Manila: known as the “Pearl of the Orient”; the second largest city in Southeast Asia; home to both the oldest Chinatown in the world and skyscraping towers that reach beyond 700 feet high; the epicenter of international commerce and time-honored Philippine traditions. This city is so many things, all culminating into one word: captivating…
In Crystal Cruises®, Featured Posts
Posted on July 11, 2019
German, English, French, Portuguese or Chinese. In any of her five languages, Silvia Bald is happy to help. It’s been a desire ingrained into her entire educational and professional life, eventually bringing her aboard Crystal Symphony, where she has called home for nearly three years. Silvia stars in our new “Where Luxury is Personal” campaign, and shares what this means to her on the Crystal Insider…
In Crystal Cruises®, Featured Posts, Onboard Pursuits
Posted on July 9, 2019
Following several weeks of exploring the cuisines of the world, “Crystal Cruises Presents: A Culinary Journey Hosted by Jon Ashton” returns to the epicenter of the Crystal culinary experience: Crystal Serenity. The star of Episode 10 of the mouthwatering video series is the Caipirinha, national cocktail of Brazil and highlight of the cocktail menu in Churrascaria, the ship’s evening Brazilian grill…
In Crystal Cruises®, Featured Posts
Posted on June 28, 2019
This is a story about people. People who are seemingly, wholly different, whose geography spans from a posh metropolitan stateside city to one of the earth’s most remote islands. And these people who began as strangers are now personally connected through a shared love of music and a passion for sharing it with future generations. On the Crystal Insider, Crystal Symphony guest David Fulton – a computer scientist by trade and classical music aficionado, producer and avid collector by passion from Seattle, Washington – shares his personal account of the extraordinary experience he enjoyed during Crystal’s visit to the Toki Rapa Nui Music School…
In Crystal Cruises®, Featured Posts
Posted on June 24, 2019
In its freshest form, turmeric resembles yellow-hued ginger root, and it’s found in abundance alongside coconuts, ripe tomatoes, curry leaves, mangoes and other farm-fresh produce at Durban’s largest market. This is where the culinary adventure begins for Chef Jon Ashton and Crystal Serenity’s Chef de Cuisine, David George. And it only gets more flavorful from there…
