Crystal Cruises is offering guests more of Asia than ever before with 120 shoreside adventures, including a visit to a spice plantation in India and a three-night overland trip into Laos. In 2008, Crystal is increasing its presence in Asia with two ships sailing the region. The Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony will sail Asia from March through May 2008 with six itineraries, all of which feature UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Among the Crystal Adventures are 12 new programs and nine overnight tours offering in-depth travels in Vietnam, Thailand, China, Laos, Cambodia and India; all are available online at www.all-travel.com/crystalcruises for review and pre-booking.

Among the new Asia Adventures are "Shanghai's Jewish Heritage," which explores synagogues and a walk through the Jewish ghetto. Also new is "The Temples & Spices of Goa" from Marmagao, India, which includes the Shri Mahalasa temple and lunch at a spice plantation. Crystal's Asia cruises include an unprecedented number of in-port overnights, 17 in all; two-night calls are planned in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Osaka, Kobe, Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City and Bangkok. Two Crystal Symphony itineraries also include a complimentary three-night overland adventure in Beijing with tours of the Summer Palace, the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, and the Great Wall of China. The cruises are 11 to 17 days and features calls in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, and Dalian, China; Da Nang, and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Bangkok, Ko Samui and Phuket, Thailand; Singapore; Kobe, Hiroshima, and Osaka, Japan; Kuala Lampur/Port Kelang, Malaysia; Mumbai, Cochin, and Marmagao, India; Muscat, Oman; Doha, Qatar; and Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Fares start at $4,495 per person, double occupancy. For more information, call 800-300-4567 or visit www.all-travel.com/crystalcruises