Crystal Cruises announced that is extending its USD $1,000 “As You Wish” shipboard spending credits offer and Book Now Savings for all new guest bookings until 01SEP on Crystal Endeavor's inaugural Antarctica Voyages between NOV 2021 and FEB 2022. Book Now Savings can save guests up to USD $9,000 (USD $4,500 per guest).
In addition, guests can enjoy a reduced deposit rate of 15 per cent, compared to the normal 25 per cent, as well as a relaxed final payment due 60 days prior to the first date of service for 2021 voyages and 120 days prior to the first date of service for 2022 voyages.
All-inclusive fares for Crystal Endeavor’s inaugural Antarctic Voyages starts at USD $15,949 per guest, double occupancy. Crystal Cruises also notes that cruise fare for these sailings includes a one-night pre-cruise hotel in Buenos Aires as well as round-trip flights between Buenos Aires and Ushuaia, Argentina.
Crystal Endeavour is a Polar Class 6 (PC6) expedition yacht, sailing its inaugural Antarctica season featuring eight voyages ranging from 11 to 19 nights departing from Ushuaia. Guests aboard the ship will experience the nature and wildlife of Antarctica, such as penguin colonies, seals, whales and sea birds, led by polar expedition experts and a team of specialist guides.
2021-2022 Crystal Endeavor Antarctica Voyages
Expedition Antarctica: 11 Nights, Round-trip Ushuaia
- Sailing on: 18NOV, 29NOV, and 10DEC, 2021; 05JAN, and 04FEB, 2022
- Visiting: Ushuaia, Argentina; Crossing Drake Passage; South Shetland Islands; Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, South Shetland Islands.
Antarctic Holiday Expedition: 15 Nights, Round-trip Ushuaia
- Sailing on: 21DEC, 2021
- Visiting: Ushuaia, Argentina; West Point Island; Saunders Island; Port Stanley, Falkland Islands; Elephant Island Expedition, Antarctica; Cruising the Weddell Sea; South Shetland Islands, Antarctica; Antarctic Peninsula Expedition, Antarctica; Crossing Drake Passage
Falklands, South Georgia & Antarctic Wildlife Expedition: 19 Nights, Round-trip Ushuaia
- Sailing on: 16JAN, 2022
- Visiting: Ushuaia, Argentina; Falkland Islands Expedition, Falkland Islands; Port Stanley, Falkland Islands; South Georgia Expedition, South Georgia; Cruising the South Scotia Sea; Elephant Island, Antarctica; Antarctic Sound Expedition, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica; Antarctic Peninsula Expedition; Crossing Drake Passage
Beyond the Antarctic Circle: 14 Nights, Round-trip Ushuaia
- Sailing on: 15FEB, 2022
- Visiting: Ushuaia, Argentina; Crossing Drake Passage; Crossing Antarctic Circle; Antarctic Peninsula Expedition; Lamaire Channel Expedition, Antarctica; Paradise Bay Expedition, Antarctica; South Shetland Islands, Antarctica; Antarctic Peninsula Expedition
The all-suite, all-verandah, all-butler serviced Crystal Endeavour is also all-inclusive, with Zodiac landings, kayak adventures and more included. Guests can enjoy spa treatments, shopping at the onboard designer boutiques, fine cigars at the Connoisseur Club or helicopter flights. The ship will travel with two helicopters for guests looking for a different perspective of Antarctica. Guests can also explore the waters of the region on a six-guest submersible. The ship carries a fleet of 18 Zodiacs and 14 sea kayaks allowing the expedition team to take to the water with guests for up-close experiences.
A PC6 classification allows Crystal Endeavour to cruise in Arctic and Antarctic waters, while its FarSounder 1000 technology allows the captain and bridge officers to detect sea life and underwater objects far in advance and navigate appropriately, utilizing real-time 3-D imaging of the terrain up to 1,000 meters ahead and 50 meters deep. The ship’s propulsion system includes two Azipod D units and a diesel electric power plant designed specifically for ice-going vessels to help them operate at optimum efficiency while providing substantial power, offering guests a smooth ride.
Crystal Endeavor is designed to provide 100 gross tons per person and 10,000 cubic feet per guest for a passenger space ratio of more than 100. It also accommodates just 200 guests with a one-to-one crew-to-guest ratio.
The ship also offers plenty of onboard experiences, with Michelin-inspired dining options, 24-hour room service and the Vintage Room experience, social spaces, a casino, a glass-covered, two-story solarium which houses the Seahorse Pool and Jacuzzi and more.
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