Celebrity Cruises is withdrawing one of its new ships from Europe next year.
The line has changed European itineraries for 2010 after deciding to redeploy Celebrity Solstice to sail year-round in the Caribbean.
As a result a series of 12-night voyages previously announced for Celebrity Equinox between Barcelona and Venice in 2010 have been dropped.
A total of 13 sailings are affected between May 1 and October 9, 2010.
Celebrity Equinox, due to be named in Southampton in July, will replace Celebrity Solstice offering 10- and 11-night Mediterranean sailings from Rome (Civitavecchia) next summer.
The European sailings previously announced for Celebrity Eclipse – which debuts in 2010 from Southampton – and Celebrity Constellation are unchanged, the company said.
Celebrity Cruises said representatives were contacting all passengers with bookings affected by the European deployment changes.
Celebrity Solstice will sail alternating seven-night Eastern and Western Caribbean cruises from Fort Lauderdale in Florida, in the summer; and seven-night Eastern Caribbean itineraries from the same port in the winter.
This will be the first time since 2004 that the line has offered year-round seven-night sailings in the Caribbean.
Celebrity Solstice will be one of two vessels sailing continuously in the region. Celebrity Century will run four- and five-night sailings from Miami.
There will be seven Celebrity ships in the Caribbean on a seasonal basis in 2010-11 offering on a total of 155 sailings with visits to 43 ports.
by Phil Davies
