Warm, Exotic Places and Modern Luxury the Focus of Celebrity Cruises' 2013-14 Winter Destination Lineup
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MIAMI,
March 28, 2012
/PRNewswire/ -- There's no better time than winter to seek out
sun-soaked, exotic destinations, and there's no better way to experience
them than immersed in modern luxury. That's exactly what
Celebrity Cruises
is offering with its 2013-14 winter itinerary line-up, which will
feature a multitude of ways to make the most of precious vacation time
on its stunning, award-winning ships, six in the
Caribbean and five around the globe in
Australia and
New Zealand, the Galapagos Islands,
Hawaii,
South America
and the South Pacific. During the winter season, Celebrity Cruises'
guests will visit 170 ports in 42 countries from 20 different departure
ports, while enjoying open and airy onboard spaces with careful
attention to detail, luxurious accommodations, fresh and innovative
cuisine, and genuine and personalized service. Celebrity also will offer
a variety of cruisetour vacation options, pairing a land-based
experience with a cruise to create the ultimate winter getaway.
Varied itineraries expand modern luxury getaway options
Unique elements of Celebrity's 2013-14 winter destination offerings will include a 35-night circumnavigation cruise of
Australia and
New Zealand, departing from
Auckland, New Zealand in
February 2014 and ending in
Sydney, Australia in
March 2014. This trip of a lifetime will take place on
Celebrity Solstice, the ship that introduced modern luxury style and design to the cruise industry when she debuted in 2008.
Celebrity Solstice also will offer two Pacific Island cruises roundtrip from
Sydney in
October 2013 and
April 2014, featuring stops at ports such as Lautoka and
Suva, Fiji; Lifou, Loyalty Islands; and Noumea and Isles of Pines,
New Caledonia.
A new offering will be four- and five-night
Caribbean cruises from
Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades),
Florida on
Celebrity Constellation,
which was "Solsticized" in drydock last year to include guest-favorite
enhancements such as the Tuscan Grille specialty restaurant,
CellarMasters wine bar and Cafe al Bacio and Gelateria, among other
venues. Prior to the 2013-14 winter season, new AquaClass accommodations
with exclusive access to the Mediterranean specialty restaurant, Blu,
will be added to the ship.
Celebrity Constellation will offer
Bahamas cruises featuring stops in
Key West, Florida and
Nassau, Bahamas, and
Western Caribbean itineraries featuring stops in
Key West and
Cozumel, Mexico, all roundtrip from
Fort Lauderdale from
December 2013 through
April 2014.
Also new will be a series of cruises out of
Los Angeles on
Celebrity Century, for the first time since 2010.
Hawaii departures and an entirely new Pacific Costal Wine Cruise itinerary which will visit the new port of
Santa Barbara, California, and will include an overnight stay in
San Francisco, are highlights of
Celebrity Century's October 2013 to
May 2014 West Coast season. While in the region,
Celebrity Century will offer 15-night
Hawaii sailings out of
San Diego and
Los Angeles, California, and 15-night Panama Canal cruises between
San Diego and
Los Angeles and
Fort Lauderdale, Florida in
December 2013 and January and
February 2014.
Celebrity Century's
Hawaii and Panama Canal will open for booking on
April 4, 2012.
Exotic destinations beckon; stylish, comfortable ships pamper
Celebrity's
2013-14 winter season will be rife with opportunities for vacationers
seeking experiences in trip-of-a-lifetime destinations. Cruises and
cruisetours in
South America will be offered on
Celebrity Infinity, which was Solsticized last year as part of Celebrity's
$140-million
initiative to incorporate iconic Solstice Class elements into its
Millennium Class ships. From the eclectic Qsine specialty restaurant to
Celebrity's first AquaClass staterooms to be added to a Millennium Class
ships, among other elements that were added,
Celebrity Infinity will provide a luxurious setting from which to gaze upon the majestic landscapes of
South America. There, she will offer 14-night cruises between
Buenos Aires, Argentina and Valpraiso,
Chile during
December 2013 and January and
March 2014. Two 14-night
Antarctica sailings roundtrip from
Buenos Aires in
February 2014
will offer breathtaking views as the ship sails around and through
Paradise Bay, the Gerlache Strait, and Elephant Island. Two Panama Canal
sailings on each end of the season will also be offered, sailing
eastbound between
San Diego and
Miami, Florida in
November 2013 and
April 2014, and westbound from
Miami to
San Diego in
November 2013 and
March 2014.
Celebrity's
South America
cruisetours can extend a vacation, thereby offering an even richer
opportunity to relax and recharge, by pairing a fully escorted
land-based tour with a cruise.
- A Buenos Aires-based three-night pre- or post-cruise land tour to Iguazu Falls features one night in Buenos Aires and two nights in Iguazu Falls
- A Valparaiso-based five-night pre-
or post-cruise land tour to Machu Picchu features two nights in
Urubamba, located in the Sacred Valley in Peru, with access to Machu Picchu, as well as two nights in Lima, Peru and one night in Santiago, Chile.
