Dimitrios and Tasos Kafetzi, pictured, made maritime history as the first brothers to jointly captain a cruise ship at sea when they successfully put Celebrity Cruises’ newest ship Celebrity Ascent through her paces. During the traditional shipbuilding process known as sea trials, they coaxed the ship through a series of functional and operational tests, which

In an industry first, Greek brothers Dimitrios and Tasos Kafetzis have been named co-captains of Celebrity Ascent, the fourth ship in Celebrity’s Edge Series. The maritime brothers will both be taking the helm when the ship sets sail in December, alternating their time in a three-months on-and-off rotation. Dimitrios said: “After a more than 30-year

Four-time Celebrity cruiser Peter Williams was more than a little disappointed with experiences on his recent cruise to the Canaries from Southampton. Here is his balanced appraisal of how the cruise failed to live up to expectations. “We had been looking forward to our fourth cruise with Celebrity for months. To avoid possible Covid travel

Celebrity Cruise continued its “game-changing” impact on travel with the hand-over of Celebrity Beyond yesterday (6 April), in what was the industry’s first physical delivery ceremony since the pandemic began more than two years ago. Designed to give guests endless opportunities to disconnect from the world, Celebrity claims the new ship goes further than imagined