Cruise news (Celebrity Cruises-tagged)

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
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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
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
Cruise Industry