Crystal Expedition Cruises Names Manuela Schwesig, Prime Minister of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in Germany as Godmother of Crystal Endeavor
Today, June 25, 2021, Crystal Expedition Cruises announced Manuela Schwesig, Prime Minister of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, as the Godmother for new luxury expedition yacht Crystal Endeavor.
Manuela Schwesig will name the yacht in a ceremony tomorrow at MV WERFTEN in Stralsund, Germany, where the ship is designed and built.
The new 20,200 GRT, all-suite, all-veranda, all-butler serviced vessel is the first ever Polar Class 6 (PC6) luxury expedition yacht “Made in Germany” and sets a new standard in remote worldwide exploration with luxury, power, safety, spaciousness and comfort never before experienced.
The naming ceremony for Crystal Endeavor will be livestreamed on the Crystal Cruises Facebook page beginning at 10:30 AM CET/4:30 AM EST inviting travelers from around the world and members of the Crystal Family to celebrate the occasion. The recorded ceremony will be posted on Crystal’s Facebook page for those who cannot view live.
“We are pleased to announce Prime Minister Manuela Schwesig as Godmother for Crystal Endeavor, our unparalleled and bold new expedition yacht, proudly ‘Made in Germany’ and precision engineered to launch a new standard in global travel,” said Jack Anderson, president of Crystal Cruises. “The construction of this magnificent expedition yacht could not have been accomplished without the commitment and support of the German government and Prime Minister Schwesig, for both MV WERFTEN shipyard and this unique project. Together we have brought much-needed employment to the region and achieved the pinnacle of excellence in Crystal Endeavor, a state-of-the-art vessel that carries the distinguished reputation for German craftsmanship forward with pride.”
“Crystal Endeavor is a true beauty and those involved in the construction of this ship have done a wonderful job,” Prime Minister Schwesig said. “Together they have built this unique ship featuring innovative technologies, especially when it comes to environmental protection, with engineering and craftsmanship of the highest order.”
Prime Minister Schwesig is the first woman to serve as head of government for Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the state where Crystal Endeavor was built and a region with a tradition of shipbuilding stretching back to the Hanseatic League. A champion of human rights, women’s rights and youth advocacy, Schwesig, was also the youngest cabinet member in Angela Merkel’s third cabinet and is a member of numerous boards and civic groups including serving as a Trustee for Plan International, a humanitarian organization working in more than 70 countries across the world.
Crystal Endeavor was built at MV WERFTEN in Stralsund, part of a family of shipyards known for their passenger ship, icebreaker and private yacht building expertise. In fact, Lloyd Werft, sister yard of MV WERFTEN, just delivered the $600 million, 455-foot private super yacht “Solaris” this month – one of the most expensive and luxurious private yachts ever built and further evidence of this shipbuilding group’s prowess.
Inaugural Voyages, Iceland, the Arctic Circle and Europe
As the first and only true luxury expedition yacht to restart cruising in the Arctic and Northern Europe, Crystal Endeavor will set sail beginning July 17 with five 10-night immersive voyages circumnavigating Iceland’s most dramatically beautiful and fascinating locales. The Luxury Iceland Expedition voyages will sail round-trip from the ship’s homeport of Reykjavík, affording travelers convenient air options, just six hours from New York City, three hours from London and with frequent non-stop flights from many major cities in the U.S. and Europe and will be followed by the 10-night Journey of Vikings: Iceland & Norway from Reykjavík to Tromsø departing September 5, 2021.
Additional autumn departures include the 13-night Norwegian Fjords & Scottish Isles Exploration from Tromsø to London, departing September 15, 2021, featuring the fjords and UNESCO treasures of Norway and an overnight in Edinburgh, and the 11-night Breton, Bordeaux and Beyond from London to Lisbon departing September 28, 2021, and highlighted by two nights in the heart of Bordeaux and an overnight call in London.
