Crystal Expands Hotel, Land Programs in Mediterranean

Crystal Cruises is offering new luxury pre- and post-cruise hotel and land programs with 15 Mediterranean cruise itineraries this summer and fall. Available with Crystal Serenity’s Mediterranean, Black Sea and Canary Islands cruises from June through October, the optional three- to five-night programs depart from Barcelona, Venice and Rome. The tours showcase the regions’ architecture, history, villas, castles and other attractions at World Heritage sites.

The 2009 Extended Land Programs include the new four-night “Castile Kingdom Splendor” that visits Madrid and Spain’s World Heritage sites of Segovia and Toledo; the new four-night “Costa Brava Exploration” to Catalonian villages and Salvador Dali’s birthplace; the three-night “Lake Como and Villa d’Este”; and the five-night “Prague and Budapest.”

Crystal Serenity’s Mediterranean cruises depart from Athens, Barcelona, Istanbul, Lisbon, Monte Carlo, Rome and Venice. Celebration fares start at $3,535 per person, double occupancy, and offer an “All Inclusive-As You Wish” shipboard credit. Fares for Crystal’s Mediterranean Extended Land Programs start at $4,499 per person, double occupancy.