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Celebrity Cruises

Celebrity Cruises are known for being a cut above the rest. Often revered by such publications as Conde Naste Traveler, Celebrity's ships offer some of the roomiest accommodations, excellent cuisine, fine amenities, and a wide variety of activities and excursions.

Fine service is the name of the game on Celebrity Cruises. With one staff member for every two guests, staff has an opportunity to get to know guests personally and you'll find that they go the extra mile to turn your trip into the perfect vacation.

If you're looking for a noisy cruise filled with energetic passengers that are content to play all day, this may not be the cruise line for you. You'll certainly have fun on a Celebrity Cruise, but the atmosphere is a bit different than, perhaps, cruise lines such as Carnival.

On a Celebrity Cruise, you can enjoy an informative lecture on the cultural history of the Caribbean, visit an art auction, do a bit of wine tasting, or even attend a performance of Cirque du Soleil. Guests can hone their golf game while on board or indulge in acupuncture or other spa treatments to relieve the stress of everyday life.

That doesn't mean that Celebrity isn't family-friendly. While you'll tend to find fewer kids on this line than on some other cruise lines, the staffs of Celebrity ships are certainly attentive to children. The Celebrity X-Club Youth Program offers age-specific activities for children and youth and Celebrity Cruises even boasts "children-only" parts of the ship where adult presence is a no-no. Teens have their own areas as well and there's even a children's program for those who wish to leave their kids onboard while enjoying a shore excursion that may not be appropriate for the little ones.

Celebrity boasts some of the highest-rated ships to ever sail the seas. Their acclaimed Millennium-class ships have all been introduced since 2000 and both the 965-foot Infinity and Constellation are continually lauded for their first-class amenities, activities, cuisine, and decor. Celebrity also offers the Xpedition, a small ship that holds only 94 passengers and sails the Galapagos Islands, giving guests an up-close look that larger ships can't provide.

Celebrity's destinations are quite diverse and in addition to the Caribbean, Bermuda, Hawaii, Alaska, Canada/New England, and Mexico, interested travelers can book exciting cruises to South America, with visits to enticing ports in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and Ecuador; the beautiful Pacific Northwest including British Columbia; the magnificent Panama Canal; and even a Transatlantic Cruise, a 12-day dream trip departing from Fort Lauderdale and ending in Barcelona, Spain.