Start Planning Your Future Excursion
Looking to the future, we will continue to provide you with travel inspiration from across the globe. And when you are ready, whether now for a local getaway to destress or at a later time when world travel reconvenes, we will be here for you. And if 2020 is on your radar, we feel that the current lenient cancellation policies, together with wide availability, will provide you the freedom to choose from a variety of ideal travel experiences. For those needing bit of distraction now, a visit to Montecito Village Travel is a good place to start.
Explore the Great White Continent with Crystal Cruises, aboard the world's premier luxury expedition yacht, the all-suite, butler-serviced Crystal Endeavor, and see the world Where Luxury Roams Freely. Journeying to Earth’s most remote polar regions and faraway destinations, these are true expert-led expedition voyages, combining rugged adventure and Zodiac landings with rare discovery, extraordinary wildlife and stunning landscapes few have ever seen.
Antarctica Expeditions to Thrill
On an expedition of epic measure, discover the icy wilderness of the world's southernmost continent. Enjoy eight days exploring the immense glaciers and icebergs of the Antarctic Peninsula; search for penguin colonies and seals, whales and seabirds. Ushuaia lies on the triangular-shaped island of Tierra del Fuego. While Ferdinand Magellan was exploring the straits between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in 1520, he was amazed by the smoke and fires which seemed to appear at every turn. These fires, kept continuously alight by the Yaghan and Ona Indians, became the inspiration for the name "Tierra del Fuego," Land of Fire. Beyond Crystal's renowned hospitality, it is the ships themselves that uniquely define the Crystal Experience. Welcoming far fewer guests than ships of similar size, each hosts a variety of stunning public spaces from grand to intimate, and dedicated venues for fitness, enrichment, gaming and more. Embark on thrilling discoveries aboard the yacht’s Zodiacs, kayaks, submersible and helicopters, and explore from rare vantage points where standard cruise ships cannot access.
Bold Adventures Await
A Helicopter Lounge adjacent to the landing pad provides a luxurious space to prepare for aerial explorations aboard the yacht’s two helicopters. Underwater discovery is enjoyed in a 7-person submersible, too. Sail on a once-in-a-lifetime adventure of epic proportions. Awake each day as if in a snow globe to witness expansive white landscapes, glittering glaciers, magnificent icebergs, historic explorers’ huts and the largest penguin colony on Earth. Boasting extraordinary scenery and wildlife, this archipelago is about 75 miles north of the Antarctic Peninsula, separated by the Bransfield Strait. Notable islands here include King George Island, home to international research stations; Elephant Island, renowned as the spot where 22 crew from Shackleton’s “Endurance” were stranded; and Deception Island, the flooded caldera of a submerged volcano, once a base for sealers and whalers. Adélie, chinstrap, gentoo and macaroni penguins breed here.
