Crystal Cruises from Tampa

Have a luxury cruise experience on Crystal Cruises. The "Crystal Difference" starts with the company's most important mission: to be the best in the luxury service business, not just the luxury cruise industry. Through this uncompromising commitment, Crystal Cruises has become the benchmark by which clients measure all other cruise lines. Since its launch in 1990, Crystal's exceptional quality has been recognized by consistently winning the travel industry's most coveted awards and guidebook ratings.

• More than 200 featured wines including Crystal's exclusive "C" vintages.
• Open seating specialty restaurants featuring the cuisine of Nobu Matuhisa, Wolfgang Puck and Piero Selvaggio.
• Golf clinics featuring TaylorMade, the best performance golf company in the world.

Crystal Symphony Panama Canal Cruises

In 2006, the Crystal Symphony will make a 15-day cruise from Tampa through the Panama Canal to Los Angeles. This "Golden Passage" cruise visits the Cayman Islands, Aruba, and Costa Rica. After transiting the Panama Canal, the Symphony stops in three ports on the Mexican Riviera: Huatulco, Acapulco, and Cabo San Lucas. Departs December 6, 2006.

The Crystal Symphony will also make a 12-day "Tropical Impressions" cruise from Costa Rica to Tampa. The itinerary includes transiting the Panama Canal and stops in Bonaire, Curacao, the Cayman Islands, Cozumel and Progreso. Departs November 24, 2006 from Caldera, Costa Rica.

Award-Winning Service on Crystal Cruises

For ten consecutive years, Crystal Cruise Line has been voted the "World's Best Large-Ship Cruise Line" in Travel + Leisure magazine's annual readers' survey. Crystal Cruises is the only line to have won the prestigious award in an overall category each year for the last decade.

During the past year, Crystal Cruise Line has expanded its dining, shoreside and even bedding choices with such features as Wine Makers dinners in its new Vintage Rooms, exclusive cultural and active Crystal Adventures ashore throughout the world, and a pillow menu for a customized sleep experience.

On recent cruises, more than 50% of the guests were under 50 years of age and the guest ratings were the line's highest ever, which further supports the Travel + Leisure survey: Crystal Cruises is providing a luxurious and contemporary vacation experience for guests of all generations.