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Monday, January 4, 2010

CRYSTAL CRUISES WINS TOP TRAVEL AGENT ACCOLADES FOR 2009

Travel Weekly’s Readers’ Choice Awards announced Crystal Cruises as the “Best in Luxury” for 2009. Voted by U.S. travel agents, industry marketing executives and CEOs of the world's largest travel companies, the Travel Weekly award joins a host of other top accolades Crystal has earned from travel agents in 2009.

Travel agents also voted Crystal “the best,” according to the most recent polls from:

* Luxury Travel Advisor magazine – Best Cruise Line for Luxury Ocean Cruises
* Recommend magazine – Best Cruise Line, Luxury
* Virtuoso travel agent consortium – Best Large Ship Cruise Line
* Ensemble travel agent consortium – Cruise Partner of the Year, U.S.
* MailPound travel industry marketing resource – Best Luxury Cruise Line
* Vacations.com travel Luxury Cruise Partner of the year

“With virtually 100% of our sales through travel agents, we are particularly pleased that our travel partners voted the Crystal Cruises’ vacation as the Best in Luxury,” says Crystal president, Gregg Michel. “Discerning travelers depend on the expertise and recommendations of trusted travel professionals, and these awards are tremendous votes of confidence in Crystal’s winning formula of service, space, quality and choices.”

Besides winning accolades from travel agents worldwide, Crystal Cruises is consistently voted World’s Best by consumers and hospitality industry critics. In 2009, Travel + Leisure and Condé Nast Traveler readers voted Crystal Cruises #1, Zagat surveyors named Crystal as their favorite and Cruise Critic editors named Crystal “Best in Luxury,” among other honors.

In the past few years, Crystal Cruises has spent more than $65 million in the chic design of its vessels. “We are so delighted that travelers, their travel counselors and other hospitality professionals have appreciated Crystal Cruises’ commitment to the highest quality vacation experience – from the attentive, gracious service of our staff to the continual reinvestment in our fleet.”

For more information and Crystal reservations, contact a travel agent, call 888-799-4625, or visit www.crystalcruises.com.or take a look at Prow's Edge Cruise Magazine at www.prowsedge.com for news and reviews of Crystal Cruises.

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