Celebrity Apex will return to the UK for a third consecutive summer in 2026 but will not offer any “taster” cruises during the season, with EMEA boss Giles Hawke telling TTG he believes Celebrity’s offering is a natural fit for first-timers.
Celebrity Apex will return to the UK for a third consecutive summer in 2026 (Credit: Celebrity Cruises)
The 2,910-passenger ship operated its maiden ex-UK programme this year and is scheduled to reposition to Fort Lauderdale next month. In 2024, Apex operated two short cruises; next year, it will just sail one, while in 2026, it won’t operate any.
Hawke, Celebrity Cruises’ EMEA vice-president, said: “One of the interesting things about the taster cruises is that they don’t reflect the longer cruise experience. Passengers score our longer cruises way higher than our shorter cruises.
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