Celebrity will send five ships to Europe for the first time in the cruise line's history. The ships will visit 76 ports in 29 countries, five of which are brand-new to Celebrity Cruises. Celebrity's 2009 Europe season includes six homeports, overnight stays in eight different ports, and five cruisetour options. Celebrity also will offer nine transatlantic sailings in 2009.

Five Celebrity Cruises ships will sail in Europe in 2009, including two ships currently under construction -- Celebrity Solstice and Celebrity Equinox. Joining them are Celebrity Century, which underwent a $55-million makeover in 2006, Celebrity Constellation, built in 2002, and Celebrity Summit, which launched in 2001.

With six different homeports in Europe for the season, including Amsterdam, Holland; Barcelona, Spain; Harwich and Southampton, England; and Rome and Venice, Italy, Celebrity's ships will sail much of the continent. Itineraries exploring Scandinavia and Russia, the Arctic Circle and North Cape, the Mediterranean, Israel and Egypt, and even transatlantic sailings, will offer passengers a number of opportunities to get to know Europe.
Five Celebrity Ships Sail Europe in 2009

Celebrity Constellation Photo Courtesy of Celebrity Cruises