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Celebrity Cruises takes Solstice Class style Down Under in 2012-13

Celebrity Cruises is sending its award-winning Celebrity Solstice to Australia and New Zealand for the winter of 2012-13

Australians will enjoy the return of the Celebrity Cruises brand to the region this coming winter with the deployment of the 1,814-guest Celebrity Century.

But her subsequent replacement by the 2,850-guest Celebrity Solstice is a symbol of the Celebrity Cruises’ ever-expanding global presence and the popularity of the service, activities, cuisine, and stylish design demonstrated on its Solstice Class ships.

Celebrity Solstice will be making series of 12 and 13-night sailings between Sydney and Auckland
“Travellers around the world value their holiday time, and we want to give them more opportunities to enjoy Celebrity Cruises’ signature attributes, including our AquaClass staterooms geared toward the spa enthusiast lifestyle, multiple specialty restaurants, the Celebrity iLounge and state-of-the-art entertainment,” Hanrahan adds.

After spending summer 2012 summer in the Mediterranean, Celebrity Solstice will move to Australia/New Zealand via the Suez Canal and through Southeast Asia, arriving in Sydney in early December.

The repositioning sailings will include multiple overnights in ports including Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Cochin, India.

Once in Australia, Celebrity Solstice will present a series of 12 and 13-night sailings between Sydney and Auckland. The season also will include a circumnavigation of Australia, consisting of two sailings between Sydney and Perth (Fremantle). Many of the itineraries include overnight stays in Sydney.

Celebrity Solstice will continue a series of destination-immersive onboard activities that will debut during Celebrity Century’s 2011-12 Australia/New Zealand season. Activities include local vineyard and wine shore excursions, onboard talks by local cultural entertainers and speakers, and destination-focused food and drink menus. Some activities will be complimentary.