Key Aspects
- The cruise line’s newest ship, Celebrity Xcel, will be deployed in Europe for the summer 2027 season.
- Three ships will offer Alaska voyages in 2027, with multiple embarkation ports.
- One ship is scheduled to sail East Asia itineraries from Japan.
Celebrity Cruises is providing the first glimpse into some of its 2027-28 fleet deployments, detailing a series of some 175 voyages across six global regions.
The just-revealed itineraries will take cruisers to 180-plus destinations in Europe, Japan, Canada/New England, Alaska, Hawaii, and Australia.
The cruise line’s announcement on August 5, 2025 also discloses that its newest ship, Celebrity Xcel, due to launch in November 2025, will join Celebrity Ascent and Celebrity Apex in Europe, offering itineraries that call at 90 ports in 25 countries.
The cruise line had earlier announced that Celebrity Xcel will spend her inaugural summer season — 2026, in Europe, so the 2027 season will be her second deployment to the region.
With a nod to rising demand for destination immersion, the three ships will feature 60-plus overnights in port and more than 100 port visits of at least 12 hours in length.
Sales are open starting on August 5, 2025 for cruises to Europe, Japan, Canada/New England, and the spring transatlantic voyages. Sailings to Alaska and Hawaii will open for sale on September 9, 2025, and to Australia on September 30, 2025.
Let’s dive into some of the itinerary and deployment highlights.
In Europe, Celebrity Xcel will sail mainly 7-night cruises from Barcelona while Celebrity Ascent offers 10-night voyages roundtrip from Rome. Among Celebrity Apex’s cruises are 7-night Norwegian fjord and Arctic Circle itineraries from Southampton, UK.
Scandinavia options abound on Celebrity Eclipse, which will sail from Amsterdam to ports in Scotland, Ireland, Norway, Finland, Sweden, and Denmark. Cruisers looking for an Iceland adventure can book Celebrity Silhouette’s 7-night roundtrip voyages from Reykjavik.
Looking to East Asia, the cruise line’s 2027-28 deployment plan shows Celebrity Millennium based for the second consecutive year in Japan, sailing to destinations in South Korea, Singapore, Vietnam, and China.
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Sailing roundtrip from Tokyo, port calls within Japan will include Kyoto, Kochi, Kobe, and Aomori, while cruises between Seoul, South Korea, and Tokyo will feature visits to Jeju Island, Fukuoka, Kyoto, and Mount Fuji.
North America Options Feature Alaska, Hawaii, Canada/New England
In the US, Celebrity Cruises’ guests have a wide choice of voyages to Alaska, Hawaii, and Canada/New England.
Three ships will be deployed to Alaska for summer 2027 — Celebrity Edge, Celebrity Solstice, and Celebrity Summit, offering departures from Seattle, Vancouver, British Columbia, and Seward, Alaska. A series of cruise-tours also is offered, providing a land-side adventure to destinations like Denali, Anchorage, and Talkeetna.
Celebrity Edge and Celebrity Solstice will sail Hawaii and South Pacific voyages. Destination highlights include Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and Christchurch and Dunedin, New Zealand.
On the US East Coast, Celebrity Silhouette will homeport at Cape Liberty, New Jersey, and operate a series of 11-night voyages to Canada/New England and 7-night cruises to Bermuda. Overnight stays on the Canada cruises are scheduled in Quebec City.
The Celebrity Cruises fleet will expand to 17 ships once Celebrity Xcel enters service in November 2025. While the cruise line, which is a brand of Royal Caribbean Group, eagerly awaits the ship’s launch, it has been contending with several operational challenges in recent weeks.
Celebrity Constellation temporarily lost power in late July 2025 as she sailed off the Italian coast on a cruise from Ravenna to Rome. The technical malfunction lasted a few hours.
Celebrity Beyond has experienced recent engine problems that required an unscheduled emergency repair in the Bahamas in late July 2025. Propulsion issues have caused the cruise line to adjust some port arrival and departure times since the ship is still sailing at lower-than-usual speeds.
