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Top of the line company, offering glamorous cruising for upscale sophisticated passengers. Among the most beautiful and best designed cruise ships afloat with diverse itineraries around the globe. Crystal Cruises was created in 1989 and currently operates two cruise ships (the cruise line's original vessel Crystal Harmony was transferred to the parent company NYK and renamed Asuka 2 as a part of Asuka Cruises). The current Crystal Cruises fleet consists Crystal Symphony plus the most recent addition to the fleet the 1,080 passengers cruise ship Crystal Serenity, which entered service in June, 2003. Crystal is wholly owned by Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK), the largest shipping company in the world. Headquartered in Tokyo, the firm operates over 800 ships, has offices all over the globe and is renowned for its fast, reliable and economical service to people around the world. Crystal Cruises offers an intriguing hybrid style of cruise experience. The line is decidedly upscale, but its cruise ships, unlike its luxury niche competitors, are big ones, carrying 940 passengers and more.

Considering the type of the passengers and the high prices they are paying for their cruises, Crystal Cruises is expecting from it's employees nothing short of absolutely impeccable service. Crystal Cruises is the cruise line with the highest rate of returning crew in the cruise industry and for the people considering cruise line employment, this is the company to work for.

Cruise ships and itineraries:

Crystal Serenity: Bahamas registered, built 2003, 68,870 gross tons, 1,080 passengers, 655 crew members. Itineraries: Mediterranean out of Civitivecchia (Rome) and Venice, Italy, Piraeus (Athens), Greece, Istanbul, Turkey, Barcelona, Spain and Monte Carlo, Monaco; Europe out of Southampton (London), UK and Lisbon, Portugal;  Africa/India out of Cape Town, RSA; Middle East out of Dubai, UAE and Mumbai, India; Eastern/Southern/Western Caribbean out of Miami, FL; Panama Canal out of Puerto Caldera, Costa Rica and Miami, FL; Trans-Atlantic out of Lisbon, Portugal and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; World Cruise (Miami, FL to Southampton, UK).
Crystal Symphony: Bahamas registered, built 1995, 51,044 gross tons, 940 passengers, 545 crew members. Itineraries: Australia/Asia out of Sydney, Australia and Singapore; Australia/New Zealand out of Sydney, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand; Canada/New England out of New York, NY, Boston, MA and Montreal, QC; Caribbean out of New York, NY; Mediterranean, Western Europe, Scandinavia/Russia out of Civitivecchia (Rome), Italy, Piraeus (Athens), Greece, Dover (London), UK, Stockholm, Sweden, Copenhagen, Denmark  Trans-Atlantic, Caribbean, Panama Canal out of Puerto Caldera, Costa Rica, New York, NY and Miami, FL; Hawaii out of San Pedro (Los Angeles), CA; Mexican Riviera out of San Pedro (Los Angeles), CA; South America out of Miami, FL, Manaus, Brazil, Buenos Aires, Argentina and Valparaiso, Chile; Transatlantic