Experts in fields from money management to photography, as well as film luminaries, will join Crystal's 2008 world cruise, which embarks January 19 from Los Angeles. Crystal Serenity's 108-day world cruise will feature an expanded curriculum of "how to" lectures and instruction. Guests will include biographer and former chief foreign affairs correspondent for Time magazine, Chris Ogden; Academy Award-winning actress Cloris Leachman; and economist Jane Bryant Quinn. The lineup is part of Crystal's Creative Learning Institute. "Our guests are lifetime learners who love travel and trying new things," said Bret Bullock, Crystal's vice president, entertainment. "With this voyage, we offer them the world as the ultimate classroom." For more information, visit www.crystalcruises.com. (DE)