Move over sister! Celebrity Silhouette sails into Southampton for first UK season

The 2,886-guest Celebrity Silhouette sailed into Southampton at the crack of dawn this morning to prepare for her first summer season sailing from the UK. She replaces older sister Celebrity Eclipse which has sailed from Southampton for eight summers since her launch in 2010 and has now moved to Dublin for summer 2018. Celebrity Silhouette is spearheading Celebrity’s ninth

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Experience adventurer Ben Fogle’s walk on the wild side with Celebrity Cruises

Scale a volcano, race a yacht or explore the rainforest are just some of Celebrity Cruises’ new range of adrenaline-charged experiences designed in collaboration with world-renowned adventurer Ben Fogle. Learning the yachting ropes, above, and rumbling in the jungle, below, are among Ben Fogle’s new Celebrity adventures The new excursions expand on Fogle’s Great Adventures excursion series

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Celebrity Cruises plants 30,000 trees on Santa Cruz island in the Galapgos

Celebrity Cruises is showing its green credentials once again by collaborating with Galapagos National Park to plant more than 30,000 trees on Santa Cruz Island, in Los Gemelos. The aim is to conserve the pristine archipelago that is home to flora and fauna unique to any other destination in the world. Captain Patricio Jaramillo helps

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High Seas history is made as Celebrity Equinox stages first legal same-sex marriage at sea

Celebrity Equinox has hosted the first same-sex marriage ever to be legally conducted at sea on a major cruise line. At 1430 EST on Monday (29 January) Francisco Vargas and Benjamin Gray, both from Florida,  tied the knot in an intimate ceremony officiated by Captain Dimitrios Manetas, en route from Key West to Puerto Costa

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Countdown begins as world gets its first glimpse of Celebrity Edge

The world got its first a glimpse today of Celebrity Cruises’ first ship in a new class in more than 10 years as Celebrity Edge floated out of her dry dock at the STX France shipyard. “This truly is an exciting moment for our brand,” said Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, president of Celebrity Cruises as Celebrity Edge

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Celebrity Edge

Now fast-forwarded Celebrity Edge has TWO maiden voyages in December

Celebrity Cruises have decided that its revolutionary new ship Celebrity Edge is so special that she will have TWO maiden voyages in December. How Celebrity Edge will look when she arrives in November That’s because work on the the transformational new ship is progressing at such a pace at the STX France shipyard that she will be

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Celebrity Equinox Aqua suite

Celebrity Cruises promises unforgettable experiences with 2019-20 Caribbean line-up

With six ships, memorable ports of call and one-of-a-kind tours, Celebrity Cruises is all set for its best Caribbean season so far in 2019-20. There are new sailings to some of the most dynamic Caribbean island ports like St Maarten, Grand Cayman and Aruba, in a season that features 25 sun-soaked destinations in 19 countries,

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Celebrity cruise revolution continues with unveiling of exploration ship Celebrity Flora

Celebrity Cruises continues its stunning revolution in ship design with the unveiling of Celebrity Flora, designed expressly to explore for the awe-inspiring Galapagos Islands. One of the most energy-efficient ship of its size in the diverse archipelago, the 100-guest Celebrity Flora will offer seamless sea-to-shore transportation, and anchorless technology that maintains the ship’s position while protecting

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Malta clears the way for Celebrity Cruises to stage legal same-sex marriages at sea

Celebrity Cruises has been given the all clear to conduct legal same-sex marriages at sea. It follows a parliamentary vote in Malta, where a majority of the Celebrity fleet is registered, to legally recognise same-sex marriage. “Celebrity Cruises has a long history of supporting the LGBTQ+ community, and I cannot think of a more important

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Moving home: Celebrity Eclipse bids farewell to Southampton after eight years

On Saturday Celebrity Eclipse will bid farewell to Southampton, the UK port it has called home since 2010. Celebrity Eclipse has been sailing from Southampton for eight years Her final embarkation is for a 15-night transatlantic cruise calling at Boston, New York, Kings Wharf (Bahamas) and Nassau before arriving in Miami. During the last eight years Celebrity

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