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Crystal Esprit cruise combines Corinth, Suez canal transits

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Crystal Esprit is scheduled to sail from Dubrovnik to Aqaba, Jordan, in April
Crystal Esprit will sail an unusual itinerary combining transits of both the Corinth and Suez canals.

Crystal Yacht Cruises' 62-passenger boutique vessel is scheduled to embark April 1 in Dubrovnik and sail to Aqaba, Jordan, in a nine-night passage.

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

The voyage offers opportunities to visit UNESCO-listed sites including Dubrovnik’s Walled City, St. Catherine’s Monastery from the port of Sharm El-Sheik, Luxor and the Valley of the Kings from Safaga, Egypt, and the Rose City of Petra from Aqaba (during an optional post-cruise program). Along with the canal transits, other highlights include Delphi in Itea and Santorini.

Shipboard credit and reduced solo fares

With Crystal’s best available suite program, Crystal Esprit’s newest itinerary offers an additional $125 'As You Wish' shipboard credit per person, as well as reduced solo fares of 150% for bookings made by Jan. 6.

Fares for 'Iconic Passages: Corinth & Suez' begin at $4,499 per person.

Travelers can take advantage of Crystal Confidence 2.0 and the Easy Book program which, together, offer an extended no-money-down deposit window until Jan. 5, reduced deposits, waived administration fees and relaxed final payment schedules on select sailings through June 2021.