Europe Is Getting an Edge

Posted on 08/31/2026

CELEBRITY CRUISES UNVEILS UNMATCHED EUROPEAN VACATIONS AND ITINERARIES ON ALL SEVEN CONTINENTS IN 2028 AND 2029

An exciting Europe season includes new ways to experience the region, as Celebrity Beyond returns for the first time following a 2026 renewal. Enhanced outdoor escapes include the Celebrity Pool Club featuring Orange Peel Bar & Grille and Tacos del Sol, plus al fresco dining at Bora. 

Celebrity Cruises today unveiled its 2028 and 2029 deployment, featuring an expansive Europe season and extraordinary journeys across all seven continents. The lineup brings new ports of call, extended seasons in sought-after destinations, and more opportunities to discover every corner of the world. For the first time, four Edge Series ships — including a renewed Celebrity Beyond — will sail Europe, while immersive itineraries span Alaska, Asia, Australia, New England, and South America. “We're delighted to give our guests more ways than ever to experience the world’s most extraordinary destinations in 2028 and 2029,” said Laura Hodges Bethge, president of Celebrity Cruises. “From the breathtaking fjords of Norway to the untouched beauty of Antarctica, these itineraries offer endless opportunities to explore, pairing immersive destinations with the elevated hospitality and unforgettable moments that define The Celebrity Way.” 

Highlights of the 2028-2029 Europe, Alaska, Asia, Australia, New England, and South America season include:

  • The most Edge Series ships in Europe — Celebrity Beyond, Celebrity Xcel, Celebrity Ascent, and Celebrity Apex — and Celebrity Cruises’ most extensive Northern Europe program to date.
  • Overnight visits to Egypt on Celebrity Infinity. 
  • Celebrity Cruises’ first-ever visit to Galway, Ireland, on Celebrity Apex’s new British Isles itineraries, plus a return to Bari, Italy, for the first time in more than a decade on Celebrity Constellation and Celebrity Infinity. 
  • The first full Japan season for the Solstice Series with 2028 sailings on the renewed Celebrity Solstice. 
  • An extended South America season and a return to Antarctica on Celebrity Equinox.  Round-trip Hawaii sailings from Los Angeles, and Celebrity Equinox’s first Alaska season.

 

Celebrity's most extensive European season yet. 

An unforgettable vacation in Europe awaits, as four Edge Series ships will sail the region for the first time. Guests can look forward to breathtaking scenery, ancient history, and a rich culture of Northern Europe with Celebrity Cruises’ most extensive offering yet.

Celebrity Beyond returns to Europe for the first time since 2023, with new spaces: Mediterranean restaurant Bora and the Celebrity Pool Club, an elevated poolside experience with two new food and drink offerings — Orange Peel Bar & Grille and Tacos del Sol (debuting on Celebrity Beyond in November 2026). Guests can enjoy seven- to 14-night sailings from Southampton to Norway, Iceland, and throughout Scandinavia. Highlights of Celebrity Beyond’s Europe itineraries include unforgettable 14-night adventures that take guests first to the Icelandic destinations of Reykjavik, Isafjordur, Akureyri, and Seydisfjordur before sailing through Norway’s iconic fjords in Geiranger, Alesund, Flam, Nordfjordeid, and Bergen. Guests can explore Iceland further on Celebrity Summit’s round-trip sailings from Reykjavik. On Celebrity Apex, guests can discover Scandinavia on 12-night sailings to Oslo, Norway; Skagen, Denmark; Stockholm, Sweden; Tallinn, Estonia; Helsinki, Finland; and Copenhagen, Denmark. Plus, new 12-night British Isles sailings on Celebrity Apex to Scotland, Ireland, and England include Celebrity Cruises’ first-ever visit to Galway, Ireland. For sunny Mediterranean escapes, Celebrity Xcel, Celebrity Ascent, and Celebrity Eclipse offer seven- to 11-night sailings to Italy, France, Spain, Morocco, Portugal, Greece, and Turkey. On Celebrity Constellation, guests can enjoy the best of Italy and Croatia on 10- and 11-night sailings, including Celebrity Cruises’ first visit to Bari, Italy, since 2014. Celebrity Infinity will again offer year-round sailings in Europe, including Celebrity Cruises’ first Egypt sailings since 2023, with overnight visits to Alexandria. Shoulder-season sailings from Athens visit Santorini, Kavala, Rhodes, Mykonos, and Ephesus, offering a chance to beat the crowds at must-see sites, while off-season sailings from Barcelona chase winter sun in the Canary Islands, Portugal, and Morocco.

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