Six months earlier than usual Celebrity Cruises has unveiled its 2016/17 Australia and New Zealand cruise season, revealing exciting choices for lovers of modern luxury and giving them more time to plan their perfect Australian, New Zealand or South Pacific cruise holiday.
Australia’s highest rated cruise ship* Celebrity Solstice, will return for a fifth local season offering 18 cruises to 35 ports of call in 10 countries. Ranging from seven to 18 nights, cruises depart from Sydney, Auckland, Singapore and Honolulu and sail to destinations in Australia, New Zealand, French Polynesia, Hawaii, New Caledonia, Fiji, Loyalty Islands, Vanuatu, and Indonesia.
Sophisticated holidaymakers can look forward to new ports of call and sailings, as well as more time to explore with new overnight stops like in Tauranga, from where the world famous Hobbiton, made famous in the Lord of the Rings movies, is an easy trip, or Cairns, gateway to the Great Barrier Reef. The new stops include charming Picton at the top of the South Island of New Zealand at the start of the spectacular Queen Charlotte Sound.
Celebrity Solstice’s Australasian season has been extended for 2016/17 to allow Australian families to take advantage of the Easter long weekend and school holidays in 2017, and also takes into account a number of special events including the famous Art Deco Fair in Napier, New Zealand.
Celebrity Cruise’s 2016/17 Australasian season is open for bookings from Saturday 6 December. There’s no better time to book than now, as savings of up to $1,000 per person on select sail dates for bookings made by 31 July 2015.
New ports, new experiences
To allow Australian families to take advantage of the Easter long weekend and school holidays, Celebrity Solstice’s 2016/17 season will end later to offer cruises during that period. During the season, Celebrity Solstice will feature the following:
A call at charming Picton, New Zealand for the first time;
New 10 night and 13 night roundtrip itineraries to New Zealand, departing from Sydney;
A new 12 night sailing to Queensland;
On three New Zealand sailings, a new overnight call in Tauranga;
Overnight calls in Cairns, Australia; and
A call at Napier on a 12 night sailing, to coincide with Art Deco Festival held at the time.
Full details of Celebrity Solstice’s 2016/17 Australia New Zealand are:
• A NEW 13‐night roundtrip New Zealand cruise departing on 14 November 2016, which includes Celebrity Solstice’s first overnight call at Tauranga.
• A NEW 10‐night roundtrip New Zealand cruise which departs and returns to Sydney.
• A NEW 12‐night Queensland cruise which includes an overnight call at Cairns.
• An 18‐night Trans Pacific cruise from Honolulu to Sydney on 19 September 2016 which calls at Hawaii, French Polynesia and New Zealand.
• A 14‐night cruise from Sydney to Singapore on 8 October 2016 which calls at Brisbane, Whitsundays, Cairns, Darwin and Benoa (Bali), followed by the return journey to Sydney in the reverse.
• Three South Pacific cruises comprised of a seven‐night Easter cruise, an 8‐night January school holiday cruise and a nine‐night cruise in March
• Two 12‐night South Pacific and Fiji cruises, including a combined Christmas and New Year cruise departing on 23 December 2016.
• A 14‐night Auckland to Sydney cruise, which includes an overnight call at Tauranga.
• Two 12‐night cruises from Auckland to Sydney, with a special call in Napier on the 17 February 2017 sailing to coincide with the Art Deco Festival.
• Three 12‐night cruises from Sydney to Auckland, including an overnight call at Tauranga on the 12 January 2017 cruise.
• An 18‐night Trans Pacific cruise from Sydney to Honolulu on 20 April 2017.
Europe
From a choice of five beautiful Celebrity Cruises ships and more than 45 different cruise holidays, Australian guests can explore Europe in more elegance and style than ever before. The ultimate European cruise holiday lies within the season with itineraries that will allow travellers to visit vibrant cities like Santorini and Bilbao, uncover local gems in Istanbul’s famous Grand Bazaar or join one of Celebrity’s brand-new Signature Event Sailings. With new destinations added to an extensive list of must-see European cities, an array of immersive overnight stays and more than 90 destination experiences, Celebrity Cruises has Europe covered in 2016.
South America, Panama and Galapogas
In South America and the Panama Canal guests can join Celebrity Infinity, choosing from 13 immersive vacations ranging from 14 to 15 nights and visiting the Western and Southern hemispheres’ most popular destinations in Antarctica, Brazil, Peru and more. Celebrity’s 2016-2017 Galapagos itineraries onboard mega-yacht Celebrity Xpedition have also opened for bookings.
For more information or to book a cruise on, visit www.celebritycruises.com.au, phone 1800 754 500 or call your travel agent.
SOURCE Celebrity Cruises