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Celebrity is adding additional contemporary luxuries along with its suite round-the-clock butler service. These include an improved “welcome” bottle of Blanc de Blanc sparkling wine, premium mattresses, the Celebrity eXhaleTM bedding programme, plush duvets and pillows, linen made from 100% Egyptian cotton; parallel iPod/iPad docking stations; luxurious BVLGARI bath products; reserved theatre seating, and unique works of art from ArtCenter/South Florida artists.

With the Olympic Games around the corner and the peak cruise season in the Northern Hemisphere approaching at the same time, some of us might experience a conflict of interests: should I embark on a relaxing cruise holiday or stay at home and watch the Olympics on television?

Celebrity Cruises has extended its private land excursions programme to include more than 70 international ports, offering additional ways for passengers to better utilise their time on land by indulging in the convenience and luxury of a private car with a chauffeur. Private tour guides are also available.

Thrilling new choices for cruising to Alaska, New Zealand and Australia and an exciting new Pacific Coastal Wine Cruise are among the features of Celebrity Cruises' lineup for the summer of 2013 and the winter of 2013/14.

There is no greater time than winter to seek sun-drenched, enticing locations, and there is no more desirable way to go and reach them than while immersed in contemporary luxury. That is precisely what Celebrity Cruises is promising with its 2013-14 winter season line-up of itineraries, which will include a wide range of options to take full advantage of guests’ treasured holiday time on its spectacular, award-winning cruise ships.

From the spring of next year, Celebrity Cruises will offer its biggest ever choice of great cruises on six of the most modern cruise liners in Europe, including the latest introduction to its fleet, Celebrity Reflection.

On Wednesday Celebrity Cruises gave cruise lovers a sneak preview of its exciting itineraries for the 2013 summer season. The company’s CEO and President, Dan Hanrahan, was speaking at a press conference in London. He revealed that Celebrity Infinity will, for the first time, join Celebrity Eclipse next year to offer luxury cruise holidays from the United Kingdom.

One of the hallmarks of a Celebrity Cruises holiday has always been the exploration of fine wines guided by experienced wine stewards. The cruise line has now expanded its wine programme to include even more wines from a wider array of wine producing regions, thereby offering cruise lovers the opportunity to become familiar with a bigger range of wines than ever before.

Celebrity Cruises already has a winner with its Celebrity Life programme. From cooking competitions to iPhoto classes and from pool volleyball with staff members to wellness workshops, the programme offers a whole array of ways to enjoy yourself while being pampered in sheer luxury on board a Celebrity Cruises ship.

In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, Celebrity Cruises is offering a whole array of special cruise prices this February. The Celebrity Cruise Sale even includes free flights on some cruises.

World famous jazz performer Kenny G has chartered a modern cruise ship – Celebrity Millennium – to create a one of a kind holiday experience in Alaska next year.

Celebrity Cruises will in future offer passengers a closer look into the interesting world that lies behind the glitter and glamour of a cruise ship. The company has added a new programme entitled “Celebrity Inside Access” to its onboard activities that will take passengers on a fascinating journey behind the scenes of their cruise liner and let them discover the complex functions and details necessary to keep it on course.

To have one’s jaw drop might not always be a pleasant experience, but in the case of Celebrity Cruises the company promises this to be very pleasant indeed. It is the reaction they predict when cruise lovers first see their new Signature Suites and Reflection Suite on board Celebrity Reflection.

Celebrity Cruises has announced a brand new marketing slogan – Modern Luxury – and also the company’s first ever flight ticket sale. This, they say, will make cruising even more affordable than before.

Located in a private area of the ship’s 14th deck, Celebrity Reflection’s five Signature Suites each offer a 441-square-foot stateroom area and 118-square foot veranda, with floor-to-ceiling windows and veranda doors, all designed to maximize the stunning views of the sea. Celebrity’s Signature Suites each can accommodate up to four guests, and will offer the luxurious 24/7 butler service that is a hallmark of every suite across the Celebrity fleet.

Celebrity Cruises will in future work with health and wellness authority Rodale to provide passengers with a new range of interactive activities with the common theme of “healthy eating choices.”

We all know the feeling: the cruise is over, but you just cannot get yourself to pack and get off the ship. If this sounds familiar, you will probably love this: Celebrity Cruises will soon allow guests to remain on board their cruise ship until just before the start of the next cruise.

Scotland is to host the biggest cruise show ever in the UK next month as The Cruise Show arrives in Glasgow and Birmingham. This will also be the first cruise show ever to be held in Scotland.

Whether it’s the suntan she recently acquired during a Mediterranean cruise or a very satisfying personal life is hard to say, but Jo Rzymowska, the Associate Vice President (UK and Ireland) and General Manager of Royal Caribbean is positively glowing on every photo of her we see in the press.

Celebrity Cruises is not only known for offering its guests a luxurious, modern cruising experience or its commitment to quality; above all, the cruise line is known for culinary excellence. In laymen’s terms: if you want to eat really well, go on a Celebrity cruise.

If you are dreaming of going on a cruise, but you are getting tired of the same old ships and the same old itineraries, here is a brief look at what is available from some of the top cruise lines at the moment. From culinary cruises to brand new ships with brand new itineraries – there is a lot of choice in the market right now.

Celebrity Cruises has always been known for their good food. Now the company wants you to take your memories of exquisite meals home after the cruise in the form of an exciting culinary book called ‘Excite The Senses.’

Celebrity Cruises has confirmed that the company plans to introduce a flight-options programme for UK customers who make a reservation on one of its full pre-arranged cruise packages.

The CEO and Chairman of Royal Caribbean, Richard Fain, sounded quite offended when veteran cruise journalist John Honeywell suggested to him this weekend that it was about time Celebrity Cruises retired the 16-year-old Celebrity Century.

