Photo Courtesy of Crystal Cruises

Crystal Cruises recently announced 12 new, short-cruises sailing through the Mediterranean effective July through December 2012. The Crystal Getaway sales offer all-inclusive, five- to eight-day vacations aboard the Crystal Serenity that start at $1,310 per person. The short cruises are long on luxury, as each of these cruises present lavish accommodations, gourmet dining, fitness classes, and other spiritually enriching activities. The dozen new luxury-latent, short cruises include Tuscany, the Greek Isles, the French Riviera, Morocco, Rome, Turkey, and Israel. "Many savvy travelers appreciate the pampering luxury of Crystal Cruises and know how amazing the Mediterranean is as a destination, yet may have very limited time to get away," says Jack Anderson, Crystal's senior vice president, sales and marketing. "At the same time, this sale conveniently enables those less familiar with cruising, or Crystal, to dip their toe into our ‘Six-Star waters.’"