Celebrity cruises 2015-2016

[icat2000]

This was posted on Celebrity thread by Host Andy.

 

It relates to this forum as its the cruises around our region and Asia.

 

CELEBRITY CRUISES REVEALS NEW EXOTIC VACATIONS TO ASIA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND AND HAWAII IN 2015-16

 

MIAMI – March 27, 2014 – Celebrity Cruises has today unveiled its 2015-16 sailings to Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Hawaii, with over 70 destinations to choose from. With new ports of call, enticing itineraries, and more overnight stays, guests can discover new exotic places in modern luxury style. Captain’s Club loyalty members have exclusive 'Priority Access' for booking the new sailings beginning today - five days before the official on-sale date, Friday, April 4.

 

Asia

 

Celebrity Millennium will visit 43 destinations in 14 countries during the 2015-16 season, starting from September 2015. With departures from Singapore, Hong Kong, and Tokyo (Yokohama), the itineraries offer guests a wide range of options to choose from.

 

More overnight stays and new destinations

 

Vacationers can experience more of Asia for longer with overnight stays in eight different destinations: Tokyo, Japan; Kobe, Japan; Hong Kong, China; Taipei, Taiwan; Hanoi, Vietnam; Bangkok, Thailand; Singapore; and Bali, Indonesia. Plus, first-time ports for 2015-16 include Dutch Harbor, Alaska, Beppu and Kanazawa in Japan, and Vladivostok in Russia.

 

Highlights from the new itineraries include:

· Two 14-night roundtrip Japan sailings will have overnight stays in Tokyo (Yokohama) and Kobe, Japan. The ship will also visit Mt. Fuji (Shimizu), Beppu, Kanazawa, and Otaru, Japan, plus Vladivostok, Russia.

 

· The 14-night Singapore to Hong Kong sailings offer overnight stays in Hong Kong, Hanoi, Bangkok, and Singapore. In Hanoi, the ship will anchor in Ha Long Bay, an UNESCO World Heritage Site, known for its scenic beauty and thousands of limestone islands and islets rising from the sea. Guests will also visit Ho Chi Minh City (Phu My), and Danang/Hue (Chan May), Vietnam.

 

· Vacationers can enjoy three days and two nights in Bali during the Singapore to Indonesia 14-night roundtrip sailing. Plus the modern luxury ship will visit Komodo Island, home of the Komodo Dragon, as well as Phuket, Penang, and Kuala Lumpur (Port Klang).

 

An exciting celebration

On January 31, 2016, a special Chinese New Year’s sailing will be offered with an overnight stay in Hong Kong, China. Celebrating the Year of the Monkey, guests can experience the excitement of being in Victoria Harbor, Hong Kong, and watch a spectacular fireworks display.

 

Pacific adventure

Following Celebrity Millennium’s season in Asia, on March 13, 2016, the ship will begin a series of exotic sailings ranging from 11 to 18 nights from Singapore, Sydney, and Honolulu, finishing in Vancouver on April 26. Guests can combine these vacations to form a 45 day voyage calling upon 17 ports, in seven countries, across three continents including Australia, Fiji, and French Polynesia. Vacationers can also enjoy overnight stays in Bali, Honolulu, and Maui.

 

Australia, New Zealand and Hawaii

 

Celebrity Solsticewill sail to 34 destinations in 10 countries from September 2015 with itineraries ranging from 8t- to 18-nights to Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific, departing from Auckland, Sydney and Perth.

 

The ultimate vacations

The modern luxury ship will sail from Vancouver to Sydney on September 22, 2015, and offer a 10-night ‘Hawaii’ and a 18-night ‘Tahitian Treasures’ sailing, which guests can combine to create a 28-night vacation, visiting 11 destinations. These sailings will also be offered from Sydney departing April 9, 2016. Highlights of the trip include:

 

· An overnight stay in Honolulu and a late-night call in Lahaina, Maui, during the ‘Hawaii’ sailing, so that guests can take part in a traditional luau. The ship will also visit destinations such as Hilo and Kona.

 

· The ‘Tahitian Treasures’ itinerary will call upon 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.

 

For the ultimate Australia and New Zealand experience, guests can combine an 18-night Auckland to Perth cruise, departing on February 16, 2016, with a 17-night sailing from Perth to Sydney to create a 35-night circumnavigation of Australia and New Zealand, visiting 19 destinations:

 

· During the 18-night sailing from Auckland to Perth, vacationers can enjoy six ports of call in New Zealand, as well as the three sounds in Fiordland National Park, and visits to Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide.

