Beginning January 2016, Celebrity Cruises will roll out an array of new Caribbean itineraries, all offering extended overnights in a variety of ports of call. The new itineraries, 43 in all, will offer guests overnight calls in a number of Caribbean ports, including Cartagena, Colombia; Philipsburg, St. Maarten; Cozumel, Mexico; Aruba; Curacao; and Barbados. The new overnight calls […]
Celebrity Cruises’ ongoing commitment to provide its suite-level guests with a truly exclusive and unique experience, which they have named “Suite Class”, has taken another major step forward. Celebrity recently unveiled the dedicated restaurant “Luminae”, debuting fleet-wide in April. Offering breakfast, lunch and dinner daily for Celebrity’s Suite Class guests, Luminae–as its name suggests –is […]
Today, Celebrity Cruises announced a deal with STX France for the construction of two new ships, launching a new class of ship for the luxury line. The new class of ship, codenamed EDGE, will initially feature two 117,000 GRT ships, both accommodating approximately 2,900 guests. The new design is smaller than the line’s newest Solstice Class ships, […]
Today, two vastly different cruise ships celebrated two important milestones of their career. Princess Cruises’ newest and largest ship, the Royal Princess, celebrated her first birthday today while sailing towards her next port of call, Copenhagen. Guests currently sailing aboard the Royal Princess joined in the festivities today, taking part in the Royal Ball Birthday Party, […]
A few months ago, I had the opportunity to take a tour aboard Celebrity Cruise’s newest ship, the Celebrity Reflection. As the line’s newest and most modern ship, the Celebrity Reflection is perhaps the best ship in the fleet exemplifying Celebrity’s experience of “Modern Luxury.” From the moment I stepped aboard the Celebrity Reflection, it was […]
Celebrity’s Celebrity Equinox, which is currently undergoing drydock renovations in Cadiz, Spain, is set to debut two new dining and drink venues for the Celebrity fleet. The two new spaces, known as Gastrobar and Slush, will offer guests two new and unique spaces to enjoy specially crafted beers, drinks, and upscale bar food. Gastrobar, which […]
Today, Celebrity Cruises launched a new, multi-million dollar marketing campaign, sharing guest experiences and how they “Remember Everything” from their Celebrity cruise. Beginning today, the new marketing campaign will appear throughout trade, paper, and digital media. In addition, three 30 second commercials will debut on national television in both the United States and Canada. When […]
After much speculation and rumors, the oldest ship in Celebrity’s fleet, the 19 year old Celebrity Century, will be leaving the fleet in April 2015. Celebrity announced today that they will be planning a special season for her. The highlight is a 14-night sailing out of Singapore titled “Celebration of the Century.” Onboard will be […]
In the ever popular ship-within-a-ship concept, Celebrity is the latest to make that plunge. “Our guests are accustomed to exceptional quality and service, and for those wishing to further indulge in the very best while on vacation we have launched ‘Suite Class’, specially designed to appeal to the most discerning vacationer,” said Michael Bayley, President […]
Costa Hires Company To Lift & Transport Costa Concordia Costa Cruises has announced that they have hired a company to lift and transport the Costa Concordia. A $30 million contract was signed with Royal Boskalis Westminster, a Dutch salvage company, to use the Dockwise Vanguard, a semi-submersible ship, designed to carry other ships. The Dockwise Vanguard will […]
Celebrity Cruises has announced that they have partnered up with Cantor Gaming, to bring mobile casino gaming to Celebrity guests. According to Celebrity, “guests will be able to play the full suite of Cantor Gaming mobile casino games on their personal smartphones and tablets by downloading the application, which is compatible with Apple and Android […]
Ship Background The Celebrity Solstice was the first of Celebrity Cruise’ Solstice Class ships. She debuted in 2008 with a completely new design, layout, and size compared to her older fleet mates. She was built in Papenburg, Germany by Meyer Werft. The Celebrity Solstice can accommodate up to 2,850 guests, has a GRT of 122,000, […]