[New Service] Japan-China cruise

NYK CRUISES CO., the general sales agency of the Crystal Cruises Inc., has announced a Crystal Symphony’s Japan port of call fly-and-cruise package tour.

Crystal Symphony is a 50,000-ton, 940-guest six-star cruise ship with grand lounges, full-service fitness facility, casino, Feng Shui-inspired spa, teak promenade deck, two pools, Jacuzzi and staterooms, most with private verandas.

World-class chef Nobuyuki "Nobu" Matsuhisa, renowned for his innovative blends of Japanese foods with Peruvian and European influences, is partnering with Crystal Cruises for two new restaurants aboard the Crystal Symphony; Silk Road and The Sushi Bar. The restaurants will debut during a trans-Pacific cruise in March.

Passengers on the six-day Hong Kong-Kobe tour will fly out from Narita, Nagoya or Kansai international airports March 21 to board the ship in Hong Kong and cruise the East China Sea to Kobe. Tour rates start from 348,000 yen.

The nine-day Kobe-Tianjin tour will leave Kobe on March 26 and cruise through Hiroshima, Shanghai, Dailan and Tianjin, and passengers will fly home from Beijing to Narita, Nagoya or Kansai international airports. Tour rate starts from 521,000 yen.

For more details, visit Crystal Cruises’ Japanese Web site at www.asukacruise.co.jp/crystalcruise/ or contact the cruise desk at (03)3284-6001

by Minami Iijima staff writer
The article appeard in Jan.22 issue of The Japan Times.