Celebrity Cruises has unveiled an 8-night Norwegian Fjords itinerary for its 2025 President’s Cruise, as announced by Laura Hodges Bethge, the company's President.
This special voyage will take place on the Celebrity Apex ship leaving on May 17th, 2025.
During the 2024 President’s Cruise, guests were the first to hear about the upcoming 2025 voyage. This annual cruise, tailored for Captain’s Club members, offers an unparalleled vacation experience. It provides a unique opportunity for guests to interact with Hodges Bethge and other Celebrity Cruises executives while enjoying exclusive experiences not available on other sailings.
The 2025 President’s Cruise promises a captivating journey through the Norwegian Fjords, showcasing stunning landscapes, majestic wildlife, and towering waterfalls. Guests will have the chance to explore Norway’s cities and villages, immersing themselves in history, cuisine, and adventure. Highlights include visits to picturesque cities like Oslo, Alesund, and Bergen, with a variety of shore excursions, special events, and unique experiences to be announced.
The 2024 President’s Cruise aboard the Celebrity Beyond, a 6-night Caribbean escape from June 23 to June 29, featured exclusive onboard entertainment, customized excursions, and previews of future Celebrity offerings. The voyage included two sea days filled with unique activities, such as a pool party with performances by Team USA Artistic Swimming team members, Guinness World Record hula hoopers, and the popular Officers vs. Guests pool volleyball game, umpired by Hodges Bethge.
Guests engaged in “A Conversation with Celebrity,” where they posed unfiltered questions to Celebrity executives. Entertainment highlights included performances by West End star Marisha Wallace and a rock show by Captain Kyriakos Matragkas of the Celebrity Reflection ship.
The 2024 cruise also featured a stop at Perfect Day at CocoCay, Royal Caribbean Group/RCG’s top destination. Activities included jet ski and flyboard stunt performances, Caribbean Junkanoo bands, DJ sets, and a Captain’s Club members’ soiree at Coco Beach Club. In Grand Cayman, shore excursions were hosted by Celebrity’s executive team, with Hodges Bethge hosting a private lunch at the historic Grand Old House. The trip concluded with an exhilarating day in Bimini and a private beach club party, followed by a spectacular fireworks send-off before returning to Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale, Florida).
The annual President’s Cruise is one of the many perks for Captain’s Club/loyalty program members, who now enjoy an expanded range of benefits. RCG recently introduced an industry-first one-for-one tier matching across its 3 brands: Celebrity, Royal Caribbean International and Silversea. This Loyalty Status Match provides Captain’s Club members with even more benefits and opportunities to explore the world, with 50+ ships visiting ~1,000 destinations across all 7 continents.