Celebrity Cruises Unveils 2025-2026 Itineraries

By Brooke Franco

- November 16, 2023

Celebrity Xcel - *Photo by Celebrity Cruises*

Celebrity Cruises today announced its 2025-2026 season of sailings. This includes whopping 800 cruises to over 290 destinations, in 72 countries, across seven continents.

The newly announced summer and winter programs by Celebrity will be offered on 16 ships, including the debut of the upcoming fifth ship in the Edge Series, Celebrity Xcel.

Highlights include new ports in Europe, year-round offerings in the Caribbean, and new experiences in 29 cities with single and double overnights.

“We’ve placed our incredible ships in every corner of the world for guests to experience iconic places, take a short break to rejuvenate or explore stunning cultural and historic landmarks. Our 2025-2026 season is filled with opportunities to experience multiple countries through our Caribbean and European programs, visit bucket list destinations with sailings like our immersive Japan program and more. Celebrity’s future vacation options are endless,” said Laura Hodges Bethge, President of Celebrity Cruises.

Following is a look at Celebrity Cruises’ 2025-2026 cruise program by region.

Europe

Celebrity Cruises’ Europe offerings for the season feature six ships, visiting nearly 100 destinations and 48 overnight stays.

Celebrity Apex will return to Southampton for a second season. This ship to sail Norwegian Fjord itineraries, as well as Artic Circle voyages.

Celebrity Ascent will sail out of Barcelona and Rome, with 7- to 11-night Mediterranean itineraries. A featured port will be Bar, Montenegro.

Celebrity Equinox will also sail the Mediterranean, sailing back-to-back (without repeating ports) on 9 and 10-night itineraries. This ship will visit the Italian Riviera, the Greek Isles, France, Spain, Portugal, Istanbul, Florence, and Lisbon.

Celebrity Silhouette will offer a mini-season of four new 7-night sailings circumnavigating Iceland in July and August 2025, a first for the cruise line. The ship will sail from Reykjavik to several ports in Iceland, including the new port Djúpivogur, home to black sand beaches and the icebergs of Diamond Beach.

Celebrity Eclipse will return to sail from Amsterdam for 2025. Eclipse will offer 12 and 13-night ‘Best of Scandinavia’ sailings, visiting Estonia, Finland, Sweden, and Denmark.

Celebrity Infinity and Celebrity Constellation to both sail in Greece and Turkey with 7-night itineraries from Athens, and 10- and 11-night Italy and Croatia sailings from Rome and Ravenna for summer 2025. Celebrity Infinity will also offer year-round sailings in Europe, with featured 10- and 11-night Holy Lands voyages in Winter 2026.

Caribbean

For Winter 2025-2026, Celebrity Cruises will position nine ships in the Caribbean, sailing from four different Florida ports. Come the 2025-2026 Summer season, three ships will sail the region, with the most comprehensive Caribbean offering to date.

The new Celebrity Xcel will make its debut in the Caribbean come November 2025, sailing an inaugural season of 7-night itineraries from Fort Lauderdale with alternate itineraries to the Bahamas, Mexico, Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, St. Thomas, and St. Maarten.

Celebrity Beyond will offer Celebrity Cruises first-ever year-round cruises out of Miami. Beyond will sail 7-night voyages to the Eastern Caribbean visiting Antigua, Tortola, and Perfect Day at CocoCay.

Celebrity Ascent will sail 10 and 11-night itineraries through the Panama Canal and the Southern Caribbean beaches of Antigua, Barbados, and St. Lucia.

Celebrity Apex will be the first Edge Series ship to sail from Port Canaveral, offering 7-night Western Caribbean cruises. Also offering 7-night Western Caribbean voyages will be Celebrity Constellation sailing from Tampa. Both to visit Key West, Bimini, Puerto Rico, Cozumel, and Belize.

For the first time, Celebrity Silhouette and Celebrity Eclipse will sail from Fort Lauderdale. Silhouette will offer 8-night sailings to the ‘ABC’ islands, and Eclipse will offer 8-night and 6-night trips to Dominica, Antigua, San Juan, Grand Cayman, Bahamas, and Mexico.

Celebrity Reflection and Celebrity Summit to offer short (3-4 night) cruises, with port visits to Perfect Day at CocoCay.

Asia

Celebrity Cruises will position two ships in Asia for the 2025-2026 season. Itineraries to visit the must-see destinations of the region, with overnight stays in 11 different cities.

Celebrity Millennium will sail 12-night ‘Best of Japan’ itineraries, many of which will coincide with festivals such as Japan’s Golden Week, Gion Festival, and Nebuta Festival. For the first time, Celebrity will offer four open jaw sailings from Seoul, South Korea to Japan.

Celebrity Solstice to sail 12-night itineraries to Hong Kong, Vietnam, and Thailand. Some include overnight stays in Hanoi, Hong Kong, and Bangkok.

Alaska

Celebrity will position three ships in Alaska for the 2025-26 season, sailing from Seattle, Vancouver, and Seward. The line will offer land-based Cruisetour experiences, where guests combine a cruise with a guided stay at a lodge to experience Alaska’s diverse and beautiful interior destinations like Anchorage, Talkeetna, and Denali.

Celebrity Edge will sail from Seattle for a second summer season. Celebrity Solstice and Celebrity Summit to sail Alaska from Vancouver or Seward.

New Destinations

Celebrity Edge will once again return to Australia and New Zealand in the future 2025-2026 season.

Returning to South America in 2025-26, Celebrity Equinox will sail from Buenos Aires to must-see destinations in Antarctica, Chile, Uruguay, and the Falkland Islands.