{"id":12493,"date":"2013-08-22T09:09:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-22T09:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/crystal-cruises-pays-tribute-to-wwiis-pacific-theater-with-january-voyage\/"},"modified":"2013-08-22T09:09:00","modified_gmt":"2013-08-22T09:09:00","slug":"crystal-cruises-pays-tribute-to-wwiis-pacific-theater-with-january-voyage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2013\/08\/crystal-cruises-pays-tribute-to-wwiis-pacific-theater-with-january-voyage\/","title":{"rendered":"Crystal Cruises Pays Tribute To WWII’s Pacific Theater With January Voyage"},"content":{"rendered":"

This January, Crystal Cruises is offering history buffs the fascinating opportunity to visit some of the most pivotal battlegrounds and historical sites of World War II’s Pacific Campaign, along with key experts to share insider perspectives.<\/span><\/span>

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\nOn\u00a0January 19, Crystal Serenity kicks off the first leg of its World Cruise with a carefully crafted Pacific Ocean Odyssey from\u00a0Los Angeles\u00a0to\u00a0Hilo,\u00a0Honolulu,\u00a0Guam,\u00a0Okinawa, Saipan and\u00a0Tokyo’s\u00a0port of Yokohama.\u00a0Headlining is best-selling author\u00a0James Bradley, author of\u00a0Flags of Our Fathers<\/i>, the book-turned-Eastwood\/Spielberg film about James’ father and five other soldiers who were\u00a0<\/span>\"CRYSTALimmortalized raising the American flag on Iwo Jima in the iconic Pulitzer-winning photograph.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n

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Providing additional insights, context and history, will be\u00a0Don Farrell, veteran, Mariana Islands historian and local official inGuam\u00a0and Tinian and General\u00a0Anthony Zinni, former Four-Star General and Commander in Chief of U.S. Central Command.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Ashore, guests can experience new WWII-focused Crystal Adventures on almost every island of the itinerary, including:<\/span><\/div>\n