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  1. Stickman1990
    No they are not
  2. Stickman1990
    Supporting the use a good TA comments - as well as great service and the biliary to support all your travel requirements from door to door there are often substantial financial benefits in using a good TA 😉
  3. Stickman1990
    Almost ready to sail - Fincantieri have recently posted this update on other social media Thought you’d like to see our favourite ships side by side
  4. Stickman1990
    lt would be more fun sitting at a table in Umi Uma checking the menu out. Enjoy your cruises coming up - we have to wait a while before we’ll get back onboard
  5. Stickman1990
    Maybe the net is cast a little wider than existing customers Crystal’s Instagram account has 85,000 followers, their Facebook account has 404,000 I’d say either of those platforms has a greater reach for existing and potential Crystal customers than a niche internet cruising forum such as Cruise Critic The influencers who attended will have tens (if not hundreds) of thousands of followers - that’s additional reach for them to potential new customers I think the world is moving and Crystals marketing needs to move with it
  6. Stickman1990
    Crystal hosted an event for influencers in NYC with Nobu to showcase the new Uni Uma offering - it’s all on Instagram but for those who don’t use Instagram here’s a selection of posts and photos of the fabulous dishes to whet your appetite Looks like some great dishes are returning and that Crystal marketing is now swinging into action. The reach these influencers have and their comments will really get the word out that Crystal is back! (This post should really come with a warning that it WILL make you book a Crystal cruise if you like Nobu’s dishes) Enjoy - so what’s your favourite Umi Uma dish?
  7. Stickman1990
    Surely other people are entitled to their opinions and to express their views? - just as you are already ”sure it will look great” - even without seeing the finished product
  8. Stickman1990
    Several have contacts in Crystal. Some don’t choose to bother them with non essential questions - they’re busy trying to get a cruise line up and running
  9. Stickman1990
    Why would Keith know? It’s a question for Crystal to answer - I guess their marketing and social media teams have their reasons for the limited release of these sort of previews The reality is that in a few weeks there’ll be a ton of photos, videos and first hand counts of the onboard experience Time will tell…
  10. Stickman1990
    Some behind the scenes footage from Uni Uma, Osteria D’Ovidio and the Bistro - there’s some serious work going on! You will need to access Instagram to view this https://instagram.com/stories/crystalcruises/3144735476581459187?
  11. Stickman1990
    Some more management and reporting line changes announced by A&K which impact Crystal execs Certainly no surprise and imho good to see A&K bringing Crystal management into the A&K organisation A&K Travel Group's ‘One A&K’ strategy sees a new chief sales officer role and some reporting changes for Crystal executives Full article is available at https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/people-opinions/one-ak-strategy-has-shared-cso-some-crystal-reporting-changes?
  12. Stickman1990
    Absolutely no surprise there - Heritage have forked out hundreds of millions of dollars on this purchase and refurbishment/relaunch so why wouldn’t they be closely controlling things? For me I am really hoping new Crystal does change and new things are introduced (and some old things dropped) - I think it’s a totally wasted opportunity not to make changes now and in fact if they don’t they will fall behind their competitors. This is the ideal time to make changes that leap frog their competitors - unless of course they don’t consider they have any as they are so unique or were so far ahead with the old model 😉
  13. Stickman1990
    No reason has been given Ivi but remember he went on leave a few months back so not entirely surprising he has decided to retire To me he always came across as a somewhat reluctant CEO who found himself in the position after an unusual chain of events
  14. Stickman1990
    Before someone asks - here’s the nearest International airport https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thessaloniki_Airport
  15. Stickman1990
    Thessaloniki will serve as a homeport for Crystal Symphony in 2025 as Crystal becomes the first high-end international cruise line to use the port for full turnarounds From SeaTrade - https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/ports-destinations/crystal-symphony-homeport-thessaloniki-2025?
  16. Stickman1990
    An article from todays Sea Trade “Jack Anderson retired from the Crystal presidency, with A&K Group CEO Cristina Levis to continue overseeing the brand from Monaco and Kim Berman becoming managing director of the Florida office” https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/people-opinions/changes-crystals-top-management
  17. Stickman1990
    The payment is typically made to Crystal direct az opposed to via the TAs account. My TA never has access to my funds but I give them the CC details to be charged by Crystal or other cruise line
  18. Stickman1990
    Lol - well I really should pay more attention to our itinerary - I just realised we’ll be in Montreal on Canada Day so hopefully they have fireworks and celebrations on the first
  19. Stickman1990
    You’re right - it alternates between male and female i wonder why I thought they were all females that wreak havoc 😂😂😂
  20. Stickman1990
    and “tropical cyclones” or just “cyclones” and big ones are given ladies names (wonder why that is 😂) in Australia & New Zealand
  21. Stickman1990
    Sounds like they do celebrate it pretty well so we’re hoping for the fireworks
  22. Stickman1990
    Congratulations to @bitob for getting the last word in - that’s quite some achievement! 👏😂
  23. Stickman1990
    Did you contact them about it? It may be just a case of them needing to adjust their vendor categorisation. What was their response?
  24. Stickman1990
    Here’s a direct link to it - https://www.crystalcruises.com/#video-manfredi-lefebvre
  25. Stickman1990
    and it is - in the version on the Crystal website - https://www.crystalcruises.com/#video-manfredi-lefebvre? and if does refer to the funds being used to payback passengers - maybe he could have been clearer and mentioned creditors as well as passengers

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