Crystal

Crystal Grace

5.0· 16 votesBuilt 2028 · 61,800 GT · 12 decks17 sailings from $740/night
Guests
766
Crew
559
Cabins
337
Length
246 m
Space ratio
81
Homeport pattern
Civitavecchia

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Our take · opinion

All-suite Crystal, rebuilt

We see Crystal Grace as Abercrombie & Kent’s Crystal bet on intimate luxury with real suite space—not a megaship costume. She’s for couples and food-forward travelers who want butler-level suites, chef partnerships, and a quieter ocean ship before the 2028 debut hype hardens into reality.

Onboard energy should read polished, with Palm Court views, Avenue Saloon piano nights, and pool-deck Movies Under the Stars setting a quieter pace. Kids clubs exist for peak family periods, but we sell her for couples and food-forward travelers who want yacht-like space ratios and butler-level suites. Suite living is the point: we book her when real square footage and polished evenings matter more than a megaship entertainment map.

Every stateroom is a veranda suite, so there are no insides or classic oceanviews to bargain-hunt on this ship. Most guests will land in Aquamarine categories, while stretch bookings chase Sapphire, Junior Penthouse, or the showpiece Crystal Owner's Suite with its wraparound terrace. Solo travelers can use the dedicated Single Veranda category, and you should ask us which bank matches how much terrace you will actually use before depositing.

Dining is the booking reason for many shoppers: Umi Uma by Nobu, Osteria d'Ovidio with the Alajmo kitchen, Beefbar, plus Waterside and the Marketplace. Versus older Crystal hardware she's a clean-sheet Fincantieri design, and versus Oceania or Viking she's more suite-exclusive and chef-branded. Soft ask: if you're shopping 2028 Mediterranean or Northern Europe, confirm the exact segment on this page before deposits.

She's for
  • Couples shopping all-suite luxury with butler service
  • Food-forward travelers chasing chef-partner restaurants
  • Solo guests who want a true single-veranda category
  • Shoppers who prefer intimate tonnage over megaship scale
She's not for
  • Families who need a kids-first resort ship every day
  • Budget cruisers who want inside cabins and deal fares
  • Anyone who needs a ship already proven in guest reviews
Honest caveat

She’s still a newbuild story—delivery is scheduled for 2028, so venue and itinerary details can still shift. Confirm the latest cabin map and maiden-season routing with us before you commit deposit money.

The record · ship background

Crystal Grace, on paper

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Crystal Grace is the lead ship of three Fincantieri-designed newbuilds ordered by A&K Travel Group for Crystal Cruises after the brand's 2022 acquisition. At about 61,800 GT with roughly 766 guests and 559 crew, she is intentionally smaller than Japan-built Crystal Serenity while targeting a high space-per-guest ratio. Steel cutting was marked in May 2026, with keel assembly planned for late 2026 and delivery targeted for May 31, 2028.

Design partners include Studio Ibsen, Studio Gem, and Tillberg Design of Sweden for the public-room brief. The accommodation plan is all-veranda: categories run from Premium/Single Veranda through Aquamarine, Sapphire, penthouse tiers, and a flagship Owner's Suite. Public highlights on the plan include Seahorse Pool with cabanas, Aurora Spa, Casino de Monte-Carlo, Galaxy Lounge, and chef-partner restaurants Umi Uma, Osteria d'Ovidio, and Beefbar.

Maiden programming announced around Rome and Civitavecchia in June 2028, with a Monte Carlo christening window during the opening voyage. A wider Mediterranean, Northern Europe, Arctic, Americas, Asia-Pacific, and Caribbean pattern follows thereafter. Confirm this sailing's homeport and segment on the page, because early seasons often get revised.

Build record

Keel to delivery
2026 – 2028
Inaugural
Jun 2028, Civitavecchia
Sisters
TBN-2030, TBN-2032
Commerce

Upcoming sailings

14 itineraries · 17 sail dates on Crystal Grace. Fares are live and change daily.

SailingDateDepartNights$/nInsideBalconySuite
Europe & MediterraneanCivitavecchia (Rome) | Sorrento | Igoumenitza | Kotor | Split | Zadar | Trieste | Fusina (Venice) · 3 dates
Jun 11, 2028Rome (Civitavecchia)8$1,513$12,100$12,100
Europe & MediterraneanFusina (Venice) | Ancona | Korcula | Brindisi | Corfu | Bodrum | Syros | Athens (Piraeus)
Jun 19, 2028Fusina8$1,288$10,300$10,300
Europe & MediterraneanAthens (Piraeus) | Molos | Valletta | Palermo, Sicily | Tunis (La Goulette) | Cagliari (Sardinia) | Motril | Valencia | Valencia | Barcelona · 2 dates
Jun 27, 2028Athens11$1,118$12,300$12,300$13,800
Europe & MediterraneanBarcelona | Toulon | Monte Carlo | Monte Carlo | Portofino | Livorno (Tuscany) | Civitavecchia (Rome)
Jul 8, 2028Barcelona7$1,186$8,300$8,300$9,400
Europe & MediterraneanFusina (Venice) | Ancona | Korcula | Brindisi | Corfu | Bodrum | Syros | Athens (Piraeus)
Jul 23, 2028Fusina8$1,088$8,700$8,700$9,200
Europe & MediterraneanBarcelona | Toulon | Monte Carlo | Monte Carlo | Portofino | Livorno (Tuscany) | Civitavecchia (Rome)
Aug 11, 2028Barcelona7$1,071$7,500$7,500$7,800
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