Anne Kalosh got a first peek at Celebrity Cruises’ next ship, Celebrity Solstice, as she nears completion in Germany’s Meyer Werft shipyard.  Reporting in Seatrade Insider News, Kalosh reports that one feature sure to please passengers is significantly larger staterooms and bathrooms.  “The bathrooms are 50% larger than those in Millennium-class accommodations and standard veranda [...]

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Celebrity Cruises has announced that its newest ship, the 2,850-passenger Celebrity Solstice, will enter service three weeks early with three additional cruise departures.  The ship’s inaugural voyage will now be a one-week Nov. 23, 2008 Thanksgiving cruise followed by Nov. 30 and Dec. 7 departures. 
Celebrity Solstice will sail on her planned itinerary round-trip from Fort Lauderdale visiting [...]

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During the 2009/10 Caribbean season, you’ll have the chance to sail on two of Celebrity Cruises’ new Solstice-class ships.  And, the cruise line plans to introduce three new Caribbean ports including Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe; St. Croix and Scarborough, Tobago.
Celebrity Solstice, entering service in December, 2008, will sail seven-night Eastern Caribbean cruises round-trip from San Juan.  Celebrity [...]

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Celebrity Cruises has just announced it’s 2009 Alaska season with innovative itineraries, including the cruise industry’s first round-trip Alaska cruise out of Los Angeles.
Highlights of the season include:
*  Three Celebrity ships, Infinity, Mercury and Millennium, sailing from five ports, will offer passengers an upclose encounter with Hubbard Glacier, the only advancing glacier in the state.
*  Celebrity Mercury will make a 14-night [...]

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Due to the weak U.S. dollar, Europe cruises have grown in popularity and most cruise lines will increase capacity in Europe next year as well. 
With its largest European deployment ever slated for 2009, Celebrity Cruises announced five ships, including two new vessels, will visit the region in a single European season for the first time in the [...]

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Celebrity Cruises is offering steep discounts on its new brand, Azamara Cruises, during the 2008 Europe season.  The 720-passenger Ex-Renassance Cruises ships, Azamara Journey and Azamara Quest, have single open seating and dining options at four restaurants.
SmartCruiser is tossing in free gratuities and onboard credit for those who book by March 21.  To qualify for the extras, SmartCruiser requires [...]

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Celebrity Cruises considers fine dining its forte and the announcement that the new Celebrity Solstice will have ten restaurants reiterates its importance.   While the cruise line’s ships will continue with two-seating, assigned dining, Solstice will offer cruisers a number of attractive alternative dining options.
Two restaurants are open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, the two-level main dining room Grand Epernay [...]

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Royal Caribbean always launches the first ship in a new series with what company executives call the “wow” factor.  The first Voyager ship: rock climbing. The first Freedom-class ship: “flow-rider surfing”.  So you can be sure that Celebrity Cruises, which is owned by RCI, will also float the brand new Celebrity Solstice with bells and [...]

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As one who would rather look forward than back, I’ll be focusing on what’s new and interesting in 2008.  New ships are frequently the most exciting part of the cruise industry so I’ll start with this. While fewer vessels will enter service in 2008 than in previous years, there will be an enormous number of new berths to fill.  Both [...]

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Last week Cunard Line announced that Queen Victoria will have fencing classes aboard the ship.  Of course aboard Royal Caribbean’s largest ships you can surf or go ice skating while on several of Princess Cruises’ newer vessels passengers may opt for pottery classes.  Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest vessels boast bowling alleys.
Today, Celebrity Cruises announced it would collaborate with [...]

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