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Baltimore to Host Return Visit by Crystal Cruises


Crystal Symphony at sunset.
Photo/Crystal Cruises

Luxury ship operator Crystal Cruises will return to the Port of Baltimore for a third consecutive year and offer an 11-day cruise aboard the newly redesigned Crystal Symphony on November 2, 2015. The "Colonial Coast & Beyond" voyage will embark out of Baltimore and sail down the East Coast, making port calls to Charleston and Jacksonville, before continuing to the Caribbean and concluding in Miami.

The 922-passenger Crystal Symphony underwent a $20 million overhaul, featuring a restructured Avenue Saloon, Wimbledon tennis court, state-of-the-art fitness center, renovated bridge lounge and The Starlite Club, which offers cabaret performances and dancing. The ship also features cuisine from master chef Nobuyuki "Nobu" Matsuhisa, an award-winning spa, hypoallergenic rooms and Waves & Fantasia, a place for teens and children. The renovation was completed in October 2014.

"We’re excited to showcase our newly re-designed Crystal Symphony to the mid-Atlantic region when we return to the Port of Baltimore this fall," says Edie Rodriguez, Crystal’s president. "Baltimore is a great market for us, and we’re excited to offer the world’s most luxurious cruise experience to guests who want to minimize their air travel and start their Crystal experience as quickly as possible."

In 2014, nearly 200,000 passengers sailed on 89 cruises from the Port of Baltimore. Since beginning a year-round cruise schedule in 2009, nearly every cruise that has sailed from Baltimore has left at full passenger capacity.
 

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