Celebrity Cruises announces 2026-27 deployment

Celebrity Cruises announces 2026-27 deployment
Edited by Travel Weekly


Celebrity Cruises has announced its 2026-27 season with over 600 sailings and 280 destinations in 70 countries across all seven continents.

The cruise line also welcomes its highly anticipated fifth ship in the revolutionary Edge Series, Celebrity Xcel, as she starts her inaugural season in Europe. The Edge Series ships continue to bring guests closer to Celebrity’s four most sought-after regions such as the Caribbean, Europe, Alaska, and Australia.

Plus, for the first time, gusts can sail for 110 nights and never repeat a port on Celebrity’s Grand Voyage. This elevated journey promises an unforgettable adventure to 55 destinations across 15 countries from Canada to Hong Kong, from the comfort of the newly refurbished Celebrity Solstice.

Celebrity Cruises in Singapore.

Celebrity Cruises in Singapore.

Highlights of the new season includes:

  • The debut of Celebrity Xcel and her inaugural Europe season
  • Celebrity Silhouette sails the cruise line’s largest season in the region and offering a once-in-a-life-time chance to watch the solar eclipse at sea.
  • The ultimate Caribbean getaway awaits as Celebrity Xcel returns for her second season in the tropics, departing from Miami for the first time. Celebrity Beyond offers year-round Caribbean sailings departing from both Miami and Fort Lauderdale.
  • Celebrity Millennium sails out of the brand-new Narita terminal, situated closer to Tokyo city centre, and offers more overnight opportunities to provide unrivalled access to the city.
  • Celebrity returns to South America with new sailings visiting Patagonia and Antarctica on Celebrity Equinox.
  • A record length itinerary for Celebrity, the Grand Voyage journeys to 55 destinations across 15 countries for 110 nights of elevated exploration with no repeated ports aboard the newly refurbished Celebrity Solstice.

“Our 2026-2027 season offers exciting new and expanded experiences for Celebrity guests to indulge their sense of curiosity across all regions of the world,” Celebrity Cruises president, Laura Hodges Bethge said.

“Edge Series ships continue to sail our four key regions, including the European debut of Celebrity Xcel which will offer guests exciting new holiday experiences in the region.

“Our guests’ love of back-to-back sailings inspired the 110-night Grand Voyage which traverses 55 destinations across 15 countries with no repeated ports to provide an unrivalled elevated journey.”

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