Cruise news (Celebrity Cruises-tagged)

VIDEO: Celebrity Edge Sets Sail with All-Female Bridge Team
For the first time ever in maritime history, an all-female bridge and onboard leadership team set sail on March 8, commemorating International Women...
March 12, 2020
Cruise Industry
Celebrity Apex Naming Ceremony to Take Place Later in the Year
Celebrity Cruises is postponing the christening ceremony of its newest ship Celebrity Apex, although its passenger shipping operations start in late...
March 6, 2020
Cruise Industry
Celebrity Edge Boasts First-Ever All-Female Cruise Ship Crew
Celebrity Cruises is the company with a newbuild passenger ship that has the industry's first all-female crew. MS Celebrity Edge (inaugurated on...
March 3, 2020
Cruise Industry
Celebrity Cruises Cancels Asia Routes and Comes to Victoria BC
Fears of how the coronavirus (COVID-19) will impact Vancouver Island continues. However, it could have a positive impact on the tourism industry...
February 29, 2020
Accidents
VIDEO: Celebrity Silhouette Completes Bow-to-Stern Makeover
Celebrity Silhouette returned from a 42-day bow-to-stern refurbishment. The completion of the modernization makes Silhouette the 4th ship in the...
February 25, 2020
Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean Hosts Free Cruise for Bushfire Heroes
RCI-Royal Caribbean announced they will be sending company's newest ship -Spectrum of the Seas, to Australia to host a complimentary 4-day voyage for...
February 24, 2020
Accidents
Celebrity Apex Successfully Completes Sea Trials
Celebrity Apex returned to Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint Nazaire over the weekend following a successful first sea trial. The...
February 12, 2020
Cruise Industry
Celebrity Cruises Announces 2021-2022 Season
Celebrity Cruises unveiled its 2021-2022 season, during which its 14 liners will visit more than 280 destinations in nearly 75 countries across 7...
February 3, 2020
Cruise Industry
First Steel Cut for Celebrity Beyond
Celebrity Cruises announced that its 3rd Edge-Class vessel will be named Celebrity Beyond at an official steel-cutting ceremony. Celebrity...
January 29, 2020
Cruise Industry
Celebrity Apex Godmother Announced
Celebrity Cruises named Reshma Saujani as the godmother of Celebrity Apex, the second vessel in the brand’s Edge Series. Saujani is the...
January 16, 2020
Cruise Industry
Celebrity Cruises Raising Daily Gratuity Rate
Celebrity Cruises is raising its daily gratuity rate effective January 6, next year. Travel partners were informed of the 6.9% increase this week...
December 29, 2019
Cruise Industry
Two Passengers Removed from Celebrity Solstice in Picton
Two cruise passengers have been removed from a Celebrity Cruises ship after docking in Picton, New Zealand, following an onboard assault. NZ police...
December 26, 2019
Accidents
Celebrity Announces 2021-2022 Cruises
Celebrity Cruises unveiled their 2021-2022 season of sailings onboard 14 cruise ships that are scheduled to visit more than 280 destinations in 75...
December 13, 2019
Cruise Industry
Celebrity Xpedition ship evacuated in the Galapagos
On November 5, 2019, at ~11:30 pm, the Galapagos Islands-based cruise ship Celebrity Xpedition carrying 46 passengers ran aground on a sand bar at...
November 6, 2019
Accidents
Celebrity Summit Crew Members Go Overboard in Quebec
Two male crew of MS Celebrity Summit have been rescued from the waters of St Lawrence River on Monday, September 30, after they intentionally jumped...
October 4, 2019
Accidents