Celebrity Cruises has announced its “most ambitious” season of sailings ever, with nearly 500 sailings for the 2024-2025 season.
The programme will send the line’s fleet of 16 luxury ships to more than 250 destinations in 70 countries.
The season includes first-ever homeports for some of Celebrity’s award-winning Edge Series ships; new year-round offerings in Europe, with new ports.
Also offered are new overnights and double overnights; and new experiences across the rich cultures of every region while basking in the fullness of the Celebrity cruise experience.
Highlights of the new 2024-25 season are as follows:
• Year-round sailings with more than 40 different itineraries in Europe, along with overnights in 11 of the world’s most popular cities from Lisbon, Portugal, to Istanbul, Turkey, and Reykjavik, Iceland; and brand-new ports of call including Pauillac (Bordeaux), France; Brindisi and Trieste, Italy; and Kavala and Volos, Greece;
• The Edge Series ships deployed to new regions of the world with Celebrity Apex sailing from our doorstep in Southampton to the Norwegian Fjords and the Arctic Circle, and Celebrity Edge sailing to Alaska roundtrip from Seattle; and year-round sailings from Asia, including an entire summer of sailings from Tokyo, Japan
• New 3-night Caribbean itineraries, complemented by sailings up to 12 nights from four departure ports – Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa and San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, President and CEO of Celebrity Cruises, said: “For our 2024/2025 season, we wanted to take our offerings to new heights – all in celebration of our fourth Edge Series ship, Celebrity Ascent, sailing its inaugural season in 2024.
“There’s truly no better way to see the world’s best places than on the world’s best places, where our guests are treated to the accommodation and amenities of a Celebrity ship – a luxury hotel, Michelin-quality dining, and a world-class luxury spa retreat all-in-one – with the world just steps away.”
Europe
With seven ships, including three Edge Series ships, Celebrity Cruises European season offers itineraries with 153 different sailings visiting nearly 100 destinations.
Celebrity Apex will homeport from Southampton and host more Norwegian Fjord sailings than ever before, including a brand new, 12-night Norwegian Fjord and Arctic Circle itinerary.
Celebrity Ascent will embark on its inaugural European season in 2024 with itineraries visiting culturally rich cities throughout Spain, Italy, France and Greece.
Celebrity Beyond will embark on 10- and 11-night itineraries to Greece, Istanbul, Naples, and more.
Additional itinerary options include sailings throughout Scandinavia, along with special sailings to Egypt and Israel.
Caribbean
For the 2024-25 Caribbean season, eight Celebrity ships, including three Edge Series ships will offer itineraries ranging from 3-night weekend getaways to longer 12-night voyages.
Itinerary offerings include:
• Celebrity Ascent – making her debut in the Caribbean, Celebrity’s newest ship sails rotating 7-night Western and Eastern Caribbean itineraries, visiting St. Thomas and St. Maarten, or Georgetown, Grand Cayman and the unique landscape of Labadee, Haiti.
• Celebrity Beyond – sailing 10- and 11-night itineraries to the Southern Caribbean, visiting St. George, Grenada; St. John’s Antigua, St. Maarten, the Panama Canal and more.
• Celebrity Apex – transporting guests on a 7-night itinerary to Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic; Labadee, Haiti; Key West, Bimini, Bahamas; St. Kitts, Tortola, and more.
Alaska
Sailing from Seattle, Celebrity Edge will take guests on 7-night itineraries to the pristine Endicott Arm Fjord and Dawes Glacier with stops in Victoria, British Columbia, and Ketchikan.
Joined by Celebrity Summit and Celebrity Solstice, together, they will offer 57 sailings and an array of 6- to 8-night itineraries from May to September 2024
Asia
Homeporting in Tokyo (Yokohama) from April 2024 to October 2024, Celebrity Millennium will sail 12-night itineraries from Mt. Fuji to Kyoto, with each sailing including overnight stays in Osaka.
Following its season in Japan, Celebrity Millennium will join Celebrity Solstice in Southeast Asia on 11- to 14-night sailings visiting 32 destinations across Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and more from September 2024 to April 2025.
Additional ‘book-it list’ sailings include:
• Celebrity Edge returning for her second season Down Under, embarking on a selection of 3- to 14-night itineraries starting October 2024 and running through April 2025.
• Setting sail to the Galapagos aboard one of the brand’s three uniquely intimate and stunning ships – Celebrity Flora, Celebrity Xpedition or Celebrity Xploration – on six or seven-night itineraries.
• Celebrity Equinox embarking on her inaugural season in South America, including a 14-night itinerary exploring Patagonia, Argentina and Antarctica, as well as taking in a tango show or surfing the beautiful beaches of Montevideo, Uruguay.
• Celebrity Eclipse making her Northeast debut, sailing to Canada and New England; Greenland and Iceland; and offering 7-night Bermuda itineraries from the New York area.
For more information, visit https://www.celebritycruises.com/gb/2024-2025-cruises.
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