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Celebrity Unveils 2026/27 Season, Featuring Celebrity Xcel European Debut

Celebrity Cruises has unveiled its 2026-27 season itineraries; including a number of firsts such as its first-ever 110-night Grand Voyage and Celebrity Xcel’s European debut.

The full itinerary covers more than 600 sailings to over 280 destinations in over 70 countries across all seven continents.

The highly anticipated fifth ship in the revolutionary Edge Series ships, Celebrity Xcelwill sail her inaugural season in Europe offering “an unmatched Mediterranean holiday” and Celebrity’s first overnights in Madeira, Portugal.  

Highlights of the 2026-2027 season include:  

  • Celebrity Xcel, debuting in November 2025, will sail her inaugural Europe season in 2026, offering Celebrity’s first overnights in Madeira, Portugal.  
  • Iceland has never looked better with Celebrity Silhouette® sailing the cruise line’s largest season in the region and offering a once-in-a-life-time chance to watch the solar eclipse at sea. 
  • The ultimate Caribbean getaway awaits as Celebrity Xcelreturns for her second season in the tropics, departing from Miami for the first time. Celebrity Beyondoffers year-round Caribbean sailings departing from both Miami and Fort Lauderdale. 
  • Celebrity Millennium®will besailing out of the brand-new Narita terminal, situated closer to Tokyo city centre, and will offer more overnight opportunities to provide unrivalled access to the city.  
  • Celebrity returns to South America with new sailings visiting Patagonia and Antarctica on Celebrity Equinox®.  
  • A record length itinerary for Celebrity, the Grand Voyage will journey to 55 destinations across 15 countries for 110 nights of elevated exploration with no repeated ports aboard the newly refurbished Celebrity Solstice. 

“Our 2026-2027 season offers exciting new and expanded experiences for Celebrity guests to indulge their sense of curiosity across all regions of the world. Edge Series ships continue to sail our four key regions, including the European debut of Celebrity Xcel which will offer guests exciting new holiday experiences in the region,” said Laura Hodges Bethge, president of Celebrity Cruises. “Our guests’ love of back-to-back sailings inspired the 110-night Grand Voyage which traverses 55 destinations across 15 countries with no repeated ports to provide an unrivalled elevated journey.” 

Geoff Percival
Geoff Percival
Geoff has worked in business, news, consumer and travel journalism for more than 25 years; having worked for and contributed to the likes of The Irish Examiner, Business & Finance, Business Plus, The Sunday Times, The Irish News, Senior Times, and The Sunday Tribune.
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