Who owns Crystal?
Crystal, a travel brand, is owned by A&K Travel Group (the United Kingdom).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Crystal Launches 'By Abercrombie & Kent' Experiences, Crystal Cruises, 11 August 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- A&K Travel Group reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Travel & transport › Cruise lines
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Crystal
Crystal is a luxury cruise line that its own site says has been known for exceptional cruises for three decades. In 2022 A&K Travel Group acquired the Crystal brand and relaunched the ships Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony, and its August 2025 press release was issued from Miami.
Ownership timeline of Crystal
- Current owner A&K Travel Group [1] reported
Where Crystal sits in A&K Travel Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full A&K Travel Group ownership tree →
Other brands in cruise lines, and who owns them
The 26 brands in cruise lines on Brandtree belong to 18 owners. The largest is Carnival, with 7.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Carnival Cruise Line | Carnival | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Norwegian Cruise Line | Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings | 🇺🇸 United States |
| American Cruise Lines | American Cruise Lines | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Aurora Expeditions | Aurora Expeditions | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Celestyal Cruises | Celestyal | 🇬🇷 Greece |
| Disney Cruise Line | Disney | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Heritage Expeditions | Heritage Expeditions | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
| City Cruises | Hornblower Group | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: A&K Travel Group
A&K Travel Group is a privately held company headquartered in United Kingdom. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control.
A&K Travel Group, abbreviated AKTG, is the group behind Abercrombie & Kent, Crystal and Cox & Kings, according to Crystal's own press pages. A Crystal release of August 2025 announcing a new AKTG advisory board is datelined London, and the group's legal seat is not stated in the pages opened. Crystal says AKTG acquired the Crystal brand and its two ships, Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony, in 2022.
A&K Travel Group: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 Crystal and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Crystal among them.
- ABF Freight — ArcBest 🇺🇸
- ABX Air — ATSG 🇺🇸
- Adcom Express — Radiant Logistics 🇺🇸
- Advanced Air — Advanced Air 🇺🇸
- Air Wisconsin — Air Wisconsin 🇺🇸
- Alaska Airlines — Alaska Air Group 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Crystal?
The parent company of Crystal is A&K Travel Group, a privately held company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Crystal American or British?
Crystal originated in the United States, but it is owned today by A&K Travel Group, which is headquartered in the United Kingdom. So Crystal is an American-origin brand under British ownership.
Is Crystal still owned by A&K Travel Group?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, Crystal is still owned by A&K Travel Group. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Crystal Launches 'By Abercrombie & Kent' Experiences — Crystal Cruises, Official press release, published 11 August 2025; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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