THE ART OF THE SYMPHONY:  CRYSTAL CRUISES

Event Program 
New York Public Library
Celeste Bartos Forum

May 23, 1994


You can start counting down.  In the elegant
Celeste Bartos Forum of the New York Public
Library, Crystal Cruises presented a preview
of their newest luxury liner, CRYSTAL
SYMPHONY.  The SYMPHONY's maiden voyage is
scheduled for May 1995 and, by all
indications, appears to be even more
magnificent than its sister ship, Crystal
Harmony.

Several exhibits were on display throughout
the room depicting plans for the liner's
destinations, entertainment, dining,
accommodations, health & fitness and other
services, as well as decor and a model of the
ship itself.  The photography, "A Crystal
Symphony," by Ted Axelrod was an array of
musically-themed location shots taken on
board the Harmony.  "The Art of the
Symphony," live piano selections, provided
the background music for the event. 
Participants enjoyed a sumptuous luncheon and
viewed the newest video from Crystal Cruises.

The progress of this successful high-end
cruise line is worth tracking.  The Crystal
Harmony is currently the largest luxury
liner.  With the launching of the SYMPHONY,
Crystal Cruises will be breaking its own
record with a total of 1,920 beds.  There
will be eight guest decks with 480
staterooms, all of which will feature private
verandas (almost 60%) or large picture
windows instead of portholes in every room. 
Ports of call will include Alaska, China,
Asia, and Australia/New Zealand.  The cruises
are booked exclusively through professional
travel agents.

At an estimated cost of $250 million, Crystal
Cruises makes no secret of its intentions. 
Taking advice from their guests, the media,
and travel agents, all efforts are geared
toward making the SYMPHONY a prominent luxury
liner, a cruise line that not only meets your
every request in an indulgent manner but also
anticipates your needs before you realize you
have them.  They must be doing something
right--in their fourth year an unprecedented
one-third of their reservations are from
return guests.  It will be interesting to
watch Crystal Cruises improve such blatant
success, so let the SYMPHONY begin!

-               Laurie Lawson-