Celestyal presents its cruise program for 2025, 2026 and early 2027, which will be on sale starting tomorrow, June 26, 2024.
The cruise line's newest ship, the Celestyal Discovery, will sail the Arabian Gulf's winter sun season starting in 2025. The Celestyal Discovery will join the Celestyal Journey in the region, beginning with the previously launched seven-night 'Awesome Desert' itinerary later this year.
The Celestyal Discovery will operate rotating three- and four-night itineraries from November to March:
- Three-night cruise “Iconic Arabia”, departing from Abu Dhabi and stopping in Doha (Qatar) and Sir Bani Yas Island (UAE).
- Four-night cruise “Iconic Arabia”, departing from Abu Dhabi and stopping in Fujairah (UAE), Muscat and Khasab (both in Oman).
- Guests will also be able to combine itineraries on the seven-night “Treasures of the Gulf” cruise.
The Celestyal Journey will be based in Doha for its “Awesome Desert” itinerary, continuing a three-year partnership with the region. The ship will make inaugural calls in Khasab, Dubai, Sir Bani Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, and Bahrain. These itineraries include the popular option of an overnight stay in Dubai, and guests can also begin and end their cruise in Dubai.
This itinerary begins on November 9, 2024, with special departures including cruises during the Christmas holidays and trips to the Qatar Grand Prix and Abu Dhabi.
In addition to winter sun cruises in the Arabian Gulf, Celestyal's summer itineraries in Greece and the Mediterranean . These include eight additional Sublime Adriatic cruises in 2025 and thirteen in 2026—due to overwhelming demand for this new 2024 itinerary—visiting Greece, Croatia (Split or Dubrovnik), Montenegro (Kotor), and Italy (Venice (Marghera) or Bari).
- The Celestyal Journey will sail two seven-night itineraries during its season in the Mediterranean and the Aegean:
or The 'Sublime Adriatic' cruise, departing from Athens and with a late stay in Dubrovnik, and full-day stops in Kefalonia, Kotor, Bari and Corfu, plus Katakolon.
or The “Sublime Adriatic with Venice, Marghera” cruise, a variant of the Sublime Adriatic, departing from Athens and with full-day stops in Kotor, Split, Venice (Marghera) and Katakolon.
or The “Idyllic Aegean” cruise, in 2025 and 2026, departing from Athens and with day stops in Kusadasi (Ephesus), Rhodes, Crete, Santorini and Milos, plus an overnight stop in Mykonos.
The 'Idyllic Aegean' cruises can also be combined with the 'Sublime Adriatic' cruises on selected dates, thus forming 14-night trips.
- The Celestyal Discovery will continue to offer shorter rotating itineraries during the summer season:
or The three-night 'Iconic Aegean' cruise, departing from Athens and stopping in Mykonos, Kusadasi (Ephesus), Patmos, Crete and Santorini.
or The four-night “Iconic Aegean” cruise, departing from Athens and stopping in Mykonos, Kusadasi (Ephesus), Patmos, Rhodes, Crete and Santorini.
The Celestyal Discovery began operations with Celestyal in March 2024 and the Celestyal Journey in September 2023. Both ships have a capacity of 1,260 passengers.
Lee Haslett, Commercial Director of Celestyal, commented: “86% of our passengers confirm they want to sail with Celestyal again, so we are delivering on our commitment to expand our programs. We are known as specialists in Greek Island and Mediterranean cruises, and thanks to the region's commitment and this overwhelming support from our customers and trusted partners, we are now confident in becoming specialists in Arabian Gulf cruises.”.
“Through our network we offer two types of cruises: Intensive three- and four-night destination itineraries are perfect to combine with a stay on land and as a complement to a beach or sightseeing holiday, while our classic seven-night cruises are ideal as a holiday in themselves.”
“We boast award-winning service, two newly renovated ships, immersive shore excursions, a diverse and high-quality culinary offering, and unparalleled customer satisfaction, along with the ambition to continually evolve and offer even more. We are eager to showcase everything Celestyal has to offer to an ever-growing audience.”
With this announcement, we inform you that the Celestyal Discovery will no longer sail the “Three Continents” itinerary. Guests of the six affected sailings in late 2025 have been contacted in advance and refunded or offered alternative cruises.
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