By
Rebecca Gibson |
Celebrity Cruises is to offer cruises to more than 70 destinations in Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Hawaii during its 2015-2016 season.
During the season, the line will call at several new ports including Mystery Island, Vanuatu; Dutch Harbor, Alaska; Beppu and Kanazawa, Japan; and Vladivostok, Russia. In addition, Celebrity will offer guests more opportunities for overnight stays and introduce its new Suite Class experience. From April 2015, passengers selecting the Suite Class experience will benefit from a dedicated, suites-only restaurant, a VIP lounge and complimentary ‘all in’ benefits such as premium beverages, dining at any speciality restaurant and unlimited internet access.
Beginning in September 2015, Celebrity Millennium will visit 43 destinations in 14 countries during the 2015-2016 season. The vessel will offer departures from Singapore, Hong Kong, China, and Tokyo, Japan. Passengers can also enjoy overnights in eight different destinations including Tokyo and Kobe in Japan; Hong Kong; Taipei, Taiwan; Hanoi, Vietnam; Bangkok, Thailand; Singapore; and Bali, Indonesia.
Two 14-night Japanese roundtrips feature overnight stays in Tokyo and Kobe, as well as visits to various Japanese ports including Mount Fuji in Shimizu, Beppu, Kanazawa and Otaru. The ship will also sail to Vladivostok in Russia.
Celebrity Millennium’s 14-night Singapore to Hong Kong sailings offer overnight stays in Hong Kong; Hanoi, Vietnam; Bangkok, Thailand; and Singapore. When visiting Hanoi, the ship will anchor in Ha Long Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and enable guests to visit Ho Chi Minh City and Danang/Hue.
Highlights on the 14-night Singapore to Indonesia cruise include three days and two nights in Bali and visits to Komodo Island, Phuket, Penang and Kuala Lumpur.
On 31 January 2016, Celebrity Millennium will offer a Chinese New Year sailing, which features an overnight in Hong Kong and enables guests to enjoy a fireworks display in the city’s Victoria Harbour.
Following Celebrity Millennium’s season in Asia, on 13 March 2016, the ship will begin a series of 11- to 18-night itineraries from Singapore; Sydney, Australia; and Honolulu, Hawaii. The series will finish in Vancouver, Canada, on 26 April 2016. Guests can combine these sailings to create a 45-day voyage calling at 17 ports in seven countries, across three continents including Australia, Fiji and French Polynesia. Overnights include Bali, Honolulu and Maui.
Australia, New Zealand and Hawaii also feature heavily on Celebrity’s 2015-2106 schedule, with Celebrity Solstice sailing to 34 destinations in ten countries from September 2015. The vessel will offer eight to 18-night itineraries in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific.
Celebrity Solstice will sail from Vancouver, Canada to Sydney, Australia on 22 September 2015, offering a ten-night ‘Hawaii’ and an 18-night ‘Tahitian Treasures’ sailing, which can be combined to create a 28-night holiday.
Passengers sailing on the Hawaii itinerary can enjoy visits to Hilo and Kona, as well as an overnight stay in Honolulu and a late-night call in Lahaina, Maui, enabling them to participate in a traditional luau party.
The ‘Tahitian Treasures’ itinerary will call at three ports in French Polynesia including Bora Bora, Moorea, and Papeete, before sailing across the Pacific to New Zealand, visiting Auckland and the Bay of Islands
In addition, guests can combine an 18-night Auckland to Perth cruise – departing on 16 February 2016 – with a 17-night sailing from Perth to Sydney to create a 35-night circumnavigation of Australia and New Zealand and visit 19 destinations.
During the 18-night cruise from Auckland to Perth, guests can visit six New Zealand ports, three Sounds in Fiordland National Park and call at Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide in Australia.
Celebrity Solstice’s 17-night trip from Perth to Sydney will visit Bali, the northern coast of Australia and then sail along the country’s eastern coast to visit Cairns, Airlie Beach and Brisbane in Queensland.