Cruise news (Celebrity Cruises-tagged)
- Accidents
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 - Cruise Industry
Cruise Lines Help Holidaymakers After Thomas Cook Collapse
The world’s oldest travel company, Thomas Cook, ceased trading, causing thousands of pre-booked holidays to be canceled. The company went into...
September 24, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Holland America Line Returns to Tampa Bay in 2020
HAL-Holland America Line dropped Tampa FL as a homeport in spring 2018. According to Erik Elvejord (company's director of public relations), HAL was...
September 17, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Celebrity Apex to Sail 4 Longer European Cruises
Celebrity Cruises’ 2020 Europe season is expected to be the line’s most “revolutionary” yet. The brand unveiled 4 new longer...
August 25, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Celebrity Constellation Redeployed to Tampa Bay
Celebrity Cruises is the second cruise company to drop voyages in the Arabian Gulf. The cruise liner Celebrity Constellation had scheduled...
August 12, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Celebrity Cruises Announces Apex Incentive for 200 Top-Selling Agents
Celebrity Cruises introduced its "Celebrity Moments" campaign, that will see 200 travel agents plus passengers invited on a 2-night inaugural mini...
August 4, 2019 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Celebrity Flora - the First-Ever Cruise Ship Custom-Built for the Galapagos Islands
NYC New York-based BG Studio International included a host of environmentally friendly features in Celebrity Flora - specially designed for Galapagos...
August 2, 2019 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Celebrity Cruises Takes the Conversation About Gender Equality Public
Celebrity Cruises revealed that since 2015, the company has increased the percentage of women working across its fleet from 3% to the record 22...
July 27, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Two More Cruise Ships Skip Scheduled Stops in San Juan
Two more cruise ships skipped scheduled visits to San Juan Puerto Rico, as demonstrators have been calling for the resignation of Gov. Ricardo...
July 23, 2019 - Accidents
Celebrity Solstice Turns Back to Seattle Due to Power Outage
Celebrity Solstice had just departed Friday evening, July 19, for Ketchikan AK, when she had to sail back to Seattle due to a power outage. The US...
July 21, 2019 - Accidents
7-Year-Old Medevaced from Celebrity Cruises Ship
A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew has hoisted a 7-year-old girl and her parent from Celebrity Summit on Monday, July 8, after the vessel departed...
July 9, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Celebrity Flora Christened in Ecuador
Celebrity Cruises officially christened its Celebrity Flora, a new all-suite megayacht (passenger capacity 100) which is the first of its kind to...
June 24, 2019 - Cruise Industry
First Solstice Class Ship Receives Upgrades and Enhancements
The newly refurbished Celebrity Equinox is ready to revolutionize the way Celebrity travellers experience the Caribbean. The dramatic transformation...
June 5, 2019 - Accidents
Passenger Medevaced from Celebrity Cruises Ship in New York Harbor
Coast Guard officer has helped rescue a 61-year-old female passenger with chest pains from a Celebrity Cruises ship in New York Harbor Sunday...
May 27, 2019