July 31, 2012. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. today announced that Michael Bayley has been promoted to President and CEO of Celebrity Cruises, replacing Dan Hanrahan, whose departure was recently announced. Bayley will report directly to Richard D. Fain, Chairman and CEO of Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. Bayley has been with Royal Caribbean for over 30 [...]

April 16, 2012. One of the most enjoyable aspects of Celebrity Cruises’ modern luxury vacations is the authentic, personalized service onboard. Celebrity took that same individualized approach to the exploration of 13 of the world’s most compelling ports of call when it introduced private shore excursions several years ago. Now, the program has expanded significantly [...]

February 2, 012. Resolve Maritime Academy and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. announced today that plans are underway for new simulation-based training programs to enhance safety at sea for the cruise line’s personnel and guests. In 2011, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) selected Resolve to be their exclusive provider of all simulator-based training courses, and formalized [...]

August 8, 2011. If you are cruising with Celebrity after this coming September 1st, prepare to pay more for those ‘extra-fee’ dining choices. The Lawn Club Grill paint isn’t even dry yet but for this unique venue on the new Celebrity Silhouette, the fee will increase from $30 to $40 per person. Murano – which [...]

May 9, 2011. Celebrity Cruises has long been recognized for its vast, exceptional collection of contemporary art. With hundreds of original works by both recognized and emerging artists exhibited on every ship in the fleet, and the recent introduction of self-guided tours on an iPadTM, Celebrity aims to offer guests who appreciate art ample opportunities [...]

December 8, 2010. At a press event this morning, Celebrity Cruises President and CEO Dan Hanrahan announced exciting news for the 4th and 5th ships in the Solstice class. Celebrity Silhouette and Celebrity Reflection will most definitely not be cookie-cutter versions of the Solstice, Equinox, or Eclipse. To begin with, the Celebrity Reflection will be [...]

April 7, 2010. This will be wildly popular with guests and crew members from countries where football – aka soccer – is THE game.   To ensure their guests won’t miss a minute of the action, even while vacationing, Azamara Club Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, and Royal Caribbean International have obtained rights to air all games of [...]

February 24, 2010. Welcome To Qsine! The world’s top-rated restaurants are often showplaces for art and design, and beginning April 26, in-the-know food followers can experience a new venue whose cuisine is an engaging combination of both. But they won’t find it through MapQuest, and their GPS will find it tough to track, too…since it’s [...]

January 11, 2010. Royal Caribbean Cruises Limited and Rolls-Royce announced today that they have reached a suitable and amicable resolution to the lawsuit regarding the Mermaid pod-propulsion system on Celebrity Cruises’ Millennium-class ships. When they were first designed and implemented, podded propulsion was a significant technological advance over traditional shaft propulsion, but it experienced a [...]

January 8, 2010.  By Dave Beers. Celebrity Cruises latest campaign – named “Designed For You”- was fleshed out further yesterday with the announcement that the Millennium-class ships will be retrofitted to add several features from the Solstice-class vessels. Celebrity President & CEO Dan Hanrahan says the success of the Solstice-class ships has caused them to [...]