MIAMI — Celebrity Cruises has revealed the name of its fifth ship in its award-winning Edge Series, coming November 2025.
Called Celebrity Xcel, the ship had its official steelcutting ceremony earlier this week at Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France, with executives from parent company Royal Caribbean Group in attendance.
“The Edge Series has shattered preconceived notions of cruising and I am thrilled to announce our next bold step as a brand with Celebrity Xcel,” said Celebrity Cruises’ president Laura Hodges Bethge. “True to her name, this next ship will ‘Xcel’ beyond her sister ships with entirely new experiences yet to be revealed, but that will change the game all over again.”
Celebrity Xcel will make its debut in November 2025 in the Caribbean, sailing its inaugural winter season from Fort Lauderdale on seven-night itineraries alternating between The Bahamas, Mexico and the Cayman Islands, and Puerto Plata, St. Thomas and St. Maarten. Sailings are now open for sale.
Like its highly anticipated sister ship, Celebrity Ascent, debuting later this month, Celebrity Xcel will include distinctive features and spaces including:
- The Retreat, an exclusive resort-within-a-resort area for suite guests, highlighted by a two-storey sundeck
- Accommodations that include modern two-storey villas with private plunge pools, and staterooms with infinite verandas
- An expanded Rooftop Garden and Resort Deck featuring unique cantilevered float pools
- A multi-level, multi-terraced Sunset Bar redefining the ship’s aft
- A Daniel Boulud fine-dining restaurant at sea
- Live entertainment and activities
- A redesigned Grand Plaza spanning three decks
- The return of the Magic Carpet, an engineering feat soaring cantilevered above the sea
For more information go to www.celebrity.com.
