Cruise line Celebrity Cruises. The AIS position was reported 50 minutes ago. The itinerary starts on 03 Feb, and ends on 14 Feb, Curiously, Celebrity Apex was initially to be named "Celebrity Beyond", but the name was changed during the vessel's construction. Celebrity Cruises was founded in as the Greece-based Chandris Line cruise shipping operations between The "X" on ship funnels is the Greek letter chi standing for "Chandris". Common features of Celebrity Cruises ships include aft-located glass-walled dining rooms, signature alternate dining venues, bars and lounges, spacious Atrium lobby areas, a large number of balcony staterooms, large sundecks with swimming pools, The Retreat adults-only sundeck with full-size swimming pool, Jacuzzi, cabanas, poolside full bar service , Rooftop Terrace top-deck outdoor lounge-restaurant-cinema , large Spa with Thermal Suites , premium retail shops selling top-brand merchandise.
The passenger ship Celebrity Beyond is the 3rd newbuild by "Project Edge" ship class. These new ships are bigger than Millennium-class but smaller than Solstice-class. The company advertised "small-ship itineraries with large-ship amenities", destination-rich experiences, iconic maritime architecture. Celebrity Beyond also features significant design changes, with added new venues and expanded public spaces. Grand Plaza's chandelier features a new shape and hundreds of LED lights. New to the Celebrity cruise ship Beyond are the AquaClass SkySuites, featuring floor-ceiling views, large private terraces, premium bedding and wellness amenities.
With the new ship is also introduced a new partnership with Gwyneth Kate Paltrow born American actress, model, entrepreneur, businesswoman serving as Celebrity Cruises' "Well-Being Advisor". Since , all Celebrity AquaClass passengers fleetwide but excluding the Galapagos boats enjoy complimentary wellness amenities including fitness kits from Paltrow's goop brand and custom wellness programming part of the Celebrity's new initiative "Women in Wellness".
Most Celebrity Beyond staterooms are Balcony rooms. All staterooms are fitted with keyless cabin entry technology that uses digital keys on smartphones , as well as standard keycards and RFID bands. The boat has 16 decks , of which 15 are passenger-accessible and 10 with cabins. Celebrity Beyond ship offers 32 food and beverage serving venues, including 4 main dining rooms and 6 new-to-Celebrity Cruises specialty restaurants.
In total, the cruise ship has 15 restaurants, 5 cafes, 12 bars and lounges. Passengers in AquaClass staterooms or Suites eat at Blu Restaurant, offering lighter "spa-inspired" cuisine. Each restaurant offers regional wines and themed cocktails, dishes made from locally-sourced ingredients, also a rotating menu of Signature dishes for dinner changing every evening and a Classic dinner menu.
