Now available to book, five itineraries are on offer across 113 departures, taking in destinations such as Greece, Italy, Egypt, Turkey, Croatia and Montenegro. Departures range between three and 14 nights, sailing from April to October 2025 on the 1,266-passenger Celestyal Discovery and 1,260-passenger Celestyal Journey.
Celestyal Journey and Celestyal Discovery both joined the Celestyal fleet this year. The ships will undergo multimillion-euro winter refurbishment programmes in Athens ahead of their new seasons, which start in March 2024.
Further departure dates are to be announced.
Adriatic itineraries
The programme includes two variations of the newly launched seven-night ‘Heavenly Adriatic’ on Celestyal Journey. Owing to its popularity, the route – which debuts on March 2, 2024 – will now be a permanent deployment feature.
In March, April and October 2025, the Heavenly Adriatic itinerary will head from Greece to Montenegro, Croatia, and Italy, with maiden calls at Kefalonia, Dubrovnik, Kotor, Corfu, Bari and Katakolo. The July and August 2025 sailings also feature a maiden call to Venice. Prices start from £499pp.
Lee Haslett, chief commercial officer at Celestyal, said, ‘...Our Heavenly Adriatic itinerary has been a real hit, in fact, we are almost sold out for the first cruise of the season, so it will now feature more heavily in our 2025 itineraries.’
He continued, ‘We know our customers want to book further in advance, and love visiting the Greek islands as well as wanting to discover a wider choice of destinations, so we’re pleased to kick off 2024 with a completely refreshed fleet, the launch of our 2025 programme and imminent release of our 2026 programme.’
Winter promotions
As part of Celestyal’s current winter promotion, prices for a three-night cruise to Mykonos, Kusadasi, Patmos, Heraklion and Santorini start from £209pp, while a seven-night cruise to Mykonos, Kusadasi, Patmos, Rhodes, Heraklion and Santorini leads in from £319pp.
Elsewhere, Celestyal renamed their on-board package. Passengers can now choose from two options. The ‘Celestyal Experience,’ previously known as the Inclusive cruise fare, covers all on-board dining, select drinks with meals – including tea, filtered coffee, house wines, draft beer and juices, a £65 shore excursion discount, all gratuities and port charges.
The ‘Celestyal Plus+ Experience,’ formerly known as the Enhanced cruise fare, includes all on-board meals, with a 25% discount in either of the two speciality restaurants, premium drinks with meals, a £130 shore excursion discount, Wi-Fi, all gratuities and port charges.
Celestyal is offering 50% off all Celestyal Plus+ Experience packages, along with reduced single supplements of 30% and low child fares, with up to 70% off the third or fourth guest in a cabin.
Haslett stated, ‘...Our fleet of new ships take guests right into the heart of a destination, offering an outstanding range of tours and local experiences. And with our new simplified packages available to enhance guests’ time on board and add to agent commission, plus several exciting new itineraries yet to be announced, there’s never been a better time to book with Celestyal.’
Riviera Travel
Plus, the UK's Riviera Travel, which is packaging Celestyal Journey's new 2024 cruises with a hotel stay, is offering a free premium drinks package for five departures between April and October 2024, applicable on bookings made before February 29, 2024.
The 10-night itinerary, starting from £2499pp, comprises a seven-night sailing across the Aegean Sea, coupled with hotel stays for one-night in Athens pre-cruise, and two-nights post-cruise at a beachside resort hotel.
The package, worth £182pp, has over 100 options and includes cocktails, wines, beers, soft drinks and coffees. It applies to departures on April 19, May 31, August 30, September 13 and October 4.
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