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(Photos: Genting Hong Kong)

Crystal Clear

The Crystal brand was acquired by Genting Hong Kong in 2015.

Under the guise of Edie Rodri- guez (inset right) CEO & Presi- dent, Chariman, Crystal Luxury

Corporation, Ltd. has evolved to a broad luxury travel brand that in- cludes ocean cruises, yacht expe- dition, river cruises and luxury air.

(Credit- Neil Roberts, Paragon Pixels)

Dream Palace Suites, which has butler service, typical offers extensive itineraries traversing the globe, rang- connecting rooms, ensuring family friendly conve- of a luxury cruise line such as its sister brand “Crystal ing from ? ve days to 100-days World Cruises. nience. A “ship-within-a-ship” concept, Dream Palace

Cruises.” Dream Cruises delivers the highest level of contains 142 spacious suites offering European style guest service and spacious comfort in the Asian region butler service and special privileges. Genting Dream

What does your current cruise ship ? eet look like, in and provide passengers with more choice, comfort and is dual homeport in Guangzhou and Hong Kong with regards to number of ships, age, size and itinerary?

value to create a perfect dream voyage. itineraries to Vietnam and Japan.

Crystal Cruises is the world’s leading luxury ML Star Cruises currently operates ? eet of six vessels Crystal Cruises’ ? eet currently consists of two cruise provider, having earned more “World’s Best” including SuperStar Virgo, SuperStar Gemini, Super- luxury ocean vessels, Crystal Symphony and Crystal awards than any other cruise line, hotel, or resort in Star Aquarius, SuperStar Libra, Star Pisces and The Serenity, operating global itineraries; Crystal Esprit history. In 2015, Crystal embarked on the most signi? - Taipan. They range from 3,000 to 75,000 Gross tons for Crystal Yacht Cruises, with itineraries in the Sey- cant brand expansion in the history of luxury travel and with about 2,000 lower berths. Star Cruises brings pas- chelles, Adriatic Sea and the Caribbean; and, Crystal hospitality, which introduced two new classes of cruis- sengers to about 25 destinations in Singapore, Hong Mozart for Crystal River Cruises, operating on the ing – Crystal Yacht Cruises and Crystal River Cruises Kong, China, Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan, Australia, Thai- Danube River.

and reaching new heights with Crystal Luxury Air with land and Vietnam.

New Construction: Discuss in overview the current

AirCruises offered on a B-777 on various itineraries Dream Cruises operates Genting Dream which around the world. Crystal Ocean Cruises with two debuted in November 2016 with over 70% of state- orderbook of new cruise ships for all of the Genting luxury ships, Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity rooms featuring private balconies and more than 100

Hong Kong brands.

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