Normally I advise cruisers drop luggage in the cabin to run to the spa to book beauty treatments once they board.   But if you’re cruising with Celebrity Cruises you won’t have to do that any longer.
Celebrity is adding spa, salon and personal fitness appointments to onboard activities that may be reserved prior to the cruise [...]

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* Holland America’s new 86,000-ton Nieuw Amsterdam was christened in Venice yesterday by Queen Maxima of The Netherlands before setting sail on its inaugural Mediterranean voyage.    A sister ship of the popular Eurodam, the vessel boasts a new feature,  a chef’s table, available for 18 guests nightly. It’s priced at $89 and includes many courses [...]

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Celebrity Cruises’ new Solstice-class ships  are so popular that the cruise line is adding several of their most distinctive features to other vessels in the fleet.   Celebrity Constellation just emerged from a 15-day drydock boasting a Tuscan Grille steakhouse; the Bistro creperie; a Martini Bar; a Cellarmasters wine bar and Gelateria.  The ship’s staterooms were [...]

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If you’ve ever wanted to try one of Celebrity Cruises newer Solstice-class ships,  the 2011-12 Caribbean season will present a wealth of opportunity.  The cruise line has announced that four of the ships will cruise the Caribbean, including the new Celebrity Silhouette which will winter in Bayonne, NJ and sail longer Caribbean itineraries.
From November 2011 [...]

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According to USA Today’s Cruise Log, Celebrity Mercury has cut out a port call and will return to home port Charleston early because of a third large outbreak of Norovirus.   On the Feb. 15 voyage, 411 out of 1830 passengers (22%) became ill with the gastrointestinal disease.  According to the Centers of Disease Control,  some [...]

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Some 58 Passengers aboard Celebrity Cruises Mercury came down with Norovirus (formerly called a Norwalk-like virus) only a week after more than 400 cruisers suffered the gastrointestinal illness aboard the same ship.  This is despite extensive cleaning of the ship between cruises.  The Post and Courier reports that, prior to the most recent outbreak,  the [...]

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Azamara Cruises has announced sweeping upgrades and enhancements to its on-board program plus the addition of more overnight stays in port and unique shore excursions.  And to launch the upgrades, the cruise line also has a new name: Azamara Club Cruises.
Starting April, 2010, passengers sailing aboard the 694-passenger Azamara Journey and Azamara Quest will find gratuities, house wine [...]

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After Royal Caribbean announced a flexible dining option for ships in its fleet, it was only a matter of time that its subsidiary, Celebrity Cruises, would follow suit. Today Celebrity introduced a flex dining option that allows passengers to choose when they dine — in open, single seating or the traditional assigned seating — [...]

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Celebrity Cruises has announced plans to resume New York/Bermuda cruises in 2010 when Celebrity Summitrepositions from San Juan to Cape Liberty (Bayonne), NJ.  Beginning April 17, 2010, the ship will sail on seven day cruises from New York docking in King’s Wharf where passengers board water taxis to visit Hamilton and other popular destinations in [...]

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Celebrity Cruises, which just launched the 2,850-passenger Celebrity Solstice in the Caribbean, has announced that Solstice’s sister ship, Celebrity Equinox, will home port in Southampton, England, when she enters service in the summer of 2010.   Bookings for Equinox will open in March 2009 when specific itineraries will be announced.
Like Solstice, Celebrity’s Equinox will have the [...]

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