Crystal Cruises plans to bring back casinos in 2024 Luxury cruise operator Crystal Cruises, just a year since its purchase by the A&K Travel Group after the default of Genting Hong Kong, reveals a possibility to bring back casinos to its two ships: Crystal Serenity and Symphony. According to the report, the company is in conversations with a concessionaire about how to add casinos in some format. Previously, the owner has removed casinos from two ships during their refurbishment. The casino was "a huge, huge space in our opinion. Too big," said Cristina Levis, CEO of A&K Travel Group, which acquired the ships and several assets when the original Crystal Cruises collapsed in 2022. According to the plan, the casinos may be launched in 2024, but the space will be smaller compared to the original one. Former Genting Hong Kong-operated Crystal Cruises relaunched under the A&K Travel Group early this year, rebranding itself under its new ‘vision – Crystal – Exceptional at Sea’. New cruises on the group’s Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony ships embark throughout Asia, Australia, New Zealand, the Mediterranean, Northern Europe, the Caribbean, and more.

Luxury cruise operator Crystal Cruises, just a year since its purchase by the A&K Travel Group after the default of Genting Hong Kong, has announced that its planning to buy four new ships to expand the group’s fleet.

Former Genting Hong Kong-operated Crystal Cruises has relaunched under the A&K Travel Group, rebranding itself under its new ‘vision – Crystal – Exceptional at Sea’.

Crystal Cruises said it has suspended operators for its Ocean and Expedition ships through to April 29th to allow management to evaluate its options after parent company Genting Hong Kong filed for bankruptcy protection.

Genting Hong Kong’s Crystal Cruise unit has closed its U.S. headquarters and all staff have received termination letters, though crew aboard ships are still unclear about their future, according to specialist cruise media.

Two of Genting’s Crystal cruise ships have been reportedly arrested on Friday night in waters near Freeport, Bahamas.

Genting Hong Kong said its Dream Cruises unit has filed for bankruptcy protection in a Bermuda court after its own petition triggered defaults on all group debt.

A ship belonging to Genting Hong Kong's Crystal Cruises was forced to divert to the Bahamas rather than ending its journey in Miami on Saturday to avoid seizure by U.S. marshals due to unpaid fuel bills.

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