Crystal Cruises Announces 2020 World Cruise

Embarking on a comprehensive exploration of the Southern Hemisphere from Miami to Rome, Crystal Serenity’s 2020 World Cruise offers travelers a journey filled with tropical havens, ancient treasures and modern marvels. The 105-day “Epic Empires and Idyllic Isles” voyage marks Crystal’s 25^th World Cruise, visiting 47 cities in 23 countries from January 6 -April 21, 2020.

The journey also transits the Panama and Suez Canals, as well as the Pacific and Indian oceans and Andaman, Tasman and Mediterranean seas. Overall, the itinerary features dozens of diverse cultures and UNESCO World Heritage Sites, balanced with adventurous terrain and island retreats, and is available in seven focused segments of 13 to 18 days, as well as the full World Cruise voyage. Additionally, full world cruisers will have the option to embark in Los Angeles for an 89-day voyage beginning on January 22, 2020 culminating in Rome on April 21, 2020.

Highlights of the 2020 “Epic Empires and Idyllic Isles” World Cruise include:

• Overnight stays in 17 fascinating cities, including Sydney, Singapore and Mumbai;
• An immersive South Pacific sojourn visiting nine idyllic isles with overnights in Bora Bora and Papeete (Tahiti);
• A port-intensive tour of New Zealand, showcasing its dramatic fjords, breathtaking sounds and legendary winelands, with opportunities to visit Queenstown;
• An exploration of Australia’s sun-drenched eastern coast with maiden calls in the resort towns of Mooloolaba and Airlie Beach, and discovery of the Great Barrier Reef;
• A journey through Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand, en route to Sri Lanka, home to a staggering collection of UNESCO World Heritage treasures and maiden port of Hambantota;
• Overnights in Cochin and Mumbai and the ancient empires in Oman, Israel, Jordan and Egypt;
• Visits to lesser-explored Mediterranean destinations including Larnaca, Aghios Nikolaos (Crete) and Siracusa, before concluding in The Eternal City of Rome.

The 2020 World Cruise and its segments will first be open for deposits and booking for current 2018 World Cruise guests, priority wait list guests and Crystal Society members. The cruise will be open to book for the general public on May 1, 2018.

We’d love to tell you more. Please call us for details and to book a cruise. … 800-733-2048 (toll-free USA/Canada) or +1-407-771-4454, 0-808-189-1292 (toll-free U.K.), 800-076-002 (toll-free Australia)