Celebrity Cruises is Royal Caribbean Group’s premium ocean cruise brand, combining contemporary ship design with destination-focused itineraries across major cruise regions worldwide.

The fleet includes the Edge Series, led by Celebrity Xcel, alongside Celebrity Ascent, Celebrity Beyond, Celebrity Apex and Celebrity Edge. Celebrity Xcel entered service in 2025, while Celebrity Xcite is scheduled to join the fleet in 2028.  

Celebrity’s wider deployment spans all seven continents, with programmes across Europe, the Caribbean, Alaska, Asia, Australia, South America, Canada and New England and other regions. Its announced 2027-28 programme includes voyages across more than 280 destinations in 70 countries.  

Latest fleet developments

Celebrity continues to develop the Edge Series following the arrival of Celebrity Xcel. Celebrity Xcite is scheduled for 2028, extending the class further.  

The company is also expanding beyond ocean cruising through Celebrity River Cruises, which begins operations in Europe in 2027.

Part of Royal Caribbean Group

Celebrity Cruises is part of Royal Caribbean Group alongside Royal Caribbean International and Silversea, with Celebrity River Cruises extending the Celebrity brand into river travel.