Crystal River Cruises on Friday revealed the design plans
for its four new luxury river yachts, which will launch in spring and summer of
next year.
The four yachts — Crystal Ravel, Crystal Bach, Crystal
Debussy and Crystal Mahler — will have a similar design approach to the Crystal
Mozart, the company’s first river cruise vessel, a complete rebuild that is
launching on July 13.
The Bistro will be a more casual restaurant.
There will be some differences due to size, however, as
the Crystal Mozart is one of the largest river cruise ships in Europe,
accommodating 158 passengers, and the newbuilds will carry approximately half
that number.
The Crystal Mahler and Crystal Bach will sail on the
Rhine, Main and Danube rivers — and will be deemed Rhine class vessels — and
will be built at 443 feet in length with 53 suites for 106 guests.
The Crystal Debussy and Crystal Ravel will sail on
France’s Seine River, as well as the Garonne, Dordogne and Gironde rivers in
the Bordeaux region — and will be deemed Paris class vessels — at a length of
361 feet and guest capacity of 78 guests in 39 suites.
A deluxe bedroom. All accommodations will be above the water line.
The largest suite, the Crystal Suite, on all four river
yachts will be 759 square feet. There will be no suites below the waterline on
the lower deck, where many river cruise lines place their lower-priced cabins
that only have porthole windows and no balconies. All suites will have
king-size beds that face toward balconies with panoramic windows, walk-in
closets, wall-mounted flat-screen HDTVs, and Nespresso machines. There will be
butler service for all guests.
The Bach and the Mahler will have a partial indoor/outdoor pool.
The public areas will include several dining venues — the
elegant Waterside Restaurant, the more casual Bistro café and the Vintage Room.
There will also be a Cove Bar and Palm Court, a bar and lounge area. Crystal
will offer true open-seating dining, allowing guests to dine where and when
they want, a departure from the river cruising standard of set meal times.
There will be a full-service spa and separate fitness
center onboard, the latter equipped with cardio equipment as well as free
weights. Both the spa and gym will have dedicated professionals to work with
passengers. There will also be a small indoor/outdoor pool at the aft of the
Crystal Bach and Crystal Mahler.
The intimate Vintage Room will serve winemaker's dinners.