| Celestyal hails Aus

CELESTYAL Cruises CCO Lee Haslett has hailed Australia’s growing appetite for fly-cruise as key to his line’s most successful season yet.

Cruise Lines International Association’s recent Source Market Report found fly-cruise now represents 18.5% of Australian cruise passengers, up 3.3 percentage points.

The Mediterranean (6.2%) also remains Australia’s most popular long-haul cruise destination, with Celestyal capitalising heavily on both of these trends, Haslett said.

Australia was key to Celestyal’s success last year, with bookings up 37% from the market, in what was the cruise line’s banner year (CW 27 Feb).

“As Australia continues to embrace cruise as a mainstream holiday choice, the opportunity is there for the taking and Australia firmly remains in our sights as a key growth market,” Haslett said.

“We’re proud to have played a part in fuelling this demand.

“Our refreshed fleet, with the arrival of Celestyal Journey and Celestyal Discovery, has allowed us to offer more of what Aussie travellers are looking for: personalised service aboard mid-sized ships, access to off-the-beaten-track ports, and a careful balance of premium comfort and out-of-this-world value.”

Celestyal is currently offering savings of up to 60% across 87 sailings between Jun 2025 and Mar 2027.