![]() Ĭrystal Serenity was the largest cruise ship ever to navigate the Northwest Passage. On 14 January 2004, she embarked on her first world cruise a 106-day voyage departing Los Angeles, which concluded on 5 May, in New York City. It was followed by two Caribbean/ Panama Canal voyages and a combined Christmas/New Year Mexican Riviera cruise, round-trip from Los Angeles. During her inaugural season, Crystal Serenity held summer cruises in Europe, the Mediterranean Sea, and a transatlantic crossing. It was a 14-day round-trip cruise, departing Southampton and cruising Northern Europe. The maiden voyage of Crystal Serenity was on 7 July 2003, 4 days after her christening. She spent about US$170k a year to live on the ship full-time. In 2018, she reached 10 years living aboard the ship. She was the longest permanent luxury cruise ship resident. Passenger Lee Wachtstetter, known as "Mama Lee", 88 years old in 2016, lived aboard the Crystal Serenity full-time. In November 2018 she emerged from an extensive redesign at Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven. The other designers were the Italian Garroni Designers Company, Japanese Okada & Associates, American Nix Firestone Associates and II by IV design Associates, British Stephenjohn Design and was internally designed by Brennan Beer Gorman Monk (BBGM) of New York. The lead designer of Crystal Serenity was Robert Tillberg of Tillberg Design. ![]() She was formally named on 3 July 2003, by Dame Julie Andrews, in Southampton, United Kingdom. The keel of Crystal Serenity was laid on 13 June 2002 and she was launched on 10 August 2002 being completed on 30 June 2003. ![]() She operated together with her older fleetmate, Crystal Symphony, offering around the world voyages.Ĭrystal Serenity was ordered from Chantiers de l'Atlantique on 7 November 2000. ![]() Crystal Serenity was built in 2003 by STX Europe in St. Nazaire, Franceĭiesel-electric two Rolls-Royce Mermaid propulsion units (2 × 13,500 kW) Ĭrystal Serenity is a cruise ship owned by Crystal Cruises before the line went out business. STX Europe Chantiers de l'Atlantique, St. ![]()
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