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Celebrity Cruises Announces Significant Expansion in Europe
New Itineraries for 2007-2008 Feature Extended Season and
Exotic New Destinations
MIAMI, April 19
From Casablanca to Cornwall, from the Bosporus Strait to the best of
ancient Greece, Celebrity Cruises' European itineraries in 2007 and
2008 will take guests to the broadest array of romantic, historic and
exotic locations since the line began sailing there in 1999.
Bookings opened today for Celebrity's new and expanded European season
on Century, Constellation, Galaxy and Millennium, and for Cruisetours
in the region.
Celebrity's European Itinerary Highlights 2007-2008
* Constellation on April 23, 2007, will cross from Fort Lauderdale,
Fla., on a 12-night transatlantic voyage featuring the line's first
call on Cornwall, England, ending in Dover, the major channel port
famed for its coastal white cliffs.
The ship then will present a series of 14-night Scandinavia and Russia
cruises roundtrip from Dover, England, featuring Celebrity's first
visits to Visby, Sweden, a walled town with ancient ruins, cobblestone
streets, and quaint pubs and restaurants.
Constellation concludes its season in Northern Europe on September 20,
2007, with a seven-night cruise from Southampton to Cape Liberty, New
Jersey.
Constellation returns to Europe on April 11, 2008, on a 13-night
transatlantic voyage from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., featuring Celebrity's
first calls on Brest, in the Bretagne region of France, and Cherbourg,
the gateway to Normandy, France.
* Galaxy crosses the Atlantic on April 27, 2007, departing San Juan,
Puerto Rico, on a 14-night voyage to Civitavecchia (for Rome), Italy,
featuring Celebrity's first calls on the city Humphrey Bogart helped
make famous, Casablanca, Morocco, and Agadir, a favorite Moroccan
destination thanks to its laid-back boulevards and inviting beaches.
Galaxy then presents an extraordinary series of 10- and 11-night
Eastern Mediterranean cruises -- each visiting Greece, Turkey and
Italy -- roundtrip from Civitavecchia until October 13, 2007.
Two exotic, 14-night Mediterranean and Black Sea cruises follow,
featuring calls on Constanta, Romania and Odessa, Ukraine -- two ports
Celebrity introduced in 2006 -- along with Celebrity's first cruise
through the Bosporus Strait, which forms the boundary between the
European and Asian portions of Turkey, and connects the Black Sea with
the Sea of Marmara.
Ancient empires await guests booked on Galaxy's 14-night cruise
departing Civitavecchia on November 10, 2007, and featuring
Celebrity's first visits to Limassol, Cyprus, the third largest island
in the Mediterranean, and Alexandria, Egypt, named for Alexander the
Great, and in ancient times, known for the Lighthouse of Alexandria,
one of the Seven Wonders of the World. This Galaxy cruise concludes in
Athens, Greece, where the ship sets sail November 24 on a 14-night
cruise ending in Barcelona, Spain.
Galaxy concludes its 2007 European season with a 14-night westbound
transatlantic cruise from Barcelona on December 8, ending in San Juan,
Puerto Rico, and featuring calls on Casablanca and Agadir, Morocco,
along with Tenerife and the new port of Santa Cruz in the Spanish
archipelago, the Canary Islands.
Galaxy will return to Europe in 2008 on a 15-night transatlantic
voyage departing San Juan on April 18.
* Millennium sets sail for Europe on March 18, 2007, departing Fort
Lauderdale on a 14-night cruise to a destination rich with maritime
history, Southampton, England, and featuring the new port of Santa
Cruz, Canary Islands.
On April 21, 2007, Millennium departs Southampton on a 12-night cruise
featuring the line's first calls on La Rochelle, France, home to
Europe's largest marina for pleasure boats, and Bilbao, the largest
city in the Basque region of Spain, along with Casablanca, ending in
Barcelona. There, a 10-night cruise departing May 3 includes a visit
to Provence (Marseilles), France, known for sunsoaked mountains,
vineyards and fields of aromatic lavender.
