Celebrity - New ships?

[Stoffel1982]

Hi all,

 

Just got back from our fabulous mediterranean cruise with the Celebrity Reflection. This was our first cruise with Celebrity and i am looking for another cruise next year.

 

We heard someone talking about 2 new ships they're building.

 

Anyone has more info on this?

 

Thanks,

Christophe

[cruisestitch]

No, there are no ships being built. It looks like 2019 will be the earliest we might see new ships.

[Sloop-JohnB]

No new ships on the Drawing Board.

 

In actuality, Celebrity has the newest fleet afloat out of all the mainstream Cruise Lines... Once the Century is retired in 2015' she'll have 9 vessels all built since 2000... Millenium Series 4 Ships launched in 2001 & 2002 and Solstice Class made up of 5 Gorgeous big ships launched 2008 thru 2012

 

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebrity_Cruises

 

Compare those stats to any other Cruise Line, and you'll be shocked to discover just how many 20+ year ships are the backbone of the major lines.

 

New Ships set Celebrity apart for sure.

 

With 5 Bulids / Launches 2008 thru 2012 (one a year) Celebrity has plenty of new to offer for awhile (and continues to wow in this category... As each year she seems to continue to win awards for Customer Satisfaction / Experience in this category... Believe each ship in the S-Class has won awards)

 

Rumor has it the next Ship Series will come round the late teens... As it does seem Celebrity launches in a ten year cycle.

 

Hope this helps,

 

Cheers!

Edited August 6, 2014 by Sloop-JohnB

[Orator]

Hi all,

 

Just got back from our fabulous mediterranean cruise with the Celebrity Reflection. This was our first cruise with Celebrity and i am looking for another cruise next year.

 

We heard someone talking about 2 new ships they're building.

 

Anyone has more info on this?

 

Thanks,

Christophe

 

Lesson #1: Don't believe rumors you hear on the ship.

I've said this before: "Those who talk don't know. Those who know don't talk."

 

If you read all the official reports and documents you will find that there are no current plans to build new ships for Celebrity. New ships are coming for RCCL.

[cruisestitch]

We did hear on the President's Cruise that planning meetings are taking place. Still, from planning, to design, to contracts, to building, to launch, looking at a five year time frame seems about right.

[Orator]

We did hear on the President's Cruise that planning meetings are taking place. Still, from planning, to design, to contracts, to building, to launch, looking at a five year time frame seems about right.

 

From everything I've heard your time frame from concept to build is correct. The M Class will be approaching 20 years of service by then and it might be better to slowly phase them out and replace as they've done with the C Class ships. All speculation until Celebrity says something.

[Xport]

We heard someone talking about 2 new ships they're building.

 

As Orator notes, Royal Caribbean [same parent company as Celebrity] has two new ships--Quantum Of The Seas and Anthem Of The Seas--coming into service very soon...

 

That's a somewhat plausible variation on what you heard...

[Downdie]

No new ships on the Drawing Board.

 

In actuality, Celebrity has the newest fleet afloat out of all the mainstream Cruise Lines... Once the Century is retired in 2015' she'll have 9 vessels all built since 2000... Millenium Series 4 Ships launched in 2001 & 2002 and Solstice Class made up of 5 Gorgeous big ships launched 2008 thru 2012

 

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebrity_Cruises

 

Compare those stats to any other Cruise Line, and you'll be shocked to discover just how many 20+ year ships are the backbone of the major lines.

 

New Ships set Celebrity apart for sure.

 

With 5 Bulids / Launches 2008 thru 2012 (one a year) Celebrity has plenty of new to offer for awhile (and continues to wow in this category... As each year she seems to continue to win awards for Customer Satisfaction / Experience in this category... Believe each ship in the S-Class has won awards)

 

Rumor has it the next Ship Series will come round the late teens... As it does seem Celebrity launches in a ten year cycle.

 

Hope this helps,

 

Cheers!

 

Actually your statement that Celebrity has the youngest fleet is incorrect. MSC the Italian mainstream cruiseline has the youngest. 12 ships built after 2000.

[TLCOhio]

Lesson #1: Don't believe rumors you hear on the ship. I've said this before: "Those who talk don't know. Those who know don't talk." If you read all the official reports and documents you will find that there are no current plans to build new ships for Celebrity. New ships are coming for RCCL.

 

Appreciate this excellent above summary. Especially, the "Those who talk don't know. Those who know don't talk."

 

The world tourism market is still soft and consumer tastes/interest are evolving. Just building more ship at the wrong time is not smart.

 

THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio

 

Back from doing a 14-day Celebrity Solstice, Jan. 20-Feb. 3, 2014, Sydney to Auckland adventure on this ship and getting a big sampling for the wonders of "down under” before and after this cruise. Go to:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1974139

for much more information and lots of wonderful pictures on these amazing sights in this great part of the world. Now at 70,713 views for this fun posting.

[Ex-Airbalancer]

These are ships on order across the cruise lines

http://www.seatrade-insider.com/Orderbook.html

[TLCOhio]

These are ships on order across the cruise lines

http://www.seatrade-insider.com/Orderbook.html

 

Appreciate this interesting listing/link. WOW, Royal Carib has some big, BIG ships that are very costly to build in their future production schedule. Plus, lots of space to fill, staff, etc., for RCI and these other cruise lines.

 

THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio

 

Did a June 7-19, 2011, Celebrity Solstice cruise from Barcelona that had stops in Villefranche, ports near Pisa and Rome, Naples, Kotor, Venice and Dubrovnik. Enjoyed great weather and a wonderful trip. Dozens of nice visuals with key highlights, tips, comments, etc., on these postings. We are now at 179,689 views for this live/blog re-cap on our first sailing with Celebrity and much on wonderful Barcelona. Check these postings and added info at:

http://www.boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1426474

[Michidoeme]

Also on the Silhouette last week, a crew member mentioned they are building a new and bigger ship.