Booking for Crystal River Cruises opens

Crystal Cruises has unveiled the itineraries for its five new luxury river yachts and announced voyages from 2016 through 2018 are now open for booking.

The newly acquired and redesigned Crystal Mozart will sail in July 2016, and the four newly built vessels, Crystal Bach, Crystal Debussy, Crystal Mahler, and Crystal Ravel will embark in June and August 2017. Itineraries for Crystal River Cruises include:

• Crystal Mozart (The Danube River), maiden voyage July 13, 2016 – the river yacht will sail two distinct itineraries of 10 and 11 nights along the Danube - Danube’s Capital & Wachau Valley, Countries of Eastern Danube - plus a special 10 to 13-night Christmas and New Year’s Eve Christmas Markets Along the Danube voyage.
• Crystal Debussy (The Seine River), maiden voyage June 4, 2017 – As Paris is a year-round destination, five-, seven- and 10-night voyages will explore the City of Light with multiple overnights, with the Best of Paris, Seine River & Normandy, Paris & The Arts and Pre-Christmas Shopping in Paris.
• Crystal Bach (The Rhine River), maiden voyage June 18, 2017 – The vessel’s 14-night itinerary boasts overnight stays in fascinating and enchanting cities including Amsterdam, Netherlands; Basel, Switzerland; and Ruedesheim, Germany as it travels along the Rhine and Moselle Rivers. Itineraries include Classic Rhine and Christmas Markets along the Rhine.
• Crystal Ravel (The Garonne & Dordogne Rivers, & Gironde Estuary), maiden voyage Aug. 8, 2017 – Delving into the heart of France’s most renowned wine región, the 84-guest capacity Crystal Ravel explores the UNESCO-designated cultural site of Bordeaux, which boasts more protected buildings than any other French city outside of Paris, on Bordeaux, the Wine Region & Beyond.
• Crystal Mahler (The Rhine, Main & Danube Rivers), maiden voyage Aug. 29, 2017 – The 16-night Grand Europe itinerary is the longest offered by the Crystal river fleet; also two nights longer than most other lines sailing the same route, to provide guests more time to explore this iconic route at a more leisurely place than currently offered.

Fares for Crystal River Cruises collection from 2016 through 2018 are now open for booking and are subject to change without notice. Inaugural voyages for Crystal Mozart (July 13, 2016), Crystal Debussy (June 4, 2017), Crystal Bach (June 18, 2017), Crystal Ravel (August 8, 2017) and Crystal Mahler (August 29, 2017) will be exclusively available to members of the Crystal Society – the line’s repeat guest program – from Nov. 30 through Dec. 15, 2015.