Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Matias Lira, senior vice president-trade sales for the Americas for Abercrombie & Kent Travel Group (AKTG), talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report about Crystal Cruises, now firmly aligned with AKTG. At last month’s AKTG 100 Club for top selling travel advisors, Lira reveals the latest for the new Crystal Grace, a new, slightly larger ship that will debut in 2028. He also talks about recent renovations to the cruise line’s current two ships, Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity, as well as a series of brand-new itineraries. For more information, visit crystalcruises.com or www.abercrombiekent.com.
All our Insider Travel Report video interviews are archived and available on our Youtube channel (youtube.com/insidertravelreport), and as podcasts with the same title on: Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Listen Notes, Podchaser, TuneIn + Alexa, Podbean, iHeartRadio, Google, Amazon Music/Audible, Deezer, Podcast Addict, and iTunes Apple Podcasts, which supports Overcast, Pocket Cast, Castro and Castbox.
Matias Lira, senior vice president-trade sales for the Americas for Abercrombie & Kent Travel Group (AKTG), talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report about Crystal Cruises, now firmly aligned with AKTG. At last month’s AKTG 100 Club for top selling travel advisors, Lira reveals the latest for the new Crystal Grace, a new, slightly larger ship that will debut in 2028. He also talks about recent renovations to the cruise line’s current two ships, Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity, as well as a series of brand-new itineraries. For more information, visit crystalcruises.com or www.abercrombiekent.com.
All our Insider Travel Report video interviews are archived and available on our Youtube channel (youtube.com/insidertravelreport), and as podcasts with the same title on: Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Listen Notes, Podchaser, TuneIn + Alexa, Podbean, iHeartRadio, Google, Amazon Music/Audible, Deezer, Podcast Addict, and iTunes Apple Podcasts, which supports Overcast, Pocket Cast, Castro and Castbox.
