Celebrity Cruises in 2010 will base all three Solstice-class ships in Europe -- the 2,850-guest Celebrity Solstice, which set sail for the first time in November; the Celebrity Equinox, launching later this year; and the Celebrity Eclipse, setting sail in 2010 as Celebrity's first primarily U.K.-sourced vessel. The trio will be joined by the 2,039-guest Celebrity Constellation. Celebrity opened its 2010 Europe and trans-Atlantic cruise and cruise-tour season for bookings March 10. Guests who purchase a 2010 Europe or trans-Atlantic cruise from March 10 to June 10 on Constellation, Equinox or Solstice are eligible for an onboard credit of $100 per stateroom.
Celebrity Constellation will sail 12-night "Scandinavia and Russia" and seven-night Mediterranean sailings. Celebrity Eclipse will offer a varied lineup of new 11-night and longer cruises to the Mediterranean, the Baltic Sea, and the Canary Islands. Celebrity Equinox will sail 12-night voyages throughout the Mediterranean, and Celebrity Solstice will offer 10- and 11-night Eastern Mediterranean as well as 13-night Holy Land cruises. Pre-cruise escorted land tours of three to five nights are available with each of these cruises.
The four-ship program includes 76 trans-Atlantic and Europe sailings visiting 22 countries and calling at 65 different ports. Four ports are new to Celebrity: Alicante, Spain; Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy; La Spezia, Italy; and Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. Celebrity Constellation's seven-night Mediterranean sailings will call on Genoa, Livorno, Civitavecchia and Naples, Italy; and Villefranche, France. Guests can extend this vacation with pre-cruise escorted land tours, including a four-night Madrid and Barcelona tour or a three-night Paris and Amsterdam tour.
Celebrity Eclipse will offer 16 different sailings ranging from four to 16 nights, all departing from Southampton. Celebrity Eclipse's 11-night Canary Islands sailings, departing on May 21, June 1 and Oct. 20, include visits to three Canary Islands ports as well as stops in Portugal and Spain. The 16-night Mediterranean voyages departing on Sept. 18 and Oct. 4 feature visits to Spain, Italy and Croatia.
Celebrity Equinox will offer 13 open-jaw, 12-night sailings between Barcelona and Venice from May into October 2010, with an overnight stay in Venice included. These cruises visit Athens and Santorini, Greece; Florence, Naples, Rome and Venice, Italy; either Dubrovnik or Split in Croatia; and either Villefranche or Toulon in France. Celebrity Solstice's 10- and 11-night Mediterranean voyages from Civitavecchia are similar to those offered in 2009. The 10-night voyages in 2010 will feature a call to Rhodes, Greece, and the 11-night cruises will include an overnight in Istanbul. Solstice's five 13-night Holy Land sailings, sailing roundtrip out of Rome from late August through mid-October, will include overnight stays in Alexandria, Egypt, and calls throughout Italy, Greece, Turkey and Israel.
Celebrity's early booking offer, open to residents of the U.S. and Canada, applies to all Europe or trans-Atlantic cruises taking place in 2010 on Celebrity Constellation, Celebrity Equinox and Celebrity Solstice. This applies to FIT bookings and group space (only group bookings named and deposited between March 10 and June 10, 2009, are eligible). For more information, call 800-437-3111 or visit www.celebritycruises.com.
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