Crystal Cruises, the US-based luxury cruise arm of Genting Cruise Lines, has shed its smallest ship, citing a refocusing of its core cruise operations.
Crystal’s 3,370-gt Crystal Esprit (built 1991) — a 62-passenger vessel billed as a “boutique yachting experience” — has been dropped from its future cruise schedules ahead of its departure from the fleet.
The company said in a travel trade statement issued late on Tuesday that the decision to withdraw the ship came as a result of it evaluating its focus post pandemic.
