Celebrity Constellation will be reassigned from Dubai to Tampa Bay, Florida, for the cruise line’s winter 2020 season.

Celebrity Cruises will offer three round-trip itineraries from Tampa Bay, which will provide passengers with more time on the island than ever before.

Constellation will return to Dubai for her winter 2019 season and Celebrity Cruises has promised to honour agents’ base commission on Dubai 2020 bookings, but hopes the majority of passengers will rebook.

Last week, P&O Cruises announced that it was cancelling its planned winter 2019 Dubai and Arabian Gulf programme due to increased tensions in the region.

President and CEO of Celebrity Cruises Lisa Lutoff-Perlo said: “Our guests and travel advisors have been asking us to return to Tampa since our last call there in 2007.

“While Celebrity Cruises’ fleet is undergoing a massive modernisation with the Celebrity Revolution, the beautiful City of Tampa is also experiencing quite a renaissance. How fitting for our evolving brand to return to an evolving city with a completely ‘revolutionised’ ship?’”

Constellation will undergo an extensive modernisation programme, which is part of Celebrity Cruises’ $500 million investment in ship-wide upgrades, in May 2020 – just in time for her winter season.

The three unique sailings include a 10-night Eastern Caribbean escape calling San Juan (Puerto Rico), Basseterre (St. Kitts & Nevis), Philipsburg (St. Maarten), Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, and Samana (Dominican Republic); an 11-night Southern Caribbean trek with visits to Key West (Florida), Kralendijk (Bonaire), Oranjestad (Aruba), Willemstad (Curacao), and George Town (Grand Cayman); and brand new 11-night Touch Canal itinerary, sailing to Cozumel (Mexico), Puerto Limon (Costa Rica), Panama Canal, Colon (Panama), Cartagena, (Colombia), and George Town (Grand Cayman).

Commenting on Celebrity’s new itineraries, Port Tampa Bay president and CEO Paul Anderson said: “We are very excited to welcome Celebrity Cruises to the Tampa Bay market. In 2020 Celebrity Cruises will offer a variety of itineraries from Tampa that will include stops at exotic locations in southern and eastern Caribbean.

“The addition of this premium brand to the explosive growth that Tampa Bay is experiencing will add an extraordinary adventure to the many choices vacationers have in Tampa Bay.”

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