The fact that Celebrity cruises, the premium brand of Royal Caribbean, decided to launch their latest ship, the Silhouette, in a German port raised some eyebrows and might have created some concern in British cruise circles.

The launch of Celebrity Silhouette this weekend was a rather low-key affair for a cruise ship of this size. There were no fireworks, no famous celebrities and the ceremony took place in the centre of Hamburg – more than 80km from the sea.

Celebrity Cruises has been in expansion mood for the past few years. The company has unveiled a new cruise liner every year since 2008, but this era is apparently soon to come to an end.

Twitter is fast becoming part of our modern lifestyle, just as much as Facebook and email. Most people use all of these just for fun, but a lucky Tweeter is soon to embark on a luxury cruise holiday for her effort.

Celebrity Cruises says it wants passengers to spend more time having fun and less time with the finer details of what they are going to do or eat. After successfully implementing a beverage package programme, the company has now decided to also offer a new speciality dining package to allow passengers to explore different types of food while on board a Celebrity cruise ship.

A guru from the travel industry, Michelle Morgan, has been appointed as godmother of Celebrity Silhouette, the new flagship of Celebrity Cruises.

If there is one thing about a cruise holiday that really makes it memorable, it is good food. Who will ever forget the many culinary delights you savoured on your first cruise holiday? Who would not dream of being able to cook like that?

For most of us it is hard enough to reverse a car. Just imagine what it must be like trying to reverse a luxury cruise liner costing £500 million. If she is as long as three football pitches, the task becomes virtually impossible.

Celebrity Cruises has always been known for its culinary expertise, something for which the company has won more than one award. They are heating things up this summer with the first open-air grilling restaurant ever on a cruise ship. The lucky ship is the Celebrity Silhouette and the restaurant in question will be called “The Lawn Club Grill.”

Celebrity Cruises plans to convert three more of its cruise ships to the Solstice class after the success it enjoyed with the Celebrity Constellation. The three ships are Celebrity Summit, Celebrity Infinity and Celebrity Millennium.

The latest addition to Celebrity Cruises’ fleet, Celebrity Silhouette, was spied in public for the first time after it left the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany. A large number of residents in the area lined up to get the first glimpses of the ship, which is the fourth in Celebrity’s stylish Solstice Class fleet.

Celebrity Cruises has always been art-friendly. The cruise line’s ships already exhibit modern works of art by both upcoming and well-known artists. In fact, you can even browse their ships via iPad if you want to truly experience the many art exhibitions on board.

If you are a big Celebrity Cruises fan and have always wanted to visit Asia, now is your chance. The company announced this week that they will offer a range of Asian cruises during the winter of 2012-13.

A number of Celebrity Cruises’ top brass attended a ceremony in Germany this week that marked the first steel cutting for the fifth and final Celebrity Solstice class cruise liner.

To get married on board a cruise ship must surely be many brides' fantasy. However, not all cruise ships have officials who are allowed to perform a wedding ceremony. Some cruise ships are simply better equipped than others when it comes to serving as a wedding venue.

Celebrity Cruises has announced that no less than four of their new Solstice Class ships will cruise the Mediterranean during 2012. The line-up will be completed by the Celebrity Constellation, a ship that has been converted to Solstice class with the introduction of a Tuscan Grill steakhouse, an ice-topped Martini bar and a Bistro on Five creperie.

First there was NBC’s The Biggest Loser television show, where grossly overweight contestants competed for a prize money of $250,000. After that a resort in Utah presented a similar weight-loss competition, followed by one in Malibu.

As far as Celebrity Cruises is concerned, cruisers embarking from Southampton by far make the best passengers.

Celebrity Cruises recently announced that, in addition to the usual complimentary tea service in the main dining room, their ships will from now on also offer a special event called “Champagne High Tea”. The company will in future also offer their cruise passengers a selection of top class Kosher meals.

Next year will be the third consecutive year that the Celebrity Eclipse uses Southampton as a base for its cruises. 2012 Promises to be an exciting year for the ship, with many new destinations – including visits to Ponta Delgada in the Azores, Genoa in Italy and Reykjavik in Iceland.

One thing is clear: Celebrity Cruises is determined to offer the company’s passengers the best the world of cruising can offer. The new services and guest experiences to be offered by their two new ships are simply world class.

We have recently reported that Celebrity Cruises and Princess Cruises are spending millions of Pounds on upgrading their fleets of cruise ships. It’s not only these companies though that are forking out millions to keep their ships up to date. Companies like Crystal Cruises are also just as busy upgrading their ships.

Australia is a very large country and most visitors only get the opportunity to see a small part of it on a specific visit or cruise. Luxury cruise line Celebrity Cruises is now, however, giving cruisers the opportunity to sail right around Australia in 36 days.

The president of Celebrity Cruises, Dan Hanrahan, visited the UK briefly during February. He made it clear that his aim for the company was to make it the best in the industry. Once a cruiser has sailed with Celebrity, he or she should never even think of using another cruise line again.

As the nation celebrates the announcement of the first major Royal Wedding in over a decade, we keep our fingers crossed for a confirmation of an additional bank holiday being granted in the UK. If the government decide in favour it would be a great result for British workers as this would mean that they would only have to take only three days holiday for a whopping eleven days off work.

Cruise deals took a new twist when the Royal Caribbean Cruises announced switching to e-tickets as the default option for all its three North American brands- Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises and Azamara Cruises.

Those taking a cruise holiday on the Queen Mary 2 can enjoy some relaxing new spa treatments.

Royal Caribbean''s Vision of the Seas will be returning to the Baltic in 2010, it has been revealed.