Exclusive Europe & Caribbean Cruise on Celebrity Equinox
Celebrity Equinox, the second in Celebrity Cruises' newest class of ships, will set sail in 2009, starting with an exclusive tour of two of the most popular – and inherently different – cruise destinations: Europe and the Caribbean. In mid-summer 2009, Celebrity Equinox will sail a short but unique season in Europe, featuring new ports and several overnight stays, before transitioning to the Caribbean for the rest of the year and the first quarter of 2010.
Bookings for Celebrity Equinox's 2009 Europe sailings will open exclusively for members of Celebrity's loyalty program, 'Captain's Club,' on March 13. Beginning March 20, other cruisers are welcome to book the Europe voyages. Celebrity Equinox's Caribbean season.
Celebrity Equinox will offer Celebrity Cruises' signature standout service and dining, as well as a slate of new features unique to the Solstice class of ships. One of those is The Lawn Club, a half-acre on the top deck of the ship featuring real, growing grass, where guests can play croquet and bocce, practice their golf putting and picnic with wine and cheese.
Like Celebrity Solstice, Celebrity Equinox also will feature the cruise industry's only 'Hot Glass Show' at sea, a dedicated glassblowing studio where The Corning Museum of Glass will present glassblowing demonstrations.
Celebrity's new Solstice class of ships also feature the line's new AquaClass category of veranda accommodations expressly designed for spa enthusiasts. Guests in AquaClass will enjoy unlimited access to the AquaSpa relaxation room and the exotic aromatherapy and steam room, as well as exclusive, complimentary dining in Blu, an intimate, 130-seat specialty restaurant. The new Solstice class of ships will feature ten dining venues including a subtly upscale lido deck, multiple specialty restaurants, a 24-hour bistro-style café and a majestic main dining room.
Celebrity Equinox will make her maiden voyage on August 8 with a 10-night 'Best of Europe' itinerary from Southampton to Rome, calling on ports in France, Spain, Portugal and Italy, as well as the United Kingdom's Gibraltar, along the way. Celebrity Equinox then will sail a series of 13- and 14-night 'Ancient Empires' cruises featuring two new ports of call: Haifa and Ashdod, Israel. These voyages also include an overnight stay in Alexandria, Egypt.
On November 5, the ship will sail a transatlantic voyage to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where she will subsequently begin a series of alternating 11- and 10-night 'Ultimate Caribbean' voyages. The 11-night voyages will stop in George Town, Grand Cayman; Cartagena, Colombia; Colon, Panama; Puerto Limon, Costa Rica; Roatan, Honduras; and Cozumel, Mexico. The 10-night sailings include calls on Charlote Amalie, St. Thomas; Basseterre, St. Kitts; Bridgetown, Barbados; Roseau, Dominica; Philipsburg, St. Maarten.
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