Cruise deal of the Century

You’ve got to feel envious of anyone who has booked a four-night Caribbean cruise on board Celebrity Century next summer. Their plans are going to be changed because the ship is being redeployed to the Mediterranean, but to make up for the inconvenience they are being offered a seven-night cruise on Celebrity Solstice instead. That’s got to be one of the best deals yet.
The 1,814-passenger Century now joins the Constellation, Equinox and Eclipse sailing European waters in 2010. The ship will leave Miami on May 20 for a 14-night Transatlantic crossing calling at the Azores, Lisbon, Seville and Malaga before arriving in Barcelona on June 3.
She will then begin a series of 12-night round-trip Mediterranean voyages, with itineraries visiting Cannes, Monte Carlo, Nice, Sicily, Salerno, Florence, Pisa and Rome, Venice, Ephesus, Athens and Dubrovnik.
The Europe season ends on October 25, when Century will leave Barcelona heading for Malaga, Madeira, Tenerife and La Palma before returning to Miami for a winter of four and five-night Caribbean cruises.
Celebrity president Dan Hanrahan says: “Discussions with our travel partners and guests in North America and Europe indicated even strong demand for the ship in Europe next summer. With Celebrity Solstice scheduled to sail in the Caribbean year-round, our guests can enjoy the best seven-night Caribbean cruise experience on the market.”
And if they have already booked on Century, it’s at the best price, too.