Celebrity+Cruises

Listen [|here] The main concept of Celebrity Cruises is to offer almost deluxe cruises at more affordable prices (something impossible at first sight), but the company has turned this concept into winning formula throughout the past seven-eight years. The cruise line introduced a new generation of cruise ships, representing classic cruising, updated for contemporary life style. __Royal Caribbean International __acquired Celebrity Cruises in 1997, but Celebrity Cruises continues to operate as a separate brand. The cruise line introduced a new generation of cruise ships, representing classic cruising, updated for contemporary life style. Celebrity Cruises was the brainchild of John Chandris of the renowned Greek shipping family, who created the cruise line in 1989, promising he would "exceed expectations." He accomplished his goal by offering much higher standards of food and service than cruisers were accustomed to in a mid-price cruise experience. In addition to the smaller Horizon and Zenith ships, Chandris ordered three new stunning cruise ships in the mid 1990's, Celebrity Century, Celebrity __ Galaxy __ and Celebrity Mercury.

They were the first mid-price cruise ships to boast suites with butlers, the largest spas at sea, an extensive collection of private art, large staterooms in all categories and sophisticated touches such as a piano lounge, champagne and martini bars. Acquired by Royal Caribbean International in 1997, Celebrity Cruises has retained its own identity, with food and service maintained at high levels. Celebrity Cruises has launched Celebrity Constellation, along with her sister-ships Celebrity Summit and Celebrity Infinity, followed by a larger quintet, the Solstice class - Celebrity Solstice, Celebrity Equinox, Celebrity Eclipse, Celebrity Silhouette and Celebrity Reflection. The latter entered service in 2012. The goal is ambitious: the company is introducing a series of enhancements that it hopes will position Celebrity Cruises as a legitimate Crystal Cruises competitor, albeit with a younger passenger demographic. Celebrity Cruises, with the launch in 2004 of its Xpedition sub-brand, is also moving into an intriguing new direction. Aiming to offer its upmarket, active passenger base a new option, the cruise line is featuring more unusual cruise experiences. At this point, the major thrust focuses on the Galapagos, where Celebrity has become the only big ship cruise line to offer year-round sailings. But wait: you won't find Millennium or Galaxy (or even Horizon or Zenith) searching these small ship waters. Instead, the company has acquired the former Sun Bay I, a 2,329-ton 98-passenger cruise ship, and transformed it into Celebrity Xpedition. The aim? To combine the line's big stylishness with more adventure-oriented destinations. The company is planning to expand the concept to include cruises to Antarctica, the Arctic and Alaska via a former Soviet icebreaker it will charter from Quark Expeditions, an adventure cruise specialist. Itineraries- routes, journeys Celebrity Cruises //Celebrity Cruises was founded in 1989 by the Chandris Group. In 1997 it joined forces with the Royal Caribbean Cruise Line to form //[|//Royal Caribbean International//]//.Trading as part of // //__Royal Caribbean International __// // makes it the second largest cruise operator in the world. It is also headquartered in Miami, Florida along with its parent company. //

The company has a distinguishing company brand, with its logo signature "X” displayed prominently on the funnel of its fleet of ships. The “X” stands for the Greek letter "Chandris" and is also named after its founder John D. Chandris.  With its fleet of 10 premium cruise ships, Celebrity Cruises travels to exciting destinations including Alaska, Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada/England, Caribbean, Europe, Galapagos, Hawaii, Pacific Coastal, Panama Canal, and South America.   It continues to make technological advancements in its fleet and in 2000 launched the Celebrity Millennium, the first ship of its kind to use more environmentally friendly gas turbine technology. Other sister ships that have followed in the footsteps of the Millenium include the Celebrity Infinity, Celebrity Summit and Celebrity Constellation. The company has also received top honors from travel magazine Conde Nast __<span style="color: #f35b00; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;">Traveler. __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Celebrity Solstice was voted by readers as the world's best mega size cruise ship in 2010.