Enrichment Luxury Cruise Guide

Arts and Entertainment

Business & Technology

Piano instruction by

Cleveland Clinic and Tai Chi Cultural Center . Art

classes by Parsons School of Design . Leaders in their

respective fields, these are but a few of the companies and schools that

have partnered with luxury cruise specialist Crystal Cruises to create the

Creative Learning Institute (CLI) , the most innovative complimentary

enrichment program at sea, set to roll out fleetwide in 2004.

Equal parts educational and entertaining, the CLI debuted to rave reviews

aboard the new Crystal Serenity in July 2003. Crystal Symphony will welcome

the revolutionary program aboard its first cruise in 2004, a 12-day journey

FROM Ft. Lauderdale to Caldera, Costa Rica, including a transit of the

Panama Canal. CLI joins Crystal Cruises in February during its season in

'Travel today is not only about embracing new cultures and destinations.

It's about taking time for yourself, to learn, to discover and to

rejuvenate,' says Bret Bullock, Crystal's vice president, entertainment.

'The comprehensive structure of the Creative Learning Institute allows our

guests to tailor their enrichment activities to suit individual interests

and desires, making the vacation experience more about one's overall

personal journey.'

Innovative in concept and progressive in nature, the CLI is an extensive new

series of interactive classes providing comprehensive instruction focusing

on improving wellness and

enhancing quality of life. In keeping with Crystal's penchant for quality

alliances, the newly-minted CLI has partnered with several other well-known

organizations and schools - such as Society of Wine Educators, Pepperdine

University , and Barnes&Noble.com - to bring experts in their

respective fields aboard to share their knowledge in a classroom setting.

Offered as a series of classes, the CLI curriculums feature progressive

levels of instruction on a single subject or several one-class sessions of

related topics. The 'five centers' comprising the Creative Learning

Institute include:

Arts & Entertainment - FROM Asian woodblock printing, gift

wrapping and painting with watercolors to advertising, jewelry design and

Business & Technology - FROM Computer University@Sea, estate

planning and fundraising to philanthropy, real estate appraisal and patent

Lifestyle - FROM foreign language instruction, book clubs, and

home organization to floral and interior design, menu planning, and

successful grand-parenting.

Wellness - FROM advances in medicine, alternative medicine,

dance and fitness classes, yoga, tai chi and Pilates, to skin care, sports

health, nutrition, memory fitness, and men's and women's health.

Wine & Food - FROM beginning sushi, sake, cheeses, caviar,

chocolate and the art of serving, to the wines of Champagne, Italy, Chile,

California and Bordeaux.

Offered year-round on every cruise, the CLI is the latest development in

Crystal's highly regarded Crystal Visions Enrichment Program