Summit’s Alaska programme will get under way on 23 July, offering nine seven-day sailings through to mid-September; the line’s new Alaska cruises will go on sale on Tuesday (25 May).
All crew members will be fully vaccinated against Covid-19, and all guests over the age of 16 must be fully vaccinated. From 1 August, all US guests aged 12 or older will also have to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19.
"I have always had a special place in my heart for the incredible people, amazing wildlife and the beauty of this great state and once our guests visit, they do, too,” said Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, president and chief executive of Celebrity Cruises.
"The Alaskan communities have been hurting without the economic support they receive from tourism, especially the cruise industry. I am grateful to our elected officials across the country for recognising the need and finding a way to restore them to their livelihoods."
Summit will sail Celebrity’s Alaska Dawes Glacier Cruise itinerary, taking in:
- Ketchikan at the southernmost entry to Alaska’s Inside Passage, a popular location for “flightseeing” excursions of the fjords
- Endicott Arm and Dawes Glacier, a 30-mile stretch surrounded by granite cliffs, mountain valleys and waterfalls, opening up to the 600ft, half-mile-wide glacier
- State capital Juneau, home to the Mendenhall Glacier and Mount Roberts, as well as miles of hiking trails
- Gold rush hot spot Skagway
Upon conclusion of the programme, Summit will reposition to the Caribbean via a 16-night Panama Canal sailing to sail a series of four and five-night itineraries.
