Celebrity Announces Winter 2011-12 Caribbean, South America Cruises

Celebrity Cruises has announced its winter 2011-12 Caribbean cruises, most of which are available for booking.

The line will sail eight ships on itineraries ranging in length from four to 14 nights out of five homeports. Firsts in the season include the deployment of four Solstice-class ships to sail in the Caribbean, as well as the availability of four- and five-night Caribbean cruises on the Celebrity Millennium.

For the first time, a Solstice-class ship -- Celebrity Silhouette, launching in 2011 -- will sail from Cape Liberty (Bayonne), N.J. From November 2011 to April 2012, the Celebrity Silhouette will sail 14 alternating Southern and Eastern Caribbean voyages of 12 nights in length. The Southern Caribbean itineraries will visit St. Thomas, St. Kitts, Antigua, St. Lucia and St. Maarten. The Eastern Caribbean cruises include visits to San Juan, Labadee (Celebrity’s private island in Haiti), St. Croix, St. Thomas, Antigua and St. Maarten.

Sister Solstice-class ship Celebrity Equinox also will offer long Caribbean itineraries, sailing 15 alternating 10- and 11-night Ultimate Caribbean cruises out of Fort Lauderdale. The 10-night lineup focuses on the Southern Caribbean, with visits to St. Thomas, St. Kitts, Barbados, Dominica and St. Maarten. The 11-night cruises visit Western Caribbean and Panama, with stops at Mexico, Belize or Honduras (depending upon itinerary), Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Grand Cayman.

The Celebrity Constellation, which this month will undergo the brand’s first Solsticizing (refitting to include many of the most popular Solstice-class attributes), will offer a series of 14-night Southern Caribbean cruises roundtrip out of Fort Lauderdale from November 2011 through April 2012. Ports of call include Aruba, Curacao, Grenada, Barbados, St. Lucia, Antigua, St. Maarten and St. Thomas.

For the first time, the Celebrity Century will offer 12-night Eastern Caribbean sailings out of Baltimore. The Caribbean season will be bookended by two Hawaii mini-seasons -- one in the fall and one in spring -- and also will include two special Panama Canal sailings between Baltimore and San Diego. These itineraries will open for sale in the coming weeks.