Crystal Cruises Selected as Cruise Line of the Year
September 25, 2008
Crystal Cruises Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of NYK Line, is the proud recipient of yet another industry recognition in the U.K., the Travel Trade Gazette's Cruise Line of the Year Award for cruise operators in the category of less than 75,000 UK passengers.
This award, sponsored by the Travel Trust Association, was presented on September 10 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. Companies on the shortlist for the recognition included Carnival Cruise Lines, Celebrity Cruises, Hurtigruten, NCL, and Oceania Cruises.
The Travel Trade Gazette is a weekly publication that has been in print for over 50 years.
Even though Crystal Cruises is based in Los Angeles, the British market is considered to be very important to the company, and a recognition such as this is greatly valued.
- Cruise Businesses within the NYK Group
The NYK Group has two cruise subsidiaries - Crystal Cruises, which is based in Los Angeles and operates cruises to a variety of destinations around the world, and NYK Cruises, which is based in Tokyo and operates cruises tailored to the Japanese market. Information about the cruise ships operated by these companies is provided below.
Crystal Cruises (www.crystalcruises.com)
Crystal Symphony: 51,000-ton ship; 940-guest capacity
Crystal Serenity: 68,000-ton ship; 1,080-guest capacity
NYK Cruises (www.asukacruise.co.jp)
Asuka II: 50,142-ton ship; 800-guest capacity