Celebrity Century will join
Celebrity Solstice cruising from
Australia, after a very strong
Solstice debut this season.
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, the parent
company of Celebrity Cruises, says it is
encouraged by Australia’s “whole-hearted”
response to Celebrity Solstice this year, with
the 1800-passenger Celebrity Century to offer
11 voyages based in Australasian waters from
the beginning of the 2014/2015 cruise season.
Together, the two ships will offer a total of
27 cruises in the region in summer 2014-15,
ranging from three to 23 nights and offering
departures from Sydney, Fremantle and
Auckland.
Century will arrive in Sydney on Friday 10
October 2014 following Celebrity’s first ever
single-voyage crossing of the Pacific – a 23
night voyage from San Francisco to Sydney via
Hawaii and Tahiti.
The season will include an eight-night South
Australian cruise, a seven-night Tasmania
voyage as well as Celebrity’s first ever voyage
combining the South Pacific with Tropical
Queensland.
From Jan 2015, the ship will depart on a
14-night cruise to Singapore, where Century
will operate a new Southeast Asia program.
Celebrity Solstice, which was also yesterday
confirmed as returning for her third
consecutive Australian season in 2014/15, will
offer 16 cruises from Sydney and Auckland for
almost six months from late October 2014.
The Solstice itineraries include a 17-night
Australia and NZ cruise from Auckland to Perth
which can be combined with a subsequent
17-night ‘Top End’ voyage from Perth to
Sydney to create a 34-night circumnavigation.
Also offered is a three night weekend sampler
departing Sydney on Thursday 23 Oct 2014.
Solstice departed Sydney yesterday after her
inaugural Australian season during which she
carried about 34,000 passengers – of whom
60% were international visitors.
The 2014/15 Century and Solstice seasons
will go on sale later this month.
