{"id":132273,"date":"2021-07-01T12:15:31","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T16:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=132273"},"modified":"2021-07-01T12:15:31","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T16:15:31","slug":"crystal-cancels-antigua-st-maarten-cruises-on-crystal-symphony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/crystal-cancels-antigua-st-maarten-cruises-on-crystal-symphony\/","title":{"rendered":"Crystal Cancels Antigua, St. Maarten Cruises on Crystal Symphony"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Crystal Cruises has cancelled its recently-announced Caribbean cruises from Antigua and St. Maarten, according to a statement released by the line.<\/p>

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The sailings — which\u00a0were announced in early April<\/a>\u00a0and were set to begin aboard\u00a0Crystal Symphony<\/a>\u00a0in August — were cancelled due to “ongoing uncertainty regarding ports of call and availability of adequate airlift,” Crystal noted\u00a0in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The cancellations affect all Crystal Symphony voyages planned from both Antigua and St. Maarten departing between August and December 2021.<\/p>

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Crystal notes it will instead be redeploying Crystal Symphony “close to home” on new itineraries that will be announced once they are finalized.<\/p>

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“We have made the decision to cancel the voyages from St. Maarten and Antigua with departures from August through December 2021,” Crystal Cruises posted in a statement on its website.<\/p>\n

“However, the recent positive developments of ships sailing from U.S. ports have prompted U.S. travelers to show an increased preference for more direct access to luxury cruise options, and we do plan to announce a new deployment for Crystal Symphony close to home later this week. We will keep you updated with details when they are finalized.”<\/p>

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Affected passengers were contacted by the line regarding their compensation and rebooking options. Crystal did not disclose compensation terms or rebooking options publicly.<\/p>\n

Crystal has also been in the news this week\u00a0after rumours surfaced<\/a>\u00a0that the company could be looking to offload its fleet of luxury riverboats<\/p>

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Cruise Critic will update this story with additional details as they become available.<\/p>

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[Cruise Critic]<\/p>\n

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