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Thank you! I did have access to this doc, but for some reason, the June 7 and June 21 sailings are not showing on the website, but the others are. Was wondering if maybe it was just a glitch, or if those sailings are not going to be offered for some reason.

Anyone have any inside info as to where the Celebrity Beyond June 7, 2026 sailing is?

So glad to see this news! Gives another private island experience on that side of the Caribbean.

Great to see them moving Q Class to the one-ways.

I can only offer a comparison to Royal... The only things I think you may miss are the lively evenings and daytime trivia you mentioned. There is live music and bars are crowded at night, but there are far fewer events and activities than Royal (no Quest, 70s Promenade Party, etc). There is daytime trivia, but for some reason, we just don't think it is as fun as playing trivia in the Schooner Bar on Royal, and I think Celebrity lacks the variety of trivia topics that Royal offers. With that said, the service, higher quality of food, and general vibe of the bars/lounges/pools suit us better. Also unlike Royal, you'll get twice a day stateroom service, chocolates on pillows, printed cruise compasses, etc. Small things, but help create a special cruise. Edge Class are some of our favorite ships at sea, but we still wouldn't hesitate to sail on Royal - especially if we were going with a group of people. For us right now, itinerary notwithstanding, it's Edge Class (X) > Oasis Class (RC) > Freedom/Voyager Classes (RC) > Solstice/Millennium Classes (X)

We absolutely loved our cruise on the Ascent in May. We enjoyed our time the prior year on the Millennium (smaller than Silhouette). Now that I have both to compare, we personally don't plan on booking any X cruises on anything but Edge Class from now on. With that said, Silhouette has had a good revolution and is updated well. But still a more traditional style ship. Depends on how important the layout and venues of a new ship are...

We'll likely be booking the Sydney->Auckland! Have a hold on Aqua Class right now.

Like the above poster says, your itinerary has 1, maybe 2, tender ports. I was in a deck 7 infinite veranda just above the tenders on the Ascent in the Mediterranean in May and we tendered at two ports. Yes, you could hear the winches and squeaking with the veranda open. Didn't bother me, as I was happy to be woken up to watch the process.

We're ready to make a booking on the Edge for a sailing to New Zealand!

One party that ends by midnight hardly makes Celebrity a "party ship cruise company". The line is very tame 95% of the time. I am surprised to hear that you could feel the bass 4 decks down...

https://creative.rccl.com/Sales/Celebrity/Deployment/CEL_2026_27_New_Deployment-Preview-Flyer.pdf not open for booking yet

See page 3 of this pdf: https://creative.rccl.com/Sales/Celebrity/Deployment/CEL_2026_27_New_Deployment-Preview-Flyer.pdf 13 Night Cape Liberty to Reykjavik on June 21, 2026 14 Night Reykjavik to Boston on August 22, 2026

The Deployment Flyer has been updated with the itineraries that will be included in the first release on October 1. https://creative.rccl.com/Sales/Celebrity/Deployment/CEL_2026_27_New_Deployment-Preview-Flyer.pdf

We sailed on the revolutionized Millennium to Alaska in 2022, so feel like I can speak to the Summit a bit. If you are not feeling excited doing your research right now, I'd skip it. Millennium was a great little ship - some great bars, the staff were amazing, and food was really enjoyable - but there are not going to be tons of things to do. These are old ships. The reason we chose Millennium was to see as much of Alaska as possible with the time we had, and it was a great success in that regard. We were off the ship as much as we could be for the 4 port days and had an absolutely amazing time. Then, afternoons on the ship included trivia and hanging at a bar, evenings included dinner, maybe a show, head to the Sky Lounge for a bit to hang out. And that's about it. If you aren't feeling excited about that, I'd say check out the Edge from Seattle, which will give you a better ship with a slightly less exciting itinerary.

We had a group of 10 people across 5 infinite verandas on this Ascent this past May in Europe. All of us loved them. However, we were in the Mediterranean and the weather was not humid, but instead more like spring in the northeast type weather. But I do understand the AC could be an issue on a Caribbean cruise in the summer, for example. I also loved how bright the entire cabin felt. I feel like the curtains are always in the way in a regular balcony cabin. But I do find the whole "feeling like you're outside" argument overblown. When the infinite veranda was open, there was definitely a breeze. The railing was about the same height as as a regular balcony railing. You could lean your head out or reach out to take photos. It was plenty "outside" for me.

I do wish Celebrity would go back to including gratuities in their All Included, and I wish they offered two tiers like they originally did. Obviously, they'd increase the price of these packages, but I'd rather them do that and include more. We buy the Premium Drink Package and the Premium wifi. It is inconvenient to get the current All Included Package, then still be forced to pay for upgrades for drinks and wifi. Doesn't make sense.

Fiancé and I are mid-twenties and Celebrity is our preferred line. Plenty of millennials and gen z'ers on our recent Mediterranean cruise on the Ascent.

Thanks for a great review! Did Captain Tasos and/or Alejandro mention how long they're onboard for? We're on the 4/27/24 sailing.

St. Maarten is typically a stop on the 9 night Bermuda/Caribbean itineraries.

I think this rumored Discovery Class will be about the size of Celebrity's Edge Class. But even with that, it might still be the end of sailing from Baltimore and Tampa. I wonder if Royal thinks they'll just accommodate those cruisers in Cape Liberty and Miami, PE, and PC, respectively. I do hope the new class will be small enough for the Panama Canal and Vancouver, which seems more doable than Baltimore and Tampa. I just can't imagine them going any smaller than Edge Class. Because the smaller you go, the further you sacrifice the amenities and features that define Royal's brand.

To clarify, are reservations at the complimentary dining rooms made via the cruise planner recognized onboard?

https://www.celebritycruisespresscenter.com/press-release/1302/celebrity-cruises-announces-unique-new-places-and-elevated-new-spaces-for-2025-2026-season/

The 10 night Ultimate Southern Caribbean itinerary from Fort Lauderdale is going to be on the Ascent in January 2026.

I paid 54.99 for Eden several months ago for our Ascent cruise in April. But now it’s up to 77.99 too. And Le Voyage up to $115.99. We paid $68.99 a few months back. But the Premium Bev Package is down to $49.99, which I think is a great deal.

Some interesting developments now that the 2025 European itineraries have been released. Apex's fall 2025 transatlantic ends in Port Canaveral Equinox's fall 2025 TA ends in Buenos Aires Eclipse's ends in Fort Lauderdale Ascent's ends in Fort Lauderdale And some interesting findings on a social post by Celebrity: Beyond to Miami year round "Iceland: New Round-Trip Sailings" (Not sure what this is referring to - nothing was released with Europe except for a couple sailings to Iceland from Southampton/Amsterdam, but those aren't necessarily new)