Key Aspects:
- Celebrity Silhouette’s 8-night sailing that was scheduled to set sail on February 13, 2027, has been cancelled in favor of a full-ship charter.
- The cruise line has given impacted passengers three options to re-book or refund their vacation.
- If guests are opting to move their cruise to another date, they must notify Celebrity Cruises by September 25, 2025.
Celebrity Cruises only recently released its initial 2027-2028 itineraries in August, and an upcoming voyage for 2027 has already been cancelled.
Celebrity Silhouette was supposed to embark on an 8-night voyage to Aruba, Curacao, and Bonaire on February 13, 2027, out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
But unfortunately, the voyage has been scrapped in favor of a charter sailing in what is likely a strategic business decision by the cruise line.
As the first full day of the voyage would have been Valentine’s Day, this news is likely particularly disappointing to couples looking forward to celebrating at sea.
“We’re reaching out to let you know that, regrettably, we must cancel our February 13, 2027, Celebrity Silhouette sailing, as it has been impacted by a charter sailing,” Celebrity Cruises wrote to impacted guests.
The Royal Caribbean-owned cruise line did not specify who was behind the charter, but Celebrity ships have been chartered by all kinds of music groups, affinity groups, corporate businesses, and social groups in the past.
“We understand that this is not an ideal situation, and we truly apologize for the impact this has on your vacation plans,” the cruise brand apologized.
Making matters weirder, the entire month of February 2027 has been inexplicably removed from cruise tracking data and from the Celebrity Cruises website for the 2,902-guest ship.
This is causing cruise fans to question if a glitch is at play, as Celebrity Cruises did just accidentally send out inaccurate itinerary changes to thousands of guests earlier this week due to an error.
Others are wondering if more of February 2027 has been chartered or if the 2011-launched ship might be temporarily leaving service to undergo maintenance or repairs and booked guests just haven’t been notified yet.
Compensation Offered to Booted Cruisers
In light of the cancellation, Celebrity Cruises is offering guests three options to try to make things right.
“The time and effort you took to plan your cruise is important to us, so we’ve put together some alternative options that we hope will work for you and those in your party,” the cruise line wrote.
The first option is to re-book on a recommended 2027 sailing that embarks from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on January 2, 2027, or January 30, 2027.
Both of these options are 8-night cruises that sail to Aruba, Curacao, and Bonaire, just like the now-cancelled voyage on February 13.
Guests’ original cruise cabin price will be protected, and they will either keep their original price or receive a refund if the cruise swap lowers the price.
As a gesture of goodwill, Aqua Class guests and below will receive a $200 onboard credit per stateroom and suite guests will receive a $400 onboard credit per stateroom.
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If the January 2027 dates aren’t acceptable, guests do have the option to re-book on any other Celebrity Cruises sailing.
All non-refundable deposits and change fees will be waived, and these guests will also receive a $200 or $400 onboard credit per stateroom, depending on their cabin category.
Finally, if none of these options work, guests can simply do nothing and wait for a full refund to process on their original form of payment. This will consist of the full cruise fare, including non-refundable deposits and pre-purchased amenities.
If guests would like to book a new sailing, they must call Celebrity Cruises directly before September 25, 2025. If the cruise line does not hear from impacted passengers by this date, their sailing will automatically be cancelled and refunded.
