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St. Maarten & Puerto Plata Holiday

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Trip Details

Departs: December 26, 2027

Returns: January 2, 2028

Departure Port: Fort Lauderdale

Ship: Celebrity Xcel

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Your Ship

Celebrity Xcel

The newest ship in the fleet, and the first Edge-class hull without Eden

Aboard

Delivered by Chantiers de l'Atlantique on 23 October 2025, the newest Celebrity ship
The Bazaar replaces Eden, the signature room of the earlier Edge ships
Bora, a Mediterranean rooftop restaurant in place of the Rooftop Garden Grill
Thirty-two dedicated solo staterooms sold without a single supplement
First Celebrity ship with a tri-fuel engine, built to be converted to methanol later
Mediterranean summers from Barcelona and Athens, Caribbean winters from Miami

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Ashore

Where You Stop

Fort Lauderdale

Philipsburg

San Juan

Puerto Plata

Caribbean

The Caribbean

The most-sailed water on earth, and the easiest cruise to fall in love with, short flights, warm water twelve months a year, and a different island every morning.

Best Time to Go: December through April, outside hurricane season
Typical Length: 5 to 8 nights

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