Millennium presents a series of 12-night sailings from Barcelona and
Venice from May 13 through November 18, capping its 2007 season in
Europe with a 14-night transatlantic voyage from Barcelona to Fort
Lauderdale on December 2, ending in Fort Lauderdale, and featuring
Casablanca, as well as Celebrity's first visit to the Moroccan city of
Tangier, at the western entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar where the
Mediterranean meets the Atlantic Ocean.
* Century, fresh from its $55-million revitalization set for
completion in May 2006, will launch its 2007 Northern Europe season
with eight-night Norwegian Fjords cruises roundtrip from Amsterdam
(Rotterdam), Netherlands, May 9 and 26, and August 26.
Celebrity's first Scotland and Ireland cruise sets sail roundtrip from
Amsterdam on May 17, with a nine-night itinerary featuring the line's
first visits to the land rich with rolling hills and dramatic castles,
Edinburgh, Inverness/Loch Ness and Kirkwall, Scotland.
A series of 12-night roundtrip Scandinavia and Russia itineraries
follow, roundtrip from Amsterdam on June 3, 15 and 27; July 21; and
August 2 and 14.
On July 9, Century presents Celebrity's first Arctic Circle and North
Cape cruise roundtrip from Amsterdam, with the line's first calls on
the Norwegian towns of Molde -- famed for its panoramic views of
snow-clad peaks along the fjords -- and Tromso, considered "the
gateway to the Arctic."
Century caps its Northern Europe season with a 10-night British Isles
cruise roundtrip from Amsterdam on September 3, featuring the line's
first call on Holyhead, Wales, home to one of Europe's only
three-walled Roman forts.
The Mediterranean season for Century in 2007 begins September 13, with
an eight-night cruise from Amsterdam to Barcelona.
Century then presents 10- and 11-night sailings in the Western
Mediterranean and Morocco, roundtrip from Barcelona, through November
12.
Century concludes its European season in 2007 with a 17-night
transatlantic voyage from Barcelona, highlighted by visits to the
exotic Moroccan ports of Casablanca, Tangier and Agadir, along with
Lanzarote, Tenerife, and Santa Cruz, Canary Islands, ending in Miami,
Fla.
To allow travelers to delve deeper into the heart of many of the
destinations Celebrity visits in Europe, the line presents another
season of enchanting Cruisetours, pairing fully guided land tours with
either a Mediterranean or Northern Europe cruise. All Celebrity
Cruisetours include stays at four- and five-star hotels, select meals,
guided tours of top cultural attractions, and plenty of free time to
pursue individual interests.
Celebrity's Northern Europe Cruisetours
In Northern Europe, Celebrity's newest Cruisetour allows guest to pair
their 12-night Century cruise with either a three-night tour of
Brussels and Amsterdam, or a five-night tour featuring Paris, Brussels
and Amsterdam. The five-night tour includes the fabled sites in Paris
-- including the Champs Elysees, Notre Dame Cathedral and the Eiffel
Tower -- while both land options feature guided walking tours through
Bruges, and a private cruise through Amsterdam's historic center.
As in 2006, guests in 2007 can pair a Scandinavia/Russia cruise
onboard Constellation with a four-night Paris and London tour,
featuring visits to the Eiffel Tower, Place de la Concorde and Notre
Dame, and Eurostar travel through the Chunnel capped with two nights
in London.
Celebrity's Mediterranean Cruisetours
In the Mediterranean, Celebrity guests can discover the beauty of
Barcelona and Madrid on four-night tours; explore the magic of Venice
and the Italian Lakes on a three-night tour; relish three nights in
Rome and Florence, or savor five nights in Venice, Florence and Rome.
The land tours can be paired with 12-night Mediterranean cruises
onboard Millennium; 10- and 11- night Balearic Islands and Tyrrhenian
Sea cruises onboard Century; or 10- and 11-night Eastern Mediterranean
cruises onboard Galaxy.
Celebrity Cruises offers a comfortably sophisticated, upscale cruise
experience with highly personalized service, authentic five-star
dining, and extraordinary attention to detail. Its nine ships and the
line's service, cuisine and spas consistently dominate top travelers'
surveys. Celebrity sails in Alaska, Bermuda, California, the
Caribbean, Europe, the Galapagos Islands, Hawaii, the Mexican Riviera,
the Panama Canal and South America. For more information, call your
travel agent.
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