Cruise news (Celebrity Cruises-tagged)

Passenger Medevaced From Celebrity Solstice
The Otago regional rescue helicopter picked up a 78-year-old passenger from Celebrity Solstice at sea off the coast of New Zealand. RCCNZ said it had...
February 10, 2018
Accidents
VIDEO: Celebrity Edge Floats Out
Celebrity Cruises offered the first glimpse of brand’s first cruise ship in a new class in over 10 years, as Celebrity Edge was floated out of...
January 23, 2018
Cruise Industry
Celebrity Cruises to Welcome Newbuild Earlier
Celebrity Cruises announced that the inaugural season of Celebrity Edge was anticipated to start earlier, because the construction of the new ship...
January 8, 2018
Cruise Industry
Celebrity Cruises Increases Gratuities
Celebrity Cruises joined sister line Royal Caribbean in hiking gratuities for 2018. Effective January 2, the Miami-based cruise line is...
December 31, 2017
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: 12 Cruise Passengers Dead After Bus Accident in Mexico
At least 12 people have died after a bus carrying cruise passengers from South Florida to Mayan ruins, eastern Mexico flipped over highway early...
December 20, 2017
Accidents
Celebrity Cruises Unveils Deployment in Asia
Celebrity Cruises released its 2019-2020 deployment for the Americas, Asia and Australia. Celebrity Millennium will return to Asia from late 2019...
December 19, 2017
Cruise Industry
Celebrity Flora Keel Laid
The ceremonial keel laying for Celebrity Cruises’ upcoming cruise ship Celebrity Flora took place on Friday, December 15, at De Hoop Shipyard...
December 17, 2017
Cruise Industry
Celebrity Reveals 2019-2020 Caribbean Itineraries
Celebrity Cruises announced its lineup of Caribbean itineraries for 2019-2020 season. The cruise line will base 6 ships in the region: the newbuild...
December 12, 2017
Cruise Industry
Celebrity Unveils 2019-2020 Alaska and Pacific Coastal Cruises
Celebrity Cruises 2019 Alaska season will feature a total of 13 destinations with more than 40 extended port visits onboard 3 ships in the region...
November 29, 2017
Cruise Industry
Celebrity Helps Agents Personalise Fly-Cruise Bookings
The new guide of luxury brand Celebrity Cruises, AirWaves, helps travel agents personalise fly-cruise and stay bookings, through simplifying the...
November 28, 2017
Cruise Industry
Celebrity Cruises Builds Flora
Celebrity Cruises designed a new ship for Galapagos, which is a rare newbuild in the market. At 100 passengers it is the smallest ship that parent...
November 18, 2017
Cruise Industry
Celebrity Cruises Adopts Nonrefundable-Deposit Fares
Celebrity Cruises is the latest brand to adopt a fare with nonrefundable deposit, joining efforts by other cruise lines to stop booking practices...
November 14, 2017
Cruise Industry
Major Cruise Lines Return to Falmouth
According to Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett, the recent hurricanes in the Caribbean had halted plans by a couple of popular cruise lines to pull...
October 22, 2017
Cruise Industry
Celebrity Eclipse Makes Final Cruise From Southampton
Celebrity Eclipse will make her final cruise from Southampton on Wednesday, October 18. After 8 years based in Southampton the ship will leave...
October 16, 2017
Cruise Industry
Celebrity Cruises to Offer Same-Sex Marriages
Celebrity Cruises' President and CEO Lisa Lutoff-Perlo revealed that when its Celebrity Solstice ship arrives in Sydney NSW for the beginning of its...
October 12, 2017
Cruise Industry