| A big day for Celebrity

CELEBRITY Cruises has announced its return to the Galapagos Islands from Jul.

The first ship to resume sailing the archipelago will be Celebrity Flora, beginning 04 Jul followed by Celebrity Xpedition and the 16-passenger Celebrity Xploration on 24 Jul, and 18 Sep, respectively.

All ships will sail with vaccinated crews, and will be available to vaccinated adult guests and children under the age of 18 with a negative PCR test result.

Xpedition and Xploration will both explore the Galapagos with Northern and Southern Loop itineraries, while Flora will sail Inner Loop cruises.

Meanwhile, Ben Piper (pictured) has been named Celebrity’s Digital Marketing Specialist Australia & New Zealand.

Arriving at a pivotal time for the luxury brand following the recent launch of its newest ship, Celebrity Beyond (CW 29 Apr) Piper will drive the digital marketing strategy through skills gained from previous tourism and cruise roles, including most recently with Viking, and before that, CW parent company Business Publishing Group.