Celebrity will cruise the Caribbean Year Round!

This is a first in a good many years and I am excited to have the Solstice near by for those of us who like to cruise the Caribbean in the summer!

Celebrity to Base Solstice Year-Round in Caribbean
Published on: May 5, 2009

Celebrity Cruises’ new Celebrity Solstice will sail year-round in the Caribbean in 2010. “The extraordinary response from our guests to Celebrity Solstice has created a corresponding demand for the ship to sail year-round in the Caribbean, and we’re thrilled to meet that demand,” said Celebrity President and CEO Dan Hanrahan. The Solstice will sail alternating seven-night Eastern and Western Caribbean cruises roundtrip from Fort Lauderdale in summer months and seven-night Eastern Caribbean itineraries from the same port in the winter. This deployment marks the first time since 2004 that Celebrity has offered a year-round seven-night sailing in the Caribbean. Celebrity Solstice will be one of two Celebrity vessels sailing continuously in the region; Celebrity Century, as previously announced, will operate four- and five-night sailings from the Port of Miami.


The shift of Solstice to the Caribbean year-round led to a corresponding transition in Celebrity’s European itinerary lineup for 2010-11. The new Celebrity Equinox will offer the 10- and 11-night Mediterranean sailings from Rome, previously planned for Celebrity Solstice. The 12-night voyages previously announced for Celebrity Equinox between Barcelona and Venice in 2010 have been discontinued. The European sailings previously announced for Celebrity Eclipse -- which debuts in 2010 -- and Celebrity Constellation remain unchanged. Celebrity representatives are contacting guests with bookings affected by the European deployment transition with Celebrity Solstice and Celebrity Equinox in 2010-11. Guests or travel agents in the U.S. with questions about pertinent bookings may call 888-281-9343.


Six Celebrity ships -- in addition to the Celebrity Solstice -- will sail in the Caribbean on a seasonal basis in 2010-11, for a total of 155 sailings with visits to 43 ports. Celebrity Constellation will operate 14-night Exotic Southern Caribbean cruises roundtrip on Saturdays from Fort Lauderdale. Celebrity Eclipse, the third in the Solstice Class making its debut in April 2010, will present alternating seven-night Eastern and Western Caribbean cruises roundtrip from Miami. Celebrity Equinox, the second Solstice-class ship launching this July, will offer 10- and 11-night Ultimate Caribbean cruises roundtrip from Fort Lauderdale. Celebrity Mercury will present a second season of nine-night Bahamas and 12-night Eastern Caribbean sailings departing Mondays and Saturdays from Baltimore from October 2010 through February 2011, followed by 10- and 11-night Western and Eastern Caribbean cruises departing Mondays and Fridays from Charleston from March through April 2011. Celebrity Millennium will reprise 10- and 11-night Southern Caribbean cruises from San Juan on Mondays and Fridays from October 11, 2010 through April 8, 2011. Celebrity Summit will continue seven-night Southern Caribbean cruises roundtrip from San Juan on Saturdays. Bookings open May 6 for the new year-round Caribbean cruises on Solstice, as well the seasonal Caribbean itinerary lineup