 

· The 17-night sailing from Perth to Sydney will visit Bali, Indonesia, before exploring the northern coast of Australia. The ship will then sail along the Eastern Coast visiting Cairns (Yorkey’s Knob), Airlie Beach and Brisbane in Queensland. This is the perfect opportunity for guests to experience the Great Barrier Reef.

 

New ports, new experiences

 

An entirely new destination, Mystery Island in Vanuatu, will be visited as part of the South Pacific sailings, with itineraries ranging from eight to 12 nights and sailing to ports in New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands, Vanuatu and Fiji.

 

Guests wishing to experience the breathtaking Fiordland National Park in New Zealand can choose from the 12- and 14-night vacations from Sydney and Auckland, which visit Milford, Doubtful and Dusky Sounds, New Zealand.

 

Suite Class

 

Celebrity’s 2015-16 sailings will introduce the newly announced “Suite Class” experience, beginning April 2015, with new luxurious offerings including a dedicated, suites-only restaurant, VIP lounge, and complimentary ‘all in’ benefits such as premium beverages, dining at any specialty restaurant and unlimited internet access.

 

To celebrate the launch of Celebrity’s 2015-16 World Tour, guests can receive up to $400 per stateroom to spend onboard for every cruise or cruisetour that is four nights or longer (from the newly available itineraries) and booked by April 30, 2014, excluding Celebrity Xpedition sailings. In addition, the offer can be combined with select future promotions. For more information, guests can visit celebritycruises.com, call 1-800-647-2251 or contact their travel agent.

 

Celebrity will continue to reveal its full 2015-16 lineup as each set of itineraries opens for bookings.

 

Opening dates for 2015-16

Destination Captain’s Club exclusive 'Priority Access' General on-sale date Galapagos Islands Now open Now open Alaska Now open Now open South America & Panama Canal Now open Now open Europe Now open Now open Caribbean Now open Now open Asia, Australia and Hawaii Now open 4/1/14 Bermuda and Canada 4/3/14 4/8/14

 

Now I logged into my Captain Club. But they don't give you the actual itineraries nor the pricing. I guess you have to ring Celebrity for that.

[goodycruising]

 

Now I logged into my Captain Club. But they don't give you the actual itineraries nor the pricing. I guess you have to ring Celebrity for that.

 

I don't know what I want, I wanted to browse and dream.... Does that mean we can only see the full details once it is released to the general public?

[icat2000]

I don't know what I want, I wanted to browse and dream.... Does that mean we can only see the full details once it is released to the general public?

 

I believe so. I think you can get the info from the agent. Sounds really inefficient way of doing business.

 

So I on the phone to Celebrity Australia. And asking about the repo Hon to Sydney 18 nights leaving 2 October 2015. They just put me on hold. I beat the Australian office has no details.

 

Celebrity Australia is a crock. Wouldn't give me the details said it was chartered to Australian TA. Obviously meaning you cannot book with them directly.

Edited March 28, 2014 by icat2000

[The_Big_M]

Yes, unfortunately, there's a rider elsewhere that they're not on the web site yet (I suspect they couldn't easily control the display as to whether you were CC or not).

 

So you have to call Celebrity or a TA with direct access to their booking system.

 

That said, here are the Solstice itineraries for you, and the Millennium ones involving AU ;-)

 

Solstice

22/9/15 10-night Hawaii, Vancouver to Honolulu

2/10/15 18-night Tahitian Treasures, Honolulu to Sydney

21/10/15 12-night South Pacific and Fiji, round-trip out of Sydney

2/11/15, 4/12/15 12-night New Zealand Cruise, Sydney to

14/11/15, 16/12/15 12-night New Zealand Cruise, Auckland to Sydney

26/11/15, 28/12/15, 1/4/16 8-night South Pacific Cruise, round-trip out of Sydney

5/1/16, 2/2/16 12-to-14-night New Zealand, Sydney to Auckland

19/1/16 14-night New Zealand, Auckland to Sydney

14/2/16 18-night Australia & New Zealand, Auckland to Freemantle

3/3/16 17-night Australia’s Top End, Freemantle to Sydney

20/3/16 12-night South Pacific & Fiji, round-trip out of Sydney

26/4/16 10-night Hawaii, Honolulu to Vancouver

 

Millennium

13/3/16 16-night Asia & Australia, Singapore to Sydney

29/3/16 18-night Transpacific, Sydney to Honolulu

15/4/16 11-night Hawaii, Honolulu to Vancouver

[icat2000]

Did call them. They wouldn't give me anything said it was restricted to Travel Agents. I can see the details in my Captain circle. I wanted the actual stops and pricing.

