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Celebrity Cruises seeks vacationers' input on Celebrity XcelCelebrity Cruises seeks vacationers' input on Celebrity Xcel

The line is inviting 'Dream Makers' to decide design, culinary and entertainment offerings onboard.

Anne Kalosh, Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review

January 22, 2025

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Celebrity Cruises is inviting public input to perfect Celebrity Xcel's design, culinary and entertainment offeringsIMAGE: CELEBRITY CRUISES

Celebrity Cruises is seeking public input to perfect elements of Celebrity Xcel.

Open to all who wish to join, the Xcel Dream Makers global community will test, try and vote on new experiences. Their selections will materialize aboard Celebrity Xcel when this fifth Excel-class ship debuts in November.

'We want to ensure our guests love our products and experiences, so involving them in the process to perfect Celebrity Xcel was a great way to achieve this,' according to Michael Scheiner, chief marketing and product officer, Celebrity Cruises. He said this will ensure that when Xcel arrives, 'guests won't have just found their happy place, they'll have helped us build it.'

Online polls and in-person events

Dream Makers will have the final say across key elements. Through online polls and experiential in-person events, the public will perfect the ship's design, culinary and entertainment offerings.

Their choices will influence spaces including the ship's seven, new, to-be-revealed experiences.

Dream Makers will make their mark on Celebrity Xcel by choosing textiles, managing interior design elements and curating service offerings; picking their favorite dishes and beverages, choosing table settings and shaping dining concepts; and providing input on headline shows, including props and costumes, selecting playlists and selecint pivotal entertainment positions onboard.

Sign up to become an Xcel Dream Maker

Those interested in joining Xcel Dream Makers can learn more at www.celebritycruises.com/xceldreammakers.

Celebrity Xcel is scheduled to sail its inaugural season from Port Everglades, offering seven-night cruises alternating between The Bahamas, Mexico, Cayman Islands, Puerto Plata, St. Thomas and St. Maarten. In summer 2026, the ship will operate in Europe with seven- to 11-night cruises from Barcelona and Piraeus, including all new overnight stays in Madeira, Portugal.

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About the Author

Anne Kalosh

Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review

Anne Kalosh covers global stories, reporting both breaking and in-depth news on cruising's significant people, places, ships and trends. A sought-after expert on cruising, she has moderated conferences around the world, including the high-profile State of the Industry panel at Seatrade Cruise Global. She created and led the acclaimed itinerary-planning case study for Seatrade's cruise master classes held at Cambridge and Oxford universities. She has been the cruise columnist for AFAR.com, and her freelance stories have appeared in a wide range of publications, from The New York Times to The Miami Herald.

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