Hanrahan said the response to Celebrity Eclipse, which debuted in Southampton in 2010, has been ‘extremely rewarding,’ prompting the decision to add Celebrity Infinity in the UK market.
Celebrity Eclipse will continue to sail from Southampton in the spring and summer of 2013, while Celebrity Infinity—which emerged in December from its Solsticizing upgrade—will present British Isles and Norwegian Fjords sailings from Harwich.
2013 will mark Celebrity’s biggest season ever in Europe, with Celebrity Constellation, Celebrity Equinox, Celebrity Silhouette and Celebrity Reflection—which debuts in October this year—all joining Celebrity Eclipse and Celebrity Infinity.
Meanwhile, Celebrity Solstice will cruise Alaska as the first of its class in the 49th state. It will join Celebrity Century and Celebrity Millennium.
Hanrahan said that with 85% veranda accommodations, Celebrity Solstice is the ideal ship for viewing Alaska scenery.
Rounding out the 2013 summer season, Celebrity Summit, which just this month became the third Millennium-class ship to complete its Solsticizing, will again sail to Bermuda from the US Northeast.
And 96-passenger Celebrity Xpedition will continue to operate in the Galápagos Islands year-round, as it has since 2004.
Complete details of Celebrity’s summer 2013 itineraries will be announced when the first of the cruises opens for booking in early March. The line will continue to give its Captain’s Club loyalty members a head start on reservations.
