shipyard in Saint-Nazaire. The MSC
Meraviglia is set for its first voyage in June and will be the
cruise line’s first next-generation ship.
