Crystal dips its toe into the small-ship market with Esprit. * Photo: Crystal Cruises
Soon after Crystal Cruises was bought by Genting Hong Kong in mid 2015, they announced a new chapter for the cruise line, an aggressive expansion program into the small-ship realm, starting with the launch of the 62-passenger upscale expedition ship ESPRIT. It was built in 1989 for Greek owners and then purchased by Asia-based Star Cruises in 1994 and known as the MEGASTAR TAURUS (a private vessel for Star’s parent company Genting’s high-roller casino clients) until its recent conversion in Singapore to ESPRIT. The ship’s first cruises will in the Seychelles in December 2015. Crystal has also announced it’s building a pair of brand new 140-passenger luxury Europe river yachts to launch in spring 2017.
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