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Celebrity's 2016-17 beefs up port overnights, adds Abu Dhabi and India

For its 2016-17 deployment, Celebrity Cruises plans many more overnight port stays including double overnights, maiden calls, new Arabian Sea and India itineraries and Signature Event Sailings that take in special celebrations. The line's ships will visit all seven continents.

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

November 5, 2014

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Round-trip sailings from Abu Dhabi with calls at Dubai and Muscat are among the new itineraries.

Celebrity will offer twice as many double overnights in port as in the 2015-16 season, 17 new overnight ports—including in the Caribbean—and seven maiden calls. The new ports are in New Zealand, Denmark, Iceland, Japan, Thailand, Oman and the United Arab Emirates.

The double overnights are set for Bangkok, Beijing, Dubai, St. Petersburg and New Orleans.

Signature Event Sailings will highlight special celebrations like Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Carnival in Rio and the Cannes Film Festival.

Further details are to come in the weeks ahead.

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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