Celestyal Crystal
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Celestyal Crystal in Havana, Cuba, 2017 · Photo: Luis Elizondo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Celestyal Crystal no longer sails for Celestyal Cruises: she left Celestyal Cruises' fleet in August 2023. Celestyal Cruises' fleet today · Retired and departing ships
About Celestyal Crystal
Celestyal Crystal is a former Celestyal Cruises cruise ship, which sailed 2007 to 2023. She measured 25,611 gross tons. She sailed Mediterranean itineraries.
Celestyal Crystal was built in Finland as the cruise ship Sally Albatross on the hull of a 1980 Baltic ferry destroyed by fire, and was re-delivered in 1992. After sailing as Leeward, SuperStar Taurus and Silja Opera, she joined the Louis group as Louis Cristal in July 2007 and was renamed Celestyal Crystal in 2014. She sailed in Greece and, for several seasons, in Cuba, and a 2015 refit added 43 balconies. Replaced by Celestyal Journey, she ended her last cruise on 20 August 2023 and was sold for scrapping at Alang, India, in 2025.
Ship facts
- Gross tons
- 25,611
- Sailed
- 2007–2023
- Left the fleet August 2023
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Celestyal Crystal in Havana, Cuba, 2017Photo: Luis Elizondo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Which cruise line operates Celestyal Crystal?
Celestyal Crystal sailed for Celestyal Cruises.
Is Celestyal Crystal still sailing for Celestyal Cruises?
Celestyal Crystal no longer sails for Celestyal Cruises: she left Celestyal Cruises' fleet in August 2023.
How big is Celestyal Crystal?
Celestyal Crystal measures 25,611 gross tons.
When did Celestyal Crystal enter service?
Celestyal Crystal entered service in 1992 and was last refurbished in 2015.
Where does Celestyal Crystal sail?
Celestyal Crystal sailed Mediterranean itineraries.
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