Edited March 28, 2014 by icat2000

[The_Big_M]

Stops are the same as this year, except it has an extra day/stop at Moorea, after Bora Bora.

[icat2000]

Stops are the same as this year, except it has an extra day/stop at Moorea, after Bora Bora.

 

How do you know that? Any idea on pricing like for solo inside cheap cheap on the ship.

[goodycruising]

Well, that wasn't as much fun as I thought it would be. I guess if you know the price you want to pay, and you have your time from work available that far out you could ring. I just thought you could log on with the Captain's Club and have a good look at it all. Thanks for the info anyhow!

[Pacificdaze]

Hi Big M,

In your excellent summary you missed Solstice, April 9, 2016 Sydney to Hawaii. In just 2 weeks time we will be enjoying the 2014 Transpacific sail away :) and could be eager to repeat the voyage in 2016.

[The_Big_M]

Hi Big M,

In your excellent summary you missed Solstice, April 9, 2016 Sydney to Hawaii. In just 2 weeks time we will be enjoying the 2014 Transpacific sail away :) and could be eager to repeat the voyage in 2016.

 

Sorry about that, glad you picked it up! :-)

 

(Just checked and Celebrity actually had written it that way. Maybe they're teleporting her that year? :p)

 

I know, 2 weeks... it's finally getting so close!

[The_Big_M]

How do you know that? Any idea on pricing like for solo inside cheap cheap on the ship.

 

Not sure about pricing. Based on previous years, I'd expect around the 4.5k mark for the cheapest insides regular price at launch.

[icat2000]

Not sure about pricing. Based on previous years, I'd expect around the 4.5k mark for the cheapest insides regular price at launch.

 

Thanks. Looking for a ship to go home after the ta. Will wait until hal and rcl release their schedules. Rather it left around 23 September.

[happybos]

Not sure how others in Australia are managing to take advantage of the early release opportunities but I am frustrated! Am trying to book the same accessibility cabin on Solstice on her B2B2B repositioning cruises that return her from Seattle to Sydney via Hawaii in September/October 2015. Booked the Alaska cruise leg after the early release date so was able to do that by ringing the Australian booking number. I have three future cruise vouchers which I bought inboard in December especially for this purpose. I am not saying that booking the first leg was an easy process but we got there.

 

I have been waiting for the other two legs to release and they are available for pre release purchase now. The CC number in My Celebrity is an American number so I rang the Australian booking number. After being told by the young man (based in South America) several times that it was not possible to book these cruises as they were not on his computer yet, which would be true, I asked him to speak to someone about how Australians can book through the early release. He put me on hold for quite some time and then returned to me saying he was speaking to his colleague in Australia and put me on hold again. He finally returned to me and said he was still working with his colleague in Australia to make the two bookings and would email me the confirmations. I made sure he had all the relevant details and he ended the call.

 

Of course, I have not received any confirmation emails and the booking numbers do not show up if I try to add them to my cruises on My Celebrity. I now won't be able to ring again until Tuesday, due to work commitments. I know I can wait until the general release but I really want the same accessibility cabin for all three legs. I can't really afford to ring America directly.

 

 

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[icat2000]

It was exaxtly same poor experience i.had. I posted this on their facebook page. I think probably going to have to call the usa or email a us agent.

 

Have you tried contacting an australian ta.

[The_Big_M]

Thanks. Looking for a ship to go home after the ta. Will wait until hal and rcl release their schedules. Rather it left around 23 September.

 

Good luck. I'd say there's a good chance with the RCL Radiance, which usually leaves around that date.

Edited March 29, 2014 by The_Big_M

[rkmw]

Thanks. Looking for a ship to go home after the ta. Will wait until hal and rcl release their schedules. Rather it left around 23 September.

 

just received an email and this company advertises in the travel section of the sunday sydney papers with a fly/stay/ cruise deal 26nt Vancouver to Sydney - Departs 22nd September 2014 on the Volendam from $3499

[icat2000]

just received an email and this company advertises in the travel section of the sunday sydney papers with a fly/stay/ cruise deal 26nt Vancouver to Sydney - Departs 22nd September 2014 on the Volendam from $3499

 

Thanks for the information. Looking at september 2015. Have booked ta princess from london to new york on carribean princess which arrives 21 september 2015.

[The_Big_M]

Not sure about pricing. Based on previous years, I'd expect around the 4.5k mark for the cheapest insides regular price at launch.

 

The itineraries have now been released on the website.

 

Price for a solo starts from just over 4.5k. :)