Celebrity Cruises’ Announces 2010 Europe Season

Celebrity Cruises in 2010 will base all three Solstice-class ships in Europe -- the 2,850-guest Celebrity Solstice, which set sail for the first time in November; the Celebrity Equinox, launching later this year; and the Celebrity Eclipse, setting sail in 2010 as Celebrity’s first primarily U.K.-sourced vessel.

The trio will be joined by the 2,039-guest Celebrity Constellation. Celebrity opened its 2010 Europe and trans-Atlantic cruise and cruise-tour season for bookings March 10. Guests who purchase a 2010 Europe or trans-Atlantic cruise from March 10 to June 10 on Constellation, Equinox or Solstice are eligible for an onboard credit of $100 per stateroom.

Celebrity Constellation will sail 12-night “Scandinavia and Russia” and seven-night Mediterranean sailings. Celebrity Eclipse will offer a varied lineup of new 11-night and longer cruises to the Mediterranean, the Baltic Sea, and the Canary Islands.

Celebrity Equinox will sail 12-night voyages throughout the Mediterranean, and Celebrity Solstice will offer 10- and 11-night Eastern Mediterranean as well as 13-night Holy Land cruises. Pre-cruise escorted land tours of three to five nights are available with each of these cruises.

Celebrity Eclipse will offer 16 different sailings ranging from four to 16 nights, all departing from Southampton, while Celebrity Equinox will offer 13 open-jaw, 12-night sailings between Barcelona and Venice from May into October 2010, with an overnight stay in Venice included.