Guests who wish to have the ultimate modern luxury
South America
vacation experience can book one of these cruisetours for the start of
their vacation and the other to take place after their cruise.
Celebrity Solstice will sail a second consecutive
Australia/
New Zealand season consisting primarily of 12-night cruises between
Sydney, Australia and
Auckland, New Zealand, from
October 2013 to
April 2014.
Four- and five-night fully escorted land tours can be paired with these
to offer a more immersive Downunder experience; these feature
destinations such as
Ayers Rock, Port Douglas (with a visit to the Great Barrier Reef), and the cosmopolitan city of
Sydney. The circumnavigation of
Australia and cruises to the Pacific Islands will round out Celebrity Solstice's
Australia/
New Zealand season.
Celebrity Millennium, being Solsticized in May of this year, will offer a second consecutive
Asia season, sailing a southerly route across the Pacific Ocean to
Australia at the start of the season, where she will offer a 17-night cruise between
Sydney and
Singapore in
November 2013. This itinerary will offer overnight stays in Cairns (Yorkey's Knob),
Australia and
Singapore. From there,
Celebrity Millennium will present guests with 14-night cruises between
Singapore and
Hong Kong. Two 14-night
Indonesia cruises roundtrip from
Singapore will be offered in
January 2014. These voyages will feature multiple in-port overnight stays in cities including
Bangkok, Thailand;
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam;
Hanoi (Halong Bay),
Vietnam;
Bali, Indonesia;
Singapore;
Hong Kong, China;
Shanghai, China;
Beijing, China; and
Tokyo, Japan.
A more extensive
Asia vacation can be enjoyed by combining a fully escorted land tour with the cruises sailing from or ending in
Hong Kong. A five-night pre- or post-cruise out of
Hong Kong features two nights in
Xian, where guests will visit the famed Terra Cotta Warriors, and three nights in
Beijing, where guests will access the Great Wall of
China, among many other highlights.
The ever-popular 92-guest mega-yacht
Celebrity Xpedition
will continue to offer a variety of vacation options in the Galapagos
Islands, each including naturalist-led explorations and excursions
throughout the region.
Celebrity's 2013-14
Australia and
South America cruises will open for booking on
April 4, 2012, and the
Asia itineraries will open on
April 18, 2012. The Galapagos Islands sailings opened for booking in March.
Easy-to-access Caribbean offers uncommon onboard luxury
In addition to
Celebrity Constellation's short
Caribbean
cruises, voyages through the region's vibrant blue waters will be
offered on four of Celebrity's five Solstice Class ships and one
additional Solsticized Millennium Class ship in the winter of 2013-14.
Three of these ships will offer seven-night cruises:
- Eastern Caribbean cruises roundtrip from Miami, Florida on Celebrity Reflection,
currently under construction and debuting later this year with
Celebrity's first-ever AquaClass Suites and the ultra-luxurious
Reflection Suite and Signature Suites
- Alternating Eastern and Western Caribbean cruises on Celebrity Silhouette
– the ship that introduced the interactive Lawn Club Grill and private
cabanas known as The Alcoves to vacationers – roundtrip from Fort Lauderdale
- Port-rich Southern Caribbean cruises on the recently Solsticized Celebrity Summit, roundtrip from San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Two
Solstice Class ships will offer longer cruises with even more ways to
maximize vacation time by enjoying all that Celebrity offers onboard,
along with the relaxing vibe of the
Caribbean:
- Celebrity Eclipse will offer a 14-night Exotic Southern Caribbean itinerary roundtrip from Fort Lauderdale from November 2013 to April 2014.
- Celebrity Equinox will repeat her 2012-13 10- and 11-night "Ultimate Caribbean" cruises sailing roundtrip from Fort Lauderdale from December 2013 to April 2014.
Celebrity's 2013-14
Caribbean cruises will open for booking on
April 11, 2012.
About Celebrity Cruises:
Celebrity
Cruises' iconic "X" is the mark of modern luxury, with its cool,
contemporary design and warm spaces; dining experiences where the design
of the venues is as important as the cuisine; and the amazing service
that only Celebrity can provide, all created to provide an unmatchable
experience for vacationers' precious time. In addition to offering
vacations visiting all continents, Celebrity also presents immersive
cruisetour experiences in
Alaska,
Australia/
New Zealand,
Canada,
Europe and
South America. Celebrity's fleet of 10 ships represents the newest in the premium cruise category, with an additional Solstice Class ship,
Celebrity Reflection,
scheduled to join the fleet this fall. Celebrity Cruises is part of
global vacation company Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE, OSE: RCL).
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SOURCE Celebrity Cruises
Royal Caribbean's decision to build the second of the yet-to-be-seen class of ships signals the company feels good about the project. The ship will be built by German shipbuilder Meyer 
