CELEBRITY Cruises will offer more than 175 itineraries in its worldwide 2027/28 season, with the line today revealing the first part of its global fleet deployment covering 180 destinations.
Agents and travellers will be able to book their staterooms from 30 Sep, with the line confirming Celebrity Edge and the upgraded Celebrity Solstice will return to sail in Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific.
The duo will visit a combination of 33 local and regional destinations during the season, with select sailings including an overnight stay in Adelaide and Cairns to allow travellers to enjoy the local culinary scene.
Both ships will bookend their stay in local waters with open-jaw sailings to and from Hawaii.
Edge will spend the northern summer in Alaska during the off season, with her fourth program to be longer and more in-depth as one of three ships cruising in the region.
Meanwhile, Celebrity Xcel will spend her second season cruising the Mediterranean, with back-to-back itineraries designed to avoid repeated port visits.
Seven ships in total will operate for Celebrity around Europe, including three Edge-class vessels – Xcel, Ascent and Apex – looping between 90 destinations across 25 countries.
Xcel and Ascent will feature sailings of between seven to 12 days through Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Italy, France, Greece, Malta, and Turkey.
Celebrity Equinox will ply waters around Corsica and Sardinia, while Celebrity Constellation and Celebrity Infinity will cruise in Italy and the Greek islands.
Meanwhile, Celebrity Eclipse will be based in Southampton, while passengers will explore Northern Europe on Celebrity Silhouette.
More than 60 overnight stays will take place across the season, including Tokyo, Kyoto, Kobe, and Aomori, which Celebrity said are four of its most highly-sought cities in Japan.
There will also be 115 port days lasting 12 hours or more, creating copious opportunities to explore Europe’s cities and towns.
President Laura Hodges Bethge said the 2027/28 sailings will provide incredible destination experiences for both first-time guests and cruising veterans. ML